Basnahira South cricket team
Basnahira South cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing southern region of Western province. Basnahira South is based in Colombo.The cricket team participate in the two provincial tournaments: the first-class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Tournament, and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20. They also participated in the 2007/08 Inter-Provincial Limited Overs Tournament. The tournament is defunct now. The top 75 players of the Premier Limited Overs Tournament take part in the Inter-Provincial tournament.
| One Day name | Basnahira South elevens |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Chamara Silva |
| Team information | |
| Founded | Western Province 1990-1991 Basnahira South 1992-2010 Basnahira 2011 |
| Home ground | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground & Tyronne Fernando Stadium |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | vs North Western Province in 1992 at Welagedara Stadium |
| IP FC wins | none |
| IP LO wins | none |
| IP T20 wins | none |
| Official website | Sri Lanka Cricket |
The team plays their home matches in Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa. Tillakaratne Dilshan is the captain of the side. Prasanna Jayawardene, Malinda Warnapura and Chamara Silva are some of the other current Test cricketers in the side.