2012 Sri Lanka Premier League


The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the Sri Lanka [Premier League], 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 [Sri Lanka Premier League|2011] but it was postponed to 2012, with the former Inter-Provincial Twenty20 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 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
VenueColomboKandy
StadiumR Premadasa StadiumPallekele International Cricket Stadium
Established19862008
Capacity35,00035,000
FloodlightsYesYes

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.

Teams and standings

Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.

League progression



Fixtures

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Statistics

RunsPlayerTeam
212Dilshan MunaweeraUva Next
211Angelo MathewsNagenahira Nagas
203Kamran AkmalWayamba United
195Tillakaratne DilshanBasnahira Cricket Dundee
190Tamim IqbalWayamba United

WicketsPlayerTeam
11Jacob OramUva Next
11Sohail TanvirKandurata Warriors
11Shaminda ErangaNagenahira Nagas
11Isuru UdanaWayamba United
11Ajantha MendisNagenahira Nagas