2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | ![]() |
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 |
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.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.[3]
Teams[]
Team name (Sponsored name) |
Home ground(s) | Captain | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kandurata elevens
137/5 (14.5 overs) |
Angelo Perera 32 (19)
2/19 (3 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
- (Schools Invitation XI) made his T20 debut.
18 April 2008
Scorecard |
Wayamba elevens
69 (16.1 overs) |
v
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Ruhuna elevens
70/2 (10 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
18 April 2008
Scorecard |
Basnahira South elevens
134 (19.3 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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Kandurata elevens
124/8 (20 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
21 April 2008
Scorecard |
Basnahira South elevens
109 (18.3 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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Ruhuna elevens
127/2 (11.4 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
23 April 2008
Scorecard |
Basnahira North elevens
122/9 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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[]
Most Runs[]The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Last Updated 3 April 2010.[4] Most Wickets[]The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Last Updated 3 April 2010.[5] Highest Team Totals[]The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
Last Updated 3 April 2010.[6] |
Highest Scores[]This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
Last Updated 3 April 2010.[7] Best Bowling Figures in an innings[]This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings.
Last Updated 3 April 2010.[8] |
Media coverage[]
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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[]
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2007–08
- Inter-Provincial Twenty20
- 2007 in Sri Lankan cricket
- 2008 in Sri Lankan cricket