Tuesday, May 17, 2011

SLPL 2011 Teams & Players info

After IPL (Indian Premier League), players will get another chance to play in jumbo Premier league which will be started by Sri Lanka cricket board as “Sri Lanka Premier League”. SLPL 2011 will be Sri Lanka’s first premier league conducted for 18 days from 19th July 2011 to 4th August 2011. Total 7 teams will participate in SLPL 2011 that is Basnahira Bears, Nagenahira Nagas, Kandurata Kites, Uthura Oryxes, Ruhuna Rhinos, Wayamba Wolves, and Uva Unicorns. All team have privileges to add only 5 overseas players in their team. The seven team will play total 24 matches, which will be telecasted live worldwide.

SLPL 2011 Teams & Players info


Sri Lanka cricket board will elect the players for each team of SLPL 2011, with Sri Lanka’s player probably to be selected to their home region. The teams of SLPL will be the mix of domestic and international player with total team sizes between 16 and 18 players. The Playing XI must include of maximum of four international players and minimum of seven Sri Lanka players. Each team will also have marquee players and as a mentor or coach it has famous ex-Sri Lanka player.

The overseas players will be selected as per the needs of each team. Total 35 crickets overseas cricketer has been selected for it including Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Vettori, Herschelle Gibbs and many others.  SLPL teams will be owned by business industrialist to make it mesmerizing and wonderful for players. Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment has got the rights to present Sri Lanka premier league for five years. Somerset Entertainment will telecast the tournament around all medium in all cricketing country. Most matches of SLPL will be played at 4 pm and 8 pm.

Teams of Sri Lanka Premier league (SLPL):
  • Basnahira XI (Western Zone): TM Dilshan
  • Wayamba XI (North Western Zone): Mahela Jayawardane
  • Ruhunu XI (Southern Zone): Sanath Jayasooriya
  • Kandurata XI (Central Zone): K Sangakkara
  • Uva XI (Uva Zone): Chaminda Vaas
  • Uthura Xi (Nothern Zone): Daniel Vettori
  • Nehenagira XI (Eastern Zone): Sahid Afridi
List of International Players who has selected for SLPLT20 League:
  • India: Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Manish Pandey, Manoj Tiwary, Paul Valthaty, Ravindra Jadeja, Saurabh Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin
  • Pakistan : Shoaib Akhtar, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Misbah ul Haq Umar Gul, and Saeed Ajmal
  • West Indies: Chris Gayle, Bravo Cousins
  • South Africa: Hershal Gibbs
  • New Zealand: Danial Vettori
  • Australia: Saun Tait, David Warner, Saun Marsh
Squad of the SLPL 2011 teams has been not announced yet.  Within some days, it will announce the full information about SLPL T20 League, so you need to wait for it.

58 comments:

  1. Good Luck Inshallah this tournament will create new history of cricket

    WALEED ASIF FROM PAKISTAN

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  2. should take hafeez,kamran akmal,gilly,hussey...............they will make the series well

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  3. international indians cricketers should b included in the tournament

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  4. i want Zaheer khan, AB De Villiers and Brett lee to play this SLPL ...... please!

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  5. i hope that afridi will play well in the slpl

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  6. I hope afridi,shakib,tamim these 3 would be the key players of spl

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  7. Cricket will be finished after dis business stuff :@ :@ - Disappointed Sri Lankan cricket fan

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  8. i hope one of these captains get the cup
    dilshan, sanga, mahela, sanath, vaas

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    1. i am happy of u bro because ur a real sinhala nation lover . i said that becase there was a reson

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  9. should take Shakib al hassan and tamim iqbal from bangladesh squad...

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  10. i hope this will lead the IPL in future...

    Sri Lankan Lions.....

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  11. I think Brett Lee should take

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  12. i hope that shahid khan afridi is the best captain of this event inshallah

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  13. Take some explosive like shewag,virat,AB,Amla,styen,marsh,B.mccalum,pollard& yusuf,albie morkel unlees taking some others so it will be tremendous to watch.We hope to see this guyz in SLPL.All the best

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  14. i hope that chris gayle and hershal gibbs is the openers of wayamba wolves and mahela must keep them up through out the tournament

    from Isura (Sri lanka)
    And i wish gud luck

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  15. kevin o'brian will rok in this tounament.im waitin to watch this

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  16. shahid afridi is best of players in pakistan
    congratulation Shahidh Afridhi,
    And I wish good luck

    A -amazing
    F -fantastic
    R -rough(more sixes)
    I -impartial
    D -Differed
    I -important person in the world

    my 100% support Nehenagira XI (Eastern Zone): Sahid Afridi

    if you come the final, I will ask thuwa because you win the SLPL cup.

    OKKKKKKK, DONE

    ENJOY AFRIDI

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  17. all the best but shoud put murali northen captain

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  18. I WISH SHAHID AFRIDI BEST OF LUCK
    UR GOING 2 RULE SLPL INSHALLAH
    BOOM BOOM AFRIDI
    BOOM BOOM Nehenagira NAGAS
    I WANT TIM SOUTHEE TO PLAY IN SLPL
    ITS GOING 2 STINK WITHOUT HIM

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  19. i tink umar akmal,lee,ponting,zaheer,kaif,mohammed aamir,mohammed asif,dhoni,kholi should take........

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  20. bhoom bhoom afridi and shoaib akhtar live long

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  21. who will get more wicket in slpl?

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  22. SLPL cant able 2 beat the Indians IPL....

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  23. Slpl will beat ipl.but the wrong thing is what because of pakistan players are playing its a nonsence

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  24. I thnk this will be a great event.. But squads hv'nt bn announced yet.. So hav 2 wait 2 select a team 2 cheer,... Cannot imagine what ths thing would b like... I dnt thnk ths will rock on like Ipl, bt slpl orgenizers do well,
    letz c wht hapns on 18th july, all the best lanka.! Extremthara.!

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  25. i want brett lee to play

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  26. just shut up pakistan players are the best.

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    1. huh pakistan!!!!!!!!! then why pakistan didnt got the world cup hikzzzzzzz

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    2. huh pakistan???????? then why pakisatan didnt got the world cup

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  27. best of luck slpl iam sarwaich samejo country of pakistan from city sukkur

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  28. I THINK THIS WOULD BE FUN

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  29. Afridi you are the b0mb like tic tic

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  30. plez do not leave idian players becz they are not fit for cricket becz in indian ipl ou pakistani players wer not allowd to play ipl so indian players should also be not allowd to play srilanka premier leg.............?

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  31. I think this will be a great match

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  32. SLPL IS BOORING WITHOUT YUSUF PATHAN

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  33. spl afridi boom boom afridi long long razzq is baang bang yusuf pathan very very hit long long six shohib akatar runing is very very]

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  34. copy of ipl wont suceed as ipl...Always Indian Premier League rocks.........ipl is an interesting event and indian fans make this as more interesting event..but slpl wont get fan support

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  35. I hope SLPL will make some young,tallented & match winner players such as IPL in the international cricket, also it will be interesting & entertaining tournament such as IPL & other T-20 tournaments.

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  36. I think SLPL make some young, talented & match winner players such as IPL & this tournament will be interesting & entertaining such as IPL & other T-20 tournaments. We want some big hits & crusial matches.

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  37. @MR.Arun....U r saying like that because u don't know abt sri lankan fans... don't u??? India may be a big country with lot of people... but also we've got enough support within our county jst as u... so let the slpl to come.. and see... after that no one will say it is a copy of this & that... thanks

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  38. We r welcome our pakistani friends as well... this is an open tournament which everyone can participate... coz we r a free nation & we don't have any barriers to play....

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  39. This is an infant... let it grow... u'll see miracles... this is SLPL...

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  40. Basnahira will win da tour....,

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  41. I WANT AKTHAR PLAY IN SLPL

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  42. some indians fans saying SLPL not better than ipl, they dnt knw 1 thing its better than ipl, bcz sl & pak playing dis nation we can see raining sixes in ground (we are peace wit other countries) not lik donkies) that da reason we giv da chance 2 boom action in sl ground
    Pak big hiters(AFRIDI) & bowlers also playing wit lions tht da +point 2 beat da ipl
    SLPL IS THE BEST

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  43. WAYAMBA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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  44. i thought indian player could not include in slpl

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  45. i think sakib al hasan,tamim and imran nazir should be inluded.

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  46. waiting 4 UUUUUU banuka rajepakse. Proud 2 be a ROYALIST.........

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  47. shakib, tammim, Nazir should be participated

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  48. AB,Narine,Rayudu,pollard must included

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  49. IPL is like an ocean where as Slpl are the fishes in that. So slpl is not even worth to compare with IPL

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    1. bro dont be proud of ipl ...... ipl olso came like fishes in the ocien ....... but still they didnt came to a ocean. we will compare SLPL as lions .... dont be tierd

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  50. Where is Bangladeshi Players List ?
    Do u Know, Tamim, Mushfiq & Nasir is playing in SLPL ?

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  51. fazal rehman aminiAugust 7, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    I hope Umer Akmal will be the most runner player of SLPL

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