Personnel | |
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Captain | Jehan Mubarak |
Coach | Tom Moody |
Owner | Rudra Sports Private Limited |
Team information | |
City | Dambulla |
Colors | Yellow and Brown |
Founded | 2012 |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Home ground | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
Capacity | 30,000 |
History | |
No. of titles | 0 |
Notable players | Shakib Al Hasan |
The Uthura Rudras was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Northern Province. Rudra Sports Private Limited purchased the team for $3.4 million in 2012. They were owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated. [1]
This Team was previously known as Uthura oryxes and was captained by Daniel Vettori.
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
1 | Roshen Silva | 17 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
12 | Robert Quiney | 20 August 1982 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
16 | Chamara Kapugedera | 24 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
17 | Imran Farhat | 20 May 1982 | Left-handed | Leg break | ||
42 | Jehan Mubarak | 10 January 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
59 | Mahela Udawatte | 19 July 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
– | Yohan de Silva | 14 April 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
– | David Miller | 10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
23 | Janaka Gunaratne | 14 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
28 | Farveez Maharoof | 7 September 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
33 | Chathura Peiris | 23 September 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
90 | Kevon Cooper | 2 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
– | Shakib Al Hasan | 24 March 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
22 | Brendan Taylor | 6 February 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
– | Sandun Weerakkody | 3 September 1993 | Left-handed | |||
Bowlers | ||||||
3 | Madushanka Ekanayake | 13 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm bowler | ||
26 | Dillon du Preez | 8 November 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 April 1972 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
– | Samuel Badree | 9 March 1981 | Right-handed | Leg break | ||
– | Sohan Boralessa | 6 August 1985 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
– | Fidel Edwards | 6 February 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
37 | Kyle Mills | 15 March 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
– | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan | 28 February 1978 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
– | Akalanka Ganegama | 29 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
– | Madura Lakmal | 21 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Nilanka Premaratne | 17 June 1988 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
Haris Sohail joined Uthura after the tournament had started
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