2019–20 Premier League Tournament Tier B
| Dates | 31 January 2020 – |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 42 |
| Most runs | Dulash Udayanga (584) |
| Most wickets | Gayan Sirisoma (64) |
The 2019–20 Premier League Tournament Tier B is the second division of the 32nd season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 31 January and was originally scheduled to conclude on 11 April 2020.[1]
Lankan Cricket Club won the tournament in the previous season and were promoted to Tier A.[2] They were replaced in Tier B by Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club after their relegation from Tier A.[3] The league was expanded to twelve teams, with the addition of Kandy Customs Cricket Club, Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club and Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club.[3]
On 16 March 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket postponed the rest of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In July 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Tier A would resume on 14 July 2020.[5][6] The Tier B tournament never resumed and was cancelled in August 2020 after seven rounds of matches (of eleven planned rounds).[7]
Points table[edit]
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
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| Police Sports Club | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99.42 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 90.83 |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82.51 |
| Kandy Customs Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 81.58 |
| Panadura Sports Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79.44 |
| Galle Cricket Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 79.08 |
| Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78.36 |
| Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 65.46 |
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59.59 |
| Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41.76 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34.075 |
| Kalutara Town Club | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.96 |
Matches[edit]
Round 1[edit]
31 January–2 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pramodh Kumara, Risira Weerasuriya (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club), Dilshan Kollure and Sandeep Kunchikor (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
31 January–2 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nisar Ahmad (Police Sports Club) and Shavindu Dissanayake (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
31 January–2 February 2020
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hasitha Madushan, Sasith Manuranga, P Rajamunindra, Hasitha Perera and Kasun Silva (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
31 January–1 February 2020
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- Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kevin Peiris, R Punchihewa, Mohamed Rashan and Inshaka Siriwardena (Kalutara Town Club) all made their first-class debuts.
31 January–2 February 2020
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- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Vinura Dulsara, Kavindu Ediriweera, Jacob Sachin, Ravishka Wijesiri (Galle Cricket Club), Kumar Boresa, Thilanka de Silva, S Fernando, Sachin Fernando, Jiniv Joshi, Saman Kumara, D Peiris and Chamal Perera (Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their first-class debuts.
31 January–2 February 2020
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70/0 (17 overs)
Ramesh Nimantha 51* (53) |
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Mithila Aravinda (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2[edit]
5–7 February 2020
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- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashan Chamara (Kalutara Town Club) and Mohammed Faheem (Police Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
6–8 February 2020
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- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashen Mendis, Prabath de Zoysa and Naveen Gunawardene (Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their first-class debuts.
7–9 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
7–8 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thisara Dilshan (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
8–10 February 2020
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- Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chathura Obeyesekere (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 3[edit]
14–16 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nusky Ahmed, Gayan de Silva, Shabik Ifthary and Ashintha Malshan (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
14–16 February 2020
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- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan Nande, Navodya Imesh and Sheshan Silva (Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club) all made their first-class debuts.
14–16 February 2020
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sameera Gunaratne (Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club) made his first-class debut.
14–16 February 2020
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- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Methushan Thilina (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 4[edit]
19–21 February 2020
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- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malith de Silva (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
21–23 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
21–23 February 2020
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Chamara Fernando (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
22–24 February 2020
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravindu Fernando and Tariq Saboor (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 5[edit]
28 February – 1 March 2020
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16/0 (5 overs)
Risira Weerasuriya 9* (19) |
- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
28 February – 1 March 2020
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- Kandy Customs Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Tharaka Gunawardena and Lasindu Nimsara (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
28 February – 1 March 2020
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
28 February – 1 March 2020
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- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6[edit]
6–8 March 2020
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Vimud Sapnaka (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
6–8 March 2020
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashan Dilhara (Panadura Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
6–7 March 2020
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nimantha Perera (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) and Isuru Pradeep (Kalutara Town Club) both made their first-class debuts.
6–8 March 2020
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- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasindu Shamika (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
6–8 March 2020
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- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7[edit]
13–15 March 2020
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjaya Ranaweera (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
13–15 March 2020
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- Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Rahul Gunasekera (Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club) made his first-class debut.
13–15 March 2020
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishant Kantawala (Galle Cricket Club) and Sanka Chathuranga (Kalutara Town Club) both made their first-class debuts.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B 2020 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Lankan CC emerge champions". The Papare. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "26-team first-class competition to begin on 31st January". The Papare. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "All Cricket island-wide postponed". The Papare. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Dates confirmed for Sri Lanka domestic cricket resumption". The Papare. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lankan domestic season could resume in July". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "SLC Major League Tier B Tournament for 2019/2020 scrapped". The Papare. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B Table – 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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