Dates | 12 – 24 August 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | SLC Greys (1st title) |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 13 |
Player of the series | Dasun Shanaka |
Most runs | Dasun Shanaka (258) |
Most wickets | Himesh Ramanayake (7) Nuwan Pradeep (7) Pulina Tharanga (7) Seekkuge Prasanna (7) |
The 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League or Dialog Invitational T20 League (for sponsors) was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in Sri Lanka from 12 to 24 August 2021. [1] All the matches were played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Kandy, [2] and were used as preparation for South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka and the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3] Four teams took part, with the top two sides playing each other in the final. [4]
Both of the matches scheduled to take place on the opening day of the tournament were rescheduled to the following day due to rain. [5] Following a COVID-19 case in the team hotel, the matches scheduled for 20 August 2021 were moved back by one day. [6] In the final group match, SLC Reds beat SLC Greens by six wickets to join SLC Greys in the final of the tournament. [7] In the final, SLC Greys beat SLC Reds by 42 runs to win the tournament. [8] Minod Bhanuka was named the player of the match in the final and Dasun Shanaka was named the player of the series. [9]
The following teams and squads were named for the tournament. [10] Prior to the first match, several changes to the squads were made. Himasha Liyanage and Kamil Mishara both moved to SLC Greys, and Prabath Jayasuriya moved to SLC Reds. [11] Sandun Weerakkody, Jehan Daniel, Sangeeth Cooray, Koshan Dhanushka, Lahiru Gamage, Ashan Randika and Lasith Embuldeniya all failed a fitness test. [11] Finally, Sachindu Colombage, Nimesh Vimukthi and Mohamed Shiraz all tested positive for COVID-19 and were ruled out of the tournament. [11]
SLC Greys 167/7 (20 overs) | v | SLC Greens 166/6 (20 overs) |
SLC Blues 148/8 (20 overs) | v | SLC Reds 92 (17 overs) |
SLC Greys 154/8 (20 overs) | v | SLC Reds 119/9 (20 overs) |
SLC Greens 180/2 (20 overs) | v | SLC Blues 181/5 (19.3 overs) |
SLC Greens 143/7 (20 overs) | v | SLC Reds 144/0 (17.3 overs) |
Avishka Fernando 82* (58) |
SLC Greys 167/4 (20 overs) | v | SLC Blues 151/7 (20 overs) |
SLC Blues 146/7 (20 overs) | v | SLC Reds 148/4 (19 overs) |
SLC Greys 137/3 (10 overs) | v | SLC Greens 69/3 (5.3 overs) |
SLC Blues 48/1 (7 overs) | v | SLC Greens |
SLC Greys 156/4 (20 overs) | v | SLC Blues 33/1 (3.5 overs) |
Sadeera Samarawickrama 20* (13) |
SLC Greens 114/7 (15 overs) | v | SLC Reds 118/4 (14.3 overs) |
SLC Greys 201/4 (20 overs) | v | SLC Reds 159 (19.4 overs) |
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