Tharanga misses out, Fernando back from injury

A scintillating Angelo Mathews special propelled Nagenahira Nagas to a fearsome 134 for 4 after heavy rain forced the SLPL final to be reduced to 15-overs a side

Uva Next became the champions of the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League in a rain-curtailed final in Colombo

The individual performance of the tournament from Jacob Oram helped Uva Next derail favourites Wayamba United by 20 runs

SLPL's Uva Next franchise has paid its players their outstanding fees having delayed their initial payments for over two weeks

Uthura Rudras could not recover from early setbacks and four consecutive maidens at the start of their innings, as Uva Next chased down a mediocre target with four wickets and five balls to spare

Wayamba United roared back after a poor start to record their second win in as many matches in the SLPL, beating Uva Next by 20 runs in Pallekele

A measured 65 not out from Upul Tharanga and a five-wicket haul by Dilhara Fernando took Uva Next to an eight-wicket win over Basnahira Cricket Dundee at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

Nagenahira Nagas captain Angelo Mathews believed his side had a winning total in the SLPL final which they could have defended had weather not intervened to cut the second innings short