2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20

The 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 25 March 2009when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Schools XI at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.

2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Sri Lanka
ChampionsWayamba elevens (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches18
Player of the seriesIsuru Udana
Most runsIndika de Saram 254 (182)
Most wicketsIsuru Udana 16 (21.2 overs, 130 runs)
Official websiteCricinfo site

This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.[1]

Teams

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Super Provincial Twenty20 teams.
  Team name
(Sponsored name)
Home ground(s) Captain
  Basnahira North elevens
Western Province North
R. Premadasa Stadium Chaminda Vaas
  Basnahira South elevens
Western Province South
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Tillakaratne Dilshan
  Kandurata elevens
Central Province
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kumar Sangakkara
  Ruhuna elevens
Southern Province
Galle International Stadium Sanath Jayasuriya
  Sri Lanka Schools XI
Sri Lankan Schools
Dinesh Chandimal
  Wayamba elevens
North Western Province
Welagedara Stadium Jehan Mubarak

Stadiums

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Colombo Colombo Colombo Colombo Colombo
Moors SCG
Capacity: ?
Matches: 4
Sinhalese SCG
Capacity: 10,000
Matches: 9
P Saravanamuttu Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Matches: 2
Police PG
Capacity: ?
Matches: 1
Colts CCG
Capacity: ?
Matches: 2
 

Rules and regulations

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Points
Results Points
Win 4 points
Tie 2 points
No Result (but play started) 2 point
Loss 0 points

Teams received 4 points for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR). All finals were played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

Standings and tournament progression

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Standings

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Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
Basnahira South elevens (R) 21 5 5 0 0 0 +1.372
Wayamba elevens (C) 18 5 4 0 1 0 +0.739
Kandurata elevens 13 5 3 0 2 0 +0.097
Ruhuna elevens 10 5 2 0 3 0 +0.739
Basnahira North elevens 4 5 1 0 4 0 −1.132
Sri Lanka Schools XI 0 5 0 0 5 0 −1.946
(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Winner qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Tournament progression

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Group Matches Knockout
Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF F
Basnahira North 0 0 0 0 4
Basnahira South 5 9 13 17 21 W L
Kandurata 4 4 9 13 13 L
Ruhuna 5 10 10 10 10 NR
Sri Lanka Schools XI 0 0 0 0 0
Wayamba 0 5 9 13 18 NR W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Win Loss No result
Note: Click on the points (group matches)or W/L (Knockout) to see the summary for the match.
Team was eliminated before the league reached this stage.

Fixtures

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Round 1

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25 March 2009
Scorecard
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Ruhuna
74/2 (10.5 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 26 (28)
Lahiru Jayarathne 1/15 (3 overs)
Indika de Saram 31 (20)
Sujeewa de Silva 4/16 (3 overs)
Ruhuna won by 8 wickets
Moors Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Gamini Silva
  • Ruhuna, who chose to field

25 March 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South
169/6 (20 overs)
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Wayamba
119 (18.4 overs)
Chamara Silva 48* (39)
Malinga Bandara 3/27 (4 overs)
Basnahira South won by 50 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
  • Wayamba, who chose to field

25 March 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira North
121/9 (20 overs)
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Kandurata
122/4 (16.3 overs)
Bathiya Perera 43 (42)
Nuwan Kulasekara 2/26 (4 overs)
Kandurata won by 6 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Jagath Nandakumar
  • Basnahira North, who chose to bat

Round 2

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26 March 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South
168/9 (20 overs)
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Kandurata
135 (17.3 overs)
Milinda Siriwardana 39 (26)
Chinthaka Perera 3/23 (4 overs)
Chinthaka Jayasinghe 34 (23)
Dilhara Fernando 2/27 (4 overs)
Basnahira South won by 33 runs
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Jagath Nandakumar
  • Kandurata, who chose to field

26 March 2009
Scorecard
Sri Lanka Schools XI
120/8 (20 overs)
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Wayamba
121/6 (15.5 overs)
Buwaneka Ekanayake 38 (37)
Lahiru Jayarathne 2/26 (4 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 60* (42)
Thissara Perera 3/17 (4 overs)
Wayamba won by 4 wickets
Moors Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Ranmore Martinesz
  • Schools Invitation XI, who chose to bat

26 March 2009
Scorecard
Ruhuna
203/6 (20 overs)
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Basnahira North
153 (19.1 overs)
Indika de Saram 94 (43)
Tharanga Lakshitha 4/28 (4 overs)
Kaushal Silva 60 (47)
Nuwan Pradeep 1/28 (4 overs)
  • Basnahira North, who chose to field

Round 3

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28 March 2009
Scorecard
Sri Lanka Schools XI
101/8 (20 overs)
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Kandurata elevens
102/4 (12.5 overs)
Chaturanga de Silva 26 (20)
Imesh Udayanga 2/15 (3 overs)
Kandurata won by 6 wickets
Police Park Ground
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and SH Sarathkumara
  • Kandurata, who chose to field

28 March 2009
Scorecard
Ruhuna elevens
127 (18.4 overs)
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Wayamba elevens
130/5 (17.1 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 45 (23)
Sanath Jayasuriya 1/23 (4 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 51 (36)
Ajantha Mendis 3/14 (3.4 overs)
Wayamba won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Maurici Zilva
  • Wayamba, who chose to field

28 March 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South elevens
158/8 (20 overs)
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Basnahira North elevens
145/8 (20 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 70 (46)
Malinga Bandara 3/18 (4 overs)
Amal Athulathmudali 35 (15)
Angelo Mathews 3/22 (4 overs)
Basnahira South won by 13 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lalith Nandana
  • Basnahira South, who chose to bat

Round 4

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29 March 2009
Scorecard
Wayamba elevens
156/5 (20 overs)
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Basnahira North elevens
127 (16.1 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 55 (39)
Ajantha Mendis 2/17 (3 overs)
Amal Athulathmudali 32 (21)
Nuwan Pradeep 2/40 (4 overs)
Wayamba won by 29 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground
Umpires: Sena Nandiweera and Gamini Silva
  • Basnahira North, who chose to field

29 March 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South elevens
172/9 (20 overs)
v
Sri Lanka Schools XI
145/7 (20 overs)
Chamara Silva 56 (34)
Suranga Lakmal 4/19 (4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 58 (44)
Chathura Peiris 3/18 (4 overs)
Basnahira South won by 27 runs
Moors Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Atula Senanayake and Tyron Wijewardene
  • Schools Invitation XI, who chose to field

29 March 2009
Scorecard
Kandurata elevens
119 (15.3 overs)
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Ruhuna elevens
107 (19 overs)
Chinthaka Jayasinghe 47 (26)
Dilhara Fernando 4/14 (4 overs)
Indika de Saram 53 (51)
Tharanga Lakshitha 5/16 (3.3 overs)
Kandurata won by 12 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Sena Nandiweera
  • Kandurata, who chose to bat

Round 5

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31 March 2009
Scorecard
Sri Lanka Schools XI
125/8 (20 overs)
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Basnahira North elevens
129/8 (19.2 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 45 (28)
Vimukthi Perera 3/21 (4 overs)
Basnahira North won by 2 wickets
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Tyron Wijewardene
  • Schools Invitation XI, who chose to bat

31 March 2009
Scorecard
Ruhuna elevens
158/9 (20 overs)
v
Basnahira South elevens
161/6 (18.4 overs)
Indika de Saram 32 (27)
Sajeewa Weerakoon 1/13 (4 overs)
Hasantha Fernando 44 (31)
Suranga Lakmal 2/29 (4 overs)
Basnahira South won by 4 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Sena Nandiweera
  • Ruhuna, who chose to bat

31 March 2009
Scorecard
Kandurata elevens
78 (17.2 overs)
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Wayamba elevens
82/4 (14.3 overs)
Jeevantha Kulatunga 30 (24)
Isuru Udana 3/6 (2.2 overs)
Wayamba won by 6 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Ranmore Martinesz
  • Kandurata, who chose to bat

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
 
 
Basnahira South137/9 (20 overs)
 
5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
 
Kandurata122/8 (20 overs)
 
Basnahira South144 (19.1 overs)
 
4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
 
Wayamba149/5 (19 overs)
 
Ruhuna88/7 (15 overs)
 
 
WayambaWayamba won bowl-out 3–2
 

Semi Final 1

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4 April 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South
137/9 (20 overs)
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Kandurata
122/8 (20 overs)
Chamara Silva 43 (33)
Malinga Bandara 31 (23)
Chinthaka Perera 4/19 (4 overs)
Dilruwan Perera 1/11 (2 overs)
Basnahira South won by 15 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Tyron Wijewardene
  • Kandurata, who chose to field

Semi Final 2

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4 April 2009
Scorecard
Ruhuna
88/7 (15 overs)
v

Isuru Udana 2/7 (2 overs)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/16 (4 overs)
  • Ruhuna, who chose to bat
  • Wayamba won bowl-out 3–2

Final

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5 April 2009
Scorecard
Basnahira South
144 (19.1 overs)
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Wayamba
149/5 (19 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 66 (49)
Chamara Silva 41 (27)
Himesh Silva 2/18 (3 overs)
Chinthaka Perera 1/32 (3 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 32 (35)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 29 (25)
Isuru Udana 4/31 (4 overs)
Thissara Perera 1/18 (3.1 overs)
Wayamba won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Jagath Nandakumar
Player of the match: Isuru Udana
  • Basnahira South, who chose to bat

Statistics

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References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament – Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com".
  2. ^ Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ Highest totals – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  6. ^ Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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