The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 31 January 2019 and concluding on 23 May 2019.[1] Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament in the previous season and were promoted to Tier A.[2] They were replaced in Tier B by Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club after their relegation from Tier A.[3]
| Dates | 31 January 2019 – 23 May 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Lankan Cricket Club |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
| Most runs | Damith Perera (792) |
| Most wickets | Dinuka Hettiarachchi (54) |
Lankan Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club.[4]
Points table edit
| Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
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| Lankan Cricket Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 87.78 |
| Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82.26 |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76.07 |
| Galle Cricket Club | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70.20 |
| Panadura Sports Club | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 69.50 |
| Police Sports Club | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 67.32 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66.65 |
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 60.65 |
| Kalutara Town Club | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50.68 |
Promoted to Tier A
Matches edit
Round 1 edit
31 January–2 February 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sanoj Darshika, Kasun Ekanayake, Asel Sigera, Asantha Singappuli (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club), Malinda de Silva, Kavika Dilshan, Shewon Fonseka, Revan Kelly and W Mayantha (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
31 January–2 February 2019
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sanjula Abeywickreme, Ayantha de Silva, Sawan Kankanamge, Shifran Muthaliph, T Rodrigo and Chandula Weeraratne (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
1–3 February 2019
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Asantha Basnayake, Tharusha Fernando, Charana Nanayakkara (Panadura Sports Club), Rasanjana Jayaratne and Randeera Ranasinghe (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
1–3 February 2019
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kevin Koththigoda, Bawantha Udangamuwa (Galle Cricket Club) and Sachika Udara (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2 edit
5–7 February 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sachitha Jayathilake (Kalutara Town Club) and Hashin Dilman (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
6–8 February 2019
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field
- Supun Madushanka (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 3 edit
10–12 February 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Amitha Kaushalya and Nipun Lakshan (Panadura Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
10–12 February 2019
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Lahiru Dilshan, Hiruna Sigera and Deelaka Supun (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
11–13 February 2019
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Geeshat Panditharatne (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
11–13 February 2019
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- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Syed Aziz (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 4 edit
21–23 March 2019
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
- Dilum Fernando (Kalutara Town Club) and Sanjeewan Priyadharshana (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
22–24 March 2019
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Dileepa Jayalath (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
22–24 March 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Shalith Fernando and Savindu Peiris (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 5 edit
27–29 March 2019
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Keshan Wanniarachchi (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
27–29 March 2019
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- Kaltutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Geethal Malinda (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 6 edit
1–3 April 2019
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vishal Amugoda and Sumudu Sameera (Kalutara Town Club) both made their first-class debuts.
1–3 April 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chandima Vijaya Bandara (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 7 edit
7–9 April 2019
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dulaj Ranatunga (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
8–9 April 2019
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashan Madhushanka (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 8 edit
17–19 April 2019
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Poorna Charuka (Lankan Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
17–19 April 2019
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pavan Rathnayake (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 9 edit
9–11 May 2019
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ranmith Jayasena (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.
9–11 May 2019
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilum Sudeera (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
9–11 May 2019
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nipuna Deshan, Joseph Fernando and Ragon Perera (Panadura Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
9–11 May 2019
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Lakshitha Manasinghe, Aishka Perera, Dunith Wellalage (Lankan Cricket Club) and T Kavinda (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 10 edit
15–17 May 2019
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Shashika Dulshan and Ashen Maleesha (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 11 edit
21–23 May 2019
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- MSS Jayasekara, Lahiru Kumara, DT Liyanage, S Priyamal and Hashan Vimukthi (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B 2019 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "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 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Bloomfield's dramatic fall from Sri Lanka's top league". The Papare. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Lankan CC emerge champions". The Papare. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B Table – 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.