The 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a
List A cricket
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the num ...
competition that took place in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. It replaced the scheduled
Premier Limited Overs Tournament
The Premier Limited Overs Tournament (currently known as AIA Premier Limited Overs Tournament for sponsorship reasons) is the main domestic limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Repub ...
, after a legal challenge from
Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed from Tier B of the
2016–17 Premier League Tournament
The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament was the 29th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. Fourteen teams competed, split into two groups of seven. Burgher Recreation Club replaced Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club, ...
.
The challenge stopped the Premier Limited Overs Tournament from taking place, but
Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka), Ministry of Sports as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka on 30 June 1975 as a national ...
(SLC) organised this tournament to replace it.
The tournament started on 15 March 2017, with 24 teams split into eight groups of three, with the matches given List A status.
The final was played between Kegalle District and Colombo District at the
P Sara Oval,
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
,
with Colombo District winning by 72 runs.
Group stage
The following fixtures took place in the group stage of the tournament. For some fixtures, the complete scorecards are unknown, but local sources state that the matches did take place.
Central Group
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Eastern Group
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Northern Group
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North Central Group
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North Western Group
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Southern Group
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Uva Group
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Western Group
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Quarter finals
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Semi finals
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Final
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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