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Basnahira cricket team is one of the seven provincial cricket
teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament
, representing Western Province
. The Basnahira cricket team based in Colombo
. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are green and Blue. Basnahira cricket team takes 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. As Western Province has the best Infrastructure
some times the team is divided in to two teams: Basnahira North and Basnahira South.
presented more than one team to the tournament except for 2003/04 and 2004/05 seasons. Since then Western province teams became known as Basnahira North and Basnahira South. Basnahira is Sinhalese for West. Number of teams representing Western province varied from season to season and their names also. In 2011 Basnahira North and South teams became Basnahira. Teams represented Western Province for the each tournament given below.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament
Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament
Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament is a domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It started as a First-class tournament in 1990 because of the general idea that Club cricket alone is would be not enough to keep Sri Lanka cricket competitive....
, representing Western Province
Western Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
. The Basnahira cricket team based in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are green and Blue. Basnahira cricket team takes 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
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20. As Western Province has the best Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
some times the team is divided in to two teams: Basnahira North and Basnahira South.
Name and participation
From the early years of the Inter-Provincial tournament to 2004/05 season teams used English names. But from 2007/08 onwards the teams were named in Sinhalese. From its inception of the tournament Western ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
presented more than one team to the tournament except for 2003/04 and 2004/05 seasons. Since then Western province teams became known as Basnahira North and Basnahira South. Basnahira is Sinhalese for West. Number of teams representing Western province varied from season to season and their names also. In 2011 Basnahira North and South teams became Basnahira. Teams represented Western Province for the each tournament given below.
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| 1990 | 1990/91 | 1992 | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 20010/11 | |
| Western Province Western Province, Sri Lanka The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:... |
Western Province | City, Suburbs | Suburbs, North, South | City, North, South | Western Province | North Basnahira North cricket team Basnahira North cricket team represents northern region of Western Province, Sri Lanka in first-class cricket tournaments. Basnahira North is based in Colombo. The team competes in two Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions. The first-class Inter-Provincial tournament and the Twenty20 competition... , South 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... |
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