The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 29th season of
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
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, ...
's
Premier Trophy
The Major League Tournament (formerly known as the Premier Trophy) is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988–89 seas ...
. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 2 December 2016 and concluding on 29 January 2017.
joined the division after they were relegated from the
2015–16 Tier A tournament.
Panadura Sports Club
Panadura Sports Club is a first-class cricket team based in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Their home ground is the Panadura Public Ground
History
Panadura Sports Club has been in existence since 1924. The team has played first-class cricket since 1988– ...
finished top of the table, but it was runners-up
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who secured promotion to
Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the match between Panadura SC and
Kalutara Physical Culture Club played on 23–25 January 2017 being declared null and void.
Points table
Promoted to
Tier A
Matches
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
Round 10
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Notes
See also
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2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier A
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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