1st Match Nagenahira Nagas Vs Ruhuna Royals

	Sri Lanka Premier League 2012
		1st Match

                   Venue – Colombo (RPS)

           Nagenahira Nagas vs Ruhuna Royals

Toss – Ruhuna Royals Won the Toss and choose  Batting First

1ST Innings – Ruhuna Royals

			Runs	Balls
AJ Finch	b Mendis		14	15
HAPW Jayawardene (wk)	lbw b Alvitigala		15	16
DJ Harris	b Eranga		19	18
HDRL Thirimanne	c sub (TN Sampath) b Mendis		34	33
Shahid Afridi	run out (Laughlin/†Mushfiqur Rahim)		18	12
LPC Silva	c Laughlin b Eranga		14	11
SL Malinga (c)	b Eranga		0	1
MDK Perera	run out (†Mushfiqur Rahim)		11	9
Wahab Riaz	c Laughlin b Mendis		0	1
DM de Silva	not out		2	3
ABT Lakshitha	c Ahmed Shehzad b Laughlin		0	1
Extra Runs                                                                                                                          (lb 3, w 4)
Total Runs                    (20 Overs)		134/10 (6.70 runs per over)

Bowling

	Overs	Wicket	Runs	Econ.
Shaminda Eranga	4	3	15	3.75
Kanishka Alwitigala	4	1	17	4.25
Sashith Pathirana	4	0	29	7.25
Ajantha Mendis	4	3	34	8.50
Ben Laughlin	4	1	36	9.00

135 Runs Need to Win 

2nd Innings – Nagenahira Nagas

			Runs	Balls
MDUS Jayasundera	c de Silva b Malinga		25	26
Ahmed Shehzad	lbw b Lakshitha		0	1
TR Birt	not out		33	38
AD Mathews*(c)	not out		4	7
Extra Runs                                               (lb 1, wd 14)                                       15
Total Runs                     (12 overs)		77/2 (6.41 runs per over)

Bowling

	Overs	Wicket	Runs	Econ.
SL Malinga	2	1	4	2.00
ABT Lakshitha	3	1	20	6.66
MDK Perera	2	0	21	10.50
Wahab Riaz	2	0	9	4.50
Shahid Afridi	3	0	22	7.33

Result – Nagenahira Nagas won by 5 Runs(D/L)

Top Performances of the Match -  Shaminda Eranga (3 for 15), Ajantha Mendis (3 for 34)

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Change Captain Some Teams.

Uva next change captain after injured previous captain (Chirs Gayle) new captain is Thilina Kandamby. He was play National team of Sri Lanka. He is a great middle order batsman. Also change Kandurata Warriors’ captain after injured previous captain Kumar Sangakkara. He was injure 3^rd ODI match of India series. He should rest 6 week. Master Blaster Sanath Jayasooriya is a new captain of Kandurata Warriors. He is a great opening batsman and good left arm spin bowler. He is a former captain of Sri Lanka National team. He has so many world record. One more team change they captain it’s Uthura Rudras. New captain is Jehan Mubarak. He was play National team of Sri Lanka. Other team captain, Basnahira Cricket Dundee captain is TM Dilshan. He is a current opening batsman of Sri Lanka team also he is a great fielder of the world. He was invent cricket shot. Its name Dil-scoop. Ruhuna Royal Captain is Lasith Malinga. He is a great fast blower of Sri Lanka team. He is a player got 4 hat trick of the world. Wayabma United captain is current Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardhana. He is great player of the world. He has great captain record.  Nagenahira Nagas captain is current Sri Lanka wise captain Angelo Mathew. He is a great all-rounder of Sri Lanka team. He is great match finisher.

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Sri Lanka Premier League to be aired live in 80 countries

Aug 10, Colombo: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League which will be played from August 11 - August 31, 2012 in Sri Lanka will be broadcasted live in 80 countries.

The tournament named Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League (Mahindra SLPL) which will be kicked off this evening with a grand ceremony at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium featuring international music groups, international cricket sensations and cultural dances.

The tournament will be broadcasted live by many network channels including ESPN STAR SPORTS, Geo Super, CRIC ONE, GTV and Media Net.

ESPN will broadcast the matches in the UK and Ireland on TV, plus online highlights. In the US, Latin America and the Caribbean it will be only online.

ESPN STAR SPORTS will telecast the show in India, while Geo Super will air it in Pakistan, CRIC ONE in the Middle East, GTV in Bangladesh and Media NET in Maldives.

Asian Television Network International has secured rights to air the matches in Canada. CSN will air the tournament in Sri Lanka.

YouTube is expected to conduct live streaming of the inaugural edition of the SLPL.

Meanwhile Sport Solutionz of India won the rights to distribute the global TV Rights for the Inaugural Mahindra SLPL.

The tournament features seven provincial teams at two venues: R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. All together 24 matches including two semifinals and a final will be played in the three- week period.

Each team will be allowed a maximum of six overseas players in their squad and four in their playing XI.

In addition to the local cricket stars, including Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga and Mahela Jayawardena, international stars Shivnaraine Chanderpaul from West Indies, Shahid Afridi and Misbah Ul Haq from Pakistan, Tim Southee and Nathan McCullum from New Zealand, Albie Morkal from South Africa and Dirk Nannes from Australia will be playing alongside with the locals.

However, Sri Lanka's former captain Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies' Chris Gayle have pulled out due to injury.

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Gayle ruled out of SLPL

Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League due to a serious groin strain. Gayle, the icon player and captain for the Uva Next franchise, was among the marquee players for the tournament.

Gayle had injured his groin while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League in February, but the injury was aggravated during West Indies' second Test against New Zealand in Jamaica. The same injury had also prevented Gayle from playing in the MiWAY T20 Challenge in South Africa for the Dolphins franchise.

"Of course it's a blow to lose [Gayle]," CEO of the Uva Next franchise, Tushar Bedi said. "But we are very happy with the team that we've got and we're still going to win the competition." Gayle has signed a three-year deal with Uva, and will likely take part in the 2013 and 2014 tournaments, Bedi said.

Two other overseas players - Pakistan's Abdur Rehman and West Indies' Fidel Edwards - are also in the late withdrawals list that already includes Shakib Al Hasan, who was denied permission to play in the tournament by the Bangladesh Cricket Board last week. There is also speculation that Marlon Samuels will be unavailable, but this has not yet been confirmed.

It is understood that the WICB decided not to provide a "no objection certificate" for Edwards because they would like him to be fresh ahead of the World Twenty20, which begins in September. However, reasons for Rehman's withdrawal remain unclear. Uva have replaced Gayle and Rehman with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fawad Alam and Jacob Oram and the Uthura Rudras have drafted in Kyle Mills and Australia batsman Rob Quiney to replace Shakib and Edwards. 



An Uthura Rudras spokesperson said the loss of two overseas players days before the tournament had come as a surprise. "When we sat down and discussed strategy, we based our team selection on the basis of availability. One of the things that [coach] Tom Moody said was 'There's no point selecting fancy names if they're not going to turn up', so it's not ideal." 



The spokesman said that despite the late withdrawals, Uthura remained upbeat about their chances in the tournament. "Mills and Quiney are sound names for us and they're T20 specialists, so we're happy with that."



A total of 56 overseas players had initially been signed across seven franchises, with some of those players only due to be called into the squads if other overseas players became unavailable. The first matches of the three-week SLPL will be played on Saturday, August 11, with the final scheduled for August 31. Four overseas players are allowed to play in each team per match.

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SANATH TIPPED TO LEAD KANDURATA IN SLPL

With Kumar Sangakkara who was appointed captain of the Kandurata Warriors team in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League Tournament set to start on the 11th of August picking up an injury in the 3rd ODI against India yesterday and has been ruled out of cricket for 6 weeks, former Sri Lankan Captain and opening batsmen and Member of Parliament Sanath Jayasuriya is tipped to be appointed as captain to lead the Kandurata team informed sources say.

Sanath who captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1999 to 2003 retired from all forms of International cricket in June 2011. Sanath is the only player who has scored more than 13000 runs and captured more than 300 wickets in the limited over games and is considered one of the best all rounders in the history of international cricket and also a game changer in the limited over format.

The Kandurata team management is yet to officially announce the new captain and with the tournament set to begin in less than 15 days, quick decision needs to be made.

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Sri Lankan Premier League 2012 Theme Song

SLPL Theme Song  Local Version

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SLPL 2012 Schedule

Match No	Date	Match	Time	Venue
1	Sat Aug 11	Nagenahira Nagas v Ruhuna Royals	10:30(GMT)16:00(local)	Colombo
2	Sat Aug 11	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Kandurata Warriours	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
3	Sun Aug 12	Uthura Rudras v Wayamba United	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Colombo
4	Sun Aug 12	Uva Next v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
5	Mon Aug 13	Kandurata Warriours v Nagenahira Nagas	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
6	Tue Aug 14	Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
7	Fri Aug 17	Wayamba United v Uva Next	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Pallekele
8	Sat Aug 17	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Nagenahira Nagas	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Pallekele
9	Sat Aug 18	Kandurata Warriours v Uthura Rudras	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Pallekele
10	Sun Aug 19	Wayamba United v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Pallekele
11	Sun Aug 19	Uthura Rudras v Uva Next	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Pallekele
12	Mon Aug 20	Kandurata Warriours v Ruhuna Royals	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Pallekele
13	Mon Aug 20	Nagenahira Nagas v Wayamba United	14:30(GMT)20.00 local	Pallekele
14	Tue Aug 21	Ruhuna Royals v Uva Next	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Pallekele
15	Tue Aug 21	Uthura Rudras v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Pallekele
16	Fri Aug 24	Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriours	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
17	Fri Aug 25	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Ruhuna Royals	10:30(GMT)16:00 local	Colombo
18	Sat Aug 25	Kandurata Warriours v Uva Next	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
19	Sat Aug 26	Nagenahira Nagas v Uthura Rudras	08:30(GMT)14:00 local	Colombo
20	Sun Aug 26	Ruhuna Royals v Wayamba United	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
21	Sun Aug 27	Uva Next v Nagenahira Nagas	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
22	Tue Aug 28	1st Semi Final - TBC v TBC	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
23	Wed Aug 29	2nd Semi Final - TBC v TBC	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo
24	Fri Aug 31	Final - TBC v TBC	14:30(GMT)20:00 local	Colombo