Jayasuriya to participate in Sri Lanka's provincial tournament

After a minblowing performance in the IAT20 Olam cup in Singapore, Sanath Jayasuriya is all set to play for Ruhuna in the provincial tounrnament.

Sri Lanka's much anticipated 50-over provincial cricket tournament commences on February 6 with 76 cricketers, including all the national players, for the championship being contested by six teams - five provincial sides and a Sri Lanka Cricket Invitation XI. This tournament will be followed by the Provincial Twenty20 and the Provincial League. The matches will be played at Colombo, Kurunegala, Galle and the newly constructed cricket stadium at Pallakele.

The 50-over championship is scheduled for February 6 to 21, the Twenty20 from February 24 to March 7 and the League from March 18 to May 9. The Twenty20 has been timed properly to prepare the national cricketers ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean at the end of April.

Last season the League leg was not played due to the unavailability of several players to national duty. Sri Lanka's largest banking sector, Bank of Ceylon, has stepped in to sponsor the three tournaments.