Teams gear up for Semi Finals of the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter Provincial Twenty20 Tournament - Cricket News Update
With the domestic series now coming close to a wrap up, four teams from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Cricket Inter Provincial Twenty20 Tournament gear up to face each other in the upcoming two Semi Finals, on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The opening bout will take off at the venue between Basnahira and Wayamba, followed by the second semi final, where Kandurata will take on Ruhuna; all in a battle to secure a spot on the eventual tournament final.
Initially taking off on July 21, the competition proved to be competitive event featuring 5 participants from all over the country. The contestants include Basnahira, Wayamba, Kandurata, Ruhuna, and Combined Provinces.
So far, team Basnahira stands at the top spot after participating in 4 matches, securing 3 notable wins.
The ranking is followed on by Ruhuna, Kandurata, and Wayamba on the second, third, and fourth positions respectively, with every team suffering 2 defeats each from a total of 4 games.
As for the fifth participant, Combined Provinces was disqualified from the tournament after facing three consecutive losses, followed by an eventual and only win in a recent fixture against Wayamba.
However, Saturday will surely come out with some competitive performances from the four teams, as they gear up to face each other in a bout to secure the eventual spot on the series final.
As till now, Basnihara stands out strongest amongst all the remaining teams. Facing Wayamba in the semi finals will come as a second encounter for the two teams and a good opportunity for Basnihara to offer some strong retaliation to the opponent, after
facing an unfortunate defeat due to a bowl-out win by Wayamba.
The opening semi final will therefore come out as tough encounter for both the sides, since the two teams come equipped with strong national talents such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540.
As for the second match, Kandurata and Ruhuna will also be facing each other for the second time. In their previous competition, Ruhuna defeated the side after securing a 40-run win.
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