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The 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 will be the fourth season of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20, the official Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. The tournament was scheduled as a replacement for the 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League, which was postponed to 2012. As such, the tournament will have a different format from previous seasons, featuring five teams and being held between 21 to 31 July 2011. The Sri Lanka Premier League was scheduled to replace the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.

This season comprised 10 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.

Teams

Team name (Sponsored name)	Home ground(s)	Captain
Basnahira Bears Basnahira Bears Basnahira cricket team is one of the seven provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, representing Western Province. The Basnahira cricket team based in Colombo. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are green and Blue... Western Province	R. Premadasa Stadium R. Premadasa Stadium R. Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, prior to June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues in which the Sri Lankan cricket team play...	Prasanna Jayawardene Prasanna Jayawardene Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer...
Combined Provinces All other provinces Provinces of Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, provinces are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the...		Jeevan Mendis
Kandurata Kites Central Province	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium -ICC World Twenty20:Sri Lanka will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Nine matches are due to play in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Other matches will be played in R...	Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kantha Kapugedera is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club....
Ruhuna Rhinos Southern Province	Galle International Stadium Galle International Stadium Galle International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near the Galle fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world...	Mahela Udawatte Mahela Udawatte Mahela Lakmal Udawtte known as Mahela Udawatte is a Sri Lankan opening batsman who made his first class debut in 2004-05 in Sri Lanka and he was also named in the thirty-man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup but failed to make it to the final fifteen...
Wayamba Wolves North Western Province	Welagedara Stadium Welagedara Stadium Welagedara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. The stadium was officially declared open by the then Minister of Home Affairs, Justice Felix Dias Bandaranaike in 1972. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosts the Wayamba Cricket Team. The stadium can hold at...	Thilina Kandamby Thilina Kandamby Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who is a specialist middle-order batsman. Kandamby was marked out as a talent early, playing for the Sri Lanka Under 19s from 1998 to 2001, and he has also played ten first class games for Sri Lanka A cricket team.Kandamby made...

Venue

All of the matches in the tournament will be played in R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

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Standings

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|style="text-align:left;"|Basnahira Bears

Basnahira Bears

Basnahira cricket team is one of the seven provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, representing Western Province. The Basnahira cricket team based in Colombo. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are green and Blue...

| 4|| 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6.94 || +1.363
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ruhuna Rhinos(C)
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6.38 || +0.888
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|style="text-align:left;"|Kandurata Kites
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5.20 || -0.845
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|style="text-align:left;"|Wayamba Wolves(R)
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3.78 || -0.021
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|style="text-align:left;"|Combined Provinces

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI

Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI was a Sri Lankan Twenty20 cricket team. The team was established in 2010 and featured only in the 2009–10 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20, in which they came last...

| 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3.19 || -1.372
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R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, prior to June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues in which the Sri Lankan cricket team play...

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Semi Final 2

Final

Awards

Man of the Tournament -
Batsman of the Tournament -
Bowler of the Tournament -

Most Runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
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| Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal

Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who has played first class cricket for Ruhuna and Nondescripts Cricket Club. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, he scored 64, four and 109 in his first three innings for the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI...

|| Ruhuna Rhinos || 63 || 1 || 63.00 || 118.86 || 63 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 1
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| Farveez Maharoof

Farveez Maharoof

Mohamed Farveez Maharoof is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder, he made...

|| Kandurata Kites || 55 || 1 || - || 161.76 || 55*

Not out

In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

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| Hasantha Fernando || Kandurata Kites || 27 || 1 || 27.00 || 90.00 || 27 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
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| Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...

|| Ruhuna Rhinos || 20 || 1 || 20.00 || 166.66 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1
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| TM Sampath || Ruhuna Rhinos || 20 || 1 || 20.00 || 76.92 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
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Last Updated 21-07-2011.

Most Wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
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| Janaka Gunaratne || Ruhuna Rhinos || 2 || 1 || 0.50 || 6.0 || 0.50 || 2/1
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| Suraj Randiv || Ruhuna Rhinos || 2 || 1 || 7.00 || 9.0 || 4.66 || 2/14
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| Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...

|| Kandurata Kites || 2 || 1 || 15.00 || 12.0 || 7.50 || 2/30
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| Farveez Maharoof

Farveez Maharoof

|| Kandurata Kites || 2 || 1 || 17.00 || 12.0 || 8.50 || 2/34
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| Udara Jayasundera || Kandurata Kites || 1 || 1 || 19.00 || 24.0 || 4.75 || 1/19
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Last Updated 21-07-2011.

Highest Team Totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
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| Ruhuna Rhinos || 154/7 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

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| Kandurata Kites || 114/7 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

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Highest Scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
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| Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal

|| Ruhuna Rhinos || 63 || 53 || 6 || 1 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Farveez Maharoof

Farveez Maharoof

|| Kandurata Kites || 55*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...

|| 34 || 5 || 2 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Hasantha Fernando || Kandurata Kites || 27 || 30 || 0 || 2 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...

|| Ruhuna Rhinos || 20 || 12 || 2 || 1 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| TM Sampath || Ruhuna Rhinos || 20 || 26 || 1 || 0 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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Last Updated 21-07-2011.

Best Bowling Figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
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! Player !! Team !! Overs !! Figures !! Opponent !! Ground
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| Janaka Gunaratne || Ruhuna Rhinos || 2.0 || 2/1 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Suraj Randiv || Ruhuna Rhinos || 3.0 || 2/14 || Kandurata Kites || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...

|| Kandurata Kites || 4.0 || 2/30 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

, Colombo

Colombo

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| Farveez Maharoof

Farveez Maharoof

|| Kandurata Kites || 4.0 || 2/34 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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| Udara Jayasundera || Kandurata Kites || 4.0 || 1/19 || Ruhuna Rhinos || R Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

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Colombo

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Last Updated 21-07-2011.

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