# 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20

The 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd 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 25 March 2009when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Schools XI at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.

## Teams

| Team name (Sponsored name) | Home ground(s) | Captain |
| Basnahira North elevens Western Province North | R. Premadasa Stadium | Chaminda Vaas |
| Basnahira South elevens Western Province South | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| Kandurata elevens Central Province | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Ruhuna elevens Southern Province | Galle International Stadium | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Sri Lanka Schools XI Sri Lankan Schools | | Dinesh Chandimal |
| Wayamba elevens North Western Province | Welagedara Stadium | Jehan Mubarak |

## Stadiums

| Colombo | Colombo | Colombo | Colombo | Colombo |
| Moors SCG Capacity: ? Matches: 4 | Sinhalese SCG Capacity: 10,000 Matches: 9 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium Capacity: 15,000 Matches: 2 | Police PG Capacity: ? Matches: 1 | Colts CCG Capacity: ? Matches: 2 |

## Rules and regulations

Points :
| Results | Points |
| Win | 4 points |
| Tie | 2 points |
| No Result $_{(butplaystarted)}$ | 2 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
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 (NRR). All finals were played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

## Standings and tournament progression
### Standings

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
| Basnahira South elevens (R) | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.372 |
| Wayamba elevens (C) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.739 |
| Kandurata elevens | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.097 |
| Ruhuna elevens | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0.739 |
| Basnahira North elevens | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −1.132 |
| Sri Lanka Schools XI | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.946 |
    Full table on cricinfo
    (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
    Winner qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

### Tournament progression

| | | | Group Matches | Group Matches | Group Matches | Group Matches | Group Matches | | Knockout | Knockout |
| Team | Team | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | SF | F |
| | Basnahira North | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| | Basnahira South | | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | | W | L |
| | Kandurata | | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | | L | |
| | Ruhuna | | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | NR | |
| | Sri Lanka Schools XI | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | Wayamba | | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | | NR | W |
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## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 25 March 2009 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Schools XI 73 (17 overs) | v | Ruhuna 74/2 (10.5 overs) |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa 26 (28) Lahiru Jayarathne 1/15 (3 overs) | | Indika de Saram 31 (20) Sujeewa de Silva 4/16 (3 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 8 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Gamini Silva
* Ruhuna, who chose to field
* 25 March 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Wayamba 119 (18.4 overs) |
| Chamara Silva 48* (39) Malinga Bandara 3/27 (4 overs) | | Kaushal Lokuarachchi 42 (26) Chanaka Welegedara 3/38 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 50 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Wayamba, who chose to field
* 25 March 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira North 121/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandurata 122/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Bathiya Perera 43 (42) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/26 (4 overs) | | Chamara Kapugedera 35* (34) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 6 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Jagath Nandakumar
* Basnahira North, who chose to bat

### Round 2

* 26 March 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 168/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandurata 135 (17.3 overs) |
| Milinda Siriwardana 39 (26) Chinthaka Perera 3/23 (4 overs) | | Chinthaka Jayasinghe 34 (23) Dilhara Fernando 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 33 runs Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Jagath Nandakumar
* Kandurata, who chose to field
* 26 March 2009 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Schools XI 120/8 (20 overs) | v | Wayamba 121/6 (15.5 overs) |
| Buwaneka Ekanayake 38 (37) Lahiru Jayarathne 2/26 (4 overs) | | Jehan Mubarak 60* (42) Thissara Perera 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 4 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Ranmore Martinesz
* Schools Invitation XI, who chose to bat
* 26 March 2009 Scorecard
| Ruhuna 203/6 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira North 153 (19.1 overs) |
| Indika de Saram 94 (43) Tharanga Lakshitha 4/28 (4 overs) | | Kaushal Silva 60 (47) Nuwan Pradeep 1/28 (4 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 51 runs Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ranmore Martinesz
* Basnahira North, who chose to field

### Round 3

* 28 March 2009 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Schools XI 101/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandurata elevens 102/4 (12.5 overs) |
| Chaturanga de Silva 26 (20) Imesh Udayanga 2/15 (3 overs) | | Tharanga Paranavitana 36 (23) Tharanga Paranavitana 1/3 (1 over) |
* Kandurata won by 6 wickets Police Park Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and SH Sarathkumara
* Kandurata, who chose to field
* 28 March 2009 Scorecard
| Ruhuna elevens 127 (18.4 overs) | v | Wayamba elevens 130/5 (17.1 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 45 (23) Sanath Jayasuriya 1/23 (4 overs) | | Mahela Udawatte 51 (36) Ajantha Mendis 3/14 (3.4 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Maurici Zilva
* Wayamba, who chose to field
* 28 March 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South elevens 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira North elevens 145/8 (20 overs) |
| Lahiru Thirimanne 70 (46) Malinga Bandara 3/18 (4 overs) | | Amal Athulathmudali 35 (15) Angelo Mathews 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 13 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lalith Nandana
* Basnahira South, who chose to bat

### Round 4

* 29 March 2009 Scorecard
| Wayamba elevens 156/5 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira North elevens 127 (16.1 overs) |
| Jehan Mubarak 55 (39) Ajantha Mendis 2/17 (3 overs) | | Amal Athulathmudali 32 (21) Nuwan Pradeep 2/40 (4 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 29 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Sena Nandiweera and Gamini Silva
* Basnahira North, who chose to field
* 29 March 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South elevens 172/9 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Schools XI 145/7 (20 overs) |
| Chamara Silva 56 (34) Suranga Lakmal 4/19 (4 overs) | | Bhanuka Rajapaksa 58 (44) Chathura Peiris 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 27 runs Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Atula Senanayake and Tyron Wijewardene
* Schools Invitation XI, who chose to field
* 29 March 2009 Scorecard
| Kandurata elevens 119 (15.3 overs) | v | Ruhuna elevens 107 (19 overs) |
| Chinthaka Jayasinghe 47 (26) Dilhara Fernando 4/14 (4 overs) | | Indika de Saram 53 (51) Tharanga Lakshitha 5/16 (3.3 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 12 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Sena Nandiweera
* Kandurata, who chose to bat

### Round 5

* 31 March 2009 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Schools XI 125/8 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira North elevens 129/8 (19.2 overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 45 (28) Vimukthi Perera 3/21 (4 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 25 (29) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira North won by 2 wickets Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Tyron Wijewardene
* Schools Invitation XI, who chose to bat
* 31 March 2009 Scorecard
| Ruhuna elevens 158/9 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira South elevens 161/6 (18.4 overs) |
| Indika de Saram 32 (27) Sajeewa Weerakoon 1/13 (4 overs) | | Hasantha Fernando 44 (31) Suranga Lakmal 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Sena Nandiweera
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat
* 31 March 2009 Scorecard
| Kandurata elevens 78 (17.2 overs) | v | Wayamba elevens 82/4 (14.3 overs) |
| Suresh Perera 25* (31) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/29 (4 overs) | | Jeevantha Kulatunga 30 (24) Isuru Udana 3/6 (2.2 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 6 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Ranmore Martinesz
* Kandurata, who chose to bat

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| Basnahira South | 137/9 (20 overs) |
| Basnahira South | 137/9 (20 overs) | 5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| Kandurata | 122/8 (20 overs) | 5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 5 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| Kandurata | 122/8 (20 overs) | Basnahira South | 144 (19.1 overs) |
| 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | | Basnahira South | 144 (19.1 overs) |
| 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 April – Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Wayamba | 149/5 (19 overs) |
| Ruhuna | 88/7 (15 overs) | Wayamba | 149/5 (19 overs) |
| Wayamba | Wayamba won bowl-out 3–2 | | |

### Semi Final 1

* 4 April 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandurata 122/8 (20 overs) |
| Chamara Silva 43 (33) Malinga Bandara 31 (23) Chinthaka Perera 4/19 (4 overs) Dilruwan Perera 1/11 (2 overs) | | Tharanga Paranavitana 27 (21) Chamara Kapugedera 27 (27) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/26 (4 overs) Thilan Thushara 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 15 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Tyron Wijewardene
* Kandurata, who chose to field

### Semi Final 2

* 4 April 2009 Scorecard
| Ruhuna 88/7 (15 overs) | v | Wayamba |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 26 (18) Indika de Saram 22 (25) | | Isuru Udana 2/7 (2 overs) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/16 (4 overs) |
* No result Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Gamini Silva
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat
* Wayamba won bowl-out 3–2

### Final

* 5 April 2009 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 144 (19.1 overs) | v | Wayamba 149/5 (19 overs) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 66 (49) Chamara Silva 41 (27) Himesh Silva 2/18 (3 overs) Chinthaka Perera 1/32 (3 overs) | | Jehan Mubarak 32 (35) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 29 (25) Isuru Udana 4/31 (4 overs) Thissara Perera 1/18 (3.1 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Jagath Nandakumar Player of the match: Isuru Udana
* Basnahira South, who chose to bat