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National Super League 4-Day Tournament
CountriesSri Lanka
AdministratorSri Lanka Cricket
FormatFirst-class cricket
First edition2022
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and final
Number of teams5
Current championDambulla
Most runsAhan Wickramasinghe (1004)
Most wicketsShashika Dulshan (39)
2024 National Super League 4-Day Tournament

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.

Teams

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "NSL four-dayer from February 24". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "SLC to launch National Super League : L/O squads announced". NewsWire. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to Launch the National Super League". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "'NSL is the feeder for national representation'". The Morning. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "New criteria for national selection – performances in National Super League". Daily FT. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kandy crowned champions of NSL 4-Day Tournament". thepapare. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Team Galle crowned NSL 4-Day Champions". thepapare. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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