The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 29th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 2 December 2016 and concluding on 29 January 2017.[1] Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club joined the division after they were relegated from the 2015–16 Tier A tournament.[2]
| Dates | 2 December 2016 – 29 January 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Panadura Sports Club[n 1] |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
| Most runs | Hashan Prabath (619) |
| Most wickets | Gayan Sirisoma (91) |
Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table, but it was runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who secured promotion to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Physical Culture Club played on 23–25 January 2017 being declared null and void.[3][4][5]
Points table
edit| Team[6] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
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| Panadura Sports Club | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134.115 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125.34 |
| Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 93.495 |
| Lankan Cricket Club | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88.605 |
| Police Sports Club | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 59.755 |
| Kalutara Town Club | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 58.945 |
| Kalutara Physical Culture Club | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 51.46 |
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49.77 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49.28 |
Promoted to Tier A
Matches
editRound 1
edit2–4 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashan Harshana James, Nimesha Mendis, Udayawansha Parakrama, Milan Rathnayake, Vishal Senanayake and Dilip Tharaka (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
2–3 December 2016
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- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Madhawa Nimesh, Mishen Silva, Nimesh Vimukthi (Panadura Sports Club), Tharindu Dilshan, Hasitha Lakmal de Silva and Akila Lakshan (Police Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
2–4 December 2016
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Duminda Dassanayake, Dhanushka Dharmasiri, Chirath Mapatuna, Chaminda Pathirana, Hashan Prabath (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club), Ishan Abeysekara, Kusal Edussooriya, Amith Eranda, Madura Madushanka, Dinushka Malan, Ashan Ranasinghe and Sameera Sadamal (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
2–4 December 2016
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- Kalutara Physical Culture Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Damidu Ashan, Fahad Babar, Pathum Nissanka, Anushka Perera, Milroy Silva (Kalutara Physical Culture Club), Chrishen Aponsu, Chameera Dissanayake, Nipuna Gamage, Vihanga Kalhara, Geeth Perera, Chamod Silva, Tharindu Siriwardene and Risith Upamal (Kalutara Town Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit7–9 December 2016
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hasitha Nirmal (Kalutara Town Club) and Mohamed Shilmi (Panadura Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
9–11 December 2016
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pasindu Bimsara, Shiran Fernando, Aneeq Hassan (Lankan Cricket Club) and Suminda Lakshan (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club)
9–11 December 2016
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thenuka Dhananjaya, Samith de Silva, Dilshan Mendis, Ramesh Selvaraj (Kalutara Physical Culture Club) and Ruwantha Ekanayake (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
edit15–17 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kalyana Rathnapriya and Charuka Wijelath (Police Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
15–16 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thushara Samarakoon and Yohan Soysa (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
16–18 December 2016
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- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Damith Perera, Damitha Silva and Lakshan Somaweera (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
edit21–23 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Jasdeep Singh (Kalutara Physical Culture Club) made his first-class debut.
21–23 December 2016
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahiru Silva (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
21–23 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sujan Mayura and Sanath Ranjan (Police Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
21–23 December 2016
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kavinda Pulukkuttiarachchi (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club), Sajith Dissanayaka and Hashan Perera (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 5
edit26–28 December 2016
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- Kalutara Physical Culture Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nilan Fernando, Ruchira Tharindra (Kalutara Physical Culture Club) and Malshan Rodrigo (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
28–30 December 2016
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nuwanidu Fernando (Panadura Sports Club) and Shanuka Silva (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
28–30 December 2016
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kalpa Bandaranayake and Malith Premathilake (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
28–30 December 2016
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- Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rusira Ravishanka (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
edit6–8 January 2017
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamil Mishara and Isitha Wijesundera (Panadura Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
6–8 January 2017
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suresh Peiris (Kalatura Town Club) and Fabian Fernando (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7
edit14–16 January 2017
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
14–16 January 2017
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10/0 (1.3 overs)
Lahiru Silva 6* (7) |
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Supun Piyumal (Kalutara Town Club), Sudara Dakshina and Sathik Nimalsha (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
14–16 January 2017
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- Kalutara Physical Culture Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kamal Pushpakumara (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
edit20–22 January 2017
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
20–22 January 2017
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- Kalutara Physical Culture Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ayana Siriwardhana (Kalutara Physical Culture Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 9
edit23–25 January 2017
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashan Fernando (Kalutara Physical Culture Club) and Nimesh Kariyawasam (Panadura Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
- The result of the match was later declared null and void due to a match-fixing scandal.[3]
Round 10
edit26–28 January 2017
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- Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Iwanka Sanjula (Lankan Cricket Club) and Lasan de Silva (Police Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Notes
edit- ^ Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table, but runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were promoted to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Town Club on 23–25 January 2017 being declared null and void.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B 2016 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (7 April 2017). Wisden. p. 1070. ISBN 9781472935199.
- ^ a b "'Premier Tier B' match fixing : Panadura, Kalutara ignored chance to explain - Mathivanan". Daily News (SL). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Cricket: Premier League to begin from December 1". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Panadura SC-Kalutara PCC match fixing incident: Sports Minister to launch independent inquiry". Daily News (SL). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B Table – 2016-17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.