2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
The 2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 1st 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 17 April 2008, when Basnahira North elevens played the Wayamba elevens at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo.
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Wayamba Elevens (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ruhuna Elevens |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Chinthaka Jayasinghe (KXI) |
| Most runs | Jeevantha Kulatunga (WXI) (182)[1] |
| Most wickets | Sujeewa de Silva (RXI) (13)[2] |
| Official website | Cricinfo site |
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.[3]
Teams
| Team name (Sponsored name) | Home ground(s) | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basnahira North elevens Western Province North | R. Premadasa Stadium | Thilina Kandamby | |
| Basnahira South elevens Western Province South | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Prasanna Jayawardene | |
| Kandurata elevens Central Province | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Kaushalya Weeraratne | |
| Ruhuna elevens Southern Province | Galle International Stadium | Indika de Saram | |
| Sri Lanka Schools XI Sri Lankan Schools | Dinesh Chandimal | ||
| Wayamba elevens North Western Province | Welagedara Stadium | Jehan Mubarak |
Stadiums
| Colombo | Colombo | Colombo | Kurunegala |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colts CCG Capacity: 10,000 Matches:09 |
Burgher RCG Capacity: 5,000 Matches:04 |
Moors SCG Capacity: ? Matches:01 |
Welagedara Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Matches:03 |
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Rules and regulations
| 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 Welagedara Stadium.
Standings and tournament progression
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhuna elevens (R) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | +3.904 |
| Wayamba elevens (C) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | −0.316 |
| Basnahira North elevens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.066 |
| Kandurata elevens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.749 |
| Basnahira South elevens | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.168 |
| Sri Lanka Schools XI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.627 |
- (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Tournament progression
| Group Matches | Knockout | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | SF | F | ||||||||||||
| Basnahira North | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | L | |||||||||||||
| Basnahira South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kandurata | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | L | |||||||||||||
| Ruhuna | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | W | L | ||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka Schools XI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayamba | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | W | W | ||||||||||||
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Win | Loss | No result | ||||||||||||||||
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Team was eliminated before the league reached this stage. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
17 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira North 158/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba elevens 160/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Wayamba, who chose to field
- Amal Athulathmudali (Basnahira North) and Thisara Perera (Wayamba) both made their T20 debuts.
17 April 2008 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Schools XI 152/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Basnahira South elevens 139 (19 overs) |
- Basnahira South, who chose to field
- Tharaka Kottehewa (Basnahira South); Dinesh Chandimal, Chaturanga de Silva, Charith Jayampathi, Nipun Karunanayake, Navin Kavikara, Chathura Peiris, Angelo Perera, Kusal Perera, Vinodh Perera and Imesh Udayanga (Schools Invitation XI) all made their T20 debuts.
17 April 2008 Scorecard |
Kandurata elevens 172/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna elevens 57/3 (6 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to bat
- Sachith Pathirana (Kandurata) and Ashan Priyanjan (Ruhuna) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
18 April 2008 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Schools XI 134/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata elevens 137/5 (14.5 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
- Nadun Pathirana (Schools Invitation XI) made his T20 debut.
18 April 2008 Scorecard |
Wayamba elevens 69 (16.1 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna elevens 70/2 (10 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
18 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira South elevens 134 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Basnahira North elevens 136/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Basnahira South, who chose to bat
Round 3
21 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira North elevens 117 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Sri Lanka Schools XI 103 (18.2 overs) |
- Basnahira North, who chose to bat
21 April 2008 Scorecard |
Wayamba elevens 127 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Kandurata elevens 124/8 (20 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
21 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira South elevens 109 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna elevens 111/3 (11.2 overs) |
- Basnahira South, who chose to bat
Round 4
23 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira South elevens 118/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba elevens 119/9 (19.4 overs) |
- Wayamba, who chose to field
23 April 2008 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Schools XI 126 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna elevens 127/2 (11.4 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
23 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira North elevens 122/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata elevens 123/7 (18.3 overs) |
- Basnahira North, who chose to bat
Round 5
24 April 2008 Scorecard |
Kandurata elevens 200/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Basnahira South elevens 33/0 (3 overs) |
- Basnahira South, who chose to field
24 April 2008 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Schools XI 141/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba elevens 68/1 (6.3 overs) |
- Wayamba, who chose to field
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 April – Welagedara Stadium | ||||||
| Wayamba | 125/8 (20 overs) | |||||
| 1 May – Welagedara Stadium | ||||||
| Kandurata | 118/9 (20 overs) | |||||
| Wayamba | 174/9 (20 overs) | |||||
| 30 April – Welagedara Stadium | ||||||
| Ruhuna | 143 (19.1 overs) | |||||
| Basnahira North | 113/9 (20 overs) | |||||
| Ruhuna | 116/5 (15.3 overs) | |||||
Semi Final 1
30 April 2008 Scorecard |
Wayamba 125/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata 118/9 (20 overs) |
Jehan Mubarak 31 (31) Jeevantha Kulatunga 27 (19) Rangana Herath 2/15 (3 overs) Thissara Perera 2/25 (4 overs) |
Kanchana Gunawardene 31 (34) Chamara Kapugedera 27 (20) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 4/17 (4 overs) Thilan Thushara 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
Semi Final 2
30 April 2008 Scorecard |
Basnahira North 113/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna 116/5 (15.3 overs) |
Dhushantha Ranatunga 33 (34) Thilina Kandamby 30 (30) Thilina Kandamby 3/21 (3.3 overs) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2/16 (3 overs) |
Dilhara Lokuhettige 53 (36) Indika de Saram 34 (23) Sujeewa de Silva 3/16 (4 overs) Sajeewa Weerakoon 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
Final
1 May 2008 Scorecard |
Wayamba 174/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna 143 (19.1 overs) |
Jeevantha Kulatunga 78 (45) Asela Jayasinghe 27 (24) Thissara Perera 3/34 (4 overs) Rangana Herath 2/23 (3.1 overs) |
Gihan De Silva 36 (18) Indika de Saram 18 (10) Kosala Kulasekara 3/29 (4 overs) Dilhara Lokuhettige 1/28 (4 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
Statistics
Media coverage
References
- Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament – Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Highest totals – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
External links
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