The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament was the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy, with the matches played across three days each in the group stage. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing unbeaten in the Super Eight section of the competition.
The tournament started on 8 December 2017 and concluded on 18 February 2018, with fourteen teams competing, split into two groups of seven. The top four teams in each group progressed to the Super Eight part of the tournament, with those matches played across four days. The teams that did not qualify for the Super Eight round competed in the Plate Championships.
Galle Cricket Club finished with the fewest points in the previous tournament and were replaced by Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club for this edition of the competition, following their promotion from Tier B. Sinhalese Sports Club were the defending champions.
In December 2017, the match between Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Burgher Recreation Club finished as a tie. In January 2018, the Plate League match between Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club also finished as a tie. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after remaining unbeaten throughout the competition. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished bottom of the Plate Group and were relegated to Tier B.
Following the conclusion of the Premier League Tournament, the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament took place, featuring four teams based on the Centers of Excellence in Sri Lanka. In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Kaushal Silva as the tournament's Best Batsman, Chanaka Komasaru as the Best Bowler and Sachithra Serasinghe as the Player of the Tournament.
Teams The following teams competed:
Group A Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Colombo Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club Moors Sports Club Ragama Cricket Club Saracens Sports Club Sinhalese Sports Club
Group B Badureliya Sports Club Burgher Recreation Club Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Nondescripts Cricket Club Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Points table
Group A TeamSinhalese Sports Club6 1 0 5 0 71.17 Ragama Cricket Club6 0 0 6 0 66.94Colts Cricket Club6 2 1 2 0 66.78 Saracens Sports Club6 0 2 4 0 50.04Colombo Cricket Club6 1 0 5 0 46.77Moors Sports Club6 0 0 6 0 33.43 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club6 0 1 5 0 32.83 Team qualified for the Super Eight
Group B TeamChilaw Marians Cricket Club6 5 0 0 1 101.45 Burgher Recreation Club6 1 1 3 1 69.73Nondescripts Cricket Club6 3 3 0 0 63.34 Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club6 2 3 1 0 58.52Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club6 1 2 3 0 57.78Sri Lanka Army Sports Club6 1 2 3 0 36.39 Badureliya Sports Club6 1 3 2 0 35.58 Team qualified for the Super Eight
Super Eight TeamChilaw Marians Cricket Club7 6 0 0 1 118.94 Sinhalese Sports Club7 4 1 2 0 93.28Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club7 4 3 0 0 82.15 Burgher Recreation Club7 3 3 0 1 74.07Nondescripts Cricket Club7 3 4 0 0 72.14Colts Cricket Club7 2 3 2 0 60.44 Ragama Cricket Club7 1 3 3 0 53.63 Saracens Sports Club7 0 6 1 0 31.91 Champions
Plate League TeamMoors Sports Club5 1 0 4 0 52.31 Badureliya Sports Club5 1 0 4 0 48.34Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club5 0 0 5 0 46.48 Colombo Cricket Club5 0 1 4 0 44.97Sri Lanka Army Sports Club5 1 2 1 1 40.87Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club5 0 0 4 1 36.86 Relegated to Tier B
Group stage Group A
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Group B Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Plate League
Super Eight
See also 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B List of tied first-class cricket matches
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo