Ace Capital Cricket Club

Ace Capital Cricket Club, previously known as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club, is a first-class cricket team formerly sponsored by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). They have played in the Premier Trophy since 2011-12. Before 2011 the team played under the name Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club.[1] In October 2020, it was announced that the SLPA had withdrawn from the club and transferred ownership back to the former owners. From the 2020–21 season, the club was renamed as the Ace Capital Cricket Club.[2]

History

Seeduwa Raddoluwa joined the revamped Sri Lankan first-class competition in the 2008–09 season, becoming the 32nd team to take part in the competition. They played in the 2008-09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.

In 2011-12, under the new name of Sri Lanka Ports Authority Club, captained by Shantha Kalavitigoda, they competed in Tier B of the Premier Trophy. They won three matches, lost one and drew five, and finished fourth out of ten teams.[3] Captained by Shanuka Dissanayake, they again finished fourth in 2012-13 in the group now named Group B, with three wins, three losses and three draws.[4] In the restructured competition in 2013-14 they finished third in Group A, with two wins, two losses and two draws, and progressed to the Super Eight league, where they finished last, with one win, five losses and a draw.[5] Ashan Priyanjan was captain in most matches.

Captained by Mahela Udawatte, and with Malinda Pushpakumara leading the Premier Trophy bowling with 70 wickets at an average of 16.72,[6] they won the Premier Trophy in 2014-15, winning eight out of their 13 matches and losing only once. At the end of the season they had played 44 matches, with 17 wins, 12 losses and 15 draws.

At the end of the 2013-14 season the leading run-scorer is Gayan Maneshan with 1288 runs at an average of 53.66.[7] The leading wicket-taker is Chanaka Komasaru with 76 wickets at 29.39.[8] The highest score is 235 by Ashan Priyanjan against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in 2012-13.[9] The best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Isuru Udana against Sinhalese Sports Club in 2013-14.[10]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

No Name Nat Age Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
6Gihan Rupasinghe (Captain)36Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
7Yashodha Lanka29Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
14Yohan de Silva37Left-handedRight-arm off-break
26Shoaib Nasir39Left-handedRight-arm off-break
66Nick Compton38Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Ishan Rangana28Left-handedRight-arm off-break
All-rounders
3Maduka Liyanapathiranage30Right-handedRight-arm off-break
27Charith Jayampathi31Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
51Adeel Malik36Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
67Ranesh Perera36Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Nisal Randika39Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ramesh Nimantha
Wicket-keepers
17Prashan Wickramasinghe29Right-handed
41Gayan Maneeshan31Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
Chathura Milan23Right-handed
Bowlers
19Hashan Vimarshana27Right-handedRight-arm medium
22Chaminda Bandara34Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
24Anuk de Alwis30Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
34Akalanka Ganegama41Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Chalanaka Weerasinghe27Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Chanaka Komasaru38Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Nalin Priyadarshana31Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Malinga De Silva26Right-handed

References

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