2017–18 Premier League Tournament
# 2017–18 Premier League Tournament

The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament was the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy, with the matches played across three days each in the group stage. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing unbeaten in the Super Eight section of the competition.

The tournament started on 8 December 2017 and concluded on 18 February 2018, with fourteen teams competing, split into two groups of seven. The top four teams in each group progressed to the Super Eight part of the tournament, with those matches played across four days. The teams that did not qualify for the Super Eight round competed in the Plate Championships.

Galle Cricket Club finished with the fewest points in the previous tournament and were replaced by Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club for this edition of the competition, following their promotion from Tier B. Sinhalese Sports Club were the defending champions.

In December 2017, the match between Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Burgher Recreation Club finished as a tie. In January 2018, the Plate League match between Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club also finished as a tie. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after remaining unbeaten throughout the competition. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished bottom of the Plate Group and were relegated to Tier B.

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. 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.

## Teams

The following teams competed:

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71.17 |
| Ragama Cricket Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66.94 |
| Colts Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.78 |
| Saracens Sports Club | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50.04 |
| Colombo Cricket Club | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46.77 |
| Moors Sports Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33.43 |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 32.83 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101.45 |
| Burgher Recreation Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 69.73 |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63.34 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.52 |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57.78 |
| Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36.39 |
| Badureliya Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35.58 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118.94 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93.28 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82.15 |
| Burgher Recreation Club | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74.07 |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 72.14 |
| Colts Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.44 |
| Ragama Cricket Club | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53.63 |
| Saracens Sports Club | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31.91 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Moors Sports Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52.31 |
| Badureliya Sports Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48.34 |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46.48 |
| Colombo Cricket Club | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44.97 |
| Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40.87 |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36.86 |

## Group stage

### Group A

**Round 1**

* 8–10 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Chaminda Hathurusingha and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–10 December 2017 Scorecard
* Colts Cricket Club won by an innings and 55 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Deepal Gunawardene
* 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.
* 8–10 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

**Round 2**

* 15–17 December 2017 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by 7 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Deepal Gunawardene
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–17 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Kapil Kottahachchi
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–17 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Susantha Dissanayake and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Kaveen Bandara and Manelker De Silva (Colombo Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.

**Round 3**

* 22–24 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and R P Massalage
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Thurstan College Ground, Colombo Umpires: Mohan de Silva and Maurice Zilva
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 December 2017 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by an innings and 158 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kitsiri Jayaweera and Ranjith Vishwakula
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

**Round 4**

* 28–30 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Palitha de Alwis
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28–30 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Vidura Prasad
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.

**Round 5**

* 2–4 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Thilak Fernando and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–7 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and R P Massalage
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–8 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Dilshan de Silva and Ravindra Kottahachchi
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–9 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Ranjith Vishwakula
* 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 Scorecard
* Colts Cricket Club won by 226 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranganath Prasanna and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Thanuka Dabare (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 12–14 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Kapil Kottahachchi
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12–14 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Pradeep Udawatta
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.

**Round 7**

* 19–21 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–21 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–21 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

### Group B

**Round 1**

* 8–10 December 2017 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 94 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Pradeep Udawatta
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Ravindra Kottahachchi
* 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 Scorecard
* Burgher Recreation Club won by 35 runs Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Upul Wewage
* Himesh Ramanayake (Burgher Recreation Club) made his first-class debut.

**Round 2**

* 15–17 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match tied FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Suranga Perera
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–17 December 2017 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 10 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Thilak Fernando and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ranganath Prasanna
* 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 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 5 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Krishantha Rodrigo and Raveendra Wimalasiri

**Round 4**

* 28–30 December 2017 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by an innings and 197 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28–30 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and Ranganath Prasanna
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 28–30 December 2017 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by an innings and 139 runs Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Nilantha Bopage and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* 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**

* 2–4 January 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 320 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Sisira Kumara Perera
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–7 January 2018 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won by 6 wickets Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Vidura Prasad
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–7 January 2018 Scorecard
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 126 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Nilantha Semasinghe
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–8 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilantha Bopage and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* 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 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 6 wickets P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Prageeth Rambukwella
* 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 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by 4 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Susantha Dissanayake and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12–14 January 2018 Scorecard
* Badureliya Sports Club won by 6 wickets Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Deepal Gunawardene
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

**Round 7**

* 19–21 January 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by an innings and 184 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Krishantha Rodrigo
* 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 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 10 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
* 19–21 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Lyndon Hannibal

## Plate League

* 26–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Susantha Dissanayake and Kapil Kottahachchi
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Krishantha Rodrigo
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Umesh Kasun (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 26–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match tied Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Vidura Prasad
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Army won by 2 wickets Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Sri Lanka Army won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Ranganath Prasanna
* Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Kapil Kottahachchi
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Maurice Zilva
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Moors Sports Club won by 21 runs Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Dilshan de Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chanuk Dilshan (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 7–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Krishantha Rodrigo
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.

## Super Eight

* 25–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by an innings and 82 runs P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Ragama Cricket Club won by 5 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Colts Cricket Club won by 3 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
* Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–28 January 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 244 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ravindra Kottahachchi
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by 194 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by an innings and 42 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Burgher Recreation Club won by 83 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Lyndon Hannibal
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by 8 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by an innings and 6 runs P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Lyndon Hannibal
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by an innings and 134 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 February 2018 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 313 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Ranmore Martinesz
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chanaka Devinda (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 15–18 February 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 264 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella
* 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 Scorecard
* Burgher Recreation Club won by 8 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Susantha Dissanayake and Lyndon Hannibal
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 February 2018 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by an innings and 143 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 February 2018 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by 6 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Pradeep Udawatta
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashen Bandara (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
