2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament
Cricket tournament
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The 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament[1] was a List A cricket tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 2 May and 10 June 2018,[2] following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3] Four teams took part in the competition: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy.[4] Galle and Colombo qualified for the final, after they finished first and second respectively in the group stage.[5]
| Dates | 2 May – 10 June 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Galle (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Shehan Jayasuriya |
| Most runs | Upul Tharanga (396) |
| Most wickets | Malinda Pushpakumara (15) |
The final was originally scheduled to take place on 20 May 2018, but Sri Lanka Cricket issued a statement via Twitter to say that it was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather.[6][7] The final was eventually played on 10 June 2018, at the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, after nearly a delay of one month.[8] Galle won the tournament, after beating Colombo by 75 runs in the rescheduled final.[9]
Squads
The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:[10]
Points table
Fixtures
Round Robin
Dambulla 270/6 (40 overs) |
v |
Colombo 262/6 (39 overs) |
- Colombo has won the toss and elected to field.
- Colombo were set a revised target of 259 runs from 39 overs.
- Nishan Madushka (Dambulla) made his List A debut.
Galle 250 (35.4 overs) |
v |
Kandy 217/2 (30 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
- Kandy were set a revised target of 190 runs from 30 overs.
- Jehan Daniel (Kandy) made his List A debut.
Colombo 299 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Kandy 241 (43.4 overs) |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla 257/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Galle 250/8 (46 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to field.
- Galle were set a revised target of 240 runs from 46 overs.
Galle 347/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Colombo 200 (42.4 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy 127 (29.1 overs) |
v |
Dambulla 130/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Dambulla won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo 162 (39.4 overs) |
v |
Dambulla 166/4 (36.3 overs) |
- Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashmika Dilshan (Dambulla) made his List A debut.
Kandy 272/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Galle 276/7 (47.4 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle) made his List A debut.
Colombo 309/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Kandy 217 (48.3 overs) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla 287/9 (47 overs) |
v |
Galle 218/3 (37.3 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to field.
- Galle were set a revised target of 204 runs from 37.3 overs.
Galle 155/2 (30 overs) |
v |
Colombo |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Galle's innings prevented any further play.
Dambulla 257/7 (49 overs) |
v |
Kandy 17/0 (1.1 overs) |
Danushka Gunathilaka 13* (5) |
- Kandy won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Kandy's innings prevented any further play.
- Hasitha Boyagoda (Kandy) made his List A debut.
Final
Galle 320/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Colombo 245 (44.2 overs) |
- Galle won the toss and elected to bat.
