Drafts Emerald Cricket League 2025 - All On The Line

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) brings to you the Emerald Cricket League, a List-A cricket tournament based on Sri Lankan franchises.

Sunrisers Kandy (@Till Valhalla, @Viper.) are the defending champions.

Credit for the banner - @RUDI ​

 

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Stadiums

Asgiriya Stadium (Kandy)
Evenly Balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (Hambantota)
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way
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Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Colombo)
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
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R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
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Radella Cricket Ground (Nuwara Eliya)
Evenly Balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
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Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (Colombo)
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.​

 

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Fixtures​

Round 1:
Sunrisers Kandy vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee at TBA
Ratnapura Cricket Club vs Jaffna Super Kings at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Tamil United vs Colombo Qalandars at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium


Round 2:
Sunrisers Kandy vs Tamil United at TBA
Colombo Qalandars vs Ratnapura Cricket Club at Radella Cricket Ground
Jaffna Super Kings vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground


Round 3:
Ratnapura Cricket Club vs Sunrisers Kandy at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Tamil United at R. Premadasa Stadium
Jaffna Super Kings vs Colombo Qalandars at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground


Round 4:
Jaffna Super Kings vs Sunrisers Kandy at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Colombo Qalandars vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Radella Cricket Ground
Tamil United vs Ratnapura Cricket Club at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium


Round 5:
Sunrisers Kandy vs Colombo Qalandars at TBA
Jaffna Super Kings vs Tamil United at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Ratnapura Cricket Club at R. Premadasa Stadium


Round 6:
Tamil United vs Sunrisers Kandy at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Ratnapura Cricket Club vs Colombo Qalandars at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Jaffna Super Kings at R. Premadasa Stadium


Round 7:
Sunrisers Kandy vs Ratnapura Cricket Club at TBA
Tamil United vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Colombo Qalandars vs Jaffna Super Kings at Radella Cricket Ground


Round 8:
Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Sunrisers Kandy at R. Premadasa Stadium
Jaffna Super Kings vs Ratnapura Cricket Club at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground
Colombo Qalandars vs Tamil United at Radella Cricket Ground


Round 9:
Sunrisers Kandy vs Jaffna Super Kings at TBA
Basnahira Cricket Dundee vs Colombo Qalandars at R. Premadasa Stadium
Ratnapura Cricket Club vs Tamil United at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium


Round 10:
Colombo Qalandars vs Sunrisers Kandy at Radella Cricket Ground
Tamil United vs Jaffna Super Kings at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Ratnapura Cricket Club vs Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium


Final:
T1 vs T2 at Random Neutral Venue

 

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Rules and Regulations​

Squad Composition:
17 Players = 10 Locals () + 7 Overseas Players ()


Lineup Rules:

• Wicket-keeper (/) is a must
• Six bowling options (/) are a must
• Maximum 4 overseas () players can be in the XI

 

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Points Table​

-Pos-​	Team​	Manager(s)​	-Mat-​	-Won-​	-Lost-​	-Tied-​	.Bonus.​	.Points.​	-NRR-​
1​	Sunrisers Kandy​	@Till Valhalla @Viper.​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​
2​	Basnahira Cricket Dundee​	@Na Maloom Afraad​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​
3​	Ratnapura Cricket Club​	@DuneTiger​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​
4​	Colombo Qalandars​	@Perfect Square​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​
5​	Jaffna Super Kings​	@mohsin7827 @BasketballHooper​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​
6​	Tamil United​	@Aravind.​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​	+0.000​

Win = 3 points
Loss = 0 point
Tie = 1 point

*Bonus point (1) for win by 10 wickets or 100+ runs
*If two teams end up on the same points, order of precedence: NRR, number of wins, Head-to-Head record. One decider game in the rarest chance everything is same.
*In case of tie in a knockout, there will be Super Over(s) done to decide the winner.

 

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Statistics
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Archive​

Season​	Winner ()​	Finalist ()​	Player of the Tournament​	MoTM in Final​
2023​	Jaffna Super Kings (1st title)​	Colombo Cackling Cookies​	Dhananjaya de Silva (Colombo)​	Janith Liyanage (Jaffna)​
​	@mohsin7827 Sadeera Samarawickrama​	@pillowprocter Dhananjaya de Silva​	368 runs @ 52.57, 10 wkts @ 26.90​	43*(38), 2-58, 1 ct​
2024​	Sunrisers Kandy (1st title)​	Basnahira Cricket Dundee​	Wanindu Hasaranga (Kandy)​	Wanindu Hasaranga (Kandy)​
	@Till Valhalla @Viper. Wanindu Hasaranga​	@Na Maloom Afraad Pat Cummins​	169 runs @ 24.14, 21 wkts @ 22.90​	24(37), 5-53​
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Note: Only team captains at the start of the season are mentioned.

 

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Basnahira Cricket Dundee

Manager(s): Na Maloom Afraad
Homeground: R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
Coach: Mahela Jayawardene (2024)

Editions Played: 2*
Best Result: Finalist (2024)

Avishka Fernando
Harry Brook

Dinesh Chandimal
Kusal Perera

Chaturanga de Silva
Glenn Maxwell
Kamindu Mendis

Dasun Shanaka

Adam Zampa
Duvindu Tillakaratne
Prabath Jayasuriya

Asitha Fernando
Jasprit Bumrah
Matheesha Pathirana
Naseem Shah
Pat Cummins
Saurabh Netravalkar ​

 

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Colombo Qalandars

Manager(s): Perfect Square
Homeground: Radella Cricket Ground (Nuwara Eliya)
Coach: TBA

Editions Played: 1*
Best Result: N/A

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Jaffna Super Kings

Manager(s): mohsin7827, BasketballHooper
Homeground: Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (Colombo)
Coach: Stephen Fleming (2024)

Editions Played: 3*
Best Result: Champions (2023)

Heinrich Klaasen

Janith Liyanage

Maheesh Theekshana​

 

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Ratnapura Cricket Club

Manager(s): DuneTiger
Homeground: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (Hambantota)
Coach: TBA

Editions played: 1*
Best result: TBD

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Sunrisers Kandy

Manager(s): Till Valhalla, Viper.
Homeground: Asgiriya Stadium (Kandy)
Coach: Tom Moody (2024)

Editions Played: 3*
Best Result: Champions (2024)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Chamindu Wickramasinghe
David Miller
Lasith Croospulle

Kusal Mendis
Niroshan Dickwella

Glenn Phillips
Mitchell Santner
Wanindu Hasaranga

Hardik Pandya
Isuru Udana
Mitchell Marsh
Navod Paranavithana

Praveen Jayawickrama

Ali Khan
Lahiru Kumara
Mohammed Shami​

 

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Tamil United

Manager(s): Aravind.
Homeground: Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Colombo)
Coach: Rahul Dravid (2024)

Editions Played: 2*
Best Result: 6th (out of 6) (2024)

Dunith Wellalage
Rashid Khan

Dilum Sudeera​

 

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