National Super League Limited Over Tournament

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National Super League Limited Over Tournament
Countries Sri Lanka
Administrator Sri Lanka Cricket
Format List A cricket
First edition2022
Latest edition 2024
Next edition2025
Tournament format Double round-robin and final
Number of teams5
Current champion Dambulla
Most successful Dambulla (2 title)
Cricket current event.svg 2024 National Super League Limited Over Tournament

The National Super League Limited Over Tournament is a domestic List A cricket competition, which is held annually in Sri Lanka. Five cricket teams representing five districts of the country take part in the tournament. The league is organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) beginning in the 2022 season. In January 2022, the SLC launched the tournament. [1] The squads for the competition are announced based on the performances in the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament, with 26 clubs clustered under five teams. [2] The tournament runs alongside the National Super League 4-Day Tournament.

Contents

Teams

TeamClubsTitle (s)Runner-up
Kandy 03
Colombo00
Jaffna10
Galle00
Dambulla20

Winners

SeasonWinnerRunner-upSource
2022 Jaffna Kandy [3]
2023 Dambulla Jaffna [4]
2024 Dambulla Kandy [5]
2024–25

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References

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