Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament Explained

Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Country: Sri Lanka
Administrator:Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket Format:Limited overs cricket
First:2008
Tournament Format:Round-robin tournament and knockout
Participants:5
Champions:Kandurata elevens
Most Successful:Kandurata elevens (3 titles)
Website:Sri Lanka Cricket

Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament was a domestic Limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of their Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament program. From 2008 the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament became the mainstream domestic List A competition in Sri Lanka, with the Premier Limited Overs Tournament being the other, which is played between the clubs in Sri Lanka. Kandurata elevens has won all three tournaments with the first one being shared with Wayamba elevens.

History

Inaugural season

Kandurata elevens and Wayamba elevens met in the Final, however the match ended up in a No Result.[1] [2]

Second season

See main article: 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.

Kandurata elevens wins their second Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.[3]

Third season

See main article: 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.

2011 hosted the third season of the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament. It was a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and most of them being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground with all three finals at the upgraded R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This edition also 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 was the first time five different teams represented five different provinces in the tournament.[4]

Teams

Team Province Home ground Inaugural season Final season Wins 2nds
  Central Province 2 0
  North Western Province 1 0
  Southern Province 0 1
  Western Province 0 0
  Uva 0 0
  Western Province South 0 0
  Western Province North 0 0
  0 0

Winners

YearFinal VenueMan of the tournamentFinal
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2007–08
Details
R. Premadasa StadiumKumar SangakkaraKandurata elevens
131/5 (29.3 overs)
Wayamba elevens
37/0 (6 overs)
No result (D/L method) Scorecard
2009–10
Details
Tyronne Fernando StadiumKaushalya WeeraratneKandurata elevens
264/7 (49.1 overs)
Kandurata won by 3 wickets ScorecardRuhuna elevens
263/7 (50 overs)
2010–11
Details
R. Premadasa StadiumKumar SangakkaraKandurata elevens
255/6 (50 overs)
Kandurata won by 53 runs ScorecardBasnahira elevens
172 (41.3 overs)

Competition placings

Season Winner !Runner-up !Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
2007–08 Kandurata Wayamba Basnahira North Basnahira South Ruhuna
2009–10 Kandurata Ruhuna Wayamba Basnahira North Basnahira South Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI
2010–11 Kandurata Basnahira Wayamba Ruhuna Uva

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . Cricketarchive.co.uk . 12 August 2013.
  2. Web site: The Home of CricketArchive . Cricketarchive.co.uk . 13 January 2008 . 12 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 2009/10 . Cricinfo.com . 12 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 2010/11 . Espncricinfo.com . 12 August 2013.