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2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament

Dates	9 – 25 March 2018
Administrator(s)	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin then knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Sinhalese Sports Club (8th title)
Participants	23
Player of the series	Shehan Jayasuriya
Most runs	Lahiru Milantha (448)
Most wickets	Sachithra Senanayake (17)
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The 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It was the seventeenth edition of the Premier Limited Overs Tournament, and the first since the 2015–16 edition, after the 2016–17 tournament was cancelled following a legal challenge and replaced by the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. The tournament started on 9 March 2018 and finished on 25 March 2018. Rain affected the first few days of fixtures, with several games ending as a no result.

Following the conclusion of the group stage, Burgher Recreation Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club progressed to the quarterfinals. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club and Sinhalese Sports Club won their quarterfinals to progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Nondescripts beat Saracens by 89 runs and Sinhalese beat Chilaw Marians by 8 wickets to advance to the tournament final. In the final, Sinhalese Sports Club beat Nondescripts Cricket Club by 4 wickets to win the tournament.

In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Lahiru Milantha as the tournament's Best Batsman, Sachithra Senanayke as the Best Bowler and Shehan Jayasuriya as the Player of the Tournament.

Fixtures

Group stage

Group A

• Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Thanuka Dabare (Saracens Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ramesh Nimantha and Hashan Vimarshana (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ashen Kavinda, Dimantha Fernando, Pubudu Hasanka, TLK Thambavita, Praneeth Wijesena, Tharindu Maduranga (Panadura Sports Club), Charith Mendis, Sarinda Dassanayake, Keshan Wanniarchchi, Kalhan Sineth, Shiwakumar Tyron, Thusith de Soysa and Manelka Dharmadasa (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Tharinda Wijesinghe (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his List A debut.

• Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dilan Jayalath (Sinhalese Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

• Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Chanuk Dilshan (Moors Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Ashen Bandara (Saracens Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Chandima Vijayabandara (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his List A debut.

• Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Charitha Kumarasinghe (Moors Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Vishva Chathuranga, Sakuranga Fonseka, C Bandara, Sameendra Madushan and Dulanjana Seneviratne (Panadura Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Prabhash Keppitipola and Danuka Prabath (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chathura Milan, Malinga De Silva and Nalin Priyadarshana (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

Group B

• Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Nilanka Rukshitha and Mahesh Sanjeewa (Galle Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Yasoda Mendis (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) and Kavishka Anjula (Colts Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dilshan Gunawardene (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his List A debut.

• Dinushka Malan, Rajitha Ranaweera (Lankan Cricket Club) and Buddika Madushanka (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

• Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Maheesh Theekshana (Colts Cricket Club), Ravindu Sembukuttige and Hareen Buddila (Galle Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

• Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sajana de Silva and Poorna Charuka (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Sri Lanka Army won the toss and elected to bat.
• Pawan Dias and Dilshan Kanchana (Galle Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

Group C

• Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Shashin Dilranga, Pravinath Wijesooriya, Himesh Ramanayake (Burgher Recreation Club) and Nuwan Thushara (Colombo Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Sachintha Peiris (Nondescripts Cricket Club), Sachin Fernando and Anjana De Silva (Badureliya Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Nimesh Vimukthi, Kasun Caldera (Sri Lanka Police Sports Club), Lahiru Kumara, Chaamikara Hewage, Dilip Tharaka, SL Fernando and Christoper Denipitiya (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Kaveen Bandara (Colombo Cricket Club), Nishantha Kumara, Hasitha Lakmal de Silva and Chamod Piumal (Sri Lanka Police Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chandula Weeraratne (Badureliya Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Hashan Harshana James (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Sachitha Jayathilake (Sri Lanka Police Sports Club) and Yomesh Ranasinghe (Badureliya Sports Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

• Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Umeshka Morais (Sri Lanka Police Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Sachika Udara (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his List A debut.

Group D

• Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Dilasri Lokubandara, Prasansana Jayamanna, Lasith Croospulle, Sehan Weerasinghe, Roshen Fernando and Sewvinda Silva (Negombo Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
• M Nimesh (Kalutara Town Club) made his List A debut.

• Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Nishan Peiris (Ragama Cricket Club), Suraj Weerasinghe, Thushara Madushanka, Buddika Madushan and Nuwan Sampath (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Ravindu Tillakaratne (Kalutara Town Club) made his List A debut.

• Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Tharushan Iddamalgoda, Mohammed Alfar (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) and Ravindu Kodituwakku (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Savin Gunasekara, Isuru Waduge and Amila Madusanka (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Avishka Fernando (Negombo Cricket Club) made his List A debut.

• Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Saminda Fernando (Ragama Cricket Club) made his List A debut.

• Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chenutha Wickramasinghe (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) made his List A debut.

• Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sachin Dalpethado and Channa Fernando (Negombo Cricket Club) both made their List A debuts.

• Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.

• Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Rusiru Jayasiri, Dinesh Indika and Shanaka Sampath (Kalutara Town Club) all made their List A debuts.

• Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Sudara Dakshina (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club), Sandaruwan Rodrigo and HUD Fernando (Negombo Cricket Club) all made their List A debuts.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

• Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

• Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

• Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "SLC Indirectly Ignores Court Ruling". The Sunday Leader. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
2. "2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament: Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
3. "Saracens shock SSC by 4 wickets, Chilaw Marians beat Galle, NCC defeat Badureliya, Colts beat Army". Sri Lanka Cricket. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
4. "CCC beat Police by 82; Rest no decisions". Sri Lanka Cricket. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "Premier Limited Over Tournament Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
6. "Chilaw Marians CC, SSC, NCC and Saracens through to semis". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
7. "SSC and NCC set up final on Sunday". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
8. "SSC emerge champs beating NCC by 4 wickets on Gunathilaka ton". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
9. "New contracts for domestic players; 2017/18 best performers rewarded". The Papare. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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