2009–10 Inter-Provincial Twenty20

2009–10 Inter-Provincial Twenty20

Administrator(s)	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Wayamba elevens (3rd title)
Participants	6
Matches played	18
Player of the series	Jeevantha Kulatunga
Most runs	Dinesh Chandimal 320 (202 balls)
Most wickets	Sachithra Senanayake 14 (28 overs, 152 runs)
Official website	Cricinfo site

The 2009–10 Inter-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.^[1]

Teams

Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams.

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

Stadiums

Kandy	Kandy	Kurunegala
Dharmaraja College Ground Capacity: ? Matches: 2	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Matches: 6	Welagedara Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Matches: 4
Dharmaraja College Ground Pallekele CCC Grounds Galle International Tyronne Fernando
Colombo	Galle	Moratuwa
Colts Cricket Club Ground Capacity: ? Matches: 1	Galle International Stadium Capacity: ? Matches: 2	Tyronne Fernando Stadium Capacity: 15,000 Matches: 3

Rules and regulations

Points

Results	Points
Win	4 points
Tie	2 points
No Result (but play started)	2-point
Loss	0 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	Pld	W	T	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
Wayamba elevens (C)	5	5	0	0	0	1	21	+1.052
Ruhuna elevens (R)	5	3	0	2	0	0	12	+0.393
Kandurata elevens	5	3	0	2	0	1	11	+0.209
Basnahira South elevens	5	2	0	3	0	1	11	−0.422
Basnahira North elevens	5	2	0	3	0	1	9	+0.378
Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	−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		0	0	5	5	9
	Basnahira South		0	2	2	7	11		L
	Kandurata		4	6	11	11	11		L
	Ruhuna		4	8	8	12	12		W	L
	Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI		0	0	0	0	0
	Wayamba		5	9	13	17	21		W	W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.											Win			Loss			No result
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

24 February 2010 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 179/5 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna 185/1 (17.5 overs)
Hans Fernando 66 (50) Imesh Udayanga 1/35 (4 overs)		Upul Tharanga 83* (58) Tharanga Lakshitha 2/29 (4 overs)

Ruhuna won by 9 wickets Dharmaraja College Ground Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and SH Sarathkumara

• Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat

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24 February 2010 Scorecard

Basnahira South 143/7 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba 145/6 (15.3 overs)
Nuwan Zoysa 34 (23) Janaka Gunaratne 2/21 (4 overs)		Mahela Jayawardene 64 (31) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/23 (3 overs)

Wayamba won by 4 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Grashan Liyanage

• Wayamba, who chose to field

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24 February 2010 Scorecard

Kandurata 190/6 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira North 180/8 (20 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 67 (46) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/26 (4 overs) Suraj Randiv 2/26 (4 overs)		Thilina Kandamby 36 (26) Chaminda Vaas 1/22 (3 overs)

Kandurata won by 10 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Grashan Liyanage

• Kandurata, who chose to bat

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Round 2

25 February 2010 Scorecard

Ruhuna 180/7 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira North 153 (19.4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 75 (50) Kosala Kulasekara 4/26 (3 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 50 (39) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/33 (4 overs)

Ruhuna won by 27 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and SH Sarathkumara

• Basnahira North, who chose to field

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25 February 2010 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 143/6 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba 148/3 (18.3 overs)
Hans Fernando 54 (60) Demintha Dahanayake 2/12 (4 overs)		Jeevantha Kulatunga 38 (28) Isuru Udana 2/21 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 7 wickets Dharmaraja College Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Maurici Zilva

• Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat

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25 February 2010 Scorecard

Kandurata 163/9 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira South 162/7 (20 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 57 (40) Dilhara Fernando 3/44 (4 overs)		Lahiru Thirimanne 34 (35) Janaka Gunaratne 3/23 (4 overs)

Kandurata won by 1 run Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz

• Kandurata, who chose to bat
• the match was recorded as a no result, with each team getting two points

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Round 3

27 February 2010 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 139/9 (20 overs)	v	Kandurata 140/2 (14.2 overs)
Dhanushka Gunathilleke 23 (29) Imesh Udayanga 1/17 (3 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 51* (29) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/15 (3 overs)

Kandurata won by 8 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Maurici Zilva

• Kandurata, who chose to field

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27 February 2010 Scorecard

Ruhuna 127 (19.5 overs)	v	Wayamba 131/5 (18.1 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 30 (23) Sachithra Senanayake 2/19 (4 overs)		Mahela Jayawardene 59 (40) Chanaka Welegedara 2/16 (3.5 overs)

Wayamba won by 5 wickets Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena

• Wayamba, who chose to field

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27 February 2010 Scorecard

Basnahira North 163/8 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira South 109 (17 overs)
Thilina Kandamby 44 (33) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/13 (4 overs)		Chamara Silva 45 (38) Milinda Siriwardana 2/24 (4 overs)

Basnahira North won by 54 runs Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena

• Basnahira North, who chose to bat

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Round 4

28 February 2010 Scorecard

Basnahira North 160/8 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba 162/6 (20 overs)
Kaushal Silva 47 (38) Gayan Wijekoon 1/4 (1 over)		Jehan Mubarak 62* (49) Jehan Mubarak 2/23 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 4 wickets Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena

• Basnahira North, who chose to bat

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28 February 2010 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 130 (19.2 overs)	v	Basnahira South 131/4 (14.2 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 58 (35) Charith Jayampathi 2/28 (3 overs)		Dilruwan Perera 40 (38) Milinda Siriwardana 3/5 (1.2 overs)

Basnahira South won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Maurici Zilva

• Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat

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28 February 2010 Scorecard

Kandurata 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna 168/6 (18.5 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 67 (43) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/27 (3 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 65 (42) Sachithra Senanayake 2/24 (4 overs)

Ruhuna won by 4 wickets Welagedara Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena

• Kandurata, who chose to bat

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Round 5

4 March 2010 Scorecard

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI 128/6 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira North 132/2 (17.4 overs)
Kithuruwan Vithanage 24 (18) Demintha Dahanayake 2/14 (3 overs)		Angelo Mathews 60* (44) Sachithra Serasinghe 2/17 (4 overs)

Basnahira North won by 8 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Lyndon Hannibal

• Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, who chose to bat

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4 March 2010 Scorecard

Basnahira South 158/6 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna 151 (19.2 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 42 (33) Janaka Gunaratne 4/21 (4 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 25 (29) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/27 (4 overs)

Basnahira South won by 7 runs Galle International Stadium Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Tyron Wijewardene

• Basnahira South, who chose to bat

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4 March 2010 Scorecard

Wayamba 181/4 (20 overs)	v	Kandurata 154/7 (20 overs)
Jeevantha Kulatunga 104* (62) Thissara Perera 1/7 (2 overs)		Kaushalya Weeraratne 60 (39) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 1/26 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 27 runs Galle International Stadium Umpires: SH Sarathkumara and Tyron Wijewardene

• Wayamba, who chose to bat

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 March – Tyronne Fernando Stadium
	Basnahira South	117 (18.4 overs)
	Wayamba	122/1 (13.3 overs)
					7 March – Tyronne Fernando Stadium
					Wayamba	208/8 (20 overs)
					Ruhuna	113 (13.2 overs)
	6 March – Tyronne Fernando Stadium
	Kandurata	102 (18.3 overs)
	Ruhuna	106/3 (9.4 overs)

Semi Final 1

6 March 2010 Scorecard

Basnahira South 117 (18.4 overs)	v	Wayamba 122/1 (13.3 overs)
Nuwan Zoysa 41 (29) Janaka Gunaratne 18 (18) Malinga Bandara 1/34 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 0/5 (1 over)		Mahela Jayawardene 58 (32) Jeevantha Kulatunga 48* (37) Thissara Perera 3/18 (4 overs) Chanaka Welegedara 3/19 (3.4 overs)

Wayamba won by 9 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Grashan Liyanage and Tyron Wijewardene

• Wayamba, who chose to field.

Semi Final 2

6 March 2010 Scorecard

Kandurata 102 (18.3 overs)	v	Ruhuna 106/3 (9.4 overs)
Kaushalya Weeraratne 29* (31) Chamara Kapugedera 26 (25) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/12 (2 overs) Dilhara Fernando 1/16 (2 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 35 (19) Dinesh Chandimal 35 (21) Sachithra Senanayake 2/9 (4 overs) Sajeewa Weerakoon 2/16 (3 overs)

Ruhuna won by 7 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Maurici Zilva

• Ruhuna, who chose to field.

Final

7 March 2010 Scorecard

Wayamba 208/8 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna 113 (13.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 91 (49) Kushal Janith Perera 34 (21) Ajantha Mendis 4/9 (3.2 overs) Thissara Perera 2/7 (1 over)		Dinesh Chandimal 64 (33) Indika de Saram 19 (11) Sachithra Senanayake 3/25 (4 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/44 (overs)

Wayamba won by 95 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena

• Ruhuna, who chose to field.

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

References

1. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament 2009/10". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
2. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2009/10 – Most runs". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
3. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2009/10 – Most wickets". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
4. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2009/10 – Highest totals". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
5. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2009/10 – High scores". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
6. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2009/10 – Best bowling figures in an innings". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

External links

• Tournament Page – Cricinfo