| Dates | 4 – 11 April 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Colombo Galle |
| Participants | 4 |
| Player of the series | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (227) |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (8) |
The 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament was a List A cricket tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 4 and 11 April 2019.[1][2] Four teams took part in the competition: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy, with Galle being the defending champions.[3]
Initially, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said that players would only be considered for the 2019 Cricket World Cup if they played in this tournament.[4] Lasith Malinga was originally expected to play in the tournament and miss out on some part of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL).[5] The SLC then changed its stance, granting permission for Malinga to miss the tournament and play in the IPL.[6][7] However, days before the start of the tournament, Malinga was listed as playing in a press release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket.[8] Malinga played for Galle in the opening fixture of the tournament, the day after appearing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.[9] In the match against Kandy, he took seven wickets for 49 runs, his best figures in List A cricket.[10]
Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Galle and Colombo had progressed to the tournament final.[11] Dambulla won the third place play-off match, after they beat Kandy by 94 runs.[12] The final finished as a no result, after rain stopped play during the innings break, therefore Colombo and Galle shared the title.[13] Angelo Mathews was named the best batsman of the tournament, Lasith Malinga the best bowler and Dhananjaya de Silva was named the player of the tournament.[14]
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- ^ "Malinga to miss Mumbai Indians' first six IPL matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "SLC softens stance, Lasith Malinga likely to be available for Mumbai Indians' next two games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga made available to Mumbai Indians after SLC change of heart". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Malinga's IPL saga takes new turn". The Papare. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Super Provincial One-Day Tournament kicks off on April 4". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga collects 10/83 across two games in two days". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga returns from Mumbai to record career best figures". The Papare. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Dimuth Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya make strong cases for World Cup selection". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Mathews stamps authority with a match-winning hundred". The Papare. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Galle and Colombo Joint Champs in rain hit final". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Rain spoils Provincial Final after Thirimanne century". The Papare. Retrieved 11 April 2019.