Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament was a domestic Limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of their Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament program. From 2008 the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament became the mainstream domestic List A competition in Sri Lanka, with the Premier Limited Overs Tournament being the other, which is played between the clubs in Sri Lanka. Kandurata elevens has won all three tournaments with the first one being shared with Wayamba elevens.

Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Countries Sri Lanka
AdministratorSri Lanka Cricket
FormatLimited overs cricket
First edition2008
Tournament formatRound-robin tournament and knockout
Number of teams5
Current championKandurata elevens
Most successfulKandurata elevens (3 titles)
WebsiteSri Lanka Cricket

History

Inaugural season

Kandurata elevens and Wayamba elevens met in the Final, however the match ended up in a No Result.[1][2]

Second season
Main article: 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Kandurata elevens wins their second Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.[3]

Third season
Main article: 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

2011 hosted the third season of the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament. It was a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and most of them being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground with all three finals at the upgraded R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This edition also 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 was the first time five different teams represented five different provinces in the tournament.[4]

Teams
Inter-Provincial teams.
TeamProvinceHome groundInaugural seasonFinal seasonWins2nds
 Kandurata elevensCentral ProvincePallekele International Cricket Stadium2007–082010–1120
 Wayamba elevensNorth Western ProvinceWelagedara Stadium2007–082010–1110
 Ruhuna elevensSouthern ProvinceGalle International Stadium2007–082010–1101
 Basnahira elevensWestern ProvinceSinhalese Sports Club Ground2010–112010–1100
 Uva elevensUva—2010–112010–1100
 Basnahira South elevensWestern Province SouthSinhalese Sports Club Ground2007–082009–1000
 Basnahira North elevensWestern Province NorthR. Premadasa Stadium2007–082009–1000
 Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI——2009–102009–1000

Winners
Year Final Venue Man of the tournament Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2007–08
Details		 R. Premadasa Stadium Kumar Sangakkara Kandurata elevens
131/5 (29.3 overs)
Wayamba elevens
37/0 (6 overs)		 No result (D/L method) Scorecard
2009–10
Details		 Tyronne Fernando Stadium Kaushalya Weeraratne Kandurata elevens
264/7 (49.1 overs)		 Kandurata won by 3 wickets Scorecard Ruhuna elevens
263/7 (50 overs)
2010–11
Details		 R. Premadasa Stadium Kumar Sangakkara[note 1] Kandurata elevens
255/6 (50 overs)		 Kandurata won by 53 runs Scorecard Basnahira elevens
172 (41.3 overs)

Competition placings
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthFifthSixth
2007–08KandurataWayambaBasnahira NorthBasnahira SouthRuhuna
2009–10KandurataRuhunaWayambaBasnahira NorthBasnahira SouthSri Lanka Cricket Combined XI
2010–11KandurataBasnahiraWayambaRuhunaUva

Statistics and records

See also

References
  1. "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 2009/10". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 2010/11". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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