2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B
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The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 15 December 2017 and concluding on 18 February 2018.[1]
| Dates | 15 December 2017 – 18 February 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Negombo Cricket Club |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
| Most runs | Kashif Naved (805) |
| Most wickets | Gayan Sirisoma (55) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table in the 2016–17 Tier B tournament, but it was runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who were promoted to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in a match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Physical Culture Club in January 2017 being declared null and void.[2][3][4] They were replaced in Tier B by Galle Cricket Club after they were relegated from the 2016–17 Tier A tournament. In another change from the previous season, Negombo Cricket Club replaced Kalutara Physical Culture Club, who dropped out of the first-class system.
Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Lankan Cricket Club.[5][6]
| Team[7] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negombo Cricket Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 87.74 |
| Lankan Cricket Club | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 86.91 |
| Galle Cricket Club | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 76.39 |
| Kalutara Town Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 76.25 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 71.71 |
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 65.72 |
| Panadura Sports Club | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64.34 |
| Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63.19 |
| Police Sports Club | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 58.56 |
Promoted to Tier A
- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sakuranga Fonseka, Lasith Lakshan, Anuththara Madawa, Rashmika Opatha (Panadura Sports Club), and Srimantha Wijeyeratne (Police Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Supun Withanaarachchi (Galle Cricket Club), Kasun Abeyrathne and Lahiru Fernando (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sarinda Dassanayake, Thusith de Soysa, ND Kaushalya, Kalhan Sineth, Tharinda Wijesinghe (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club), Mohammed Alfar and Nuwan Sampath (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vibhor Yadav (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sansaka Fernando (Panadura Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Suresh de Silva (Galle Cricket Club) and Srihan Anuruddhika (Negombo Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilum Weerarathne (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) and Chamod Piumal (Police Sports Club)
Match tied
Kadirana Cricket Grounds, Gampaha
Umpires: SB Semasinghe and Ranjith Vishwakula
- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Udith Fernando and AKT Rukshan (Negombo Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charith Mendis and Shiwakumar Tyron (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club)
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashen Kavinda, TLK Thambavita (Panadura Sports Club), Chathuranga Dikkumbura and WACP Wijayalath (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravindu Gunawardene, Chaamikara Hewage and Heshan Umendra (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Krishan Abesooriya (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Shanaka Sampath (Kalutara Town Club), Sajith de Silva and Prabhash Keppitipola (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Match drawn
Navy Ground, Welisara
Umpires: Palitha de Alwis and Saman Mohan de Silva
- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Savin Gunasekara, Dilshan Lekamge and Suraj Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won by an innings and 97 runs
Panadura Esplanade, Panadura
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Eric Kannangara
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kaumal Nanayakkara (Panadura Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss elected to field.
- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Indeera Gallage (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chathura Samantha (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishantha Kumara (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chathura Lakshan (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Thanura Gunasekera (Lankan Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Match drawn
Navy Ground, Welisara
Umpires: RP Massalage and Nilantha Semasinghe
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Negombo Cricket Club won by 4 wickets
Kadirana Cricket Grounds, Gampaha
Umpires: Kitsiri Jayaweera and Upul Wewage
- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Buddika Madushan, Thushara Madushanka and Chenutha Wickramasinghe (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Match drawn
Panadura Esplanade, Panadura
Umpires: Maurice Dela Zilva and RP Massalage
- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sachin Dalpethado (Negombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashindra Silva (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hareen Buddila and Ravindu Sembukuttige (Galle Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
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