2018–19 Premier League Tournament
Dates | 30 November 2018 – 10 February 2019 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Colombo Cricket Club (3rd title) |
Participants | 14 |
Most runs | Oshada Fernando (1,181) |
Most wickets | Malinda Pushpakumara (63) |
The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament was the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 30 November 2018 and concluded on 10 February 2019. Fourteen teams took part in Tier A of the competition, split into two groups of seven.[1] Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season.[2] Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title.[1] Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.[3][4]
In January 2019, during the round six match between Colombo Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club, Colombo's Malinda Pushpakumara took all ten wickets in the second innings of the match.[5] Pushpakumara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings.[6] It was also the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.[7]
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club had all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament.[8] Meanwhile, Badureliya Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Moors Sports Club, Negombo Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were all moved to the Plate League phase, with the bottom team being relegated for the next season.[8]
In the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures, Nondescripts captain Angelo Perera scored a double-century in each innings.[9] This had only been done once before in first-class cricket, by Arthur Fagg for Kent against Essex in the 1938 County Championship in England.[10]
Colombo Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing top of the Super Eight table, ahead of Saracens Sports Club.[11] In the Plate League, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club lost their final match, against Burgher Recreation Club, therefore being relegated to Tier B.[12]
Teams[]
The following teams competed:
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Points table[]
Group A
Team qualified for the Super Eight Group B
Team qualified for the Super Eight
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Super Eight
Champions Plate League
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Group stage[]
Group A[]
Round 1[]
30 November–2 December 2018
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamindu Mendis (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
30 November–2 December 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
30 November–2 December 2018
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272 (73.3 overs)
Angelo Perera 123 (154) Ishan Jayaratne 4/73 (23 overs) |
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137/6 (37 overs)
Hasitha Boyagoda 51 (98) Amila Aponso 4/48 (15 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hasitha Boyagoda (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2[]
7–9 December 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Buddika Madushanka (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 December 2018
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sadish Pathiranage (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 December 2018
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377 (86.3 overs)
Thikshila de Silva 85 (104) Amila Aponso 8/148 (39 overs) |
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3[]
14–16 December 2018
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269/5 (52 overs)
Irosh Samarasooriya 87 (119) Amila Aponso 2/59 (13 overs) |
- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kalhara Senarathne (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
14–16 December 2018
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
14–16 December 2018
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321 (86.4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 74 (129) Sagar Paresh 4/74 (27 overs) |
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241/5d (42 overs)
Lahiru Udara 85 (86) HRC Dilshan 2/48 (8 overs) |
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sagar Udeshi (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 4[]
20–22 December 2018
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229/4 (33 overs)
Lahiru Udara 99 (81) Yasoda Mendis 2/74 (10 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
21–23 December 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
21–23 December 2018
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- PJ Rakesh (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 5[]
28–30 December 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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245 (82 overs)
Ruvindu Gunasekera 66 (94) Jeevan Mendis 9/53 (29 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeevan Mendis (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) took the best bowling figures in 2018 in a first-class cricket match.[14]
28–30 December 2018
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330 (65.5 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 163 (182) Tharindu Kaushal 4/72 (14.5 overs) |
81 (24.3 overs)
Irosh Samarasooriya 26 (44) Chaturanga de Silva 6/32 (9.3 overs) | |
367/7d (59 overs)
Hasitha Boyagoda 101 (146) Ramesh Mendis 4/92 (14 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Irshad Umar (Moors Sports Club) made his first class debut.
28–30 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thulina Dilshan and Agith Rajapaksha (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6[]
4–6 January 2019
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280 (67.3 overs)
Irosh Samarasooriya 109 (206) Danusika Bandara 5/87 (24.3 overs) |
- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahiru Attanayake (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
4–6 January 2019
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
4–6 January 2019
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7[]
11–13 January 2019
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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326 (95.3 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 76 (163) Jeevan Mendis 5/121 (39 overs) |
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329/6 (63 overs)
Chamara Silva 105 (85) Shehan Madushanka 2/26 (7 overs) |
- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Avindu Theekshana and Asitha Gihan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) both made their first-class debuts.
11–13 January 2019
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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230 (74.5 overs)
Primosh Perera 76 (154) Chaturanga de Silva 4/99 (29 overs) | ||
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Samitha Ranga (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Group B[]
Round 1[]
30 November–2 December 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sonal Dinusha (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
30 November–2 December 2018
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449/6d (109.3 overs)
Pravinath Wijesooriya 123* (92) Sachith Pathirana 3/143 (35 overs) | ||
- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
30 November–2 December 2018
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Jehan Daniel (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2[]
7–9 December 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Sinhalese Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 December 2018
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367 (87 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 161* (212) Kavishka Anjula 3/28 (6 overs) | ||
- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maheesh Theekshana and Dhananjaya Lakshan (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3[]
14–16 December 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nipun Dananjaya (Sinhalese Sports Club) and Rohan Sanjaya (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 4[]
21–23 December 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
21–23 December 2018
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168/7 (29 overs)
Shehan Jayasuriya 45 (22) Nisala Tharaka 3/35 (9 overs) |
- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5[]
28–30 December 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
28–30 December 2018
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420/9d (120 overs)
Lahiru Samarakoon 71* (86) Nisala Tharaka 4/90 (26 overs) | ||
- Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6[]
4–6 January 2019
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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186 (50.4 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 76 (106) Sachithra Senanayake 5/81 (23 overs) |
- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7[]
11–13 January 2019
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391 (128.5 overs)
Priyamal Perera 200* (388) Tillakaratne Sampath 6/86 (32 overs) |
354 (80 overs)
Raminda Wijesooriya 104 (118) Akila Dananjaya 4/104 (30 overs) | |
- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishan Madushka and Praveen Jayawickrama (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
11–13 January 2019
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378 (101 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 82 (84) Sachith Pathirana 4/154 (44 overs) |
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- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Plate League[]
18–20 January 2019
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- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Santhush Gunathilake (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
18–20 January 2019
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
18–20 January 2019
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321 (75.5 overs)
Chamara Silva 81 (69) Duvindu Tillakaratne 3/41 (18.5 overs) |
430 (93.4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 108 (99) Tharindu Kaushal 6/127 (27 overs) | |
61/4 (11 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 25 (18) Ramesh Mendis 2/21 (5 overs) |
- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
25–27 January 2019
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230/8 (63.4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 84 (110) Amila Aponso 6/50 (18.4 overs) |
- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
25–27 January 2019
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
25–27 January 2019
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259 (75.5 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 86 (134) Sachith Pathirana 5/116 (31.5 overs) | ||
- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Alwis Nanayakkara (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
1–3 February 2019
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295 (58.4 overs)
Lahiru Samarakoon 101 (71) Nishan Peiris 8/94 (20.4 overs) |
78/0 (17 overs)
Shehan Fernando 53* (41) |
- Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
1–3 February 2019
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
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- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nimantha Gunasiri (Burgher Recreation Club) made his first-class debut.
Super Eight[]
17–20 January 2019
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251 (56.1 overs)
Lahiru Udara 85 (94) Akila Dananjaya 5/72 (19.1 overs) |
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
17–20 January 2019
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Selvarajh Mathushan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
24–27 January 2019
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308 (88.2 overs)
Priyamal Perera 107 (195) Sagar Paresh 5/84 (35 overs) | ||
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 January 2019
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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405 (127.5 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 215* (372) Lahiru Madushanka 3/54 (19.5 overs) |
324 (89.2 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 106 (136) Rangana Herath 5/71 (30 overs) | |
268 (84 overs)
Ramith Rambukwella 63 (60) Lahiru Gamage 3/61 (17 overs) |
- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
24–27 January 2019
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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- Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
24–27 January 2019
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- Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Manuran de Silva (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
31 January–3 February 2019
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206 (60.3 overs)
Lahiru Madushanka 51* (92) Sagar Paresh 5/38 (24 overs) | ||
256 (68.4 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 77 (100) Sagar Paresh 6/110 (33.4 overs) |
- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuran Nimasha (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
31 January–3 February 2019
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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315 (84.1 overs)
Jeevan Mendis 105 (132) Praveen Jayawickrama 3/35 (8.1 overs) | ||
- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
31 January–3 February 2019
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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444 (103.3 overs)
Angelo Perera 201 (203) Dhammika Prasad 3/86 (19 overs) |
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Angelo Perera (Nondescripts Cricket Club) became only the second batsman to score a double century in each innings of a first-class match.[15]
7–10 February 2019
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411 (104.3 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 162 (262) Wanindu Hasaranga 4/63 (14.3 overs) |
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305 (73.4 overs)
Chaturanga de Silva 114 (87) Wanindu Hasaranga 6/80 (26.4 overs) |
- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pathum Nissanka (Nondescripts Cricket Club) scored his 1,000th run in the tournament.[16]
7–10 February 2019
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Sinhalese Sports Club
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374 (101 overs)
Sachithra Senanayake 89 (121) Sagar Paresh 4/138 (44 overs) |
274 (73.3 overs)
Thikshila de Silva 72 (70) Sachithra Senanayake 6/73 (26 overs) | |
- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilshan Sanjeewa (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February 2019
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dananjana de Silva (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February 2019
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574/9d (148.1 overs)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 141 (213) Asela Gunaratne 2/40 (15 overs) |
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41/0 (9 overs)
Priyamal Perera 29* (30) |
- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nipun Ransika (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Premier League Tournament Tier A 2018 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Bloomfield's dramatic fall from Sri Lanka's top league". The Papare. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Premier League Club Cricket Tier 'A' Chilaw Marians CC emerge champions". Ceylon Today. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Chilaw Marians CC Super 8 champs, Moors SC take the Plate, and Negombo CC the Tier B title". Sri Lanka Cricket. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Pushpakumara takes all ten wickets in a first-class innings". BDcrictime. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Malinda Pushpakumara takes ten wickets in an innings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Army SC stun Ragama CC to book final Super Eight spot". The Papare. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Perera achieves unique first-class feat". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Two double-tons in a first-class game - Angelo Perera achieves rare record". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Consistent CCC emerge SLC Premier League Tier A champions". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "BRC win by innings; Nishan takes 14". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Premier League Tournament Tier A Table – 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Jeevan Mendis picks up record breaking 9/53". The Papare. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Angelo Perera becomes second cricketer in the world to achieve unique feat". The Papare. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Pathum Nissanka reaches magical 1000 run mark". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
External links[]
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2018–19
- 2018 in Sri Lankan cricket
- 2019 in Sri Lankan cricket