2011 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 explained

2011 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
Administrator:	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and Knockout
Host:	Sri Lanka
Champions:	Ruhuna
Count:	1
Participants:	5
Matches:	13
Player Of The Series:	Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most Runs:	Dinesh Chandimal 203 (168 balls)
Most Wickets:	Suraj Randiv 10 (20 overs, 138 runs)
Website:	Cricinfo site
Previous Year:	2009–10
Previous Tournament:	2009-10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20

The 2011 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 was the 4th and final season of the SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. The tournament was scheduled as a replacement for the 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League, which was postponed to 2012. As such, the tournament had a different format from previous seasons, featuring five teams, instead of six, and was held sometime between 21 and 31 July 2011. The Sri Lanka Premier League replaced the SLC Super Provincial Twenty20.^[1]

The season comprised 10 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.

Teams

	Province	Captain
	Western Province	Prasanna Jayawardene
Combined Provinces		Jeevan Mendis
	Central Province	Chamara Kapugedera
	Southern Province	Mahela Udawatte
	North Western Province	Thilina Kandamby

Venue

All of the matches in the tournament will be played in R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Colombo
R Premadasa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000

Points table

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Basnahira	4	3	1	0	0	6.94	+1.363
Ruhuna (C)	4	2	2	0	0	6.38	+0.888
Kandurata	4	2	2	0	0	5.20	–0.845
Wayamba (R)	4	2	2	0	0	3.78	–0.021
Combined Provinces	4	1	3	0	0	3.19	–1.372

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

Winner qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20.

Results

Tournament progression

		Group Matches					Knockout
Team		width=25	1 !	width=25	2 !	width=25	3 !	width=25	4 !	width=25	5 !	SF !	width=25	F
STOP! STOP	IF YOU ARE UPDATING THIS LIST, ALSO MAKE SURE THE ORDER IS CORRECT. EITHER USE THE SAME ORDER AS THE POINTS TABLE IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION OR USE ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AT LEAST UNTIL THE LEAGUE MATCHES ARE OVER. DON'T LEAVE IT IN A HALF-ASSED ORDER. THAT'S JUST SLOPPY. -->		Basnahira
	Combined Provinces
	Kandurata
	Ruhuna
	Wayamba

Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.									colspan="3"
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.
									Bye (Team has no match on this day.)

Fixtures

Round 1

--------Combined Provinces has a bye this round.

Round 2

--------Basnahira has a bye this round.

Round 3

--------Ruhuna has a bye this round.

Round 4

--------Wayamba has a bye this round.

Round 5

--------Kandurata has a bye this round.

Knockout stage

Final

Statistics

Awards

Man of the Tournament – Tillakaratne Dilshan: 76 runs (45 balls), highest score of 56 (34 balls) (Basnahira)
Batsman of the Tournament – Dinesh Chandimal: 203 runs (168 balls), highest score of 88 (57 balls) (Ruhuna)
Bowler of the Tournament – Dilruwan Perera: 6 wickets (11 overs), best innings bowling of 3/14 (4 overs) (Basnahira)

Most Runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.

Runs	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	50s	4s	6s
203	5	50.75	120.83		2	19	4
148	3	49.33	152.57	57	2	17	5
143	6	23.83	138.83	65	1	17	3
137	6	34.25	134.31	83	1	8	7
129	4	43.00	157.31	85	1	14	5

Last Updated 11 July 2012.^[3]

Most Wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.

Wkts	Mts	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
10	6	13.80	12.0	6.90	3/8
7	5	9.71	9.4	6.18	4/7
7	5	19.42	14.5	8.00	2/10
6	2	6.50	8.0	4.87	3/16
6	3	10.00	11.0	5.45	3/14

Last Updated 11 July 2012.^[4]

Highest Team Totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
	198/7		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
	198/8		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
	186/5		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
	175		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
	174/9		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
	166/3		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Last Updated 11 July 2012.^[5]

Highest Scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.

Score	Balls	4s	6s	Ground
88	57	9	2	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
85	46	8	4	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
83	42	4	6	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
69	47	6	4	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
65	47	6	1	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Last Updated 11 July 2012.^[6]

Best Bowling Figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.

Overs	Figures	Ground
2.0	4/7	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3.4	4/18	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2.0	3/8	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2.0	3/12	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
4.0	3/14	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Last Updated 11 July 2012.^[7]

External links

Tournament Page – Cricinfo

Notes and References

Web site: Sri Lanka Premier League postponed to 2012 . Tariq . Engineer . 7 July 2011 . CricInfo . 2011-07-11 .
http://www.espncricinfo.com/slcipt20-11/engine/series/523349.html?view=pointstable Points table
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6716;type=tournament Most runs – Cricinfo
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6716;type=tournament Most wickets – Cricinfo
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=6716;type=tournament Highest totals – Cricinfo
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=6716;type=tournament High scores – Cricinfo
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=6716;type=tournament Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo