2016–17 Premier League Tournament

2016–17 Premier League Tournament
Dates 29 November 2016 – 8 February 2017
Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin then knockout
Host(s)  Sri Lanka
Participants 14

The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament is the 29th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy.[1] Fourteen teams are competing, split into two groups.[2]

Teams

The following teams are competing:[3]

Fixtures

Group A

2–4 December 2016
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235 (79.3 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 69 (109)
Alankara Asanka Silva 5/102 (28.3 overs)
113 (44 overs)
Shehan Fernando 25 (29)
Malinda Pushpakumara 6/41 (22 overs)
262/7d (59.2 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 73 (106)
Alankara Asanka Silva 4/104 (24.2 overs)
93 (25.1 overs)
Pramud Hettiwatte 30 (32)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 6/36 (10.1 overs)
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won by 291 runs
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Nilan de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
  • Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Pramud Hettiwatte (Badureliya Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
2–4 December 2016
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503 (127.4 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 149 (225)
Pulina Tharanga 2/67 (14 overs)
460 (121.5 overs)
Kithuruwan Vithanage 125 (184)
Jeffrey Vandersay 5/110 (32 overs)
51/1 (13.4 overs)
Kaushal Silva 27* (39)
Dinuk Wikramanayaka 1/18 (3.4 overs)
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Disnaka Manoj (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
3–5 December 2016
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443/9d (84 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 183 (155)
Malith de Silva 5/83 (23 overs)
200 (64.4 overs)
Aloka Amarasiri 87* (108)
Tharindu Kaushal 3/73 (20.4 overs)
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ranganath Prasanna
21–23 December 2016
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FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake

Group B

29 November–1 December 2016
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367 (101.2 overs)
Dilruwan Perera 80 (95)
Kosala Kulasekara 5/77 (19 overs)
158 (30.2 overs)
Tharindu Mendis 35 (69)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/40 (11 overs)
132 (32.1 overs) (f/o)
Sachithra Perera 52 (55)
Dilruwan Perera 4/25 (8.1 overs)
Colts Cricket Club won by an innings and 77 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Lyndon Hannibal
  • Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohamed Shiraz (Colts Cricket Club) and Umeshka Morais (Moors Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
2–4 December 2016
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195 (52.2 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 59 (56)
Kasun Rajitha 6/59 (16.2 overs)
173 (52 overs)
Irosh Samarasooriya 69 (115)
Lahiru Gamage 3/38 (13 overs)
208 (46.3 overs)
Wanidu Hasaranga 64 (86)
Chathura Randunu 5/66 (17 overs)
121 (37.2 overs)
Harsha Cooray 31 (53)
Ashan Priyanjan 3/22 (5 overs)
Colombo Cricket Club won by 109 runs
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
2–4 December 2016
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316 (98.1 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 158 (221)
Wikum Sanjaya 6/73 (21.1 overs)
219 (67.4 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 92 (156)
Viraj Pushpakumara 4/57 (12.4 overs)
202/9d (64.2 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 69 (101)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 4/63 (21.2 overs)
192/6 (36 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 44 (23)
Janith Silva 2/14 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Pradeep Udawatta
21–23 December 2016
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Army Ground, Panagoda
13–15 January 2017
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FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Tournament 2016/17". Cricket Archive. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "SLC renews focus on club cricket, in bid to strengthen domestic cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Premier League Tournament 2016–17" (PDF). Sri Lanka Cricket. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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