page_title: Ruhuna cricket team
section_title: Players
hierarchical_section_title: Ruhuna cricket team / Players
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of Sanath Jayasuriya, cropped image of Image:Jayasuriya.jpg, by TonyPatterson
context_page_description: Ruhuna cricket team was one of the five provincial cricket teams that took part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Tournament, representing Southern Province. The Ruhuna cricket team was based in Galle. It drew cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors were Red and Blue. Ruhuna cricket team took part in all three provincial tournaments: the first-class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament, the List A competition known as the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.
  Ruhuna cricket team had participated every tournament since the inauguration of the tournament since 1990. Despite the team having been represented by many formidable international, national cricketers the team still to win a title in the Inter-Provincial tournament. Ruhuna was beaten by Wayamba cricket team in 2007/08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 by 31 runs in the finals, the only time the team was qualified for a final of the tournament. They however won the 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20, its first title that led to its qualification for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying rounds.
context_section_description: Sanath Jayasuriya, one of the most experienced players in the contemporary international cricket is the captain of the team. Number of Southern province-born cricketers present the team such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Champaka Ramanayake, Lasith Malinga and Upul Tharanga. The top 75 players from the Premier Limited Overs Tournament selected for the Inter-Provincial tournament.
caption: Sanath Jayasuriya  one of the most experienced players in the side
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