The National Super League 4-Day Tournament is a domestic first-class cricket competition, which is held annually in Sri Lanka. Five cricket teams representing five districts of the country take part in the tournament.[1] The league is organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) beginning in the 2022 season.[2] In January 2022, the SLC launched the tournament.[3] The squads for the competition are announced based on the performances in the Major League Tournament, with 26 clubs clustered under five teams.[4] The tournament serves as the criteria to select players for Sri Lanka's Test squad.[5]The tournament runs alongside the National Super League Limited Over Tournament.
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| Countries | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Format | First-class cricket |
| First edition | 2022 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin and final |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion | Dambulla |
| Most runs | Ahan Wickramasinghe (1004) |
| Most wickets | Shashika Dulshan (39) |
 2024 National Super League 4-Day Tournament | |
Teams
edit| Team | Clubs | Title (s) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 1 | 0 | |
| Colombo | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaffna | 0 | 1 | |
| Galle | 0 | 1 | |
| Dambulla | 1 | 0 |
Tournament seasons and results
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Leading run-scorer | Leading wicket-taker | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kandy | Jaffna | Kamindu Mendis (886) | Prabath Jayasuriya (23) | [6] |
| 2023 | Dambulla | Galle | Minod Bhanuka (456) | Shashika Dulshan (22) | |
| 2024 | Galle | Kandy | Oshada Fernando (885) | Nishan Peiris (35) | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "NSL four-dayer from February 24". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "SLC to launch National Super League : L/O squads announced". NewsWire. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to Launch the National Super League". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "'NSL is the feeder for national representation'". The Morning. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "New criteria for national selection – performances in National Super League". Daily FT. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Kandy crowned champions of NSL 4-Day Tournament". thepapare. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Team Galle crowned NSL 4-Day Champions". thepapare. Retrieved 22 June 2024.