# 2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B

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. Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament in the previous season and were promoted to Tier A. They were replaced in Tier B by Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club after their relegation from Tier A.
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.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
| 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
### Round 1

* 31 January–2 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Navy Ground, Welisara Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and Shantha Fonseka
* 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 Scorecard
* Lankan Cricket Club won by 9 wickets Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Thilak Fernando and Eric Kannangara
* 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 Scorecard
* Panadura Sports Club won by 10 wickets Police Park Ground, Colombo Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn SLAOCIC Stadium, Horana Umpires: Niroshana Amarasinghe and Vidura Prasad
* 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

* 5–7 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village Ground Umpires: Kitsiri Jayaweera and Chaturan Sanjeewa
* 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.
* 5–7 February 2019 Scorecard
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won by 7 wickets Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and RP Massalage
* Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–8 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Police Park Ground, Colombo Umpires: Eric Kannangara and Krishantha Rodrigo
* Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field
* Supun Madushanka (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
* 6–8 February 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Umpires: Thilak Fernando and Eric Kannangara
* Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 3

* 10–12 February 2019 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won by 7 wickets Navy Ground, Welisara Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Shantha Fonseka
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Chamara de Soysa and RP Massagalage
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Krishantha Rodrigo
* 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 Scorecard
* Kalutara Town Club won by 39 runs Police Park Ground, Colombo Umpires: Niroshana Amarasinghe and Saman Mohan de Silva
* Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Syed Aziz (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.

### Round 4

* 21–23 March 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Kitsiri Jayaweera and Nilantha Semasinghe
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Eric Kannangara
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Air Force Ground, Katunayake Umpires: Susantha Dissanayake and Vidura Prasad
* 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.
* 22–24 March 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Chaminda Hathurusingha and Sisira Kumara Perera
* Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 5

* 27–29 March 2019 Scorecard
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won by 7 wickets Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ranjith Vishwakula and Upul Wewage
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Air Force Ground, Katunayake Umpires: Shantha Fonseka and Kamal Indrajith
* Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–29 March 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Navy Ground, Welisara Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and Ranganath Prasanna
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–29 March 2019 Scorecard
* Galle Cricket Club won by an innings and 115 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and Krishantha Rodrigo
* Kaltutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Geethal Malinda (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.

### Round 6

* 1–3 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Panadura Esplanade, Panadura Umpires: Vidura Prasad and Chaturan Sanjeewa
* 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 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won by 14 runs Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Niroshana Amarasinghe and Nilantha Semasinghe
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chandima Vijaya Bandara (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 1–3 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Army Ground, Panagoda Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 7

* 7–9 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Mohan de Silva and Sisira Kumara Perera
* Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Dulaj Ranatunga (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 7–9 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Police Park Ground, Colombo Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and Saman Mohan de Silva
* Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–9 April 2019 Scorecard
* Galle Cricket Club won by an innings and 39 runs Panadura Esplanade, Panadura Umpires: Thilak Fernando and Kamal Indrajith
* Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ashan Madhushanka (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.

### Round 8

* 17–19 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn SLAOCIC Stadium, Horana Umpires: Ranganath Prasanna and Krishantha Rodrigo
* Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Poorna Charuka (Lankan Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
* 17–19 April 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Air Force Ground, Katunayake Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and Upul Wewage
* 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

* 9–11 May 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Niroshana Amarasinghe and Chaminda Hathurusingha
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Chamara de Soysa and Shantha Fonseka
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Police Park Ground, Colombo Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Ranjith Vishwakula
* 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 Scorecard
* Match drawn Navy Ground, Welisara Umpires: Eric Kannangara and Sisira Kumara Perera
* 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

* 15–17 May 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Sanjeewa Fernando and Chaturan Sanjeewa
* 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.
* 15–16 May 2019 Scorecard
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won by 8 runs Navy Ground, Welisara Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Vidura Prasad
* Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 11

* 21–23 May 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Surrey Village Ground, Maggona Umpires: R P Massalage and Ranganath Prasanna
* 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.
* 21–23 May 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala Umpires: Mohan de Silva and Upul Wewage
* Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.