Chris Gayle on his way to a second BPL century, Barisal Burners v Dhaka Gladiators, Bangladesh Premier League, Mirpur, February 14, 2012 Chris Gayle's withdrawal will come as a blow to the SLPL which starts in three days © BPL T20 Enlarge Related Links News : SLPL gets top Indian auto-maker as title sponsor Players/Officials: Abdur Rehman | Fidel Edwards | Chris Gayle Series/Tournaments: Sri Lanka Premier League Teams: Sri Lanka Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League due to a serious groin strain. Gayle, the icon player and captain for the Uva Next franchise, was among the marquee players for the tournament. Gayle had injured his groin while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League in February, but the injury was aggravated during West Indies' second Test against New Zealand in Jamaica. The same injury had also prevented Gayle from playing in the MiWAY T20 Challenge in South Africa for the Dolphins franchise. "Of course it's a blow to lose [Gayle]," CEO of the Uva Next franchise, Tushar Bedi said. "But we are very happy with the team that we've got and we're still going to win the competition." Gayle has signed a three-year deal with Uva, and will likely take part in the 2013 and 2014 tournaments, Bedi said. Two other overseas players - Pakistan's Abdur Rehman and West Indies' Fidel Edwards - are also in the late withdrawals list that already includes Shakib Al Hasan, who was denied permission to play in the tournament by the Bangladesh Cricket Board last week. There is also speculation that Marlon Samuels will be unavailable, but this has not yet been confirmed. It is understood that the WICB decided not to provide a "no objection certificate" for Edwards because they would like him to be fresh ahead of the World Twenty20, which begins in September. However, reasons for Rehman's withdrawal remain unclear. Uva have replaced Gayle and Rehman with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fawad Alam and Jacob Oram and the Uthura Rudras have drafted in Kyle Mills and Australia batsman Rob Quiney to replace Shakib and Edwards. An Uthura Rudras spokesperson said the loss of two overseas players days before the tournament had come as a surprise. "When we sat down and discussed strategy, we based our team selection on the basis of availability. One of the things that [coach] Tom Moody said was 'There's no point selecting fancy names if they're not going to turn up', so it's not ideal." The spokesman said that despite the late withdrawals, Uthura remained upbeat about their chances in the tournament. "Mills and Quiney are sound names for us and they're T20 specialists, so we're happy with that." A total of 56 overseas players had initially been signed across seven franchises, with some of those players only due to be called into the squads if other overseas players became unavailable. The first matches of the three-week SLPL will be played on Saturday, August 11, with the final scheduled for August 31. Four overseas players are allowed to play in each team per match.

Tillakaratne Dilshan played a fluent innings of 66 to help his side register win © AFP

By CricketCountry Staff

Colombo: Aug 12, 2012

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s all-round performance helped Basnahira Cricket Dundees trump Kandurata Warriors by 34 runs in the second game of the opening edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League.

Heavy rains resulted in match being curtailed on 13 overs per side, as the Kandurata Warriors, chasing a target of 130 runs from 13 overs, could manage only 95 for sven.

Openers Thilan Samaraweera and Kithruwan Withanage provided their side a solid stand of 37 runs in their chase, but the Warriors failed to go past the target set by Basnahira.

Earlier in the first innings, Kandurata Warriors skipper Samaraweera’s decision to invite Basnahira Cricket Dundees t bat first backfired as Dilshan and Brad Hodge scored runs all over the park.

Brief Scores: Bassnahira Cricket Dundee 129 for 3 from 13 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 66*, Brad Hodge 27; Sohail Tanvir 3 for 31) bt Kandurata Warriors 95 for 7 wickets from 13 overs (Thilan Samaraweera 24, Thissara Perera 35; Tillakaratne Dilshan 2 for 26) by 34 runs.
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SLPL Match Schedule has been announced. 

The first edition of the Sri Lankan Premier League will be played this year from August. The SLPL will begin from August 11 and will continue to be played till the August 31 which will mean that the tournament will last 15 days.

There are seven teams playing in the SLPL, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Kandurata Warriors, Nagenahira Nagas, Ruhuna Rhinos, Uthura Rudras, Uva Next, Wayamba United, and hence, there will be 21 league games, with each team playing each other once.
The top four sides will vie in the semi-finals for the place in the final of the first ever edition of the SLPL. The games will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
The first semi-final will be played on August 28, followed by the second semi-final on August 29 and the final on August 31. slpl t20 schedule is placed below.

SLPL T20 2012 Schedule

Date	Match Details	Time (IST)	Stadium
11 August, 2012	Nagenahira Naga v Ruhuna Rhinos	16:00	R.Premadasa
11 August, 2012	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Kandurata Warriors	20:00	R.Premadasa
12 August, 2012	Uthura Rudras v Wayamba United	16:00	R.Premadasa
12 August, 2012	Uva Next v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	20:00	R.Premadasa
13 August, 2012	Kandurata Warriors v Nagenahira Nagas	20:00	R.Premadasa
14 August, 2012	Ruhuna Rhinos v Uthura Rudras	20:00	R.Premadasa
17 August, 2012	Wayamba United v Uva Next	20:00	Pallekele International
18 August, 2012	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Nagenahira Nagas	16:00	Pallekele International
18 August, 2012	Kandurata Warriors v Ruhuna Rhinos	20:00	Pallekele International
19 August, 2012	Uthura Rudras v Uva Next	16:00	Pallekele International
19 August, 2012	Wayamba United v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	20:00	Pallekele International
20 August, 2012	Kandurata Warriors v Uthura Rudras	16:00	Pallekele International
20 August, 2012	Nagenahira Nagas v Wayamba United	20:00	Pallekele International
21 August, 2012	Ruhuna Rhinos v Uva Next	16:00	Pallekele International
21 August, 2012	Uthura Rudras v Basnahira Cricket Dundee	20:00	Pallekele International
24 August, 2012	Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriors	16:00	R.Premadasa
24 August, 2012	Uva Next v Nagenahira Nagas	20:00	R.Premadasa
25 August, 2012	Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Ruhuna Rhinos	16:00	R.Premadasa
25 August, 2012	Kandurata Warriors v Uva Next	20:00	R.Premadasa
26 August, 2012	Nagenahira Nagas v Uthura Rudras	16:00	R.Premadasa
26 August, 2012	Ruhuna Rhinos v Wayamba United	20:00	R.Premadasa
28 August, 2012	TBC v TBC, 1st Semi Final	20:00	R.Premadasa
29 August, 2012	TBC v TBC, 2nd Semi Final	20:00	R.Premadasa
31 August, 2012	TBC v TBC, Final	20:00	R.Premadasa

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