Dates | 21 August – 2 September 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Team Colombo |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 13 |
Most runs | Upul Tharanga (CMB) (414) |
Most wickets | Kasun Rajitha (GLL) (13) |
The 2018 SLC T20 League was a domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka, between 21 August and 2 September 2018. [1] [2] Four teams took part in the tournament: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy. [3] [4] The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and the R. Premadasa Stadium hosted all the matches. [5]
The third match, between Colombo and Kandy, finished as a tie, therefore going to a Super Over to determine the winner. [6] However, the match was still tied after the Super Over, with both teams scoring five runs each. [6] Colombo were declared the eventual winners, as they had scored the most boundaries. [6]
Colombo were the first team to qualify for the final, after remaining unbeaten in their first four matches. [7] [8] They were joined in the final by Dambulla, who finished second in the group stage. [9] Colombo won the final by 7 wickets, with Upul Tharanga scoring an unbeaten century. [10]
The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament: [11] [12]
Teams [13] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Team Colombo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.906 |
Team Dambulla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.645 |
Team Kandy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –0.048 |
Team Galle | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –1.561 |
Colombo 197/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle 107 (19.2 overs) |
Dambulla 202/5 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 184/8 (20 overs) |
Colombo 188/5 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 188/7 (20 overs) |
Dambulla 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Galle 84 (17.5 overs) |
Galle 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 186/8 (20 overs) |
Dambulla 123 (18.5 overs) | v | Colombo 124/7 (19 overs) |
Galle 131/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 134/3 (16 overs) |
Dambulla 217/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 211/7 (20 overs) |
Galle 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla 125/9 (20 overs) |
Colombo 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 168/3 (17.3 overs) |
Galle 196/5 (20 overs) | v | Kandy 199/5 (19.2 overs) |
Dambulla 140/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 135/8 (20 overs) |
Dambulla 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo 167/3 (18.2 overs) |
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