2012 Sri Lanka Premier League
The 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League season was the debut edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League, established by Sri Lanka Cricket in 2011. The season will run from 11 to 31 August 2012. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin in 2011 but it was postponed to 2012, with the former Inter-Provincial Twenty20 taking its place.
Format
The tournament has a group stage and a knockout stage. The seven teams play a single round-robin tournament in the group stage and the top four teams qualify for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.Venues
All of the matches in the tournament will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.| Venue | Colombo | Kandy |
| Stadium | R Premadasa Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Established | 1986 | 2008 |
| Capacity | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Floodlights | Yes | Yes |
Player draft
The draft was held on 5 July 2012 for international players and on 6 July for local players. 56 international players were drafted and comprised mostly Australian and Pakistani players. 107 local players were drafted.Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on 10 August 2012 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.Teams and standings
Note: Top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.League progression
Fixtures
Group stage
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Statistics
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.| Player | Team | Runs | ||||||||
 | Uva Next | 7 | 212 | 35.33 | 144.21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |
| | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 211 | 70.33 | 139.73 | * | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
 | Wayamba United | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 128.48 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 |
| | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | 6 | 195 | 39.00 | 122.64 | * | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 |
 | Wayamba United | 6 | 190 | 38.00 | 137.68 | * | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.| Player | Team | ||||||||
 | Uva Next | 6 | 11 | 8.00 | 3.82 | 3/6 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kandurata Warriors | 5 | 11 | 13.27 | 7.96 | 4/32 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 17.54 | 7.72 | 3/15 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Wayamba United | 7 | 11 | 18.09 | 7.96 | 2/17 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nagenahira Nagas | 7 | 11 | 19.18 | 8.44 | 3/34 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |