Major League Tournament

The Major League Tournament is the national men's cricket championship of Sri Lanka. It began in the 1937–38 season, but it did not gain first-class status until 1988–89. The tournament has had several titles:
 1937–38 to 1949–50 – Daily News Trophy
 1950–51 to 1975–76 – P. Saravanamuttu Trophy
 1976–77 to 1981–82 – Robert Senanayake Trophy
 1982–83 to 1990–91 – Lakspray Trophy
 1991–92 to 1997–98 – P. Saravanamuttu Trophy
 1998–99 to 2014–15 – Premier Championship
 2015–16 to 2021–22 – Premier League Tournament
 2022–23 to present – Major League Tournament

There have been five seasons in which no competition was held:
 1941–42 – cancelled because of World War II
 1942–43 – cancelled because of World War II
 1965–66 – no competition
 2020–21 – cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
 2021–22 – replaced by a temporary regional competition

The 2024–25 tournament, completed on 8 March 2025, was the 83rd edition overall, and the 35th first-class one.

The title has been won outright in 79 editions, and there have been four shared titles:
 1985–86 – Singhalese SC and Nondescripts
 1988–89 – Singhalese SC and Nondescripts (the inaugural first-class season)
 1994–95 – Singhalese SC and Bloomfield
 2023–24 – Singhalese SC and Police Sports

Singhalese SC have won the championship a record 29 times, most recently in 2016–17. However, the team was relegated after the 2024–25 tournament, and will lose its first-class status in 2025–26.

Other teams with multiple titles are Nondescripts (14), Bloomfield (9), Colombo (8), Colts (6), Tamil Union (3), Chilaw Marians (2), and the defunct Nomads Sports Club (2). Current MLT teams who have won one title are Burgher Recreation, Moors SC, and Ace Capital.

18 teams took part in the 2024–25 tournament, and were divided into two round-robin groups. The Group A teams were Bloomfield, Colts, Ace Capital, Police Sports, Panadura SC, Badureliya SC, Chilaw Marians, Negombo, and Ragama. The teams in Group B were Nondescripts, Moors SC, Colombo, Tamil Union, Kurunegala Youth, Nugegoda, Burgher Recreation, Singhalese SC, and Kandy Customs.

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