The 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament was a
List A cricket
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competition that took place in
Sri Lanka
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. 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 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It replaced the scheduled Premier Limited Overs Tournament, after a legal challenge from Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed fr ...
.
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
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Chilaw, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at FTZ Sports Complex. The club has won the Premier League one day Tournament in 2005. More successful in limited overs cricket, Chil ...
,
Colts Cricket Club
Colts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tourna ...
,
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The team plays at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.
History
The club was founded in 1888. The name "Nondescripts" is derived ...
,
Ragama Cricket Club
Ragama Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Ragama, Sri Lanka. Their home ground is the Free Trade Zone Sports Complex.
History
Ragama Cricket Club was formed in 1989. It achieved promotion to first-class status in 2001.
At the ...
,
Saracens Sports Club
The Saracens Sports Club (Saracens SC) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricket
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,
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt w ...
and
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium.
History
The club can trace its roots back to the final years of the 19th century in which t ...
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
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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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
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Finals
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References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Districts One Day Tournament
Premier Limited Overs Tournament