Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket Host(s) Sri Lanka | Cricket format Twenty20 Participants 6 | |
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Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Champions Wayamba elevens (2nd title) | ||
The 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 25 March 2009when Ruhuna elevens played the Sri Lanka Schools XI at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, two semi finals and a grand final.
Rules and regulations
Teams received 4 points for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final. The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings are determined by most wins, then net run rate (NRR). All finals were played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.