The 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd 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 Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 25 March 2009when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Schools XI at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.

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 Chaminda Vaas Basnahira South elevensWestern Province South Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Tillakaratne Dilshan Kandurata elevensCentral Province Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kumar Sangakkara Ruhuna elevensSouthern Province Galle International Stadium Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Schools XISri Lankan Schools Dinesh Chandimal 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 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

Standings and tournament progression

Standings Team Basnahira South elevens (R)2155000+1.372Wayamba elevens (C)1854010+0.739Kandurata elevens1353020+0.097Ruhuna elevens1052030+0.739Basnahira North elevens451040−1.132Sri Lanka Schools XI050050−1.946 Full table on cricinfo (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up. Winner qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Tournament progression Group Matches Knockout Team 1 2 3 4 5 SF F Basnahira North Basnahira South Kandurata Ruhuna Sri Lanka Schools 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

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 Indika de Saram Ruhuna 254 6 50.80 139.56 94 0 2 Chamara Silva Basnahira South 254 7 50.80 128.93 56 0 1 Jehan Mubarak Wayamba 163 5 40.75 118.97 60* 0 2 Chinthaka Jayasinghe Kandurata 157 6 39.25 142.72 47 0 0 Tillakaratne Dilshan Basnahira South 148 7 21.14 129.82 66 0 1 Last Updated 31 March 2010.Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 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 Isuru Udana Wayamba 16 7 8.12 8.0 6.09 4/31 Chinthaka Perera Basnahira South 12 7 17.50 13.0 8.07 4/19 Tharanga Lakshitha Ruhuna 11 6 9.63 8.4 6.83 5/16 Suranga Lakmal Basnahira South 11 7 15.81 14.4 6.56 3/30 Malinga Bandara Basnahira South 10 7 16.90 15.6 6.50 3/18 Last Updated 31 March 2010.Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

Highest Team Totals The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season. Team Total Opponent Ground Ruhuna 203/6 Basnahira North Moors Basnahira South 172/9 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Basnahira South 169/6 Sri Lanka Schools XI SSC Basnahira South 168/9 Wayamba PSS Basnahira South 161/6 Kandurata SSC Basnahira South 158/8 Basnahira North SSC Last Updated 31 March 2010.Highest totals – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 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 Indika de Saram Ruhuna 94 43 4 9 Basnahira North Moors Lahiru Thirimanne Basnahira South 70 46 6 2 Basnahira North SSC Tillakaratne Dilshan Basnahira South 66 49 4 3 Wayamba SSC Jehan Mubarak Wayamba 60* 42 6 2 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Kaushal Silva Basnahira North 60 47 9 0 Ruhuna Moors Last Updated 31 March 2010.High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 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 Tharanga Lakshitha Ruhuna 3.3 5/16 Kandurata Colts Dilhara Fernando Kandurata 4 4/14 Ruhuna Colts Sujeewa de Silva Ruhuna 3 4/16 Sri Lanka Schools XI Moors Muttiah Muralitharan Kandurata 4 4/16 Basnahira North SSC Chinthaka Perera Basnahira South 4 4/19 Kandurata SSC Last Updated 31 March 2010.Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

References

External links Tournament Page – Cricinfo