2012 Sri Lanka Premier League

2012 Sri Lanka Premier League

Administrator(s)	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout [1]
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Uva Next (1st title)
Participants	7 [2]
Matches	24 [1]
Player of the series	Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira)
Most runs	Dilshan Munaweera (Uva) [212]
Most wickets	Jacob Oram (Uva) [15]
Official website	www.slpl.lk
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The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League, established by Sri Lanka Cricket in 2011. The season ran from 11 to 31 August 2012. ^[2] The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in 2011 but it was postponed to 2012, with the former Inter-Provincial Twenty20 taking its place.

Format

The tournament had a group stage and a knockout stage. The seven teams played in a single round-robin tournament in the group stage and the top four teams qualified for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final.

Venues

All of the matches in the tournament were played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. ^[3]

Venue	Colombo	Kandy
Stadium	R Premadasa Stadium	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Established	1986	2008
Capacity	35,000	35,000
Floodlights	Yes	Yes
Colombo Kandy class=notpageimage| Venues for the tournament

Player draft

Main article: 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League draft

The draft was held on 5 July 2012 for international players and on 6 July for local players. 56 international players were drafted and comprised mostly Australian and Pakistani players. ^[4] 107 local players were drafted. ^[5]

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. ^[6]

Teams and standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Wayamba United	6	5	1	0	0	10	1.371
2	Nagenahira Nagas	6	4	2	0	0	8	−0.353
3	Kandurata Warriors	6	3	2	0	1	7	0.420
4	Uva Next	6	3	2	0	1	7	0.082
5	Ruhuna Royals	6	2	4	0	0	4	−0.143
6	Uthura Rudras	6	2	4	0	0	4	−0.527
7	Basnahira Cricket Dundee	6	1	5	0	0	2	−0.885

Source: Points table on ESPN CricInfo

Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.

League progression

		Group matches							Knockout
Team		1	2	3	4	5	6		SF	F
Basnahira Cricket Dundee		2	2	2	2	2	2
Kandurata Warriors		0	0	2	4	6	7		NR
Nagenahira Nagas		2	4	6	6	6	8		NR	L
Ruhuna Royals		0	2	2	2	4	4
Uthura Rudras		0	0	0	0	2	4
Uva Next		2	2	4	6	7	7		W	W
Wayamba United		2	4	6	8	8	10		L

Win	Loss	No result
Team was eliminated in group stage

Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.

Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.

Fixtures

All match times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Group stage

11 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Ruhuna Royals 134 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 77/2 (12 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 34 (33) Shaminda Eranga 3/15 (4 overs)		Travis Birt 33* (38) Lasith Malinga 1/4 (2 overs)

Nagenahira won by 5 runs (D/L) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge(SL) and Sundaram Ravi(Ind) Player of the match: Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira Nagas)

• Ruhuna Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain stopped play after 12 overs in the Nagenahira Nagas' innings. Their target would have been 73 runs from 12 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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11 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Basnahira Cricket Dundee 129/3 (13 overs)	v	Kandurata Warriors 95/7 (13 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 66* (39) Sohail Tanvir 3/31 (3 overs)		Thisara Perera 35 (21) Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/26 (3 overs)

Basnahira won by 34 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri(SL)and Tyron Wijewardene(SL) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Basnahira Cricket Dundee)

• Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

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12 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uthura Rudras 179/7 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba United 183/1 (19.2 overs)
Imran Farhat 51 (22) Isuru Udana 2/38 (4 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 93* (61) Kevon Cooper 1/26 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Sena Nandiweera Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Wayamba United)

• Wayamba United won the toss and elected to field.

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12 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Basnahira Cricket Dundee 136/9 (20 overs)	v	Uva Next 139/2 (18.2 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 56 (48) Dilhara Fernando 5/17 (3 overs)		Upul Tharanga 65* (53) Rangana Herath 1/17 (4 overs)

Uva won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Nishan Dhanasinghe and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Dilhara Fernando (Uva Next)

• Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

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13 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandurata Warriors 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 160/3 (19.3 overs)
Thisara Perera 72 (33) Ben Laughlin 2/29 (4 overs)		Imran Nazir 58 (32) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/23 (4 overs)

Nagenahira won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Tyron Wijewardene and Maurice Zilwa Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Nagenahira Nagas)

• Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Ruhuna Royals 145/3 (16 overs)	v	Uthura Rudras 118 (15.5 overs)
Aaron Finch 65 (48) Jehan Mubarak 1/15 (2 overs)		Farveez Maharoof 32 (17) Lasith Malinga 4/21 (4 overs)

Ruhuna won by 35 runs (D/L) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (Ruhuna Royals)

• Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the match to 16 overs per side and revised the Uthura Rudras' target to 154 runs from 16 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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17 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Wayamba United 147/9 (20 overs)	v	Uva Next 127 (18.1 overs)
Kamran Akmal 36 (32) Jacob Oram 3/6 (4 overs)		Dilshan Munaweera 26 (19) Chathuranga Kumara 3/33 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 20 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Chathuranga Kumara (Wayamba United)

• Uva Next won the toss and elected to field.

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17 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Basnahira Cricket Dundee 146 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 151/4 (19 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 (31) Shaminda Eranga 3/20 (4 overs)		Mushfiqur Rahim 54* (39) Dirk Nannes 3/34 (4 overs)

Nagenahira won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira Nagas)

• Nagenahira Nagas won the toss and elected to field.

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18 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandurata Warriors 168/5 (20 overs)	v	Uthura Rudras 105/7 (16 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 71 (45) Farveez Maharoof 3/36 (4 overs)		Dillon du Preez 19* (13) Sohail Tanvir 4/32 (4 overs)

Kandurata won by 32 runs (D/L) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Thilan Samaraweera (Kandurata Warriors)

• Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain revised the Uthura Rudras' target to 138 runs from 16 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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19 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Wayamba United 165/9 (20 overs)	v	Basnahira Cricket Dundee 98 (19.1 overs)
Kamran Akmal 65 (46) Charl Langeveldt 3/36 (4 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 20 (16) Kaushalya Weeraratne 3/11 (3.1 overs)

Wayamba won by 67 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Wayamba United)

• Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

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19 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uthura Rudras 124/8 (20 overs)	v	Uva Next 126/6 (19.1 overs)
Janaka Gunaratne 30* (17) Sachithra Senanayake 3/16 (4 overs)		Dilshan Munaweera 36 (25) Chathura Peiris 2/24 (4 overs)

Uva won by 4 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Sachithra Senanayake (Uva Next)

• Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandurata Warriors 142 (19.2 overs)	v	Ruhuna Royals 100 (17.2 overs)
Kithuruwan Vithanage 31 (27) Dilruwan Perera 3/21 (4 overs)		Shahid Afridi 36 (16) Sohail Tanvir 3/4 (3.2 overs)

Kandurata won by 42 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Kithuruwan Vithanage (Kandurata Warriors)

• Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Wayamba United 190/4 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 134 (19.5 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 96* (50) Ajantha Mendis 2/29 (4 overs)		Angelo Perera 48* (39) Akila Dananjaya 3/18 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 56 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Wayamba United)

• Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uva Next 155/6 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna Royals 141/9 (20 overs)
Upul Tharanga 48 (40) Wahab Riaz 3/34 (4 overs)		Wahab Riaz 31* (18) Seekkuge Prasanna 4/19 (4 overs)

Uva won by 14 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Uva Next)

• Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Basnahira Cricket Dundee 150/6 (20 overs)	v	Uthura Rudras 156/6 (19.2 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 44 (37) Madushanka Ekanayake 2/35 (4 overs)		Chamara Kapugedera 69* (42) Thilan Thushara 2/40 (4 overs)

Uthura won by 4 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Chamara Kapugedera (Uthura Rudras)

• Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

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24 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandurata Warriors 149/8 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba United 147/6 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 80 (51) Mohammad Hafeez 2/14 (4 overs)		Abdul Razzaq 36* (18) Kaushal Lokuarachchi 3/15 (3 overs)

Kandurata won by 2 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kandurata Warriors)

• Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 August 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Basnahira Cricket Dundee 123/4 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna Royals 124/6 (16.4 overs)
Cameron Borgas 40 (33) Wahab Riaz 2/19 (4 overs)		Nasir Jamshed 51* (46) Mahmudullah 3/30 (4 overs)

Ruhuna won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Nasir Jamshed (Ruhuna Royals)

• Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandurata Warriors	v	Uva Next

Match abandoned without a ball bowled R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Sagara Gallage

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26 August 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uthura Rudras 149/6 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 134/9 (20 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 43 (32) Shaminda Eranga 2/32 (4 overs)		Colin de Grandhomme 43 (28) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/21 (4 overs)

Uthura won by 15 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Sena Nandiweera and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Uthura Rudras)

• Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Wayamba United 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Ruhuna Royals 148/9 (20 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 75 (54) Dilruwan Perera 2/32 (4 overs)		Lahiru Thirimanne 40* (34) Chathuranga Kumara 2/17 (4 overs)

Wayamba won by 14 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Nishan Dhanasinghe and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Wayamba United)

• Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uva Next 160/7 (20 overs)	v	Nagenahira Nagas 163/4 (19.1 overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 45 (35) Shaminda Eranga 2/25 (4 overs)		Imran Nazir 44 (25) Charith Jayampathi 2/37 (4 overs)

Nagenahira won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Maurice Zilwa Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Nagenahira Nagas)

• Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Wayamba United	151/6 (20 overs)
	4	Uva Next	171/6 (20 overs)
						4	Uva Next (D/L)	63/1 (5.1 overs)
						2	Nagenahira Nagas	134/4 (15 overs)
	2	Nagenahira Nagas	No result
	3	Kandurata Warriors	Bye

Semi-finals

28 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Uva Next 171/6 (20 overs)	v	Wayamba United 151/8 (20 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 50* (41) Abdul Razzaq 2/17 (4 overs)		Azhar Mahmood 75* (47) Jacob Oram 3/16 (4 overs)

Uva won by 20 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Jacob Oram (Uva)

• Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat

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29 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Nagenahira Nagas	v	Kandurata Warriors

Match abandoned without a ball bowled R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Sagara Gallage and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

• Nagenahira Nagas advanced to the final as the higher seed.

Final

31 August 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Nagenahira Nagas 134/4 (15 overs)	v	Uva Next 63/1 (5.1 overs)
Angelo Mathews 73* (27) Andrew McDonald 2/24 (3 overs)		Dilshan Munaweera 44 (23) Ajantha Mendis 1/25 (2 overs)

Uva won by 19 runs (D/L) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Dilshan Munaweera (Uva)

• Nagenahira Nagas won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain first reduced the match to 15 overs per side. Rain stopped play after 5.1 overs in Uva Next's innings. Their target would have been 45 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

Statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player [7]	Team
212	Dilshan Munaweera	Uva Next
211	Angelo Mathews	Nagenahira Nagas
203	Kamran Akmal	Wayamba United
195	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Basnahira Cricket Dundee
190	Tamim Iqbal	Wayamba United

Most wickets

Wickets	Player [8]	Team
11	Jacob Oram	Uva Next
11	Sohail Tanvir	Kandurata Warriors
11	Shaminda Eranga	Nagenahira Nagas
11	Isuru Udana	Wayamba United
11	Ajantha Mendis	Nagenahira Nagas

Awards

Player [9]	Team	Award	Value
Akila Dananjaya	Wayamba United	Young Player of the Tournament
Shaminda Eranga	Nagenahira Nagas	Player of the Tournament	Mahindra XUV500

References

1. Engineer, Tariq (7 May 2012). "Sri Lanka Premier League set for August this year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
2. "Indian players in SLPL a possibility – BCCI". ESPNcricinfo. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
3. "SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele". ESPNcricinfo. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
4. "Sri Lanka name 56 foreign players for SLPL". ESPNcricinfo. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
5. Engineer, Tariq (6 July 2012). "Jayasuriya among top picks in SLPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
6. "SLPL begins in grand opening ceremony". The Island. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
7. "Cricket Records | Sri Lanka Premier League, 2012 | Records | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo" . Retrieved 30 August 2012.
8. "Cricket Records | Sri Lanka Premier League, 2012 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
9. FINAL : Uva Next Vs Nagenahira Nagas ( 31st August 2012 ) – Premadasa, Colombo. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012– via YouTube.

External links

• Official website
• Tournament site on ESPN CricInfo