# 2018–19 Premier League Tournament

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. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season. Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.
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. Pushpakumara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings. It was also the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.
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. 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.
In the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures, Nondescripts captain Angelo Perera scored a double-century in each innings. 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.
Colombo Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing top of the Super Eight table, ahead of Saracens Sports Club. In the Plate League, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club lost their final match, against Burgher Recreation Club, therefore being relegated to Tier B.

## Teams

The following teams competed:

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78.96 |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65.23 |
| Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.67 |
| Ragama Cricket Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40.45 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32.18 |
| Moors Sports Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30.92 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Colombo Cricket Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 85.92 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82.44 |
| Saracens Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51.68 |
| Colts Cricket Club | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 48.94 |
| Badureliya Sports Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38.07 |
| Burgher Recreation Club | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32.73 |
| Negombo Cricket Club | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30.63 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Colombo Cricket Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88.32 |
| Saracens Sports Club | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 75.20 |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74.52 |
| Colts Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74.45 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 72.87 |
| Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 70.38 |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61.31 |
| Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28.61 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| Burgher Recreation Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53.11 |
| Ragama Cricket Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45.24 |
| Badureliya Sports Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44.47 |
| Moors Sports Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35.92 |
| Negombo Cricket Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35.83 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26.62 |

## Group stage
### Group A
#### Round 1

* 30 November–2 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Krishantha Rodrigo and Prageeth Rambukwella
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Deepal Gunawardene
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 November–2 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Keerthi Bandara
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Pradeep Udawatta
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 3

* 14–16 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Keerthi Bandara
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Kalhara Senarathne (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 14–16 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–16 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Nilan De Silva
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Hemantha Boteju
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21–23 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21–23 December 2018 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by an innings and 95 runs FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Pradeep Udawatta
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Kapil Kottahachchi
* 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.
* 28–30 December 2018 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 543 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Palitha de Alwis and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Irshad Umar (Moors Sports Club) made his first class debut.
* 28–30 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Asanga Jayasooriya
* 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 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won by 5 wickets Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta and Nilan De Silva
* Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lahiru Attanayake (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 4–6 January 2019 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 1 wicket FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ranganath Prasanna
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–6 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilantha Semasinghe and Lyndon Hannibal
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 7

* 11–13 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Gamini Dissanayake
* 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 Scorecard
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 258 runs Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Deepal Gunawardene
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Samitha Ranga (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 11–13 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri and Susantha Dissanayake
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

### Group B
#### Round 1

* 30 November–2 December 2018 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by 112 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 November–2 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Keerthi Bandara
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Nilan De Silva
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Sinhalese Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 7–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by an innings and 19 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Ranganath Prasanna
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
* 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.
* 14–16 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Deepal Gunawardene
* Negombo won the toss and elected to field.
* 16–18 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Vidura Prasad
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 4

* 21–23 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and S B Semasinghe
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–23 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–23 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Dilshan de Silva
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 5

* 28–30 December 2018 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by an innings and 46 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Suranga Perera and Lyndon Hannibal
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28–30 December 2018 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by an innings and 118 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Nilan De Silva
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 28–30 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Maurice Zilva and Pradeep Udawatta
* Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 6

* 4–6 January 2019 Scorecard
* Sinhalese Sports Club won by 34 runs Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–6 January 2019 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by 235 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–8 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Vidura Prasad
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 7

* 11–13 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* 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 Scorecard
* Saracens Sports Club won by 8 wickets Surrey Village, Maggona Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Vidura Prasad
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11–13 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: Krishantha Rodrigo and Hemantha Boteju
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

## Plate League

* 18–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Chaminda Hathurusingha and Dilshan de Silva
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Santhush Gunathilake (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 18–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranganath Prasanna and Eric Kannangara
* Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 18–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Suranga Perera and Vidura Prasad
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Maurice Zilva and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Upul Wewage
* Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Alwis Nanayakkara (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 1–3 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilantha Semasinghe and Susantha Dissanayake
* Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1–3 February 2019 Scorecard
* Burgher Recreation Club won by 247 runs Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Ranjith Vishwakula
* Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Nimantha Gunasiri (Burgher Recreation Club) made his first-class debut.
* 1–3 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Nilan De Silva
* Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

## Super Eight

* 17–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by 6 wickets P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Asanga Jayasooriya
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Colts Cricket Club won by 4 wickets Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Raveendra Wimalasiri
* Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nilantha Semasinghe and Nilan De Silva
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 January 2019 Scorecard
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 8 wickets Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Rohitha Kottahachchi
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Susantha Dissanayake
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 24–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Sinhalese won by 9 wickets Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Keerthi Bandara
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 24–27 January 2019 Scorecard
* Saracens won by 6 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranganath Prasanna and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* 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 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 14 runs Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Pradeep Udawatta
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Deepal Gunawardene
* Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella
* Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 31 January–3 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ravindra Kottahachchi
* 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.
* 7–10 February 2019 Scorecard
* Colombo Cricket Club won by 5 wickets Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Deepal Gunawardene
* Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Pathum Nissanka (Nondescripts Cricket Club) scored his 1,000th run in the tournament.
* 7–10 February 2019 Scorecard
* Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 3 wickets P Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Lyndon Hannibal
* 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 Scorecard
* Colts Cricket Club won by 10 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri and Pradeep Udawatta
* Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nipun Ransika (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.