2018–19 Premier League Tournament


The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament was the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 30 November 2018 and concluded on 10 February 2019. Fourteen teams took part in Tier A of the competition, split into two groups of seven. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season. Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.
In January 2019, during the round six match between Colombo Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club, Colombo's Malinda Pushpakumara took all ten wickets in the second innings of the match. Pushpakumara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings. It was also the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club had all progressed to the [|Super Eight] section of the tournament. Meanwhile, Badureliya Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Moors Sports Club, Negombo Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were all moved to the Plate League phase, with the bottom team being relegated for the next season.
In the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures, Nondescripts captain Angelo Perera scored a double-century in each innings. This had only been done once before in first-class cricket, by Arthur Fagg for Kent against Essex in the 1938 County Championship in England.
Colombo Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing top of the Super Eight table, ahead of Saracens Sports Club. In the Plate League, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club lost their final match, against Burgher Recreation Club, therefore being relegated to Tier B.

Teams

The following teams competed:
;Group A
;Group B
Group A
Team
Nondescripts Cricket Club6204078.96
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club6204070.18
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club6006065.23
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club6105050.67
Ragama Cricket Club6006040.45
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club6204032.18
Moors Sports Club6303030.92

Team qualified for the Super Eight
Group B
Team
Colombo Cricket Club6312085.92
Sinhalese Sports Club6303082.44
Saracens Sports Club6114051.68
Colts Cricket Club6015048.94
Badureliya Sports Club6006038.07
Burgher Recreation Club6024032.73
Negombo Cricket Club6024030.63

Team qualified for the Super Eight
Super Eight
Team
Colombo Cricket Club7420188.32
Saracens Sports Club7110575.20
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club7205074.52
Colts Cricket Club7210474.45
Sinhalese Sports Club7223072.87
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club7106070.38
Nondescripts Cricket Club7034061.31
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club7034028.61

Champions
Plate League
Team
Burgher Recreation Club5104053.11
Ragama Cricket Club5005045.24
Badureliya Sports Club5005044.47
Moors Sports Club5005035.92
Negombo Cricket Club5005035.83
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club5014026.62

Relegated to Tier B

Group stage

Group A

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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Group B

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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Plate League

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Super Eight

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