# 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

The 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament was the second season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Cricket team participating in the competition. The competition began on 6 February 2010 when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI at Galle International Stadium, in Galle.
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 | | |
| Basnahira South elevens Western Province South | | |
| Kandurata elevens Central Province | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Ruhuna elevens Southern Province | Galle International Stadium | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Sri Lanka Cricket | | |
| Wayamba elevens North Western Province | Welagedara Stadium | Jehan Mubarak |

## Stadiums

| Moratuwa | Galle | Colombo | Colombo |
| Tyronne Fernando Stadium | Galle International Stadium | Colts Cricket Club Ground | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: ? | Capacity: ? | Capacity: 2,00 |
| | | | Kurunegala |
| | | | Welagedara Stadium |
| | | | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Kandy | Colombo | Colombo | Colombo |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Moors Sports Club Ground |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |

## Rules and regulations

Points :
| Results | Points |
| Win | 5 points |
| Tie | 2 points |
| No Result $_{(butplaystarted)}$ | 2-point |
| Loss | 0 points |
Teams received 5 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).

## Standings and tournament progression
### Standings

| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Ruhuna elevens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | +1.273 |
| Kandurata elevens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | +1.034 |
| Wayamba elevens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | +0.547 |
| Basnahira North elevens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.045 |
| Basnahira South elevens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −1.031 |
| Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −1.538 |
    Full table on cricinfo
    (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

### 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 | 5 | 10 | | | |
| | Basnahira South | | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | | L | |
| | Kandurata | | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | W | W |
| | Ruhuna | | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | | W | L |
| | Uva | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| | Wayamba | | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | | L | |
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## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6 February 2010 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 102 (27.3 overs) | v | Ruhuna 293/6 (50 overs) |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa 59 (61) Chathura Peiris 2/62 (10 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 87 (86) Lasith Malinga 4/21 (8 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 191 runs Galle International Stadium Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Tyron Wijewardene
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to field
* 6 February 2010 Scorecard
| Wayamba 253 (48.1 overs) | v | Basnahira South 271/8 (50 overs) |
| Farveez Maharoof 70* (72) Suranga Lakmal 3/50 (9.1 overs) | | Malinga Bandara 59* (56) Rangana Herath 2/37 (10 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 18 runs Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and SH Sarathkumara
* Basnahira South, who chose to bat
* 6 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira North 201 (44.5 overs) | v | Kandurata 253/5 (50 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 52 (76) Sachithra Serasinghe 3/46 (10 overs) | | Chinthaka Jayasinghe 69* (69) Thilan Thushara 2/32 (7 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 52 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz
* Kandurata, who chose to bat

### Round 2

* 9 February 2010 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 204 (49.4 overs) | v | Wayamba 289/7 (50 overs) |
| Chathura Peiris 60 (69) Demintha Dahanayake 2/47 (10 overs) | | Jeevantha Kulatunga 132 (135) Chanaka Welegedara 3/24 (5 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 85 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Tyron Wijewardene
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to field
* 9 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 209 (42.1 overs) | v | Kandurata 306/8 (50 overs) |
| Malinda Warnapura 45 (55) Suranga Lakmal 4/67 (10 overs) | | Kaushalya Weeraratne 73 (60) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/29 (8 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 97 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and SH Sarathkumara
* Basnahira South, who chose to field
* 9 February 2010 Scorecard
| Ruhuna 287/9 (50 overs) | v | Basnahira North 161 (41.1 overs) |
| Indika de Saram 67 (82) Sachithra Senanayake 4/30 (8.1 overs) | | Dimuth Karunaratne 37 (31) Sachithra Serasinghe 3/34 (10 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 126 runs Galle International Stadium Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ranmore Martinesz
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat

### Round 3

* 11 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 274/9 (49.5 overs) | v | Basnahira North 271 (49.5 overs) |
| Janaka Gunaratne 60 (45) Janaka Gunaratne 3/34 (9 overs) | | Dimuth Karunaratne 54 (51) Shanuka Dissanayake 5/45 (10 overs) |
* Basnahira South won by 1 wicket Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Gamini Dissanayake
* Basnahira South, who chose to field
* 11 February 2010 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 190 (46.3 overs) | v | Kandurata 194/2 (33.5 overs) |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage 53 (62) Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2/50 (9.5 overs) | | Tharanga Paranavitana 102 (111) Dilhara Fernando 4/29 (9 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 8 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Lyndon Hannibal
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat
* 11 February 2010 Scorecard
| Wayamba 112/5 (23.4 overs) | v | Ruhuna 111 (32.1 overs) |
| Mahela Udawatte 28 (30) Ajantha Mendis 2/20 (6 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 31 (33) Sachithra Senanayake 3/30 (8 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 5 wickets Welagedara Stadium Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Tyron Wijewardene
* Wayamba, who chose to field

### Round 4

* 14 February 2010 Scorecard
| Ruhuna 213 (50 overs) | v | Kandurata 209 (49.4 overs) |
| Upul Tharanga 93 (135) Sanath Jayasuriya 4/26 (10 overs) | | Jeevan Mendis 59 (88) Suraj Randiv 3/29 (10 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 4 runs Galle International Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Grashan Liyanage
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat
* 14 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira North 199/4 (38 overs) | v | Wayamba 196 (42.4 overs) |
| Sachithra Serasinghe 52* (60) Shanuka Dissanayake 4/34 (10 overs) | | Kushal Janith Perera 63 (72) Ajantha Mendis 1/36 (8 overs) |
* Basnahira North won by 6 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Maurici Zilva
* Wayamba, who chose to bat
* 14 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 157 (36.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 288 (50 overs) |
| Lahiru Thirimanne 46 (70) Janaka Gunaratne 3/30 (5 overs) | | Rumesh Buddika 94 (90) Chathura Peiris 3/49 (7.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI won by 131 runs Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Tyron Wijewardene
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat

### Round 5

* 16 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira North 140/7 (21.3 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 138 (33.2 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 58 (44) Sachithra Serasinghe 3/28 (9 overs) | | Arosh Janoda 28 (27) Arosh Janoda 4/72 (9 overs) |
* Basnahira North won by 3 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Ranmore Martinesz
* Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat
* 16 February 2010 Scorecard
| Basnahira South 230/8 (50 overs) | v | Ruhuna 61/4 (15 overs) |
| Janaka Gunaratne 44 (59) Chinthaka Perera 2/23 (5 overs) | | Gihan De Silva 18* (17) TM Sampath 3/47 (10 overs) |
* No result Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Ruhuna, who chose to field
* 16 February 2010 Scorecard
| Kandurata 312/4 (50 overs) | v | Wayamba 147/3 (25 overs) |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne 143 (158) Suraj Randiv 2/19 (6 overs) | | Jeevantha Kulatunga 50 (55) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 1/37 (10 overs) |
* Wayamba won by 2 runs (D/L method) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Maurici Zilva
* Wayamba, who chose to field

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 19 February – Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground | 19 February – Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground |
| Kandurata | 124/1 (20.1 overs) |
| Kandurata | 124/1 (20.1 overs) | 21 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 21 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium |
| Wayamba | 123 (23.4 overs) | 21 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 21 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium |
| Wayamba | 123 (23.4 overs) | Kandurata | 264/7 (49.1 overs) |
| 19 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 19 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | | Kandurata | 264/7 (49.1 overs) |
| 19 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 19 February – Tyronne Fernando Stadium | Ruhuna | 263/7 (50 overs) |
| Ruhuna | 228 (48.3 overs) | Ruhuna | 263/7 (50 overs) |
| Basnahira South | 189 (47 overs) | | |

### Semi Final 1

* 19 February 2010 Scorecard
| Kandurata 124/1 (20.1 overs) | v | Wayamba 123 (23.4 overs) |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne 67* (61) Tharanga Paranavitana 43 (51) Thilan Thushara 5/39 (8 overs) Dilhara Fernando 2/20 (5 overs) | | Kushal Janith Perera 27 (31) Jehan Mubarak 23 (32) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 1/12 (5 overs) Ajantha Mendis 0/24 (4.1 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 9 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and SH Sarathkumara
* Kandurata, who chose to field

### Semi Final 2

* 19 February 2010 Scorecard
| Ruhuna 228 (48.3 overs) | v | Basnahira South 189 (47 overs) |
| Indika de Saram 76 (107) Upul Tharanga 39 (51) Sachithra Senanayake 2/27 (9 overs) Sajeewa Weerakoon 2/28 (9 overs) | | Chamara Silva 33 (52) Lahiru Thirimanne 33 (67) Chinthaka Perera 3/47 (8 overs) Malinga Bandara 2/35 (9.3 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 39 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Maurici Zilva
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat

### Final

* 21 February 2010 Scorecard
| Kandurata 264/7 (49.1 overs) | v | Ruhuna 263/7 (50 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 76 (79) Chamara Kapugedera 50 (49) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/40 (10 overs) Thilan Thushara 1/40 (9 overs) | | TM Sampath 59 (92) Sachithra Senanayake 51* (49) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/48 (10 overs) Sachithra Senanayake 1/38 (10 overs) |
* Kandurata won by 3 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Ranmore Martinesz Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
* Ruhuna, who chose to bat
* Kandurata won the 2009–10 Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

## Statistics
### Awards

* Man of the Tournament – Kaushalya Weeraratne: 371 runs (411 balls), highest score of 143 (158 balls) (Kandurata)
* Batsman of the Tournament – Upul Tharanga: 292 runs (412 balls), highest score of 93 (135 balls) (Ruhuna)
* Bowler of the Tournament – Sachithra Senanayake: 14 wickets (57.1 overs), best innings bowling of 4/30 (8.1 overs) (Ruhuna)