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 that the five teams represent five different provinces in the tournament.[1]

2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Sri Lanka
ChampionsKandurata elevens (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches played13
Player of the seriesKumar Sangakkara[note 1]
Most runsKumar Sangakkara 268 (351 balls)
Most wicketsChanaka Welegedara 10 (35.5 overs)
Official websiteCricinfo site

This season comprised ten regular matches, two semifinals and a grand final.[2]

Teams
Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams.
 Team name
(Sponsored name)		Home ground(s)Captain
 Basnahira elevens
Western Province		Tillakaratne Dilshan
 Kandurata elevens
Central Province		Pallekele International Cricket StadiumKumar Sangakkara
 Ruhuna elevens
Southern Province		Galle International StadiumSanath Jayasuriya
 Uva elevens
Uva		Thilina Kandamby
 Wayamba elevens
North Western Province		Welagedara StadiumJehan 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
Win4 points
Tie2 points
No Result (but play started)2-point
Loss0 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 T L NR NRR
Wayamba elevens 1243010+0.340
Kandurata elevens (C) 1042020+1.095
Ruhuna elevens 1042020+0.349
Basnahira elevens (R) 842020−0.625
Uva elevens 441030−1.077
(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Tournament progression
Group Matches Knockout
Team 12345SFF
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)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (72)
Chaminda Vaas 1/31 (7 overs)
Wayamba won by 47 runs (D/L method)
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Tyron Wijewardene
  • 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)
Kumar Sangakkara 68 (109)
Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2/13 (4.1 overs)
Chamara Silva 34* (37)
Suranga Lakmal 3/48 (9 overs)
Kandurata won by 96 runs (D/L method)
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ranmore Martinesz
  • 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)
Mahela Udawatte 90 (125)
Rangana Herath 2/37 (9 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 52 (82)
Shaminda Eranga 3/31 (8.5 overs)
Uva won by 8 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
  • 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)
TM Sampath 76 (71)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/19 (7 overs)
Basnahira won by 3 runs (D/L method)
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Tyron Wijewardene
  • 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)
Sanath Jayasuriya 97 (111)
Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2/30 (9 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 50 (63)
Malinga Bandara 4/50 (10 overs)
Ruhuna won by 95 runs (D/L method)
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara
  • 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)
Dinesh Chandimal 82 (102)
Chanaka Welegedara 4/50 (9.1 overs)
Wayamba won by 20 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Grashan Liyanage
  • 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)
Angelo Mathews 56 (62)
Thisara Perera 5/51 (7 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 71 (67)
Nuwan Pradeep 3/19 (7.1 overs)
Ruhuna won by 69 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara
  • Ruhuna, who chose to bat

18 January 2011
Scorecard
Kandurata
274 (49.5 overs)
v
Uva
165 (39 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 68 (70)
Sohan Boralessa 3/33 (8 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 50 (68)
Janaka Gunaratne 3/45 (10 overs)
Kandurata won by 109 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • 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)
Upul Tharanga 45 (50)
Suraj Randiv 1/27 (10 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 97 (126)
Sahan Wijeratne 3/34 (10 overs)
Wayamba won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz
  • Ruhuna, who chose to bat

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

Kandurata receives a bye for this round.

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 23 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
 
 
Wayamba152 (38.2 overs)
 
 26 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
 
Basnahira221/9 (50 overs)
 
Basnahira172 (41.3 overs)
 
 24 January – R. Premadasa Stadium
 
Kandurata225/6 (50 overs)
 
Kandurata142/3 (28.5 overs)
 
 
Ruhuna141 (40.2 overs)
 

Semi Final 1
23 January 2011
Scorecard
Wayamba
152 (38.2 overs)
v
Basnahira
221/9 (50 overs)
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 won by 69 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
  • Basnahira, who chose to bat

Semi Final 2
24 January 2011
Scorecard
Kandurata
142/3 (28.5 overs)
v
Ruhuna
141 (40.2 overs)
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)
Kandurata won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranmore Martinesz
  • Ruhuna, who chose to bat

Final
26 January 2011
Scorecard
Basnahira
172 (41.3 overs)
v
Kandurata
225/6 (50 overs)
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 won by 53 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium
Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
  • Kandurata, who chose to bat
  • Kandurata won the 2010/11 Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Statistics

Awards

Media coverage

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

Notes
  1. Was named Player of the match for the final.
  2. Was named Player of the match for the final.
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