The first edition of the Sri Lankan T20 Premier League will include seven teams from seven provinces, with three being created in 2011. Aside from the Nagenahira Nagas and the Uthura Oryxes each of these teams have played in a previous Inter-Provincial tournament. Two more provinces are to join the tournament within the next three years.
- Captains
Each squad will have a Sri Lankan captain, Sanath Jayasuriya (Ruhuna), Mahela Jayawardene (Wayamba), Kumar Sangakkara (Kandurata) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (Basnahira), for Nagenahira and Uthura, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori have been chosen respectively. The league will feature almost 35 international cricketing stars and will be the first of its kind in Sri Lanka.
- Team composition rules
Each team
- will have a total squad sizes between 16 and 18 players.
- is allowed to have five overseas players, but only four will be allowed to play in a match.
- will have a minimum seven Sri Lankan players, with one player being an under-21 cricketer.
- will have icon or marquee players, as well as a prominent ex-Sri Lanka player as a mentor or coach.
Sri Lankan national selectors and cricket authorities have agreed to blood as many youngsters and almost 70 Sri Lankan cricketers will be registered in the seven team tournament. Almost all Pakistani national cricketers will be invited to play in the SLPL. In addition to that International stars like Chris Gayle and the Bravo brothers (Dwayne and Darren), Pathan brothers (Irfan and Yousuf), Herschelle Gibbs, David Warner, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Kevin O'Brien, Daniel Christian, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Vettori and Shaun Tait will be seen in action on Sri Lankan soil. Salaries will be lower than the IPL, with the highest at $30,000, with Shahid Afridi getting $35,000.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Basnahira Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandurata Kites | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagenahira Nagas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruhuna Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uthura Oryxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uva Unicorns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayamba Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
