2019–20 Premier League Tournament
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The 2019–20 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]
Dates | 31 January – 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) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Colombo Cricket Club (7th title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 67 |
Most runs | Lahiru Udara (1,039) |
Most wickets | Duvindu Tillakaratne (61) |
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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]