2016 Super Twenty20 Provincial Tournament

Cricket tournament

2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament

Administrator(s)| Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format| Twenty20
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)| Sri Lanka
Champions| Colombo Commandos (1st title)
Participants| 5
Matches| 13
Player of the series| Dhananjaya de Silva (Commandos)
Most runs| Dhananjaya de Silva (234)
Most wickets| Shaminda Eranga (14)
Official website| Cricinfo site

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The 2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament is the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20. The tournament featured a different format from previous seasons, featuring five teams, and was held between 26 January and 5 February 2016. Colombo Commandos won the tournament, defeat Galle Guardians in the final by 8 wickets.[1][2]

## Format

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The Tournament will comprise 10 Round-robin matches plus the two semi-finals and the final. All first Round-robin matches and semi finals were held as day games and the final as a day/night game.

## Teams

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Main article: 2016 Super T20 Provincial team squads

Team | Province | Captain

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| Colombo | Western Province | Milinda Siriwardene
| Galle | Southern Province | Dinesh Chandimal
| Hambantota | Southern Province | Tillakaratne Dilshan
| Kandy | Central Province | Lahiru Thirimanne
| Kurunegala | North Eastern Province | Mahela Udawatte

## Venue

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All the matches will be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Colombo

R Premadasa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000

Colombo

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Venues in Sri Lanka

## Points table

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Team[3] |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  T  |  NR  |  Pts  |  NRR

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Hambantota Troopers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00
Colombo Commandos

(C)

| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00
Galle Guardians(R) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00
Kurunegala Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00
Kandy Crusaders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00

(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

## Fixtures

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### Match 1

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26 January
Scorecard

Kandy
114/9 (20 overs)

Hambantota
114/7 (20 overs)

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Lahiru Thirimanne 38 (30)
Ashan Priyanjan 2/7 (2 overs)

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Jehan Mubarak 30* (27)
Suranga Lakmal 1/20 (3 overs)

Hambantota Troopers won by 7 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Ranmore Martinesz

* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to field

### Match 2

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26 January
Scorecard

Galle
162/6 (20 overs)

Colombo
163/7 (19.4 overs)

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Kithuruwan Vithanage 53 (32)
Kasun Rajitha 2/10 (4 overs)

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Niroshan Dickwella 51 (35)
Dushmantha Chameera 4/26 (4 overs)

Colombo Commandos won by 3 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Rohitha Kottahachchi

* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Match 3

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27 January
Scorecard

Colombo
162/8 (20 overs)

Hambantota
163/4 (18.1 overs)

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Niroshan Dickwella 51 (25)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23 (4 overs)

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Ashan Priyanjan 41* (34)
Shaminda Eranga 2/22 (3 overs)

Hambantota Troopers won by 6 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Rohitha Kottahachchi

* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to field

### Match 4

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27 January
Scorecard

Kurunegala
129/9 (20 overs)

Galle
130/2 (16.3 overs)

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Chamara Kapugedera 20 (16)
Ajantha Mendis 2/23 (4 overs)

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Lahiru Milantha 78 (43)
Chamara Kapugedera 2/14 (2.3 overs)

Galle Guardians won by 8 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi

* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to bat

### Match 5

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29 January
Scorecard

Hambantota
144/7 (20 overs)

Kurunegala
146/6 (19 overs)

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Ashan Priyanjan 64 (41)
Janith Silva 2/30 (4 overs)

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Asela Gunaratne 47 (43)
Binura Fernando 2/28 (4 overs)

Kurunegala Warriors won by 4 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Deepal Gunawardene

* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to field

### Match 6

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29 January
Scorecard

Kandy
173/6 (20 overs)

Colombo
182/5 (20 overs)

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Lahiru Thirimanne 37 (27)
Kasun Rajitha 3/28 (4 overs)

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Dhananjaya de Silva 80* (59)
Sachithra Senanayake 3/15 (4 overs)

Colombo Commandos won by 9 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Nilan de Silva and Deepal Gunawardene

* Kandy Crusaders, who chose to field

### Match 7

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30 January
Scorecard

Galle
181/7 (19 overs)

Kandy
178/6 (20 overs)

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Lahiru Milantha 41 (24)
Sachithra Senanayake 2/27 (4 overs)

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Lahiru Thirimanne 61 (45)
Suraj Randiv 2/27 (4 overs)

Galle Guardians won by 3 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta

* Galle Guardians, who chose to field

### Match 8

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30 January
Scorecard

Kurunegala
141 (20 overs)

Colombo
110 (16.3 overs)

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Chamara Kapugedera 34 (25)
Shaminda Eranga 4/18 (4 overs)

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Dhananjaya de Silva 26 (16)
Asela Gunaratne 5/10 (3 overs)

Kurunegala Warriors won by 31 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and Pradeep Udawatta

* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Match 9

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1 February
Scorecard

Kurunegala
154/9 (20 overs)

Kandy
156/5 (17.3 overs)

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Shehan Fernando 56 (35)
Saliya Saman 3/25 (4 overs)

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Minod Bhanuka 54 (37)
Chathuranga de Silva 2/11 (2 overs)

Kandy Crusaders won by 5 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella

* Kurunegala Warriors, who chose to bat

### Match 10

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1 February
Scorecard

Hambantota
148/8 (20 overs)

Galle
122 (19.1 overs)

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Priyamal Perera 35 (26)
Thilaksha Sumanasiri 2/16 (2 overs)

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Dinesh Chandimal 31 (29)
Lahiru Gamage 2/17 (3.1 overs)

Hambantota Troopers won by 26 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and SH Sarathkumara

* Hambantota Troopers, who chose to bat

## Semi-finals

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### Semifinal 1

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3 February
Scorecard

Hambantota Troopers
164 (20 overs)

Colombo Commandos
169/4 (16 overs)

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Seekkuge Prasanna 44 (42)
Kasun Rajitha 3/25 (4 overs)

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Niroshan Dickwella 72 (38)
Seekkuge Prasanna 1/13 (4 overs)

Colombo Commandos won by 6 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Rohitha Kottahachchi

* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

### Semifinal 2

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3 February
Scorecard

Galle Guardians
125/4 (17.2 overs)

Kurunegala Warriors
121 (20 overs)

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Udara Jayasundera 35 (37)
Chamara Kapugedera 1/6 (1.2 overs)

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Mahela Udawatte 33 (26)
Suraj Randiv 3/12 (4 overs)

Galle Guardians won by 6 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Nilan de Silva and Ravindra Kottahachchi

* Galle Guardians, who chose to field

## Finals

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### Match 13

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5 February
Scorecard

Colombo Commandos
147/2 (16.4 overs)

Galle Guardians
143/7 (20 overs)

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Shehan Jayasuriya 63* (47)
Dilhara Lokuhettige 1/28 (3.4 overs)

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Dinesh Chandimal 60 (53)
Shaminda Eranga 4/27 (4 overs)

Colombo Commandos won by 8 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ranmore Martinesz
Player of the match: Shaminda Eranga (Commandos)

* Colombo Commandos, who chose to field

## Statistics

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### Highest Team Totals

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The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.

Team | Total | Opponent | Ground

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Colombo Commandos | 182/5 | Kandy Crusaders | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Galle Guardians | 181/7 | Kandy Crusaders | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Kandy Crusaders | 178/6 | Galle Guardians | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Kandy Crusaders | 173/6 | Colombo Commandos | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Colombo Commandos | 169/4 | Hambantota Troopers | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Last Updated 5 February 2016.[4]

### Most Runs

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

Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s

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Dhananjaya de Silva | Colombo Commandos | 234 | 6 | 46.80 | 133.71 | 80* | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5
Niroshan Dickwella | Colombo Commandos | 189 | 6 | 31.50 | 173.39 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6
Lahiru Milantha | Galle Guardians | 174 | 5 | 34.80 | 158.18 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9
Seekkuge Prasanna | Hambantota Troopers | 170 | 5 | 34.00 | 168.31 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11
Dinesh Chandimal | Galle Guardians | 166 | 6 | 33.20 | 106.41 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2

Last Updated 5 February 2016.[5]

### Most Wickets

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The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.

Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI

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Shaminda Eranga | Colombo Commandos | 14 | 6 | 13.35 | 9.8 | 8.13 | 4/18
Kasun Rajitha | Colombo Commandos | 10 | 6 | 15.30 | 14.4 | 6.37 | 3/25
Suraj Randiv | Galle Guardians | 8 | 5 | 14.25 | 14.2 | 6.00 | 3/12
Dushmantha Chameera | Galle Guardians | 7 | 5 | 19.28 | 15.4 | 7.50 | 4/26
Binura Fernando | Hambantota Troopers | 6 | 4 | 18.83 | 14.0 | 8.07 | 2/23

Last Updated 5 February 2016.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "SUPER T20 PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT". CricInfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
2. ^ "SLC Super T20 Provincial Tournament begins". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
3. ^ Points table
4. ^ Highest team totals – Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
5. ^ Most runs – Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
6. ^ Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

## External links

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* Tournament Page – Cricinfo

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