| 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League | |
| Administrator: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and knockout[1] |
| Champions: | Uva Next |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Player Of The Series: | Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira) |
| Most Runs: | Dilshan Munaweera (Uva) [212] |
| Most Wickets: | Jacob Oram (Uva) [15] |
| Website: | www.slpl.lk |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Next Tournament: | 2014 Super 4's T20 |
The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League, established by Sri Lanka Cricket in 2011. The season ran from 11 to 31 August 2012.[2] The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in 2011 but it was postponed to 2012, with the former Inter-Provincial Twenty20 taking its place.
The tournament had a group stage and a knockout stage. The seven teams played in a single round-robin tournament in the group stage and the top four teams qualified for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final.
All of the matches in the tournament were played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.[3]
| Venue | Colombo | Kandy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | R Premadasa Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | |
| Established | 1986 | 2008 | |
| Capacity | 35,000 | 35,000 | |
| Floodlights | Yes | Yes | |
See main article: 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League draft. The draft was held on 5 July 2012 for international players and on 6 July for local players. 56 international players were drafted and comprised mostly Australian and Pakistani players.[4] 107 local players were drafted.[5]
The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.[6]
Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.
All match times in Sri Lanka Standard Time
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The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player[7] | Team | Runs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uva Next | 7 | 212 | 35.33 | 144.21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |||
| Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 211 | 70.33 | 139.73 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | |||
 | Wayamba United | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 128.48 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
| Basnahira Cricket Dundee | 6 | 195 | 39.00 | 122.64 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |||
| Wayamba United | 6 | 190 | 38.00 | 137.68 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player[8] | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Uva Next | 6 | 11 | 8.00 | 3.82 | 3/6 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Kandurata Warriors | 5 | 11 | 13.27 | 7.96 | 4/32 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 17.54 | 7.72 | 3/15 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayamba United | 7 | 11 | 18.09 | 7.96 | 2/17 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 19.18 | 8.44 | 3/34 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Player[9] | Team | Award | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akila Dananjaya | Wayamba United | Young Player of the Tournament | ||
| Shaminda Eranga | Nagenahira Nagas | Man of the Tournament | Mahindra XUV500 |