Statistics - SLPL 2012

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Monday said it will take measures to boost their domestic cricket after its first ever SLPL concluded last week.

Jacob Oram shone with the bat and ball as Uva Next defeated Wayamba United by 20 runs, despite a valiant resistance from Azhar Mahmood (75 not out), to book a berth in the final of the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka's top stars will skip most of the matches in the country's inaugural premier league Twenty20, dealing another blow to the struggling event, an official said.

Sri Lanka's cricket authorities on Friday announced a delayed start to its scaled down Twenty20 premier league, without the expected international players.

The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), after facing a series of problems including the withdrawal of Indian players from the tournament, has been postponed to August 2012.

Sri Lanka's cash-strapped cricket governing body is likely to scale down its inaugural Twenty20 league and go ahead without foreign players.

Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel were among 12 Indian players who were blocked by the BCCI from playing in T20 event in Sri Lanka from July 19 to Aug 4.

The PCB has said it can ban Shahid Afridi from participating in the inaugural SLPL if the former Pakistan captain doesn't stop his rants against the board.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) delayed a meeting with Indian officials over the participation of India's players in the island's inaugural Twenty20 competition.

BCCI has debarred Indian players from taking part in the Sri Lankan Premier League as the event is being organised by a "private party" instead of Lankan board.