2012 SLPL Schedule and Fixture

SLPL (Sri Lanka Premier League) which was expected to schedule in July 2011 is now going to take place in August 2012. The official announcement of 2012 SLPL was made by Sri Lanka Cricket on 14th May at a media conference. SLPL is the franchise-based Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. The inspiration of SLPL is the Indian Premier League. The reasons behind the delay of the SLPL 2011 are insufficient finances and unavailability of Indian players. On 5th May, a new deal has been signed by Sri Lanka Cricket with Somerset Entertainment Ventures to organize the tournament systematically.

2012 SLPL will be held from 10th to 31st August just before the ICC World Twenty20. ICC World Twenty20 happens in Sri Lanka in September. It will include 24 matches that will be played at R. Premadasa stadium (Colombo) and Pallekele stadium (Kandy). Each and every match will be telecasted live. It will feature 7 provincial teams such as Basnahira XI (Western Zone), Ruhunu XI (Southern Zone), Uva XI (Uva Zone), Wayamba XI (North Western Zone), Nehenagira XI (Eastern Zone), Kandurata XI (Central Zone) and Uthura Xi (Nothern Zone). All the teams will include six overseas players (in which 4 must be in the playing eleven) and seven Sri Lankans players (at least one youngster under-21).

The captain of Basnahira Bears is TM Dilshan, Wayamba Wolves is Mahela Jayawardane, Ruhuna Rhinos is Sanath Jayasooriya, Kandurata Kites is K Sangakkara, Uva Unicorns is Chaminda Vaas, Uthura Oryxes is Daniel Vettoriain and Nagenahira Nagas is Sahid Afridi. The Sri Lanka Cricket is yet seeking sponsors for the teams and Mr. Upali Dharmadasa (chairman of SLC) confessed that tournament success is based on number of sponsors they find. As per him, business tycoons of Sri Lanka are already showing interest in 2012 SLPL tournament. The officials of SLC were sure about the involvement of Indian and Pakistani players in 2012 SLPL.

List of International Players of SLPLT20 League

• India:
  
  • Dinesh Karthik
  • Manoj Tiwary
  • Irfan Pathan
  • Vinay Kumar
  • Manish Pandey
  • Praveen Kumar
  • Saurabh Tiwary
  • Paul Valthaty
  • Ravindra Jadeja
  • Munaf Patel
  • Umesh Yadav
  • Ravichandran Ashwin
• Pakistan:
  
  • Abdul Razzaq
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Shoaib Akhtar
  • Shoaib Malik
  • Umar Akmal
  • Saeed Ajmal
  • Misbah ul Haq Umar Gul
• West Indies:
  
  • Chris Gayle
  • Bravo Cousins
• South Africa:
  
  • Hershal Gibbs
• New Zealand:
  
  • Danial Vettori
• Australia:
  
  • Saun Tait
  • Saun Marsh
  • David Warner

SLPL 2012 Schedule/Time table

Numbers	Date and Time	Match	venue
1	Sat Aug 11 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Basnahira Bears v Kandurata Kites	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2	Sat Aug 11 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Nagenahira Nagas v Ruhuna Rhinos	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3	Sun Aug 12 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Uthura Oryxes v Wayamba Wolves	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
4	Sun Aug 12 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Uva Unicorns v Basnahira Bears	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
5	Mon Aug 13 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Kandurata Kites v Nagenahira Nagas	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
6	Tue Aug 14 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Ruhuna Rhinos v Uthura Oryxes	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7	Fri Aug 17 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Wayamba Wolves v Uva Unicorns	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
8	Sat Aug 18 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Basnahira Bears v Nagenahira Nagas	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
9	Sat Aug 18 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Kandurata Kites v Ruhuna Rhinos	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
10	Sun Aug 19 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Uthura Oryxes v Uva Unicorns	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
11	Sun Aug 19 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Wayamba Wolves v Basnahira Bears	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
12	Mon Aug 20 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Kandurata Kites v Uthura Oryxes	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
13	Mon Aug 20 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Nagenahira Nagas v Wayamba Wolves	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
14	Tue Aug 21 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Ruhuna Rhinos v Uva Unicorns	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
15	Tue Aug 21 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Uthura Oryxes v Basnahira Bears	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
16	Fri Aug 24 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Wayamba Wolves v Kandurata Kites	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
17	Fri Aug 24 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Uva Unicorns v Nagenahira Nagas	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
18	Sat Aug 25 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Basnahira Bears v Ruhuna Rhinos	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
19	Sat Aug 25 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Kandurata Kites v Uva Unicorns	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
20	Sun Aug 26 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 15:30 PKT	Nagenahira Nagas v Uthura Oryxes	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
21	Sun Aug 26 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Ruhuna Rhinos v Wayamba Wolves	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
22	Tue Aug 28 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	1st Semi Final – TBC v TBC	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
23	Wed Aug 29 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	2nd Semi Final – TBC v TBC	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
24	Fri Aug 31 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 19:30 PKT	Final – TBC v TBC	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo