Dates | 31 January β 27 August 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | Colombo Cricket Club (7th title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 67 |
Most runs | Lahiru Udara (1,039) |
Most wickets | Duvindu Tillakaratne (61) |
The 2019β20 Premier League Tournament was the 32nd season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 31 January 2020 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 12 April 2020. [1] Fourteen teams took part in the competition, split into two groups of seven. [2] Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were relegated at the end of the previous tournament, [3] with Lankan Cricket Club replacing them in this tournament after they gained promotion from Tier B. [4] Colombo Cricket Club were the defending champions. [5]
On 16 March 2020, following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures, Sri Lanka Cricket postponed the rest of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In July 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the tournament would resume on 14 July 2020, to allow for the completion of the Plate League and Super Eight rounds. [7] [8] However, the resumption was further delayed by the tournament committee, pending approval of the amended tournament rules and structure. [9] After a further delay due to the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, [10] the tournament restarted on 10 August 2020. [11]
Moors Sports Club won the Plate League, [12] and Colombo Cricket Club retained their title, with an unassailable lead ahead of the final round of Super Eight matches. [13] In the final round of matches, Dinesh Chandimal scored 354 not out, batting for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. [14] It was the highest first-class score in a domestic match in Sri Lanka, beating the previous record of 351 runs scored by Kithuruwan Vithanage. [15]
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Champions Plate League
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Yash Kothari 10 * (27) |
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Saminda Fernando 9 * (12) |
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Lahiru Thirimanne 12 * (17) |
Dates | 31 January β 27 August 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | Colombo Cricket Club (7th title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 67 |
Most runs | Lahiru Udara (1,039) |
Most wickets | Duvindu Tillakaratne (61) |
The 2019β20 Premier League Tournament was the 32nd season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 31 January 2020 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 12 April 2020. [1] Fourteen teams took part in the competition, split into two groups of seven. [2] Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were relegated at the end of the previous tournament, [3] with Lankan Cricket Club replacing them in this tournament after they gained promotion from Tier B. [4] Colombo Cricket Club were the defending champions. [5]
On 16 March 2020, following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures, Sri Lanka Cricket postponed the rest of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In July 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the tournament would resume on 14 July 2020, to allow for the completion of the Plate League and Super Eight rounds. [7] [8] However, the resumption was further delayed by the tournament committee, pending approval of the amended tournament rules and structure. [9] After a further delay due to the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, [10] the tournament restarted on 10 August 2020. [11]
Moors Sports Club won the Plate League, [12] and Colombo Cricket Club retained their title, with an unassailable lead ahead of the final round of Super Eight matches. [13] In the final round of matches, Dinesh Chandimal scored 354 not out, batting for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. [14] It was the highest first-class score in a domestic match in Sri Lanka, beating the previous record of 351 runs scored by Kithuruwan Vithanage. [15]
The following teams competed:
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Group A
Team qualified for the Super Eight Group B
Team qualified for the Super Eight
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Super Eight
Champions Plate League
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Yash Kothari 10 * (27) |
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