It’s been nearly a month since the completion of the Indian Premier League. And now once again, it's time for some good T20 cricket. Yes, the SLPL or the 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League is approaching. The 2012 season of SLPL will be the debut edition of the tournament. The SLPL 2012 tournament will feature 7 provincial teams. Each team is allowed to include a maximum of 18 players with up to a maximum of 6 foreign players. It is mandatory for each team to have at least one local under 21 player and a maximum of 4 four foreign players. This season will be played between 10 August and 31 August 2012.
In fact, the tournament was scheduled to be played in 2011. In May 2011, Sri Lanka Cricket planned to organize the tournament with 7 teams, each representing a province. It was to be held from July 19 to August 4 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. However, the BCCI refused to let the Indian players participate in the tournament. Furthermore, allegations of corruption and incompetence by SLC put the tournament at serious risk. So, the tournament was postponed to 2012.
The 7 teams participating in SLPL 2012 include Basnahira (Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan) from Western Province, Kandurata (Captain: Kumar Sangakkara) from Central Province, Nagenahira (Captain: Shahid Afridi) from Eastern Province, Ruhuna (Captain: Lasith Malinga) from Southern Province, Uthura (Captain: Muttiah Muralitharan) from Northern Province, Uva (Captain: Chris Gayle) from Uva Province and Wayamba (Captain: Mahela Jayawardene) from North Western Province. All the matches will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. The team squads for the Sri Lanka Premier League are listed here.
In fact, the tournament was scheduled to be played in 2011. In May 2011, Sri Lanka Cricket planned to organize the tournament with 7 teams, each representing a province. It was to be held from July 19 to August 4 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. However, the BCCI refused to let the Indian players participate in the tournament. Furthermore, allegations of corruption and incompetence by SLC put the tournament at serious risk. So, the tournament was postponed to 2012.
The 7 teams participating in SLPL 2012 include Basnahira (Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan) from Western Province, Kandurata (Captain: Kumar Sangakkara) from Central Province, Nagenahira (Captain: Shahid Afridi) from Eastern Province, Ruhuna (Captain: Lasith Malinga) from Southern Province, Uthura (Captain: Muttiah Muralitharan) from Northern Province, Uva (Captain: Chris Gayle) from Uva Province and Wayamba (Captain: Mahela Jayawardene) from North Western Province. All the matches will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. The team squads for the Sri Lanka Premier League are listed here.
- Basnahira Bears: Brad Hodge, Daniel Smith, Marlon Samuels, Dirk Nannes, Tim Southee, Clint McKay, Robin Peterson, Cameron Borgas
- Nagenahira Nagas: Imran Nazir, Travis Birt, Mitchell Marsh, Ahmed Shahzad, Elias Sunny, Musfiqur Rahim, Ben Laughlin, Nasir Hossain
- Kandurata Kites: Saeed Ajmal, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Sohail Tanvir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Chris Lynn, Adam Voges, Dane Vilas
- Ruhuna Rhinos: Daniel Harris, Aaron Finch, Ryan Harris, Nathan McCullum, Ryan McLaren, Jerome Taylor, Richard Levi
- Uthura Oryxes: Shakib Al Hasan, Brendan Taylor, Imran Farhat, Kevon Cooper, David Miller, Dillon du Preez, Fidel Edwards, Samuel Badree
- Uva Unicorns: Andrew McDonald, Umar Gul, Callum Ferguson, Shoaib Malik, Abdur Rehman, Hammad Azam, James Franklin, Chris Gayle
- Wayamba Wolves: Azhar Mahmood, Umar Akmal, Colin Ingram, Tamim Iqbal, James Faulkner, Abdul Razzaq, Kemar Roach, Brad Hogg
SLPL 2012 Schedule/Time table
| Date | Time | Match | Venue |
| August 11 | 16:00 | Basnahira Bears v Kandurata Kites | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 11 | 20:00 | Nagenahira Nagas v Ruhuna Rhinos | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 12 | 16:00 | Uthura Oryxes v Wayamba Wolves | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 12 | 20:00 | Uva Unicorns v Basnahira Bears | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 13 | 20:00 | Kandurata Kites v Nagenahira Nagas | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 14 | 20:00 | Ruhuna Rhinos v Uthura Oryxes | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 17 | 20:00 | Wayamba Wolves v Uva Unicorns | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 18 | 16:00 | Basnahira Bears v Nagenahira Nagas | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 18 | 20:00 | Kandurata Kites v Ruhuna Rhinos | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 19 | 16:00 | Uthura Oryxes v Uva Unicorns | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 19 | 20:00 | Wayamba Wolves v Basnahira Bears | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 20 | 16:00 | Kandurata Kites v Uthura Oryxes | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 20 | 20:00 | Nagenahira Nagas v Wayamba Wolves | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 21 | 16:00 | Ruhuna Rhinos v Uva Unicorns | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 21 | 20:00 | Uthura Oryxes v Basnahira Bears | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| August 24 | 16:00 | Wayamba Wolves v Kandurata Kites | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 24 | 20:00 | Uva Unicorns v Nagenahira Nagas | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 25 | 16:00 | Basnahira Bears v Ruhuna Rhinos | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 25 | 20:00 | Kandurata Kites v Uva Unicorns | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 26 | 16:00 | Nagenahira Nagas v Uthura Oryxes | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 26 | 20:00 | Ruhuna Rhinos v Wayamba Wolves | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 28 | 20:00 | 1st Semi Final – TBC v TBC | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 29 | 20:00 | 2nd Semi Final – TBC v TBC | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| August 31 | 20:00 | Final – TBC v TBC | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Do not waste money on this. This tournament will never bring a good thing to Sri Lanka. It only waste time and money of the people.
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