2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

The 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament is 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...

will be the third season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. 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

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

The Sinhalese Sports Club is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka. It is theheadquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The Ground often cited as the Lord's of Sri Lanka, hosting most domestic finals and one of preeminent international cricket...

and all three finals at the newly upgraded R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, prior to June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues in which the Sri Lankan cricket team play...

also in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. This edition featured the Uva cricket team

Uva cricket team

The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team that represents Uva Province. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. The team was captained by Chaminda Vaas...

's debut in the limited overs tournament of the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, having previously featured in the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament

Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament

Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament is a domestic first Class cricket competition in Sri Lanka, held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of their Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament program...

. This season also saw the introduction of the Basnahira cricket team with the merger of Basnahira North

Basnahira North cricket team

Basnahira North cricket team represents northern region of Western Province, Sri Lanka in first-class cricket tournaments. Basnahira North is based in Colombo. The team competes in two Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions. The first-class Inter-Provincial tournament and the Twenty20 competition...

and Basnahira South

Basnahira South cricket team

Basnahira South cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing southern region of Western province...

cricket teams. It will be the first time five different teams represent five different Provinces in the tournament.

This season comprised 10 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.

Teams

Team name (Sponsored name)	Home ground(s)	Captain
Basnahira elevens Western Province		Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion...
Kandurata elevens Central Province	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium -ICC World Twenty20:Sri Lanka will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Nine matches are due to play in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Other matches will be played in R...	Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...
Ruhuna elevens Ruhuna cricket team Ruhuna cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Tournament, representing Southern Province. The Ruhuna cricket team based in Galle. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are Red and Blue... Southern Province	Galle International Stadium Galle International Stadium Galle International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near the Galle fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world...	Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...
Uva elevens Uva cricket team The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team that represents Uva Province. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. The team was captained by Chaminda Vaas... Uva		Thilina Kandamby Thilina Kandamby Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who is a specialist middle-order batsman. Kandamby was marked out as a talent early, playing for the Sri Lanka Under 19s from 1998 to 2001, and he has also played ten first class games for Sri Lanka A cricket team.Kandamby made...
Wayamba elevens Wayamba cricket team Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial... North Western Province	Welagedara Stadium Welagedara Stadium Welagedara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. The stadium was officially declared open by the then Minister of Home Affairs, Justice Felix Dias Bandaranaike in 1972. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosts the Wayamba Cricket Team. The stadium can hold at...	Jehan Mubarak Jehan Mubarak Jehan Mubarak is an American-born Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.-Early career:...

Stadiums

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | Colombo

Colombo

! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | Colombo

Colombo

! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" |
|-
| style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Capacity:10,000
Matches:10
| style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Davis Mathews is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas He had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka...

32 (44)
| wickets2 = Dilruwan Perera

Dilruwan Perera

Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. He plays for the Panadura Sports Club and also represents Sri Lanka A. An allrounder, Perera is a right-arm offbreak bowler and right-handed batsman and has made the double of 200 wickets and 2000 first class runs...

4/27 (8 overs)
Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vaas

Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...

2/18 (7 overs)
| result = Basnahira won by 69 runs
| report = Scorecard
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

| umpires = Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
| motm =
| toss = Basnahira, who chose to bat
| rain =
}}

Semi Final 2

Final

Awards

Man of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...

: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
Batsman of the Tournament – Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...

: 268 runs (351 balls), highest score of 84 (93 balls) (Kandurata)
Bowler of the Tournament – Chanaka Welegedara
Chanaka Welegedara
Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara, , is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler by trade, he has a healthy bowling average in both first-class and List A cricket, in the mid-to-low 20s...

: 10 wickets (35.5 overs), best innings bowling of 4/50 (9.1 overs) (Wayamba
Wayamba cricket team
Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial...

)

Most Runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Runs !! Inns !! Avg !! S/R !! HS !! 100s !! 50s
|-
| Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...

|| Kandurata || 268 || 6 || 53.60 || 76.35 || 84 || 0 || 3
|-
| Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion...

|| Basnahira || 252 || 6 || 42.00 || 80.25 || 67 || 0 || 4
|-
| Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal

Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who has played first class cricket for Ruhuna and Nondescripts Cricket Club. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, he scored 64, four and 109 in his first three innings for the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI...

|| Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial...

|| 204 || 5 || 51.00 || 86.80 || 92*

Not out

In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

|| 0 || 2
|-
| Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...

|| Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

Ruhuna cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Tournament, representing Southern Province. The Ruhuna cricket team based in Galle. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are Red and Blue...

|| 203 || 5 || 40.60 || 83.53 || 97 || 0 || 2
|-
| Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Kantha Kapugedera is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club....

|| Kandurata || 194 || 6 || 38.80 || 78.22 || 46 || 0 || 0
|}
Last Updated 28 January 2011.

Most Wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Wkts !! Mts !! Ave !! S/R !! Econ !! BBI
|-
| Chanaka Welegedara

Chanaka Welegedara

Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara, , is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler by trade, he has a healthy bowling average in both first-class and List A cricket, in the mid-to-low 20s...

|| Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| 10 || 5 || 19.60 || 21.5 || 5.46 || 4/50
|-
| Chaminda Vidanapathirana

Chaminda Vidanapathirana

Chaminda Wijayakumara Vidanapathirana in Morawake is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he plays for Sinhalese Sports Club and has represented his country at under-23 level.-External links:...

|| Kandurata || 9 || 3 || 12.66 || 12.7 || 5.94 || 4/60
|-
| Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...

|| 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

Chaminda Vaas

|| Basnahira || 8 || 6 || 21.50 || 33.7 || 3.82 || 4/13
|}
Last Updated 28 January 2011.

Highest Team Totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team !! Total !! Opponent !! Ground
|-
| Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| 285/8 || Uva

Uva cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| 283/7 || Basnahira || Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Kandurata || 274 || Uva

Uva cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Kandurata || 268/7 || Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| 258 || Kandurata || Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Basnahira || 251/8 || Kandurata || Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|}
Last Updated 28 January 2011.

Highest Scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Score !! Balls !! 4s !! 6s !! Opponent !! Ground
|-
| Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...

|| Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| 97 || 111 || 10 || 0 || Uva

Uva cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Dimuth Karunaratne || Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| 97 || 126 || 9 || 0 || Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal

|| Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| 92*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

|| 83 || 8 || 3 || Basnahira || Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Mahela Udawatte

Mahela Udawatte

Mahela Lakmal Udawtte known as Mahela Udawatte is a Sri Lankan opening batsman who made his first class debut in 2004-05 in Sri Lanka and he was also named in the thirty-man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup but failed to make it to the final fifteen...

|| Uva

Uva cricket team

|| 90 || 125 || 12 || 0 || Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Tharanga Paranavitana

Tharanga Paranavitana

Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He made his international debut in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2009...

|| Uva

Uva cricket team

|| 88*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

|| 105 || 6 || 1 || Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|}
Last Updated 28 January 2011.

Best Bowling Figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Overs !! Figures !! Opponent !! Ground
|-
| Thisara Perera || Basnahira || 7.0 || 5/51 || Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vaas

|| Basnahira || 8.0 || 4/13 || Uva

Uva cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|-
| Dilruwan Perera

Dilruwan Perera

|| Basnahira || 8.0 || 4/27 || Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

|| R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

|-
| Sohan Boralessa || Kandurata || 8.3 || 4/30 || Basnahira || R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

|-
| Malinga Bandara

Malinga Bandara

Herath Mudiyanselage Charitha Malinga Bandara , commonly known as Malinga Bandara, is a Sri Lankan Test and one-day international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and also bowls legbreaks. Malinga Bandara was earmarked from an early age as a legspinner of great potential...

|| Uva

Uva cricket team

|| 10.0 || 4/50 || Ruhuna

Ruhuna cricket team

|| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

|}
Last Updated 28 January 2011.

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