# 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament

The 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament is the 1st season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. 15 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 August 2004, when Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club played the Police Sports Club at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo.
This season comprised eight regular matches, four quarter finals, two semi finals and a final.

## Teams

| Team name (Sponsored name) | Captain |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | Kumar Dharmasena |
| Police Sports Club | Manohara Kudagodage |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | Hemantha Wickramaratne |
| Burgher Recreation Club | Sanjeewa Silva |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | Hasantha Fernando |
| Galle Cricket Club | Duminda Wickramasinghe |
| Colombo Cricket Club | Lanka de Silva |
| Panadura Sports Club | Ruchira Palliyaguruge |
| Sri Lankan Air Force Sports Club | Ajith Kumara |
| Colts Cricket Club | Romesh Kaluwitharana |
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | Muditha Fernando |
| Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | Suranjith Silva |
| Moors Sports Club | Rangana Herath |
| Ragama Cricket Club | Ruwan Dilruk |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | Russel Arnold |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | Sandun Dias |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Police Sports Club 133 (19.2 overs) | v | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 135/4 (16.4 overs) |
| Saman Wijeratne 41 (25) Tillakaratne Dilshan 3/23 (4 overs) | | Saman Jayantha 84* (46) Aruna Priyantha 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Bloomfield won by 6 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Jagath Nandakumar and Philip Mendis
* Bloomfield, who chose to field
* Saman Jayantha, Ian Daniel, Thilina Kandamby, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Dharmasena, Farveez Maharoof, Tillakaratne Sampath, Udara Warna, Tharanga Lakshitha, Gihan De Silva, and Dharshana Gamage (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club); and Pradeep Udawatta, Saman Wijeratne, Nihal Zoysa, Mahaesh Kuruppu, Dammika Rajapakse, Aruna Priyantha, Rasmi Jinan, Mohamed Shazmil, Manohara Kudagodage, Amila Mendis, and Vajira Ranaweera (Police Sports Club) made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Sinhalese Sports Club 134/9 (20 overs) | v | Burgher Recreation Club 137/7 (19.3 overs) |
| Jeevan Mendis 36 (38) Duncan Arnolda 4/18 (3 overs) | | Chinthaka Jayasinghe 46* (28) Nuwan Zoysa 3/10 (4 overs) |
* Burgher won by 3 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: D De Silva
* Sinhalese Sports Club, who chose to bat
* Manoj Mendis, Thushira Madanayake, Sanjeewa Silva, Dhanuka Pathirana, Roshan Weerasinghe, Rohan Soysa, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Duncan Arnolda, Sanjeewa de Silva, Priyankara Silva, Sajeewa Weerakoon (Burgher Recreation Club); Avishka Gunawardene, Nuwan Zoysa, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Malin Silva, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Charith Sylvester, Thilan Samaraweera, Dilhara Fernando, and Dinuka Hettiarachchi (Sinhalese Sports Club) all made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 198/9 (20 overs) | v | Galle Cricket Club 110 (17.3 overs) |
| Ishan Mutaliph 60 (33) Indika de Saram 4/34 (3 overs) | | Asela Wewalwala 24 (25) Ranil Dhammika 3/16 (2.3 overs) |
* Chilaw won by 88 runs Police Park Ground Umpires: S.H. Sarathkumara and Lalith Jayasundara
* Chilaw Marians, who chose to bat
* Arosha Perera, Ishan Mutaliph, Gayan Wijekoon, Hasantha Fernando, Praneth Jayasundera, Dilruwan Perera, Malintha Gajanayake, Nimesh Perera, Janaka Gunaratne, and Ranil Dhammika (Chilaw Marians); Primal Buddika, Kasun Bodhisha, Ruchira Karunasena, Indika de Saram, Chamil Perera, Ruwan Galappathy, Asela Wewalwala, Duminda Wickramasinghe, Saliya Saman, Pradeep Kumara, and Chathura Athukorala (Galle Cricket Club) made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Colombo Cricket Club 200/9 (20 overs) | v | Panadura Sports Club 115 (16 overs) |
| Damitha Hunukumbura 77 (40) Ruchira Palliyaguruge 2/45 (4 overs) | | Anjula Perera 35 (39) Suresh Perera 3/13 (2 overs) |
* Colombo Cricket Club won by 85 runs Police Park Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Sena Nandiweera
* Panadura, who chose to field
* Michael Vandort, Damitha Hunukumbura, Jehan Mubarak, Anushka Polonowita, Suresh Perera, Nisal Randika, Ganganath Ratnayake, Lanka de Silva, Charitha Buddhika, Nisitha Rupasinghe, Sujeewa de Silva (Colombo Cricket Club), Dinidu Marage, Anjula Perera, Sammika Ruwan, Rasika Fernando, Mudith Buddika, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Madura Lakmal, Sanjeewa Roshan, Chamath Perera, Aruna Bandaranayake and Malinga Surappulige (Panadura Sports Club) all made their T20 debuts
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club 102 (16.1 overs) | v | Colts Cricket Club 106/2 (14.1 overs) |
| Abuthahir Rizan 14 (14) Chanaka Komasaru 3/18 (3 overs) | | Shantha Kalavitigoda 50* (48) Chamila Gamage 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Colts won by 8 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Karunaratne Boteju
* Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club, who chose to bat
* Kumara de Silva, Chaturan Sanjeewa, Samith Jayasuriya, Abuthahir Rizan, Charith Tissera, Nalin Wijesinghe, Ajith Kumara, Pubudu Wickrama, Chamila Gamage, Dinesh Manjula de Silva, Sagara Dananjaya (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club), Shantha Kalavitigoda, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Harsha Vithana, Rashan Peiris, Dulip Samaraweera, Ranesh Perera, Dulip Liyanage, Nuwan Kulasekara, Eric Upashantha, Pramuka Sudesh and Chanaka Komasaru (Colts Cricket Club) all made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club 136/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Muditha Fernando 55 (30) Suranjith Silva 2/25 (4 overs) | | Amila Sandaruwan 47 (28) Ajith Ekanayake 4/13 (3 overs) |
* Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won by 76 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Rohana de Silva and Ranmore Martinesz
* Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club, who chose to bat
* Dilan Ramanayake, Rashantha Sureshchandra, Muditha Fernando, Amith Jayaratne, Mohamed Ramzi, Ajith Ekanayake, Saman Priyanthaka, Tharaka Samaratunga, Wasantha Kumara, Damith Gunatilleke, Muditha Maduwantha (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club), Nuwan Shiroman, Amila Sandaruwan, Geeth Silva, Janaka Siriwardane, Pubudu Seneviratne, Dinusha Fernando, Sudeep Perera, Suranjith Silva, Sumalka Perera, Tharindu Fernando and Janaka Wannakuwatta (Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Moors Sports Club 125 (18.5 overs) | v | Ragama Cricket Club 110/8 (20 overs) |
| Hemantha Boteju 31 (21) Chanaka Wijesinghe 3/24 (3.5 overs) | | Upul Fernando 32 (47) Ashan Ranaweera 2/15 (3 overs) |
* Moors won by 15 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Atula Senanayake
* Ragama Cricket Club, who chose to field
* Dhammika Sudarshana, Heshan Tillakaratne, Hemantha Boteju, Ashan Ranaweera, Wesley Fernando, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Rangana Herath, Roy Silva, Thamara Abeyratne, Subodha Jayawardene, Chanaka Welegedara (Moors Sports Club), Chanaka Withanage, Upul Fernando, Chanaka Wijesinghe, Dhushantha Ranatunga, Sunendra Kumara, Gihan Fernando, Upul Indrasiri, Duminda Perera, Ruwan Dilruk, Nuwan Quintaz and Dinesh Daminda (Ragama Cricket Club) all made their T20 debuts.
* 17 August 2004 Scorecard
| Nondescripts Cricket Club 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 147/5 (20 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 39 (21) Niroshana Amarasinghe 3/28 (3 overs) | | Nandika Ranjith 56* (29) Thilan Thushara 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Nondescripts won by 17 runs Moors Sports Club Ground Umpires: C. B. C. Rodrigo
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, who chose to field
* Kanchana Gunawardene, Naveed Nawaz, Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Chandana, Russel Arnold, Prasanna Jayawardene, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Thilan Thushara, Chamikara Mudalige, Sudheera De Zoysa, Lasith Malinga (Nondescripts Cricket Club), Nimesh Perera, Nayantha Weeraman, Rally Tissera, Ranga Dias, Sandun Dias, Mevan Fernando, Nandika Ranjith, Niroshana Amarasinghe, Lassana Dias, Pradeep Jeyapragash and Sagara Kumara (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their T20 debuts.

## Knockout stage
### Quarter Final 1

* 2 September 2004 Scorecard
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club 120/6 (20 overs) | v | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 121/5 (18 overs) |
| Sameera de Zoysa 31 (38) Muditha Fernando 26 (31) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/20 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Sampath 1/7 (1 over) | | Kumar Dharmasena 36* (37) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 31 (26) Muditha Maduwantha 3/28 (4 overs) Ajith Ekanayake 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Bloomfield won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva(SL)and Billy Bowden(NZ)
* Bloomfield, who chose to field

### Quarter Final 2

* 2 September 2004 Scorecard
| Nondescripts Cricket Club 134 (18.3 overs) | v | Colts Cricket Club 135/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 39 (17) Naveed Nawaz 33 (34) Mohan Wickramasinghe 4/19 (4 overs) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 3/20 (4 overs) | | Shantha Kalavitigoda 38 (31) Romesh Kaluwitharana 37 (26) Sudheera De Zoysa 1/11 (3 overs) Thilan Thushara 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Colts won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Sundaram Ravi(IND) and Billy Bowden(NZ)
* Nondescripts, who chose to bat

### Quarter Final 3

* 2 September 2004 Scorecard
| Colombo Cricket Club 114 (18.3 overs) | v | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 115/5 (17.4 overs) |
| Jehan Mubarak 23 (33) Damitha Hunukumbura 19 (22) Praneth Jayasundera 3/11 (2 overs) Manoj Chanaka 3/27 (4 overs) | | Ishan Mutaliph 40 (36) Arosha Perera 22 (13) Jehan Mubarak 2/14 (1.4 overs) Nisitha Rupasinghe 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Chilaw won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Lalith Jayasundara and Dilshan de Silva
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, who chose to field

### Quarter Final 4

* 2 September 2004 Scorecard
| Burgher Recreation Club 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Moors Sports Club 120 (19.2 overs) |
| Manoj Mendis 38 (34) Viraj Perera 22 (20) Rangana Herath 3/20 (4 overs) Amila Weththasinghe 3/26 (4 overs) | | Bathiya Perera 43 (37) Dhammika Sudarshana 25 (33) Sajeewa Weerakoon 3/14 (3.2 overs) Priyankara Silva 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Colts won by 9 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Philip Mendis and Saman Amerasinghe
* Burgher Recreation Club, who chose to bat

### Semi Final 1

* 3 September 2004 Scorecard
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 171/8 (20 overs) | v | Burgher Recreation Club 113 (18.5 overs) |
| Arosha Perera 43 (28) Ishan Mutaliph 31 (32) Dhanuka Pathirana 3/29 (4 overs) Sajeewa Weerakoon 2/22 (4 overs) | | Dhanuka Pathirana 30 (19) Sajeewa de Silva 20 (15) Dilruwan Perera 3/19 (2 overs) Gayan Wijekoon 3/23 (3 overs) |
* Chilaw won by 58 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Gamini Dissanayake
* Kandurata, who chose to field

### Semi Final 2

* 30 April 2008 Scorecard
| Basnahira North 113/9 (20 overs) | v | Ruhuna 116/5 (15.3 overs) |
| Dhushantha Ranatunga 33 (34) Thilina Kandamby 30 (30) Thilina Kandamby 3/21 (3.3 overs) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2/16 (3 overs) | | Dilhara Lokuhettige 53 (36) Indika de Saram 34 (23) Sujeewa de Silva 3/16 (4 overs) Sajeewa Weerakoon 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Ruhuna won by 5 wickets Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Gamini Silva
* Ruhuna, who chose to field

### Final

* 3 September 2004 Scorecard
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 227/6 (20 overs) | v | Colts Cricket Club 124 (12.5 overs) |
| Malintha Gajanayake 76 (40) Hasantha Fernando 58 (32) Romesh Kaluwitharana 2/24 (2 overs) Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2/35 (4 overs) | | Mohan Wickramasinghe 42 (25) Shantha Kalavitigoda 20 (10) Janaka Gunaratne 3/20 (2.5 overs) Manoj Chanaka 2/35 (3 overs) |
* Chilaw won by 103 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, who chose to bat