2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

The 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament will be the third season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It will be a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and all group matches being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and all three finals at the newly upgraded R. Premadasa Stadium also in Colombo. This edition featured the Uva cricket team's debut in the limited overs tournament of the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, having previously featured in the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. This season also saw the introduction of the Basnahira cricket team with the merger of Basnahira North and Basnahira South cricket teams. It will be the first time five different teams represent five different Provinces in the tournament.^[1]

This season comprised 10 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.^[2]

Teams

Team name (Sponsored name)	Home ground(s)	Captain
Basnahira elevens Western Province		Tillakaratne Dilshan
Kandurata elevens Central Province	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Kumar Sangakkara
Ruhuna elevens Southern Province	Galle International Stadium	Sanath Jayasuriya
Uva elevens Uva		Thilina Kandamby
Wayamba elevens North Western Province	Welagedara Stadium	Jehan Mubarak

Stadiums

Colombo	Colombo
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Capacity:10,000 Matches:10	R. Premadasa Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Matches: 3

Rules and regulations

Points
Results	Points
Win	4 points
Tie	2 points
No Result _{(but play started)}	2 point
Loss	0 points

Teams received 4 points for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR).

Standings and tournament progression

Standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NRR
Wayamba elevens	12	4	3	1	+0.340
Kandurata elevens (C)	10	4	2	2	+1.095
Ruhuna elevens	10	4	2	2	+0.349
Basnahira elevens (R)	8	4	2	2	-0.625
Uva elevens	4	4	1	3	-1.077

Full table on cricinfo

(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Tournament progression

Team		1	2	3	4	5	SF	F
		Group Matches					Knockout
	Basnahira	0	4	Bye	4	8	W	L
	Kandurata	4	5	5	10	Bye	W	W
	Ruhuna	0	Bye	5	10	10	L
	Uva	Bye	4	4	4	4
	Wayamba	4	4	8	Bye	12	L

Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.									Win	Loss	No result
Note: Click on the points (group matches)or W/L (Knockout) to see the summary for the match.									Team was eliminated before the league reached this stage.

Fixtures

Round 1

11 January 2011 Scorecard	Basnahira 217/9 (43 overs)	v	Wayamba 166/2 (29.1 overs)	Wayamba won by 47 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Tyron Wijewardene
	Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (72) Chaminda Vaas 1/31 (7 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 92* (83) Sachithra Senanayake 3/37 (9 overs)
Wayamba, who chose to field Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 218 runs in 43 overs for Wayamba.

12 January 2011 Scorecard	Kandurata 268/6 (50 overs)	v	Ruhuna 115/7 (24.1 overs)	Kandurata won by 96 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ranmore Martinesz
	Kumar Sangakkara 68 (109) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/13 (4.1 overs)		Chamara Silva 34* (37) Suranga Lakmal 3/48 (9 overs)
Ruhuna, who chose to field Bad light stopped play at 115/7 off 24.1 overs, match abandoned.

Uva receives a bye for this round.

Round 2

13 January 2011 Scorecard	Uva 200/2 (42.3 overs)	v	Wayamba 199 (44.5 overs)	Uva won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
	Mahela Udawatte 90 (125) Rangana Herath 2/37 (9 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 52 (82) Shaminda Eranga 3/31 (8.5 overs)
Uva, who chose to field Match reduced to 47 overs per side.

14 January 2011 Scorecard	Basnahira 258 (50 overs)	v	Kandurata 199/5 (42 overs)	Basnahira won by 3 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Tyron Wijewardene
	TM Sampath 76 (71) Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/19 (7 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 84 (93) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3/41 (5 overs)
Kandurata, who chose to field Kandurata innings shortened due to bad light; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 203 runs from 42 overs 1 over lost at the start of the innings due to rain in the break. Bad light stopped play at 199/5 off 42 overs, match abandoned.

Ruhuna receives a bye for this round.

Round 3

15 January 2011 Scorecard	Ruhuna 285/8 (50 overs)	v	Uva 131/7 (30 overs)	Ruhuna won by 95 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara
	Sanath Jayasuriya 97 (111) Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/30 (9 overs)		Mahela Udawatte 50 (63) Malinga Bandara 4/50 (10 overs)
Uva, who chose to field Bad light stopped play at 131/7, match abandoned

16 January 2011 Scorecard	Kandurata 231 (49.1 overs)	v	Wayamba 251/8 (50 overs)	Wayamba won by 20 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Grashan Liyanage
	Chamara Kapugedera 46 (63) Chaminda Vidanapathirana 4/60 (10 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 82 (102) Chanaka Welegedara 4/50 (9.1 overs)
Wayamba, who chose to bat

Basnahira receives a bye for this round.

Round 4

17 January 2011 Scorecard	Basnahira 214 (44.1 overs)	v	Ruhuna 283/7 (50 overs)	Ruhuna won by 69 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara
	Angelo Mathews 56 (62) Thisara Perera 5/51 (7 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 71 (67) Nuwan Pradeep 3/19 (7.1 overs)
Ruhuna, who chose to bat

18 January 2011 Scorecard	Kandurata 274 (49.5 overs)	v	Uva 165 (39 overs)	Kandurata won by 109 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ravindra Kottahachchi
	Sachith Pathirana 68 (70) Sohan Boralessa 3/33 (8 overs)		Tharanga Paranavitana 50 (68) Janaka Gunaratne 3/45 (10 overs)
Kandurata, who chose to bat

Wayamba receives a bye for this round.

Round 5

19 January 2011 Scorecard	Ruhuna 196 (47.4 overs)	v	Wayamba 197/5 (47.2 overs)	Wayamba won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz
	Upul Tharanga 45 (50) Suraj Randiv 1/27 (10 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 97 (126) Sahan Wijeratne 3/34 (10 overs)
Ruhuna, who chose to bat

20 January 2011 Scorecard	Basnahira 214 (46.3 overs)	v	Uva 208/8 (50 overs)	Basnahira won by 6 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Grashan Liyanage
	Thisara Perera 43 (42) Chaminda Vaas 4/13 (8 overs)		Shaminda Eranga 69 (80) Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3/35 (9 overs)
Uva, who chose to field

Kandurata receives a bye for this round.

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals		Final

23 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
Wayamba	152 (38.2 overs)
Basnahira	221/9 (50 overs)

		26 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
		Basnahira	172 (41.3 overs)
		Kandurata	225/6 (50 overs)



24 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
Kandurata	142/3 (28.5 overs)
Ruhuna	141 (40.2 overs)

Semi Final 1

23 January 2011 Scorecard	Wayamba 152 (38.2 overs)	v	Basnahira 221/9 (50 overs)	Basnahira won by 69 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
	Thilan Samaraweera 59 (60) Mahela Jayawardene 39 (66) Ajantha Mendis 3/39 (10 overs) Rangana Herath 2/32 (10 overs)		Tillakaratne Dilshan 62 (81) Angelo Mathews 32 (44) Dilruwan Perera 4/27 (8 overs) Chaminda Vaas 2/18 (7 overs)
Basnahira, who chose to bat

Semi Final 2

24 January 2011 Scorecard	Kandurata 142/3 (28.5 overs)	v	Ruhuna 141 (40.2 overs)	Kandurata won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz
	Sachith Pathirana 47 (35) Yohan de Silva 32 (69) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/24 (6.2 overs) Sachith Pathirana 2/31 (9 overs)		Kaushal Silva 38 (70) Sachithra Serasinghe 35 (50) Suraj Randiv 1/41 (10 overs) Sachithra Serasinghe 1/28 (5 overs)
Ruhuna, who chose to bat

Final

26 January 2011 Scorecard	Basnahira 172 (41.3 overs)	v	Kandurata 225/6 (50 overs)	Kandurata won by 53 runs R. Premadasa Stadium Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
	Tillakaratne Dilshan 67 (90) Roshen Silva 31 (52) Sohan Boralessa 4/30 (8.3 overs) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/18 (8 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 57 (75) Yohan de Silva 48 (88) Thisara Perera 2/42 (8 overs) Lasith Malinga 1/31 (8 overs)
Kandurata, who chose to bat Kandurata won the 2010/11 Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Statistics

Awards

Man of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara^{[note 2]}: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
Batsman of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
Bowler of the Tournament – Chanaka Welegedara: 10 wickets (35.5 overs), best innings bowling of 4/50 (9.1 overs) (Wayamba)

Most Runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	50s
Kumar Sangakkara	Kandurata	268	6	53.60	76.35	84	3
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Basnahira	252	6	42.00	80.25	67	4
Dinesh Chandimal	Wayamba	204	5	51.00	86.80	92*	2
Sanath Jayasuriya	Ruhuna	203	5	40.60	83.53	97	2
Chamara Kapugedera	Kandurata	194	6	38.80	78.22	46	0

Last Updated 28 January 2011.^[3]

Most Wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.

Player	Team	Wkts	Mts	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
Chanaka Welegedara	Wayamba	10	5	19.60	21.5	5.46	4/50
Chaminda Vidanapathirana	Kandurata	9	3	12.66	12.7	5.94	4/60
Muttiah Muralitharan	Kandurata	9	6	21.33	32.2	3.97	3/24
Sohan Boralessa	Kandurata	8	4	15.00	23.6	3.80	4/30
Chaminda Vaas	Basnahira	8	6	21.50	33.7	3.82	4/13

Last Updated 28 January 2011.^[4]

Highest Team Totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
Ruhuna	285/8	Uva	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Ruhuna	283/7	Basnahira	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Kandurata	274	Uva	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Kandurata	268/7	Ruhuna	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Wayamba	258	Kandurata	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Basnahira	251/8	Kandurata	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Last Updated 28 January 2011.^[5]

Highest Scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.

Player	Team	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground
Sanath Jayasuriya	Ruhuna	97	111	10	0	Uva	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Dimuth Karunaratne	Wayamba	97	126	9	0	Ruhuna	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Dinesh Chandimal	Wayamba	92*	83	8	3	Basnahira	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Mahela Udawatte	Uva	90	125	12	0	Wayamba	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Tharanga Paranavitana	Uva	88*	105	6	1	Wayamba	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Last Updated 28 January 2011.^[6]

Best Bowling Figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.

Player	Team	Overs	Figures	Opponent	Ground
Thisara Perera	Basnahira	7.0	5/51	Ruhuna	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Chaminda Vaas	Basnahira	8.0	4/13	Uva	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Dilruwan Perera	Basnahira	8.0	4/27	Wayamba	R. Premadasa Stadium
Sohan Boralessa	Kandurata	8.3	4/30	Basnahira	R. Premadasa Stadium
Malinga Bandara	Uva	10.0	4/50	Ruhuna	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Last Updated 28 January 2011.^[7]

Media coverage

References

^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/slciplot-10/content/series/495224.html
^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/slciptlot-10/content/series/495224.html?template=fixtures
^ Most runs – Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ Most wickets – Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ Highest totals – Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ High scores – Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ Best bowling figures in an innings – Cricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2011.

Notes

^ Was named Player of the match for the final.
^ Was named Player of the match for the final.

External links

Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Seasons	2007-08 · 2009–10 · 2010–11

Participating teams	Basnahira · Kandurata · Ruhuna · Uva · Wayamba · Basnahira North · Basnahira South · Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI

Inter-Provincial Venues	2007–08 · 2009–10 · 2010–11

Statistics and Records	Team records · Series records · Batting records · Bowling records · Wicketkeeping & fielding records · Partnership records · Miscellaneous records