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 format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Wayamba elevens (2nd title)
Participants	6
Matches	18
Player of the series	Isuru Udana
Most runs	Indika de Saram 254 (182)
Most wickets	Isuru Udana 16 (21.2 overs, 130 runs)
Official website	Cricinfo site
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This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.^[1]

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

Rules and regulations

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

Standings

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

Full table on cricinfo

(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Winner qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Tournament progression

			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

Round 1

25 March 2009 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Schools XI 73 (17 overs)	v	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

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25 March 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira South 169/6 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba 119 (18.4 overs)
Chamara Silva 48* (39) Malinga Bandara 3/27 (4 overs)		Kaushal Lokuarachchi 42 (26) Chanaka Welegedara 3/38 (4 overs)

Basnahira South won by 50 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi

• Wayamba, who chose to field

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25 March 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira North 121/9 (20 overs)	v	Kandurata 122/4 (16.3 overs)
Bathiya Perera 43 (42) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/26 (4 overs)		Chamara Kapugedera 35* (34) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/16 (4 overs)

Kandurata won by 6 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Jagath Nandakumar

• Basnahira North, who chose to bat

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Round 2

26 March 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira South 168/9 (20 overs)	v	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

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26 March 2009 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Schools XI 120/8 (20 overs)	v	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

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26 March 2009 Scorecard

Ruhuna 203/6 (20 overs)	v	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)

Ruhuna won by 51 runs Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ranmore Martinesz

• Basnahira North, who chose to field

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Round 3

28 March 2009 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Schools XI 101/8 (20 overs)	v	Kandurata elevens 102/4 (12.5 overs)
Chaturanga de Silva 26 (20) Imesh Udayanga 2/15 (3 overs)		Tharanga Paranavitana 36 (23) Tharanga Paranavitana 1/3 (1 over)

Kandurata won by 6 wickets Police Park Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and SH Sarathkumara

• Kandurata, who chose to field

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28 March 2009 Scorecard

Ruhuna elevens 127 (18.4 overs)	v	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

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28 March 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira South elevens 158/8 (20 overs)	v	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

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Round 4

29 March 2009 Scorecard

Wayamba elevens 156/5 (20 overs)	v	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

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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

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29 March 2009 Scorecard

Kandurata elevens 119 (15.3 overs)	v	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

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Round 5

31 March 2009 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Schools XI 125/8 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira North elevens 129/8 (19.2 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 45 (28) Vimukthi Perera 3/21 (4 overs)		Angelo Mathews 25 (29) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 4/20 (4 overs)

Basnahira North won by 2 wickets Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Tyron Wijewardene

• Schools Invitation XI, who chose to bat

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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

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31 March 2009 Scorecard

Kandurata elevens 78 (17.2 overs)	v	Wayamba elevens 82/4 (14.3 overs)
Suresh Perera 25* (31) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/29 (4 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

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
	Basnahira South	137/9 (20 overs)
					5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
	Kandurata	122/8 (20 overs)
					Basnahira South	144 (19.1 overs)
	4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
					Wayamba	149/5 (19 overs)
	Ruhuna	88/7 (15 overs)
	Wayamba	Wayamba won bowl-out 3–2

Semi Final 1

4 April 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira South 137/9 (20 overs)	v	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)		Tharanga Paranavitana 27 (21) Chamara Kapugedera 27 (27) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/26 (4 overs) Thilan Thushara 2/33 (4 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

4 April 2009 Scorecard

Ruhuna 88/7 (15 overs)	v	Wayamba
Sanath Jayasuriya 26 (18) Indika de Saram 22 (25)		Isuru Udana 2/7 (2 overs) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/16 (4 overs)

No result Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Gamini Silva

• Ruhuna, who chose to bat
• Wayamba won bowl-out 3–2

Final

5 April 2009 Scorecard

Basnahira South 144 (19.1 overs)	v	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

Most Runs The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s Indika de Saram Ruhuna 254 6 50.80 139.56 94 0 2 Chamara Silva Basnahira South 254 7 50.80 128.93 56 0 1 Jehan Mubarak Wayamba 163 5 40.75 118.97 60* 0 2 Chinthaka Jayasinghe Kandurata 157 6 39.25 142.72 47 0 0 Tillakaratne Dilshan Basnahira South 148 7 21.14 129.82 66 0 1 Last Updated 31 March 2010.[2] Most Wickets The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI Isuru Udana Wayamba 16 7 8.12 8.0 6.09 4/31 Chinthaka Perera Basnahira South 12 7 17.50 13.0 8.07 4/19 Tharanga Lakshitha Ruhuna 11 6 9.63 8.4 6.83 5/16 Suranga Lakmal Basnahira South 11 7 15.81 14.4 6.56 3/30 Malinga Bandara Basnahira South 10 7 16.90 15.6 6.50 3/18 Last Updated 31 March 2010.[3] Highest Team Totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground Ruhuna 203/6 Basnahira North Moors Basnahira South 172/9 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Basnahira South 169/6 Sri Lanka Schools XI SSC Basnahira South 168/9 Wayamba PSS Basnahira South 161/6 Kandurata SSC Basnahira South 158/8 Basnahira North SSC Last Updated 31 March 2010.[4]

Highest Scores This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings. Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground Indika de Saram Ruhuna 94 43 4 9 Basnahira North Moors Lahiru Thirimanne Basnahira South 70 46 6 2 Basnahira North SSC Tillakaratne Dilshan Basnahira South 66 49 4 3 Wayamba SSC Jehan Mubarak Wayamba 60* 42 6 2 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Kaushal Silva Basnahira North 60 47 9 0 Ruhuna Moors Last Updated 31 March 2010.[5] Best Bowling Figures in an innings This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings. Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Tharanga Lakshitha Ruhuna 3.3 5/16 Kandurata Colts Dilhara Fernando Kandurata 4 4/14 Ruhuna Colts Sujeewa de Silva Ruhuna 3 4/16 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Muttiah Muralitharan Kandurata 4 4/16 Basnahira North SSC Chinthaka Perera Basnahira South 4 4/19 Kandurata SSC Last Updated 31 March 2010.[6]