2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Ruhuna (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Player of the series | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal 203 (168 balls) |
| Most wickets | Suraj Randiv 10 (20 overs, 138 runs) |
| Official website | Cricinfo site |
The 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 was the fourth and final season of the Inter-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 to 31 July 2011. The Sri Lanka Premier League replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.[1]
The season comprised 10 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.
Teams
| Team | Province | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basnahira | Western Province | Prasanna Jayawardene | |
| Combined Provinces | All other provinces | Jeevan Mendis | |
| Kandurata | Central Province | Chamara Kapugedera | |
| Ruhuna | Southern Province | Mahela Udawatte | |
| Wayamba | 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 | |
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Points table
| Team[2] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Group stage
| Basnahira | Combined | Kandurata | Ruhuna | Wayamba | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basnahira | Won by 1 run | Won by 10 wickets | Won by 34 runs | Lost by bowl-out | |
| Combined Provinces | Lost by 1 run | Lost by 10 wickets | Lost by 84 runs | Won by 7 wickets | |
| Kandurata | Lost by 10 wickets | Won by 10 wickets | Lost by 40 runs | Won by 11 runs | |
| Ruhuna | Lost by 34 runs | Won by 84 runs | Won by 40 runs | Lost by 7 wickets | |
| Wayamba | Won by bowl-out | Lost by 7 wickets | Lost by 11 runs | Won by 7 wickets |
- Note: Each match is listed twice and is read horizontally. (i.e. "row" team achieved "result" against "column" team)
Note: Click on the results to see match summary.
Tournament progression
| Group Matches | Knockout | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | SF | F | ||||||||||||
| Basnahira | 0 | 1.61 | 4.28 | 6.94 | MA | ||||||||||||||
| Combined Provinces | 0.36 | 0.91 | 1.59 | 3.19 | |||||||||||||||
| Kandurata | 0.51 | 3.13 | 4.75 | 5.20 | L | ||||||||||||||
| Ruhuna | 2.54 | 3.15 | 5.75 | 6.38 | W | Tied | |||||||||||||
| Wayamba | 1 | 2.63 | 3.33 | 3.78 | MA | Tied | |||||||||||||
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Win | Loss | No result | ||||||||||||||||
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Team was eliminated before the league reached this stage. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bye (Team has no match on this day.) | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
21 July Scorecard |
| Ruhuna cricket team 154/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata cricket team 114/7 (20 overs) |
- Kandurata Kites won the toss and elected to field.
- Sanitha de Mel (Kandurata) made his Twenty20 debut.
Combined Provinces has a bye this round.
Round 2
23 July Scorecard |
| Combined Provinces 61/8 (9 overs) |
v |
Kandurata 63/0 (6.4 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 37* (19) |
- Kandurata won the toss and elected to field.
23 July Scorecard |
| Ruhuna 150/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba 151/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Rumesh Buddika 57 (36) TM Sampath 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Ruhuna won the toss and chose to bat
Basnahira has a bye this round.
Round 3
24 July Scorecard |
| Kandurata 186/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba 175 (20 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 85 (46) Rushan Jaleel 2/18 (3 overs) |
- Wayamba, who chose to field
24 July Scorecard |
| Basnahira 138 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Combined Provinces 137/8 (20 overs) |
- Basnahira, who chose to bat
- Ramith Rambukwella (Basnahira) and Rishan Kavinga (Combined Provinces) made their Twenty20 debuts.
Ruhuna has a bye this round.
Round 4
26 July Scorecard |
| Kandurata 120 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Basnahira 120/0 (14.1 overs) |
| Chanaka Wijesinghe 42 (49) Ishara Amerasinghe 4/18 (3.4 overs) |
- Basnahira, who chose to field
- Kasun Madushanka and Rajeeva Weerasinghe (Kandurata) made their Twenty20 debuts.
26 July Scorecard |
| Ruhuna 174/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Combined Provinces 90 (13 overs) |
| Rishan Kavinga 19 (13) Suraj Randiv 3/8 (2 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to bat
Wayamba has a bye this round.
Round 5
27 July Scorecard |
| Basnahira 166/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Ruhuna 132 (18.3 overs) |
- Ruhuna, who chose to field
- Shihan Kamileen and Yashodha Lanka (Ruhuna) made their Twenty20 debuts.
27 July Scorecard |
| Wayamba 155/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Combined Provinces 156/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Wayamba, who chose to bat
- Sohan Boralessa (Wayamba) made his Twenty20 debut.
- SI de Saram retired hurt at 68/3 (8.2 ov)
Kandurata has a bye this round.
Knockout Stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Basnahira | No result | |||||||
| 4 | Wayamba | Bye | |||||||
| 4 | Wayamba | 198/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Ruhuna (Super Over) | 198/7 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Ruhuna | 155/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 3 | Kandurata | 148 (19.5 ov) | |||||||
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2
30 July Scorecard |
| Ruhuna 155/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata 148 (19.5 overs) |
| Janaka Gunaratne 29* (23) Dinesh Chandimal 25 (26) Jehan Mubarak 2/18 (3 overs) Saliya Saman 2/24 (4 overs) |
Tharanga Paranavitana 46 (33) Jehan Mubarak 28 (29) Chanaka Welegedara 3/26 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Sampath 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Kandurata, who chose to field
- Ruhuna advanced
Final
31 July Scorecard |
| Ruhuna 198/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Wayamba 198/8 (20 overs) |
| Janaka Gunaratne 83 (42) Thisara Perera 3/33 (4 overs) |
- Ruhuna won the toss and elected to bat.
| Super Over | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Wayamba | Ruhuna | ||||
| Bowler | Batsman | Runs | Bowler | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Thisara Perera | Thilina Kandamby | 1 | Chanaka Welegedara | Mahela Udawatte | 1 |
| Total | 6/1 | Total | 9/1 | |||
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 RunsThe top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Last Updated 11 July 2012.[3] Most WicketsThe following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Last Updated 11 July 2012.[4] Highest Team TotalsThe following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
Last Updated 11 July 2012.[5] |
Highest ScoresThis table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
Last Updated 11 July 2012.[6] Best Bowling FiguresThis table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
Last Updated 11 July 2012.[7] |
References
- ↑ Engineer, Tariq (7 July 2011). "Sri Lanka Premier League postponed to 2012". CricInfo. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ Points table
- ↑ Most runs - Cricinfo Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Most wickets - Cricinfo Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Highest totals - Cricinfo Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ High scores - Cricinfo Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Best bowling figures in an innings - Cricinfo Retrieved 11 July 2012.

