2017–18 Premier League Tournament
Dates | 8 December 2017 – 18 February 2018 |
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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 | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club (2nd title) |
Participants | 14 |
Player of the series | Sachithra Serasinghe |
Most runs | Sachithra Serasinghe (901) |
Most wickets | Malinda Pushpakumara (70) |
The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament was the 30th season of
The tournament started on 8 December 2017 and concluded on 18 February 2018,[4][5] with fourteen teams competing, split into two groups of seven.[6] The top four teams in each group progressed to the Super Eight part of the tournament, with those matches played across four days.[6] The teams that did not qualify for the Super Eight round competed in the Plate Championships.[6]
In December 2017, the match between Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Burgher Recreation Club finished as a tie.[8] In January 2018, the Plate League match between Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club also finished as a tie.[9] Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after remaining unbeaten throughout the competition.[10] Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished bottom of the Plate Group and were relegated to Tier B.[11]
Following the conclusion of the Premier League Tournament, the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament took place, featuring four teams based on the Centers of Excellence in Sri Lanka.[6] In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Kaushal Silva as the tournament's Best Batsman, Chanaka Komasaru as the Best Bowler and Sachithra Serasinghe as the Player of the Tournament.[12]
Teams
The following teams competed:[6]
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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
Relegated to Tier B |
Group stage
Group A
Round 1
8–10 December 2017
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
8–10 December 2017
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kavishka Anjula (Colts Cricket Club), Chandimanthu Rodrigo and Nipun Haggalla (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
15–17 December 2017
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- Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
15–17 December 2017
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- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Manelker De Silva(Colombo Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
22–24 December 2017
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
22–24 December 2017
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266 (77.4 overs)
Mohomed Dilshad 5/75 (23 overs) |
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- Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
22–24 December 2017
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89 (31.5 overs)
Manelker De Silva 3/13 (5 overs) |
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- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4
28–30 December 2017
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
28–30 December 2017
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
2–4 January 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
7–9 January 2018
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charitha Kumarasinghe (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
12–14 January 2018
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thanuka Dabare (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
12–14 January 2018
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7
19–21 January 2018
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
Round 1
8–10 December 2017
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206 (53 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/66 (19 overs) |
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132 (20.2 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/57 (10.2 overs) |
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dasun Senevirathna (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) and Malinga Amarasinghe (Nondescripts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
8–10 December 2017
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- Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Thilanga Udeshana (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
8–10 December 2017
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Himesh Ramanayake (Burgher Recreation Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
15–17 December 2017
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221 (67.1 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/55 (17.1 overs) |
105/0 (10.5 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 52* (32) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravindu Kodituwakku (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
15–17 December 2017
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Tharindu Dharsana and Malka Madusanka (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
22–24 December 2017
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244 (77.4 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 6/59 (21.4 overs) |
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180 (56.2 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 4/70 (21 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
22–24 December 2017
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Round 4
28–30 December 2017
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramesh Nimantha (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
5–7 January 2018
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369 (106.1 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 3/105 (36 overs) | ||
94/4 (19.4 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 2/36 (8.4 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
5–7 January 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
6–8 January 2018
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- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nadras Prasad (Badureliya Sports Club) and Raminda Wijesooriya (Burgher Recreation Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
12–14 January 2018
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yohan Mendis (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
12–14 January 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
121 (40.5 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 2/28 (9.5 overs) | ||
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7
19–21 January 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Irosh Fernando (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
19–21 January 2018
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45/0 (4.4 overs)
Lahiru Udara 39* (21) |
19–21 January 2018
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Plate League
26–28 January 2018
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41/0 (4 overs)
Malindu Maduranga 27* (16) |
- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 January 2018
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Umesh Kasun (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 February 2018
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
7–9 February 2018
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90 (29.2 overs)
Yasoda Mendis 4/32 (8 overs) |
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- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chanuk Dilshan (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Super Eight
25–28 January 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club |
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Sinhalese Sports Club |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
31 January–3 February 2018
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347 (93.1 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/81 (26 overs) |
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300 (85.1 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/89 (28.1 overs) |
- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
31 January–3 February 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
31 January–3 February 2018
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
6–9 February 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
6–9 February 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
6–9 February 2018
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284 (83 overs)
Mohomed Dilshad 3/38 (12 overs) |
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chanaka Devinda (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
15–18 February 2018
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Sinhalese Sports Club | |
- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sheshan Fernando (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
15–18 February 2018
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127 (35.1 overs)
Lasith Ambuldeniya 5/33 (12.1 overs) |
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
15–18 February 2018
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | |
220 (58.2 overs)
Mohomed Dilshad 4/51 (11 overs) | ||
213/4 (55.3 overs)
Mohomed Dilshad 1/48 (17 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashen Bandara (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
See also
References
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