Colombo, Aug 11: Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) kicked off today (August 11) with a match between Nagenahira Nagas and Ruhuna Royals at the R Premadasa Stadium here.
Sri Lanka Premier League Squads
The inaugural edition of SLPL will go on till August 31 with the participation of seven teams.
Teams will play each other once in group stage before the top four qualify for semi-finals.
Only two grounds, R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele will be used for the league.
There will be 24 matches this year. A maximum of four overseas players are allowed in playing XI.
No Indian player is part of SLPL 1.
Here are the captains, icon players and bid amount of the seven teams.
Teams and their captains
Basnahira Cricket Dundees: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Kandurata Warriors: Kumar Sangakkara
Nagenahira Nagas: Angelo Mathews
Ruhuna Royals: Lasith Malinga
Uthura Rudras: Jehan Mubarak
Wayamba United: Mahela Jayawardena
Uva Next: Thilina Kandamby
Icon Players
Basnahira Cricket Dundees: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Kandurata Warriors: Kumar Sangakkara (withdrawn due to injury)
Nagenahira Nagas: Angelo Mathews
Ruhuna Royals: Lasith Malinga
Uthura Rudras: Muttiah Muralitharan
Uva Next: Chris Gayle (withdrawn due to injury)
Wayamba United: Mahela Jayawardene
SLPL teams' owners and bid amount
Wayamba United ($5.02 million) - Wadhawan Holdings Private Limited
Kandurata Warriors ($4.98 million) - Number One Sports Consulting Private Limited
Ruhuna Royals ($4.6 million) - Pearl Overseas Limited
Uva Next ($4.6 million) - Success Sports Private Limited
Basnahira Cricket Dundees ($4.33 million) - Indian Cricket Dundee Limited
Uthura Rudras ($3.4 million) - Rudra Sports Private Limited
Nagenahira Nagas ($3.22 million) - Varun Beverages Lanka Private Limited
SLPL 2012 Schedule (All times IST)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
August 11: Nagenahira Nagas vs Ruhuna Royals (1600 hrs)
August 11: Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Kandurata Warriors (2000)
August 12: Uthura Rudras vs Wayamba United (1600)
August 12: Uva Next vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee (2000)
August 13: Kandurata Warriors vs Nagenahira Nagas (2000)
August 14: Ruhuna Royals vs Uthura Rudras (2000)
August 15 and 16: Rest days
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
August 17: Waymba United vs Uva Next (1600)
August 17: Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Nagenahira Nagas (2000)
August 18: Kandurata Warriors vs Uthura Rudras (1600)
August 19: Wayamba United vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee (1600)
August 19: Uthura Rudras vs Uva Next (2000)
August 20: Kandurata Warriors vs Ruhuna Royals (1600)
August 20: Nagenahira Nagas vs Wayamba United (2000)
August 21: Ruhuna Royals vs Uva Next (1600)
August 21: Uthura Rudras vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee (2000)
August 22 and 23: Rest days
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
August 24: Wayamba United vs Kandurata Warriors (1600)
August 25: Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Ruhuna Royals (1600)
August 25: Kandurata Warriors vs Uva Next (2000)
August 26: Nagenahira Nagas vs Uthura Rudras (1400)
August 26: Ruhuna Royals vs Wayamba United (2000)
August 27: Uva Next vs Nagenahira Nagas (2000)
August 28: First semi-final (2000)
August 29: Second semi-final (2000)
August 30: Rest day
August 31: Final (2000)
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