14 SLPL games under lights

Fourteen of the 24 games will be played under lights in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League T-20 cricket tournament, which is due to start on July 19^th. All the 24 matches of the 16 day tournament will be played at R. Premadasa stadium. There will be three rest days in between.


Dashing opener T. M. Dilshan will lead Basnahira Bears while Kumar Sangakkara (Kandurata Kites), Mahela Jayawardane (Wayamba Wolves), Sanath Jayasuriya (Ruhuna Rhinos) and Chaminda Vaas (Uva Unicorns) will be the other captains. Former Pakistanskipper Shahid Afridi (Nagenahira Nagas) and New Zealandskipper Daniel Vettori (Uthura Oryxes) have been chosen to lead two provinces that were isolated from the game for ages due to the civil war.

Date	Teams		Time
19/07/2011	Basnahira Bears	Kandurata Kites	8.00 p.m.
20/07/2011	Nagenahira Nagas	Ruhuna Rhinos	4.00 p.m.
20/07/2011	Uthura Oryxes	Wayamba Wolves	8.00 p.m.
21/07/2011	Uva Unicorns	Basnahira Bears	4.00 p.m.
21/07/2011	Kandurata Kites	Nagenahira Nagas	8.00 p.m.
22/07/2011	REST DAY
23/07/2011	Ruhuna Rhinos	Uthura Oryxes	4.00 p.m.
23/07/2011	Wayamba Wolves	Uva Unicorns	8.00 p.m.
24/07/2011	Basnahira Bears	Nagenahira Nagas	4.00 p.m.
24/07/2011	Kandurata Kites	Ruhuna Rhinos	8.00 p.m.
25/07/2011	Uthura Oryxes	Uva Unicorns	4.00 p.m.
25/07/2011	Wayamba Wolves	Basnahira Bears	8.00 p.m.
26/07/2011	Kandurata Kites	Uthura Oryxes	4.00 p.m.
26/07/2011	Nagenahira Nagas	Wayamba Wolves	8.00 p.m.
27/07/2011	REST DAY
28/07/2011	Ruhuna Rhinos	Uva Unicorns	4.00 p.m.
28/07/2011	Uthura Oryxes	Basnahira Bears	8.00 p.m.
29/07/2011	Wayamba Wolves	Kandurata Kites	4.00 p.m.
29/07/2011	Uva Unicorns	Nagenahira Nagas	8.00 p.m.
30/07/2011	Basnahira Bears	Ruhuna Rhinos	4.00 p.m.
30/07/2011	Kandurata Kites	Uva Unicorns	8.00 p.m.
31/07/2011	Nagenahira Nagas	Uthura Oryxes	4.00 p.m.
31/07/2011	Ruhuna Rhinos	Wayamba Wolves	8.00 p.m.
01/08/2011	REST DAY
02/08/2011	Semi Final 1		8.00 p.m.
03/08/2011	Semi Final 2		8.00 p.m.
04/08/2011	Final		8.00 p.m.

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