The 2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 3rd 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 Cricket team participating in the competition. The competition began on 24 February 2010 when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI at Dharmaraja College, Kandy.

This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.

Teams Team name(Sponsored name) Home ground(s) Captain Basnahira North elevensWestern Province North R. Premadasa Stadium Thilina Kandamby Basnahira South elevensWestern Province South Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Chamara Silva Kandurata elevensCentral Province Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kumar Sangakkara Ruhuna elevensSouthern Province Galle International Stadium Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XISri Lanka Cricket Dharmaraja College Ground Hans Fernando Wayamba elevensNorth Western Province Welagedara Stadium Jehan Mubarak

Rules and regulations +PointsResultsPointsWin4 pointsTie2 pointsNo Result (but play started)2-pointLoss0 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 Tyronne Fernando Stadium.

Standings and tournament progression

Standings Team Wayamba elevens (C)55000121+1.052Ruhuna elevens (R)53020012+0.393Kandurata elevens53020111+0.209Basnahira South elevens52030111−0.422Basnahira North elevens5203019+0.378Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI5005000−1.723 Full table on cricinfo (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up. Winner qualify for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Tournament progression Group Matches Knockout Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF F Basnahira North Basnahira South Kandurata Ruhuna Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Wayamba Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="3" Note: Click on the points (group matches)or W/L (Knockout) to see the summary for the match. Team was eliminated before the league reached this stage.

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage

Semi Final 1

Semi Final 2

Final

Statistics

Awards Man of the Tournament – Jeevantha Kulatunga: 277 runs (182 balls), highest score of 104* (62 balls) (Wayamba) Batsman of the Tournament – Dinesh Chandimal: 320 runs (202 balls), highest score of 75 (50 balls) (Ruhuna) Bowler of the Tournament – Janaka Gunaratne: 12 wickets (19 overs), best innings bowling of 4/21 (4 overs) (Basnahira South)

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 Dinesh Chandimal Ruhuna 320 7 53.33 158.41 75 0 3 Mahela Jayawardene Wayamba 293 6 48.83 168.39 91 0 4 Jeevantha Kulatunga Wayamba 277 6 69.25 152.19 104* 1 1 Tharanga Paranavitana Kandurata 196 6 32.66 129.80 67 0 3 Jehan Mubarak Wayamba 174 6 43.50 119.17 62* 0 1 Last Updated 11 March 2010.

Most Wickets The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI Sachithra Senanayake Ruhuna 14 7 10.85 12.0 5.42 3/25 Janaka Gunaratne Basnahira South 12 6 10.83 9.5 6.84 4/21 Thissara Perera Wayamba 9 7 13.11 11.3 6.94 3/18 Sajeewa Weerakoon Ruhuna 9 7 14.88 15.3 5.82 2/16 Isuru Udana Wayamba 9 7 20.55 16.6 7.40 2/21 Last Updated 11 March 2010.

Highest Team Totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground Wayamba 208/8 Ruhuna Moratuwa Kandurata 190/6 Basnahira North Pallekele Ruhuna 185/1 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Kandy Wayamba 181/4 Kandurata Galle Basnahira North 180/8 Kandurata Pallekele Ruhuna 180/7 Basnahira North Pallekele Last Updated 11 March 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 Jeevantha Kulatunga Wayamba 104* 62 15 0 Kandurata Galle Mahela Jayawardene Wayamba 91 49 10 6 Ruhuna Moratuwa Upul Tharanga Ruhuna 83* 58 9 3 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Kandy Dinesh Chandimal Ruhuna 75 50 5 4 Basnahira North Pallekele Tharanga Paranavitana Kandurata 67 46 8 2 Basnahira North Pallekele Last Updated 11 March 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 Ajantha Mendis Wayamba 3.2 4/9 Ruhuna Moratuwa Janaka Gunaratne Basnahira South 4 4/21 Ruhuna Galle Kosala Kulasekara Ruhuna 3 4/26 Basnahira North Pallekele Milinda Siriwardana Basnahira South 1.2 3/5 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Pallekele Nuwan Kulasekara Basnahira North 4 3/13 Basnahira South Kurunegala Last Updated 11 March 2010.

References

External links Tournament Page – Cricinfo