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.Cricket Archive Seasons. 2009-10

Teams

  Team name(Sponsored name) Home ground(s) Captain   Basnahira North elevensWestern Province North   Basnahira South elevensWestern Province South   Kandurata elevensCentral Province Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kumar Sangakkara   Ruhuna elevensSouthern Province Galle International Stadium Sanath Jayasuriya   Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XISri Lanka Cricket   Wayamba elevensNorth 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 +PointsResultsPointsWin5 pointsTie2 pointsNo Result (but play started)2-pointLoss0 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 Ruhuna elevens5301116+1.273Kandurata elevens5302015+1.034Wayamba elevens5302014+0.547Basnahira North elevens5203010+0.045Basnahira South elevens5202110−1.031Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI510405−1.538 Full table on cricinfo (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Tournament progression Group Matches Knockout Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF F Basnahira North Basnahira South Kandurata Ruhuna Uva 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 – 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)

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 Kaushalya Weeraratne Kandurata 371 7 61.83 90.26 143 1 2 Upul Tharanga Ruhuna 292 6 48.66 70.87 93 0 2 Tharanga Paranavitana Kandurata 272 7 45.33 82.67 102* 1 1 Jeevantha Kulatunga Wayamba 256 6 42.66 91.75 132 1 1 Chamara Kapugedera Kandurata 209 7 41.80 94.57 88 0 2 Last Updated 10 January 2011.Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

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 14.50 24.5 3.55 4/30 Shanuka Dissanayake Basnahira North 13 4 11.23 17.2 3.91 5/45 Thilan Thushara Kandurata 13 5 21.92 20.8 6.30 5/39 Suraj Randiv Kandurata 11 7 19.36 29.0 4.00 3/29 Muttiah Muralitharan Kandurata 10 6 17.80 26.9 3.97 3/29 Last Updated 10 January 2011.Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

Highest Team Totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground Kandurata 312/4 Wayamba Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kandurata 306/8 Basnahira South Tyronne Fernando Stadium Ruhuna 293/6 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Galle International Stadium Wayamba 289/7 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Colts Cricket Club Ground Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 288 Basnahira South Moors Sports Club Ground Ruhuna 287/9 Basnahira North Galle International Stadium Last Updated 10 January 2011.Highest totals – Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

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 Kaushalya Weeraratne Kandurata 143 158 16 3 Wayamba Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Jeevantha Kulatunga Wayamba 132 135 11 4 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Colts Cricket Club Ground Tharanga Paranavitana Kandurata 102* 111 8 3 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Rumesh Buddika Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 94 90 11 1 Basnahira South Moors Sports Club Ground Upul Tharanga Ruhuna 93 135 7 0 Kandurata Galle International Stadium Last Updated 10 January 2011.High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

Best Bowling Figures This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Thilan Thushara Kandurata 8.0 5/39 Wayamba Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Shanuka Dissanayake Basnahira North 10.0 5/45 Basnahira South Tyronne Fernando Stadium Lasith Malinga Ruhuna 8.0 4/21 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Galle International Stadium Sanath Jayasuriya Ruhuna 10.0 4/26 Kandurata Galle International Stadium Dilhara Fernando Kandurata 9.0 4/30 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Last Updated 10 January 2011.Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

Media coverage

References

External links Tournament Page – Cricinfo