Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
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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 |
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.
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.
All of the matches in the tournament were played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. [3]
Venue | Colombo | Kandy |
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Stadium | R Premadasa Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
Established | 1986 | 2008 |
Capacity | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Floodlights | Yes | Yes |
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]
The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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 |
Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.
Group matches | Knockout | |||||||||
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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 |
Ruhuna Royals 134 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 77/2 (12 overs) |
Basnahira Cricket Dundee 129/3 (13 overs) | v | Kandurata Warriors 95/7 (13 overs) |
Uthura Rudras 179/7 (20 overs) | v | Wayamba United 183/1 (19.2 overs) |
Basnahira Cricket Dundee 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Uva Next 139/2 (18.2 overs) |
Kandurata Warriors 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 160/3 (19.3 overs) |
Ruhuna Royals 145/3 (16 overs) | v | Uthura Rudras 118 (15.5 overs) |
Wayamba United 147/9 (20 overs) | v | Uva Next 127 (18.1 overs) |
Basnahira Cricket Dundee 146 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 151/4 (19 overs) |
Kandurata Warriors 168/5 (20 overs) | v | Uthura Rudras 105/7 (16 overs) |
Wayamba United 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Basnahira Cricket Dundee 98 (19.1 overs) |
Uthura Rudras 124/8 (20 overs) | v | Uva Next 126/6 (19.1 overs) |
Kandurata Warriors 142 (19.2 overs) | v | Ruhuna Royals 100 (17.2 overs) |
Wayamba United 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 134 (19.5 overs) |
Basnahira Cricket Dundee 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Uthura Rudras 156/6 (19.2 overs) |
Kandurata Warriors 149/8 (20 overs) | v | Wayamba United 147/6 (20 overs) |
Basnahira Cricket Dundee 123/4 (20 overs) | v | Ruhuna Royals 124/6 (16.4 overs) |
v | ||
Uthura Rudras 149/6 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 134/9 (20 overs) |
Wayamba United 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Ruhuna Royals 148/9 (20 overs) |
Uva Next 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Nagenahira Nagas 163/4 (19.1 overs) |
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 |
v | ||
Nagenahira Nagas 134/4 (15 overs) | v | Uva Next 63/1 (5.1 overs) |
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Player [7] | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Dilshan Munaweera | Uva Next | 7 | 212 | 35.33 | 144.21 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 |
Angelo Mathews | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 211 | 70.33 | 139.73 | 73* | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
Kamran Akmal | Wayamba United | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 128.48 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | 6 | 195 | 39.00 | 122.64 | 66* | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 |
Tamim Iqbal | Wayamba United | 6 | 190 | 38.00 | 137.68 | 93* | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Player [8] | Team | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
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Jacob Oram | Uva Next | 6 | 11 | 8.00 | 3.82 | 3/6 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
Sohail Tanvir | Kandurata Warriors | 5 | 11 | 13.27 | 7.96 | 4/32 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
Shaminda Eranga | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 17.54 | 7.72 | 3/15 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
Isuru Udana | Wayamba United | 7 | 11 | 18.09 | 7.96 | 2/17 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
Ajantha Mendis | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 19.18 | 8.44 | 3/34 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
Player [9] | Team | Award | Value |
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Akila Dananjaya | Wayamba United | Young Player of the Tournament | |
Shaminda Eranga | Nagenahira Nagas | Man of the Tournament | Mahindra XUV500 |
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