The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the
Sri Lanka Premier League
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket, when it replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition.
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, established by
Sri Lanka Cricket in 2011. The season ran from 11 to 31 August 2012.
The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in
2011 but it was postponed to 2012, with the former
Inter-Provincial Twenty20
SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, earlier known as SLC Inter-Provincial Twenty20, was a Twenty20 domestic Cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It was one of three Inter-Provincial Cricket tournaments. Sri Lanka used to ha ...
taking its place.
Format
The tournament had a group stage and a knockout stage. The seven teams played in a single
round-robin tournament in the group stage and the top four teams qualified for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final.
Venues
All of the matches in the tournament were played at
,
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
and
R Premadasa Stadium
The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPS) ( si, ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, ta, ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Prem ...
,
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
.
Player draft
The draft was held on 5 July 2012 for international players and on 6 July for local players. 56 international players were drafted and comprised mostly Australian and Pakistani players. 107 local players were drafted.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the
Sugathadasa Stadium in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
.
Teams and standings
Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.
League progression
:Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
:Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.
Fixtures
:''All match times in
Sri Lanka Standard Time
Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සම්මත වේලාව , Shri Lankavay Sammatha Velava, ta, இலங்கை நியம நேரம்) is the time zone for Sri Lanka. It is 5 hours and 30 ...
(
UTC+05:30)''
Group stage
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Special awards
References
External links
Official website
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Sri Lanka Premier League
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket, when it replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition.
Afte ...
Sri Lanka Premier League
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