2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

The 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament will be the third season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It will be a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and all group matches being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and all three finals at the newly upgraded R. Premadasa Stadium also in Colombo. This edition featured the Uva cricket team's debut in the limited overs tournament of the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, having previously featured in the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. This season also saw the introduction of the Basnahira cricket team with the merger of Basnahira North and Basnahira South cricket teams. It will be the first time that the five teams represent five different provinces in the tournament.^[1]

2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Administrator(s)	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Kandurata elevens (3rd title)
Participants	5
Matches	13
Player of the series	Kumar Sangakkara[note 1]
Most runs	Kumar Sangakkara 268 (351 balls)
Most wickets	Chanaka Welegedara 10 (35.5 overs)
Official website	Cricinfo site
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This season comprised ten regular matches, two semifinals and a grand final.^[2]

Teams

Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams.

	Team name (Sponsored name)	Home ground(s)	Captain
	Basnahira elevens Western Province		Tillakaratne Dilshan
	Kandurata elevens Central Province	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Kumar Sangakkara
	Ruhuna elevens Southern Province	Galle International Stadium	Sanath Jayasuriya
	Uva elevens Uva		Thilina Kandamby
	Wayamba elevens North Western Province	Welagedara Stadium	Jehan Mubarak

Stadiums

Colombo	Colombo
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Capacity:10,000 Matches:10	R. Premadasa Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Matches: 3

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).

Standings and tournament progression

Standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	T	L	NR	NRR
Wayamba elevens	12	4	3	0	1	0	+0.340
Kandurata elevens (C)	10	4	2	0	2	0	+1.095
Ruhuna elevens	10	4	2	0	2	0	+0.349
Basnahira elevens (R)	8	4	2	0	2	0	−0.625
Uva elevens	4	4	1	0	3	0	−1.077

Full table on cricinfo

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

Tournament progression

			Group Matches						Knockout
Team			1	2	3	4	5		SF	F
	Basnahira		0	4	Bye	4	8		W	L
	Kandurata		4	5	5	10	Bye		W	W
	Ruhuna		0	Bye	5	10	10		L
	Uva		Bye	4	4	4	4
	Wayamba		4	4	8	Bye	12		L
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

11 January 2011 Scorecard

Basnahira 217/9 (43 overs)	v	Wayamba 166/2 (29.1 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (72) Chaminda Vaas 1/31 (7 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 92* (83) Sachithra Senanayake 3/37 (9 overs)

Wayamba won by 47 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Tyron Wijewardene

• Wayamba, who chose to field
• Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 218 runs in 43 overs for Wayamba.

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12 January 2011 Scorecard

Kandurata 268/6 (50 overs)	v	Ruhuna 115/7 (24.1 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 68 (109) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/13 (4.1 overs)		Chamara Silva 34* (37) Suranga Lakmal 3/48 (9 overs)

Kandurata won by 96 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ranmore Martinesz

• Ruhuna, who chose to field
• Bad light stopped play at 115/7 off 24.1 overs, match abandoned.

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Uva receives a bye for this round.

Round 2

13 January 2011 Scorecard

Uva 200/2 (42.3 overs)	v	Wayamba 199 (44.5 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 90 (125) Rangana Herath 2/37 (9 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 52 (82) Shaminda Eranga 3/31 (8.5 overs)

Uva won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi

• Uva, who chose to field
• Match reduced to 47 overs per side.

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14 January 2011 Scorecard

Basnahira 258 (50 overs)	v	Kandurata 199/5 (42 overs)
TM Sampath 76 (71) Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/19 (7 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 84 (93) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3/41 (5 overs)

Basnahira won by 3 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Tyron Wijewardene

• Kandurata, who chose to field
• Kandurata innings shortened due to bad light; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 203 runs from 42 overs
  1 over lost at the start of the innings due to rain in the break.
  Bad light stopped play at 199/5 off 42 overs, match abandoned.

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Ruhuna receives a bye for this round.

Round 3

15 January 2011 Scorecard

Ruhuna 285/8 (50 overs)	v	Uva 131/7 (30 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 97 (111) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/30 (9 overs)		Mahela Udawatte 50 (63) Malinga Bandara 4/50 (10 overs)

Ruhuna won by 95 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara

• Uva, who chose to field
• Bad light stopped play at 131/7, match abandoned

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16 January 2011 Scorecard

Kandurata 231 (49.1 overs)	v	Wayamba 251/8 (50 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 46 (63) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 4/60 (10 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 82 (102) Chanaka Welegedara 4/50 (9.1 overs)

Wayamba won by 20 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Grashan Liyanage

• Wayamba, who chose to bat

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Basnahira receives a bye for this round.

Round 4

17 January 2011 Scorecard

Basnahira 214 (44.1 overs)	v	Ruhuna 283/7 (50 overs)
Angelo Mathews 56 (62) Thisara Perera 5/51 (7 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 71 (67) Nuwan Pradeep 3/19 (7.1 overs)

Ruhuna won by 69 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara

• Ruhuna, who chose to bat

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18 January 2011 Scorecard

Kandurata 274 (49.5 overs)	v	Uva 165 (39 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 68 (70) Sohan Boralessa 3/33 (8 overs)		Tharanga Paranavitana 50 (68) Janaka Gunaratne 3/45 (10 overs)

Kandurata won by 109 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ravindra Kottahachchi

• Kandurata, who chose to bat

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Wayamba receives a bye for this round.

Round 5

19 January 2011 Scorecard

Ruhuna 196 (47.4 overs)	v	Wayamba 197/5 (47.2 overs)
Upul Tharanga 45 (50) Suraj Randiv 1/27 (10 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 97 (126) Sahan Wijeratne 3/34 (10 overs)

Wayamba won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz

• Ruhuna, who chose to bat

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20 January 2011 Scorecard

Basnahira 214 (46.3 overs)	v	Uva 208/8 (50 overs)
Thisara Perera 43 (42) Chaminda Vaas 4/13 (8 overs)		Shaminda Eranga 69 (80) Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3/35 (9 overs)

Basnahira won by 6 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Grashan Liyanage

• Uva, who chose to field

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Kandurata receives a bye for this round.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	23 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
	Wayamba	152 (38.2 overs)
					26 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
	Basnahira	221/9 (50 overs)
					Basnahira	172 (41.3 overs)
	24 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
					Kandurata	225/6 (50 overs)
	Kandurata	142/3 (28.5 overs)
	Ruhuna	141 (40.2 overs)

Semi Final 1

23 January 2011 Scorecard

Wayamba 152 (38.2 overs)	v	Basnahira 221/9 (50 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 59 (60) Mahela Jayawardene 39 (66) Ajantha Mendis 3/39 (10 overs) Rangana Herath 2/32 (10 overs)		Tillakaratne Dilshan 62 (81) Angelo Mathews 32 (44) Dilruwan Perera 4/27 (8 overs) Chaminda Vaas 2/18 (7 overs)

Basnahira won by 69 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella

• Basnahira, who chose to bat

Semi Final 2

24 January 2011 Scorecard

Kandurata 142/3 (28.5 overs)	v	Ruhuna 141 (40.2 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 47 (35) Yohan de Silva 32 (69) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/24 (6.2 overs) Sachith Pathirana 2/31 (9 overs)		Kaushal Silva 38 (70) Sachithra Serasinghe 35 (50) Suraj Randiv 1/41 (10 overs) Sachithra Serasinghe 1/28 (5 overs)

Kandurata won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz

• Ruhuna, who chose to bat

Final

26 January 2011 Scorecard

Basnahira 172 (41.3 overs)	v	Kandurata 225/6 (50 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 67 (90) Roshen Silva 31 (52) Sohan Boralessa 4/30 (8.3 overs) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/18 (8 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 57 (75) Yohan de Silva 48 (88) Thisara Perera 2/42 (8 overs) Lasith Malinga 1/31 (8 overs)

Kandurata won by 53 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara

• Kandurata, who chose to bat
• Kandurata won the 2010/11 Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Statistics

Awards

• Man of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara^{[note 2]}: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
• Batsman of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
• Bowler of the Tournament – Chanaka Welegedara: 10 wickets (35.5 overs), best innings bowling of 4/50 (9.1 overs) (Wayamba)

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 Kumar Sangakkara Kandurata 268 6 53.60 76.35 84 0 3 Tillakaratne Dilshan Basnahira 252 6 42.00 80.25 67 0 4 Dinesh Chandimal Wayamba 204 5 51.00 86.80 92* 0 2 Sanath Jayasuriya Ruhuna 203 5 40.60 83.53 97 0 2 Chamara Kapugedera Kandurata 194 6 38.80 78.22 46 0 0 Last Updated 28 January 2011.[3] Most Wickets The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI Chanaka Welegedara Wayamba 10 5 19.60 21.5 5.46 4/50 Chaminda Vidanapathirana Kandurata 9 3 12.66 12.7 5.94 4/60 Muttiah Muralitharan Kandurata 9 6 21.33 32.2 3.97 3/24 Sohan Boralessa Kandurata 8 4 15.00 23.6 3.80 4/30 Chaminda Vaas Basnahira 8 6 21.50 33.7 3.82 4/13 Last Updated 28 January 2011.[4] Highest Team Totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground Ruhuna 285/8 Uva Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Ruhuna 283/7 Basnahira Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Kandurata 274 Uva Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Kandurata 268/7 Ruhuna Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Wayamba 258 Kandurata Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Basnahira 251/8 Kandurata Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Last Updated 28 January 2011.[5]

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 Sanath Jayasuriya Ruhuna 97 111 10 0 Uva Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Dimuth Karunaratne Wayamba 97 126 9 0 Ruhuna Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Dinesh Chandimal Wayamba 92* 83 8 3 Basnahira Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Mahela Udawatte Uva 90 125 12 0 Wayamba Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Tharanga Paranavitana Uva 88* 105 6 1 Wayamba Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Last Updated 28 January 2011.[6] Best Bowling Figures This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Thisara Perera Basnahira 7.0 5/51 Ruhuna Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Chaminda Vaas Basnahira 8.0 4/13 Uva Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Dilruwan Perera Basnahira 8.0 4/27 Wayamba R. Premadasa Stadium Sohan Boralessa Kandurata 8.3 4/30 Basnahira R. Premadasa Stadium Malinga Bandara Uva 10.0 4/50 Ruhuna Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Last Updated 28 January 2011.[7]