2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20
The 2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 1st season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 17 April 2008, when Basnahira North elevens played the Wayamba elevens at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.
Teams
Team name | Home ground | Captain | |
Basnahira North elevens Western Province North | R. Premadasa Stadium | Thilina Kandamby | |
Basnahira South elevens Western Province South | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Prasanna Jayawardene | |
Kandurata elevens Central Province | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Kaushalya Weeraratne | |
Ruhuna elevens Southern Province | Galle International Stadium | Indika de Saram | |
Sri Lanka Schools XI Sri Lankan Schools | Dinesh Chandimal | ||
Wayamba elevens North Western Province | Welagedara Stadium | Jehan Mubarak |
Stadiums
Rules and regulations
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. All finals were played at Welagedara Stadium.Standings and tournament progression
Standings
Tournament progression
Fixtures
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Knockout stage
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2
Final
Statistics
Most Runs
The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
Jeevantha Kulatunga | Wayamba elevens | 182 | 6 | 36.40 | 142.18 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
Thilan Samaraweera | Kandurata elevens | 157 | 6 | 26.16 | 133.05 | 70 | 0 | 1 |
Jeewan Mendis | Kandurata elevens | 152 | 6 | 30.40 | 121.60 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Dilhara Lokuhettige | Ruhuna elevens | 147 | 6 | 24.50 | 151.54 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Angelo Perera | Sri Lanka Schools XI | 132 | 5 | 26.40 | 126.92 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Last Updated 3 April 2010.
Most Wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
Sujeewa de Silva | Ruhuna elevens | 13 | 6 | 10.61 | 10.8 | 5.87 | 4/32 |
Thissara Perera | Wayamba elevens | 11 | 7 | 16.81 | 13.0 | 7.70 | 3/30 |
Rangana Herath | Wayamba elevens | 9 | 7 | 12.77 | 15.4 | 4.96 | 3/20 |
Sajeewa Weerakoon | Ruhuna elevens | 9 | 6 | 13.55 | 14.6 | 5.54 | 3/20 |
Kosala Kulasekara | Ruhuna elevens | 9 | 6 | 15.11 | 15.3 | 5.91 | 3/29 |
Last Updated 3 April 2010.
Highest Team Totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
Kandurata elevens | 200/7 | Basnahira South elevens | Burgher |
Wayamba elevens | 174/9 | Ruhuna elevens | Kurunegala |
Kandurata elevens | 172/8 | Ruhuna elevens | Colts |
Wayamba elevens | 160/5 | Basnahira North elevens | Colts |
Basnahira North elevens | 158/9 | Wayamba elevens | Colts |
Sri Lanka Schools XI | 152/7 | Basnahira South elevens | Burgher |
Last Updated 3 April 2010.
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 |
Damitha Hunukumbura | Wayamba elevens | 87 | 54 | 14 | 1 | Basnahira North elevens | Colts |
Jeevantha Kulatunga | Wayamba elevens | 78 | 45 | 5 | 5 | Ruhuna elevens | Kurunegala |
Thilan Samaraweera | Kandurata elevens | 70 | 38 | 7 | 3 | Sri Lanka Schools XI | Moors |
Upul Tharanga | Ruhuna elevens | 68* | 36 | 6 | 6 | Basnahira South elevens | Colts |
Chamara Kapugedera | Kandurata elevens | 67 | 33 | 5 | 5 | Basnahira South elevens | Burgher |
Last Updated 3 April 2010.
Best Bowling Figures in an innings
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings.Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
Akalanka Ganegama | Kandurata elevens | 2.4 | 4/13 | Wayamba elevens | Colts |
Chinthaka Jayasinghe | Kandurata elevens | 4.0 | 4/17 | Wayamba elevens | Kurunegala |
Milinda Siriwardana | Basnahira South elevens | 4.0 | 4/22 | Wayamba elevens | Colts |
Sujeewa de Silva | Ruhuna elevens | 4.0 | 4/32 | Kandurata elevens | Colts |
Sujeewa de Silva | Ruhuna elevens | 4.0 | 3/9 | Wayamba elevens | Colts |
Last Updated 3 April 2010.