| 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 | |
| Administrator: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host: | Sri Lanka |
| Champions: | Wayamba elevens |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Player Of The Series: | Isuru Udana |
| Most Runs: | Indika de Saram 254 (182) |
| Most Wickets: | Isuru Udana 16 (21.2 overs, 130 runs) |
| Website: | Cricinfo site |
| Previous Year: | 2007–08 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 |
| Next Year: | 2009–10 |
| Next Tournament: | 2009–10 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 |
The 2008–09 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 25 March 2009when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Schools XI at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.[1]
| Team name (Sponsored name) | Home ground(s) | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basnahira North elevens Western Province North | Chaminda Vaas | |||
| Basnahira South elevens Western Province South | Tillakaratne Dilshan | |||
| Kandurata elevens Central Province | Kumar Sangakkara | |||
| Ruhuna elevens Southern Province | Sanath Jayasuriya | |||
| Sri Lanka Schools XI Sri Lankan Schools | Dinesh Chandimal | |||
| Wayamba elevens North Western Province | Jehan Mubarak |
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| 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). All finals were played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | |||||||
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| Basnahira South elevens (R) | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.372 | ||||||||
| Wayamba elevens (C) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.739 | ||||||||
| Kandurata elevens | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.097 | ||||||||
| Ruhuna elevens | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0.739 | ||||||||
| Basnahira North elevens | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −1.132 | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Schools XI | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.946 |
(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Winner qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.
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| Team | width=25 | 1 ! | width=25 | 2 ! | width=25 | 3 ! | width=25 | 4 ! | width=25 | 5 ! | SF ! | width=25 | F | |||||||
| STOP! STOP | IF YOU ARE UPDATING THIS LIST, ALSO MAKE SURE THE ORDER IS CORRECT. EITHER USE THE SAME ORDER AS THE POINTS TABLE IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION OR USE ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AT LEAST UNTIL THE LEAGUE MATCHES ARE OVER. DON'T LEAVE IT IN A HALF-ASSED ORDER. THAT'S JUST SLOPPY. --> | Basnahira North | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ruhuna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka Schools XI | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayamba | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. | colspan="3" | |||||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | 6 | 50.80 | 139.56 | 94 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 254 | 7 | 50.80 | 128.93 | 56 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 163 | 5 | 40.75 | 118.97 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 157 | 6 | 39.25 | 142.72 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 148 | 7 | 21.14 | 129.82 | 66 | 0 | 1 |
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 7 | 8.12 | 8.0 | 6.09 | 4/31 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 17.50 | 13.0 | 8.07 | 4/19 | |||
| 11 | 6 | 9.63 | 8.4 | 6.83 | 5/16 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 15.81 | 14.4 | 6.56 | 3/30 | |||
| 10 | 7 | 16.90 | 15.6 | 6.50 | 3/18 |
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203/6 | Moors | |||
| 172/9 | Moors | |||
| 169/6 | SSC | |||
| 168/9 | PSS | |||
| 161/6 | SSC | |||
| 158/8 | SSC |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 43 | 4 | 9 | Moors | ||||
| 70 | 46 | 6 | 2 | SSC | ||||
| 66 | 49 | 4 | 3 | SSC | ||||
| 60 | 42 | 6 | 2 | Moors | ||||
| 60 | 47 | 9 | 0 | Moors |
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings.
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 5/16 | Colts | ||||
| 4 | 4/14 | Colts | ||||
| 3 | 4/16 | Moors | ||||
| 4 | 4/16 | SSC | ||||
| 4 | 4/19 | SSC |