2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament
Dates | 30 March – 24 April 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Galle (1st title) |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 6 |
Most runs | Roshen Silva (535) |
Most wickets | Nisala Tharaka (11) |
The 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament was a first-class cricket tournament, that was played in Sri Lanka during March and April 2018.[1][2][3] It took place following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament and featured four teams based on the Centers of Excellence in Sri Lanka.[4] It was the first time this type of tournament has been played in Sri Lanka since 2013.[5] Galle won the tournament, finishing ahead of Dambulla, despite Dambulla winning a game, with Galle drawing all their fixtures.[6][7][8]
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the fixtures on 21 March 2018, with the second round of matches played as day/night games.[3][9] The day/night matches were used as preparation for the day/night Test match, which was played during Sri Lanka's tour of the West Indies in June 2018.[10] Following the conclusion of the tournament, a limited overs tournament took place with the same teams.[11]
Points table
Teams[12] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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Galle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38.03 |
Dambulla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.55 |
Kandy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22.55 |
Colombo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.82 |
Squads
The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:[2][13][14]
Fixtures
Round 1
30 March–2 April 2018 Scorecard |
Dambulla | v | Kandy |
- Dambulla won the toss and elected to bat.
30 March–2 April 2018 Scorecard |
Galle | v | Colombo |
Match drawn Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ranmore Martinesz |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 2
Dambulla | v | Galle |
Match drawn Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri |
- Dambulla won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only three overs of play were possible on day 2 due to rain.
Kandy | v | Colombo |
Match drawn Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Rohitha Kottahachchi |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 2 and only four overs were bowled on day 4 due to rain.
Round 3
21–24 April 2018 Scorecard |
Colombo | v | Dambulla |
Dambulla won by 5 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Pradeep Udawatta |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
21–24 April 2018 Scorecard |
Galle | v | Kandy |
Match drawn Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Deepal Gunawardene |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "SLC keen to introduce four-team first-class tournament next season". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Cricket: Premier League to begin from December 1". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Super Four Provincial Tournament – Squads". Sri Lanka Cricket. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Focus on provinces in SLC's domestic revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Batsmen dominate opening round of Super Four Provincial Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Roshen Silva stars in Galle's title triumph". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Galle are Super Provincial Champs". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Galle win Sri Lanka's Inter-Provincial tournament". CricBuzz. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Tournament to start this week". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Lahiru five-for, Serasinghe ton stand out in drawn fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Injured Chameera doubtful for West Indies Tests". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Tournament Table – 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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