Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Champions League T20 - Know the Teams - Wayamba Elevens

Wayamba in Sinhalese is North West and it is therefore no surprise that the Wayamba Elevens represent the North West Province in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, the local championship now being called The Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament. Five teams participate in the domestic tournament, instituted in 2004-05. In the 2009 season finals, Wayamba beat Basnahira South to qualify for the Champions League as the lone team from the Emerald Isle.

Match Record:

Matches Played - 14
Matches Won - 11
Matches Lost - 2
No Result - 1

Players to watch out for:

Batsmen -
Mahela Jayawardene, the current Lankan captain, is the leading batsman for the team and has the experience and ability to be counted among the best; batsmen Jehan Mubarak , the captain of this side, Michael Vandort and all rounders Farveez Maharoof, K Lokuarachchi have played international cricket and are handy with the bat, while Mahela Udawatte is considered to be a promising talent.

Bowlers -
Ajantha Mendis, the mystery bowler, leads the attack and should be a thorn in the flesh of the sides that traditionally have a problem dealing with spinners; Rangana Herath lends variety to the attack with his left arm spin; K Lokuarachchi is the leg spinner and the pacers I Amerasinghe, Farveez Maharoof ensure that the bowling attack is well experienced.

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