2018 SLC T20 League

2018 SLC T20 League
Dates21 August – 2 September 2018
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
Host(s) Sri Lanka
ChampionsTeam Colombo
Participants4
Matches13
Most runsUpul Tharanga (CMB) (414)
Most wicketsKasun Rajitha (GLL) (13)

The 2018 SLC T20 League was a domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka, between 21 August and 2 September 2018.[1][2] Four teams took part in the tournament: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy.[3][4] The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and the R. Premadasa Stadium hosted all the matches.[5]

The third match, between Colombo and Kandy, finished as a tie, therefore going to a Super Over to determine the winner.[6] However, the match was still tied after the Super Over, with both teams scoring five runs each.[6] Colombo were declared the eventual winners, as they had scored the most boundaries.[6]

Colombo were the first team to qualify for the final, after remaining unbeaten in their first four matches.[7][8] They were joined in the final by Dambulla, who finished second in the group stage.[9] Colombo won the final by 7 wickets, with Upul Tharanga scoring an unbeaten century.[10]

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  8. ^ "Colombo maintain unbeaten run with successive wins; win each for Galle and Dambulla". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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  10. ^ "Colombo beat Dambulla by seven wickets to emerge SLC T20 2018 Champs on Tharanga ton". Cricket Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.