2012 Sri Lanka Premier League

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{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League

| image = SLPL.svg

| administrator = Sri Lanka Cricket

| cricket format = Twenty20

| tournament format = Round-robin and knockout{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/564049.html |title=Sri Lanka Premier League set for August this year |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=7 May 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2012-05-18 }}

| host = Sri Lanka

| champions = Uva Next

| count = 1

| participants = 7

| matches = 24

| attendance =

| player of the series = Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira)

| most runs =Dilshan Munaweera (Uva) [212]

| most wickets = Jacob Oram (Uva) [15]

| website = [http://www.slpl.lk/ www.slpl.lk]

| previous_year = 2011

| previous_tournament = 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League

| next_year = 2014

| next_tournament = 2014 Super 4's T20

}}

The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League, established by Sri Lanka Cricket in 2011. The season ran from 11 to 31 August 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/564597.html |title=Indian players in SLPL a possibility – BCCI |date=12 May 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2012-05-18 }} The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in 2011 but it was postponed to 2012, with the former Inter-Provincial Twenty20 taking its place.

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Format

The tournament had a group stage and a knockout stage. The seven teams played in a single round-robin tournament in the group stage and the top four teams qualified for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final.

Venues

All of the matches in the tournament were played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/564286.html |title=SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele |date=10 May 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2012-05-18 }}

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Venue

|Colombo

|Kandy

Stadium

|R Premadasa Stadium

|Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Established

| 1986

| 2008

Capacity

| 35,000

| 35,000

Floodlights

| Yes

| Yes

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Player draft

{{main|2012 Sri Lanka Premier League draft}}

The draft was held on 5 July 2012 for international players and on 6 July for local players. 56 international players were drafted and comprised mostly Australian and Pakistani players.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/571164.html |title=Sri Lanka name 56 foreign players for SLPL |date=5 July 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2012-08-02 }} 107 local players were drafted.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/content/story/571311.html |title=Jayasuriya among top picks in SLPL |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |date=6 July 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2012-08-02 }}

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.{{cite news |url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=59010 |title=SLPL begins in grand opening ceremony |date=11 August 2012 |publisher=The Island |accessdate=2012-08-12 }}

Teams and standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/564280.html?view=pointstable Points table on ESPN CricInfo]

|team1=WyUtd |team2=Nagas |team3=KWarr |team4=UvNxt |team5=RRyls |team6=Uthur |team7=BDund

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q

|win_BDund=1 |loss_BDund=5 |rs_BDund=782 |or_BDund=113.0 |rc_BDund=830 |ob_BDund=106.2

|win_KWarr=3 |loss_KWarr=2 |nr_KWarr=1 |rs_KWarr=682 |or_KWarr=89.0 |rc_KWarr=641 |ob_KWarr=88.3

|win_Nagas=4 |loss_Nagas=2 |rs_Nagas=819 |or_Nagas=109.4 |rc_Nagas=876 |ob_Nagas=112.0

|win_RRyls=2 |loss_RRyls=4 |rs_RRyls=738 |or_RRyls=104.4 |rc_RRyls=777 |ob_RRyls=108.0

|win_Uthur=2 |loss_Uthur=4 |rs_Uthur=831 |or_Uthur=111.2 |rc_Uthur=883 |ob_Uthur=110.3

|win_UvNxt=3 |loss_UvNxt=2 |nr_UvNxt=1 |rs_UvNxt=707 |or_UvNxt=97.3 |rc_UvNxt=711 |ob_UvNxt=99.1

|win_WyUtd=5 |loss_WyUtd=1 |rs_WyUtd=994 |or_WyUtd=119.2 |rc_WyUtd=835 |ob_WyUtd=120.0

|name_BDund=Basnahira Cricket Dundee

|name_KWarr=Kandurata Warriors

|name_Nagas=Nagenahira Nagas

|name_RRyls=Ruhuna Royals

|name_Uthur=Uthura Rudras

|name_UvNxt=Uva Next

|name_WyUtd=Wayamba United

|col_Q=green1

}}

Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.

League progression

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! colspan="6" | Group matches

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! colspan="2" | Knockout

style="width:200px; vertical-align:center;"| Team

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style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Basnahira Cricket Dundee

| {{won|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC"|

style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Kandurata Warriors

| {{nom|0}}

| {{nom|0}}

| {{won|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| {{won|6}}

| {{no result|7}}

| {{no result|NR}}

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style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Nagenahira Nagas

| {{won|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| {{won|6}}

| {{nom|6}}

| {{nom|6}}

| {{won|8}}

| {{no result|NR}}

| {{nom|L}}

style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Ruhuna Royals

| {{nom|0}}

| {{won|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| {{nom|4}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC"|

style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Uthura Rudras

| {{nom|0}}

| {{nom|0}}

| {{nom|0}}

| {{nom|0}}

| {{won|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC"|

style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Uva Next

| {{won|2}}

| {{nom|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| {{won|6}}

| {{no result|7}}

| {{nom|7}}

| {{won|W}}

| {{won|W}}

style="width:100px; text-align:left" | Wayamba United

| {{won|2}}

| {{won|4}}

| {{won|6}}

| {{won|8}}

| {{nom|8}}

| {{won|10}}

| {{nom|L}}

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| {{won |Win}}

{{nom |Loss}}{{no result}}
colspan="3" style="background:#DCDCDC"| Team was eliminated in group stage

:Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.

:Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.

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Fixtures

:All match times in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

=Group stage=

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match1}} 11 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Ruhuna Royals | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 134 (20 overs)

| score2 = 77/2 (12 overs)

| runs1 = Lahiru Thirimanne 34 (33)

| wickets1 = Shaminda Eranga 3/15 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Travis Birt 33* (38)

| wickets2 = Lasith Malinga 1/4 (2 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Ruhuna Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira Nagas)

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge(SL) and Sundaram Ravi(Ind)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571353.html Scorecard]

| result = Nagenahira won by 5 runs (D/L)

| rain = Rain stopped play after 12 overs in the Nagenahira Nagas' innings. Their target would have been 73 runs from 12 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match2}} 11 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee | team2 = Kandurata Warriors

| score1 = 129/3 (13 overs)

| score2 = 95/7 (13 overs)

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 66* (39)

| wickets1 = Sohail Tanvir 3/31 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Thisara Perera 35 (21)

| wickets2 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/26 (3 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Tillakaratne Dilshan (Basnahira Cricket Dundee)

| umpires = Raveendra Wimalasiri(SL)and Tyron Wijewardene(SL)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571354.html Scorecard]

| result = Basnahira won by 34 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match3}} 12 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Uthura Rudras | team2 = Wayamba United

| score1 = 179/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 183/1 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Imran Farhat 51 (22)

| wickets1 = Isuru Udana 2/38 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Tamim Iqbal 93* (61)

| wickets2 = Kevon Cooper 1/26 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Wayamba United won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Tamim Iqbal (Wayamba United)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Sena Nandiweera

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571355.html Scorecard]

| result = Wayamba won by 9 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match4}} 12 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee | team2 = Uva Next

| score1 = 136/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 139/2 (18.2 overs)

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 56 (48)

| wickets1 = Dilhara Fernando 5/17 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Upul Tharanga 65* (53)

| wickets2 = Rangana Herath 1/17 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Dilhara Fernando (Uva Next)

| umpires = Nishan Dhanasinghe and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571356.html Scorecard]

| result = Uva won by 8 wickets

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match5}} 13 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kandurata Warriors | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 159/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 160/3 (19.3 overs)

| runs1 = Thisara Perera 72 (33)

| wickets1 = Ben Laughlin 2/29 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Imran Nazir 58 (32)

| wickets2 = Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/23 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Imran Nazir (Nagenahira Nagas)

| umpires = Tyron Wijewardene and Maurice Zilwa

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571357.html Scorecard]

| result = Nagenahira won by 7 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match6}} 14 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Ruhuna Royals | team2 = Uthura Rudras

| score1 = 145/3 (16 overs)

| score2 = 118 (15.5 overs)

| runs1 = Aaron Finch 65 (48)

| wickets1 = Jehan Mubarak 1/15 (2 overs)

| runs2 = Farveez Maharoof 32 (17)

| wickets2 = Lasith Malinga 4/21 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Lasith Malinga (Ruhuna Royals)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571358.html Scorecard]

| result = Ruhuna won by 35 runs (D/L)

| rain = Rain reduced the match to 16 overs per side and revised the Uthura Rudras' target to 154 runs from 16 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match7}} 17 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Wayamba United | team2 = Uva Next

| score1 = 147/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 127 (18.1 overs)

| runs1 = Kamran Akmal 36 (32)

| wickets1 = Jacob Oram 3/6 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Dilshan Munaweera 26 (19)

| wickets2 = Chathuranga Kumara 3/33 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Uva Next won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Chathuranga Kumara (Wayamba United)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571359.html Scorecard]

| result = Wayamba won by 20 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match8}} 17 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 146 (20 overs)

| score2 = 151/4 (19 overs)

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 (31)

| wickets1 = Shaminda Eranga 3/20 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Mushfiqur Rahim 54* (39)

| wickets2 = Dirk Nannes 3/34 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Nagenahira Nagas won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Shaminda Eranga (Nagenahira Nagas)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571360.html Scorecard]

| result = Nagenahira won by 6 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match9}} 18 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kandurata Warriors | team2 = Uthura Rudras

| score1 = 168/5 (20 overs)

| score2 = 105/7 (16 overs)

| runs1 = Thilan Samaraweera 71 (45)

| wickets1 = Farveez Maharoof 3/36 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Dillon du Preez 19* (13)

| wickets2 = Sohail Tanvir 4/32 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Thilan Samaraweera (Kandurata Warriors)

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571361.html Scorecard]

| result = Kandurata won by 32 runs (D/L)

| rain = Rain revised the Uthura Rudras' target to 138 runs from 16 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match10}} 19 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Wayamba United | team2 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee

| score1 = 165/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 98 (19.1 overs)

| runs1 = Kamran Akmal 65 (46)

| wickets1 = Charl Langeveldt 3/36 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Rilee Rossouw 20 (16)

| wickets2 = Kaushalya Weeraratne 3/11 (3.1 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Kamran Akmal (Wayamba United)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571362.html Scorecard]

| result = Wayamba won by 67 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match11}} 19 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Uthura Rudras | team2 = Uva Next

| score1 = 124/8 (20 overs)

| score2 = 126/6 (19.1 overs)

| runs1 = Janaka Gunaratne 30* (17)

| wickets1 = Sachithra Senanayake 3/16 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Dilshan Munaweera 36 (25)

| wickets2 = Chathura Peiris 2/24 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Sachithra Senanayake (Uva Next)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571363.html Scorecard]

| result = Uva won by 4 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match12}} 20 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kandurata Warriors | team2 = Ruhuna Royals

| score1 = 142 (19.2 overs)

| score2 = 100 (17.2 overs)

| runs1 = Kithuruwan Vithanage 31 (27)

| wickets1 = Dilruwan Perera 3/21 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Shahid Afridi 36 (16)

| wickets2 = Sohail Tanvir 3/4 (3.2 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Kithuruwan Vithanage (Kandurata Warriors)

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571364.html Scorecard]

| result = Kandurata won by 42 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match13}} 20 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Wayamba United | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 190/4 (20 overs)

| score2 = 134 (19.5 overs)

| runs1 = Mahela Jayawardene 96* (50)

| wickets1 = Ajantha Mendis 2/29 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Angelo Perera 48* (39)

| wickets2 = Akila Dananjaya 3/18 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Mahela Jayawardene (Wayamba United)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571365.html Scorecard]

| result = Wayamba won by 56 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match14}} 21 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Uva Next | team2 = Ruhuna Royals

| score1 = 155/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 141/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Upul Tharanga 48 (40)

| wickets1 = Wahab Riaz 3/34 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Wahab Riaz 31* (18)

| wickets2 = Seekkuge Prasanna 4/19 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Seekkuge Prasanna (Uva Next)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571366.html Scorecard]

| result = Uva won by 14 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match15}} 21 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee | team2 = Uthura Rudras

| score1 = 150/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 156/6 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Rilee Rossouw 44 (37)

| wickets1 = Madushanka Ekanayake 2/35 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Chamara Kapugedera 69* (42)

| wickets2 = Thilan Thushara 2/40 (4 overs)

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

| toss = Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Chamara Kapugedera (Uthura Rudras)

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571367.html Scorecard]

| result = Uthura won by 4 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match16}} 24 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kandurata Warriors | team2 = Wayamba United

| score1 = 149/8 (20 overs)

| score2 = 147/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chris Lynn 80 (51)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Hafeez 2/14 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Abdul Razzaq 36* (18)

| wickets2 = Kaushal Lokuarachchi 3/15 (3 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Kandurata Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Chris Lynn (Kandurata Warriors)

| umpires = Ravindra Kottahachchi and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571368.html Scorecard]

| result = Kandurata won by 2 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match17}} 25 August | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Basnahira Cricket Dundee | team2 = Ruhuna Royals

| score1 = 123/4 (20 overs)

| score2 = 124/6 (16.4 overs)

| runs1 = Cameron Borgas 40 (33)

| wickets1 = Wahab Riaz 2/19 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Nasir Jamshed 51* (46)

| wickets2 = Mahmudullah 3/30 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Basnahira Cricket Dundee won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Nasir Jamshed (Ruhuna Royals)

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Raveendra Wimalasiri

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571369.html Scorecard]

| result = Ruhuna won by 4 wickets

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match18}} 25 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kandurata Warriors | team2 = Uva Next

| score1 =

| score2 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss =

| motm =

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Sagara Gallage

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571370.html Scorecard]

| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match19}} 26 August | time = 14:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Uthura Rudras | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 149/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 134/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chamara Kapugedera 43 (32)

| wickets1 = Shaminda Eranga 2/32 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Colin de Grandhomme 43 (28)

| wickets2 = Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/21 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Uthura Rudras won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Uthura Rudras)

| umpires = Sena Nandiweera and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571371.html Scorecard]

| result = Uthura won by 15 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match20}} 26 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Wayamba United | team2 = Ruhuna Royals

| score1 = 162/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 148/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Dinesh Chandimal 75 (54)

| wickets1 = Dilruwan Perera 2/32 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Lahiru Thirimanne 40* (34)

| wickets2 = Chathuranga Kumara 2/17 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Wayamba United won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Dinesh Chandimal (Wayamba United)

| umpires = Nishan Dhanasinghe and Tyron Wijewardene

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571372.html Scorecard]

| result = Wayamba won by 14 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match21}} 27 August | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Uva Next | team2 = Nagenahira Nagas

| score1 = 160/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 163/4 (19.1 overs)

| runs1 = Dilshan Munaweera 45 (35)

| wickets1 = Shaminda Eranga 2/25 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Imran Nazir 44 (25)

| wickets2 = Charith Jayampathi 2/37 (4 overs)

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| toss = Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Imran Nazir (Nagenahira Nagas)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Maurice Zilwa

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571373.html Scorecard]

| result = Nagenahira won by 6 wickets

}}

=Knockout stage=

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|score-width=100px

|team-width=150px

|seed-width=

|RD2=Final|RD1-seed1=1

|RD1-team1=Wayamba United

|RD1-score1=151/6 (20 overs)

|RD1-seed2=4

|RD1-team2=Uva Next

|RD1-score2=171/6 (20 overs)

|RD1-seed3=2

|RD1-team3=Nagenahira Nagas

|RD1-score3=No result

|RD1-seed4=3

|RD1-team4=Kandurata Warriors

|RD1-score4=Bye

|RD2-seed1=4

|RD2-team1=Uva Next {{small|(D/L)}}

|RD2-score1=63/1 (5.1 overs)

|RD2-seed2=2

|RD2-team2=Nagenahira Nagas

|RD2-score2=134/4 (15 overs)

}}

==Semi-finals==

{{Limited overs matches

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571374.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Uva Next

| team2 = Wayamba United

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| date = {{anchor|match-sf1}} 28 August | time = 20:00

| daynight = yes

| score1 = 171/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 151/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 50* (41)

| wickets1 = Abdul Razzaq 2/17 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Azhar Mahmood 75* (47)

| wickets2 = Jacob Oram 3/16 (4 overs)

| result = Uva won by 20 runs

| umpires = Asoka De Silva and Tyron Wijewardene

| motm = Jacob Oram (Uva)

| toss = Uva Next won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Limited overs matches

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571375.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Nagenahira Nagas

| team2 = Kandurata Warriors

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| date = {{anchor|match-sf2}} 29 August | time = 20:00

| daynight = yes

| score1 =

| score2 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

|umpires=Sagara Gallage and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled

| rain =

| notes = Nagenahira Nagas advanced to the final as the higher seed.

}}

==Final==

{{Limited overs matches

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571376.html Scorecard]

| team2 = Uva Next

| team1 = Nagenahira Nagas

| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| date = {{anchor|match-f}} 31 August | time = 20:00

| daynight = yes

| score1 = 134/4 (15 overs)

| score2 = 63/1 (5.1 overs)

| runs1 = Angelo Mathews 73* (27)

| wickets1 = Andrew McDonald 2/24 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Dilshan Munaweera 44 (23)

| wickets2 = Ajantha Mendis 1/25 (2 overs)

| result = Uva won by 19 runs (D/L)

| umpires = Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge

| motm = Dilshan Munaweera (Uva)

| toss = Nagenahira Nagas won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = Rain first reduced the match to 15 overs per side. Rain stopped play after 5.1 overs in Uva Next's innings. Their target would have been 45 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

| notes =

}}

Statistics

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|+Most runs

!Runs

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212

|Dilshan Munaweera

| Uva Next

211

| Angelo Mathews

| Nagenahira Nagas

203

| Kamran Akmal

| Wayamba United

195

| Tillakaratne Dilshan

| Basnahira Cricket Dundee

190

| Tamim Iqbal

| Wayamba United

class="wikitable"

|+Most wickets

! Wickets

! Player{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=7327;type=tournament |title=Cricket Records | Sri Lanka Premier League, 2012 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Stats.espncricinfo.com |accessdate=30 April 2012}} !! Team

11

| Jacob Oram

| Uva Next

11

| Sohail Tanvir

| Kandurata Warriors

11

| Shaminda Eranga

| Nagenahira Nagas

11

| Isuru Udana

| Wayamba United

11

| Ajantha Mendis

| Nagenahira Nagas

=Awards=

class="wikitable"
Player{{cite video |date=31 August 2012 |title=FINAL : Uva Next Vs Nagenahira Nagas ( 31st August 2012 ) – Premadasa, Colombo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZWWkwwkpQI |via=YouTube |accessdate=2012-09-01 }}TeamAwardValue
Akila Dananjaya

| Wayamba United

| Young Player of the Tournament

|

Shaminda Eranga

| Nagenahira Nagas

| Player of the Tournament

| Mahindra XUV500

References

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