All-rounder with recent first-class experience named in Sri Lanka’s Over-50 World Cup squad

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Posted By: Editorial March 2, 2023

Former first-class all-rounder Suwanji Madanayake has been included in Sri Lanka’s squad for March 2023’s Over-50 World Cup in South Africa.

The 50-year-old Suwanji Madanayake played first-class cricket as recently as 2020. He has taken 371 wickets in 133 first-class matches.

Sri Lanka 2023 Over-50 World Cup squad

  1. Senarath Seneviratne (captain)
  2. Duminda De Silva
  3. Suranjith Dharmasena
  4. Dillon Fernandez
  5. Shane Fernando
  6. Rory Ingram
  7. Prasanna Jayawardena
  8. Palitha Liyanage
  9. Suwanji Madanayake
  10. Carmen Mapatuna
  11. Marlon Meurling
  12. Ruvin Peiris
  13. Ravi Perera
  14. Shafeek Rahim
  15. Chaminda Rajapakse
  16. Pujitha Udduwana
  17. Vajira Wijegunawardane

The tournament will feature 56 matches at several venues across Cape Town and surrounds, from 6 to 20 March. The final will be played at Newlands.

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2023 Over-50 World Cup divisions

Division A

  • Australia
  • West Indies
  • New Zealand
  • Zimbabwe
  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America

Division B

  • Pakistan
  • England
  • South Africa
  • Wales
  • India
  • Namibia
  • United Arab Emirates

This is the second time the Over-50 World Cup has been played in South Africa. The 2020 edition was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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