The 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament[1] was a List A cricket tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 2 May and 10 June 2018,[2] following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3] Four teams took part in the competition: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy.[4] Galle and Colombo qualified for the final, after they finished first and second respectively in the group stage.[5]
| Dates | 2 May – 10 June 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Galle (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Shehan Jayasuriya |
| Most runs | Upul Tharanga (396) |
| Most wickets | Malinda Pushpakumara (15) |
The final was originally scheduled to take place on 20 May 2018, but Sri Lanka Cricket issued a statement via Twitter to say that it was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather.[6][7] The final was eventually played on 10 June 2018, at the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, after nearly a delay of one month.[8] Galle won the tournament, after beating Colombo by 75 runs in the rescheduled final.[9]
Squads
editThe following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:[10]
Points table
edit| Teams[11] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | +0.764 |
| Colombo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | –0.295 |
| Dambulla | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | +1.021 |
| Kandy | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | –1.453 |
- Top two teams advanced to the final
Fixtures
editRound Robin
editDambulla
270/6 (40 overs) |
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Colombo
262/6 (39 overs) |
- Colombo has won the toss and elected to field.
- Colombo were set a revised target of 259 runs from 39 overs.
- Nishan Madushka (Dambulla) made his List A debut.
Galle
250 (35.4 overs) |
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Kandy
217/2 (30 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
- Kandy were set a revised target of 190 runs from 30 overs.
- Jehan Daniel (Kandy) made his List A debut.
Colombo
299 (49.2 overs) |
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Kandy
241 (43.4 overs) |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla
257/8 (50 overs) |
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Galle
250/8 (46 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to field.
- Galle were set a revised target of 240 runs from 46 overs.
Galle
347/7 (50 overs) |
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Colombo
200 (42.4 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy
127 (29.1 overs) |
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Dambulla
130/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Dambulla won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo
162 (39.4 overs) |
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Dambulla
166/4 (36.3 overs) |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashmika Dilshan (Dambulla) made his List A debut.
Kandy
272/9 (50 overs) |
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Galle
276/7 (47.4 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle) made his List A debut.
Colombo
309/8 (50 overs) |
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Kandy
217 (48.3 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla
287/9 (47 overs) |
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Galle
218/3 (37.3 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to field.
- Galle were set a revised target of 204 runs from 37.3 overs.
Galle
155/2 (30 overs) |
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Colombo
|
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Galle's innings prevented any further play.
Dambulla
257/7 (49 overs) |
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Kandy
17/0 (1.1 overs) |
Danushka Gunathilaka 13* (5)
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- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Kandy's innings prevented any further play.
- Hasitha Boyagoda (Kandy) made his List A debut.
Final
editGalle
320/7 (50 overs) |
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Colombo
245 (44.2 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "Super Provincial One Day Tournament 2018 – Fixtures". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Injured Chameera doubtful for West Indies Tests". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "SLC One-Day Super Provincial Tournament set to take off". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Decisive matches rained off". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Finals of the #SLCSuperFour Provincial 50 Over Tournament". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Galle-Colombo Provincial Final postponed". The Papare. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Colombo and Galle in quest of Super 4 Inter-Provincial title". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Galle win Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited-Overs Tournament". Cricket Country. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited Over Tournament Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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