2016 Super Twenty20 Provincial Tournament

2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament
Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions Colombo Commandos (1st title)
Participants 5
Matches played 13
Player of the series Dhananjaya de Silva (Commandos)
Most runs Dhananjaya de Silva (234)
Most wickets Shaminda Eranga (14)
Official website Cricinfo site

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.[1][2]

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
Venues in Sri Lanka

Points table

Team[3] 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)
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)
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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "SUPER T20 PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT". CricInfo. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ↑ "SLC Super T20 Provincial Tournament begins". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Points table
  4. ↑ Highest team totals - Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Most runs - Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Most wickets - Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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