# 2016 Super Twenty20 Provincial Tournament

The 2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament is the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20. The tournament featured a different format from previous seasons, featuring five teams, and was held between 26 January and 5 February 2016. Colombo Commandos won the tournament, defeat Galle Guardians in the final by 8 wickets.

## Format

The Tournament will comprise 10 Round-robin matches plus the two semi-finals and the final. All first Round-robin matches and semi finals were held as day games and the final as a day/night game.

## Teams

| Team | Province | Captain |
| Colombo | Western Province | Milinda Siriwardene |
| Galle | Southern Province | Dinesh Chandimal |
| Hambantota | Southern Province | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| Kandy | Central Province | Lahiru Thirimanne |
| Kurunegala | North Eastern Province | Mahela Udawatte |

## Venue

All the matches will be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
* Colombo
* R Premadasa Stadium
* Capacity: 35,000
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## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hambantota Troopers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Colombo Commandos (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Galle Guardians(R) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Kurunegala Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Kandy Crusaders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
    (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

## Fixtures
### Match 1

* 26 January Scorecard
| Kandy 114/9 (20 overs) | v | Hambantota 114/7 (20 overs) |
| Lahiru Thirimanne 38 (30) Ashan Priyanjan 2/7 (2 overs) | | Jehan Mubarak 30* (27) Suranga Lakmal 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Hambantota Troopers won by 7 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Ranmore Martinesz
* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to field

### Match 2

* 26 January Scorecard
| Galle 162/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 163/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage 53 (32) Kasun Rajitha 2/10 (4 overs) | | Niroshan Dickwella 51 (35) Dushmantha Chameera 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Commandos won by 3 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Match 3

* 27 January Scorecard
| Colombo 162/8 (20 overs) | v | Hambantota 163/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Niroshan Dickwella 51 (25) Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23 (4 overs) | | Ashan Priyanjan 41* (34) Shaminda Eranga 2/22 (3 overs) |
* Hambantota Troopers won by 6 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to field

### Match 4

* 27 January Scorecard
| Kurunegala 129/9 (20 overs) | v | Galle 130/2 (16.3 overs) |
| Chamara Kapugedera 20 (16) Ajantha Mendis 2/23 (4 overs) | | Lahiru Milantha 78 (43) Chamara Kapugedera 2/14 (2.3 overs) |
* Galle Guardians won by 8 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to bat

### Match 5

* 29 January Scorecard
| Hambantota 144/7 (20 overs) | v | Kurunegala 146/6 (19 overs) |
| Ashan Priyanjan 64 (41) Janith Silva 2/30 (4 overs) | | Asela Gunaratne 47 (43) Binura Fernando 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Kurunegala Warriors won by 4 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Deepal Gunawardene
* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to field

### Match 6

* 29 January Scorecard
| Kandy 173/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 182/5 (20 overs) |
| Lahiru Thirimanne 37 (27) Kasun Rajitha 3/28 (4 overs) | | Dhananjaya de Silva 80* (59) Sachithra Senanayake 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Commandos won by 9 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Nilan de Silva and Deepal Gunawardene
* Kandy Crusaders, who chose to field

### Match 7

* 30 January Scorecard
| Galle 181/7 (19 overs) | v | Kandy 178/6 (20 overs) |
| Lahiru Milantha 41 (24) Sachithra Senanayake 2/27 (4 overs) | | Lahiru Thirimanne 61 (45) Suraj Randiv 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Galle Guardians won by 3 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
* Galle Guardians, who chose to field

### Match 8

* 30 January Scorecard
| Kurunegala 141 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 110 (16.3 overs) |
| Chamara Kapugedera 34 (25) Shaminda Eranga 4/18 (4 overs) | | Dhananjaya de Silva 26 (16) Asela Gunaratne 5/10 (3 overs) |
* Kurunegala Warriors won by 31 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and Pradeep Udawatta
* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Match 9

* 1 February Scorecard
| Kurunegala 154/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 156/5 (17.3 overs) |
| Shehan Fernando 56 (35) Saliya Saman 3/25 (4 overs) | | Minod Bhanuka 54 (37) Chathuranga de Silva 2/11 (2 overs) |
* Kandy Crusaders won by 5 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to bat

### Match 10

* 1 February Scorecard
| Hambantota 148/8 (20 overs) | v | Galle 122 (19.1 overs) |
| Priyamal Perera 35 (26) Thilaksha Sumanasiri 2/16 (2 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 31 (29) Lahiru Gamage 2/17 (3.1 overs) |
* Hambantota Troopers won by 26 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara
* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to bat

## Semi-finals
### Semifinal 1

* 3 February Scorecard
| Hambantota Troopers 164 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Commandos 169/4 (16 overs) |
| Seekkuge Prasanna 44 (42) Kasun Rajitha 3/25 (4 overs) | | Niroshan Dickwella 72 (38) Seekkuge Prasanna 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Commandos won by 6 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Semifinal 2

* 3 February Scorecard
| Galle Guardians 125/4 (17.2 overs) | v | Kurunegala Warriors 121 (20 overs) |
| Udara Jayasundera 35 (37) Chamara Kapugedera 1/6 (1.2 overs) | | Mahela Udawatte 33 (26) Suraj Randiv 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Galle Guardians won by 6 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Nilan de Silva and Ravindra Kottahachchi
* Galle Guardians, who chose to field

## Finals
### Match 13

* 5 February Scorecard
| Colombo Commandos 147/2 (16.4 overs) | v | Galle Guardians 143/7 (20 overs) |
| Shehan Jayasuriya 63* (47) Dilhara Lokuhettige 1/28 (3.4 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 60 (53) Shaminda Eranga 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Commandos won by 8 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ranmore Martinesz Player of the match: Shaminda Eranga (Commandos)
* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

## Statistics
### Highest Team Totals

The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
| Colombo Commandos | 182/5 | Kandy Crusaders | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Galle Guardians | 181/7 | Kandy Crusaders | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Kandy Crusaders | 178/6 | Galle Guardians | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Kandy Crusaders | 173/6 | Colombo Commandos | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Colombo Commandos | 169/4 | Hambantota Troopers | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Last Updated 5 February 2016.

### Most Runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | Colombo Commandos | 234 | 6 | 46.80 | 133.71 | 80* | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | Colombo Commandos | 189 | 6 | 31.50 | 173.39 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6 |
| Lahiru Milantha | Galle Guardians | 174 | 5 | 34.80 | 158.18 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | Hambantota Troopers | 170 | 5 | 34.00 | 168.31 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Galle Guardians | 166 | 6 | 33.20 | 106.41 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
Last Updated 5 February 2016.

### Most Wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
| Shaminda Eranga | Colombo Commandos | 14 | 6 | 13.35 | 9.8 | 8.13 | 4/18 |
| Kasun Rajitha | Colombo Commandos | 10 | 6 | 15.30 | 14.4 | 6.37 | 3/25 |
| Suraj Randiv | Galle Guardians | 8 | 5 | 14.25 | 14.2 | 6.00 | 3/12 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Galle Guardians | 7 | 5 | 19.28 | 15.4 | 7.50 | 4/26 |
| Binura Fernando | Hambantota Troopers | 6 | 4 | 18.83 | 14.0 | 8.07 | 2/23 |
Last Updated 5 February 2016.