2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka . It was played between twenty-four domestic teams in Sri Lanka, with the tournament running from 15 to 27 February 2019.[ 1] [ 2] Nondescripts Cricket Club were the defending champions.[ 3]
On the opening day of the tournament, Sinhalese Sports Club beat Saracens Sports Club in the Super Over , after the match ended as a tie, and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored an unbeaten century for Colts Cricket Club against Police Sports Club .[ 4] On 19 February 2019, Dinesh Chandimal also scored a century in the tournament,[ 5] a day after he was dropped from Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa .[ 6]
Following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club , Colombo Cricket Club , Galle Cricket Club , Moors Sports Club , Nondescripts Cricket Club , Ragama Cricket Club , Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club had all progressed to the knockout phase of the tournament.[ 7] From the quarterfinals, Colombo Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club all advanced to the semi-finals.[ 7] Colombo Cricket Club won their quarterfinal fixture against Ragama Cricket Club in the Super Over, after the match was tied.[ 7]
In the first semi-final, Moors Sports Club beat Sri Lanka Army Sports Club by six wickets, despite Ashan Randika scoring a century for Sri Lanka Army.[ 8] The second semi-final saw Nondescripts Cricket Club beat Colombo Cricket Club by one run, with the match going to the final ball.[ 8] Moors Sports Club won the tournament, after they beat Nondescripts Cricket Club by one wicket in the final.[ 9]
Fixtures
Group stage
Group A
Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Ranitha Liyanarachchi (Saracens Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Jayanga Peiris (Panadura Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Malinga Amarasinghe (Nondescripts Cricket Club) and Krishan Sanjula (Sinhalese Sports Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Nipun Dananjaya and Thilan Prashan (Sinhalese Sports Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Amitha Kaushalya (Panadura Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Hasindu Anjana (Panadura Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Irosh Fernando (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) and Ravindra Karunaratne (Negombo Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Heshan Hettiarchchi (Colombo Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Risith Upamal , Nimasara Atharagalla (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) and V Amugoda (Kalutara Town Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Negombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Samitha Dilshan (Negombo Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Police Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Dilshan Abeysinghe (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Kalutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Ashen Perera (Negombo Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Group C
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Revan Kelly , Salitha Fernando and Charuka Wijelath (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Suminda Lakshan (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Kaweesh Kumara , Sanjeew Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) and Randeera Ranasinghe (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Dulaj Ranatunga and Keshan Wanniarachchi (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Yasoda Mendis (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Poorna de Silva (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Kavika Dilshan (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Shehan Sandaruwan , Saminda Fernando (Ragama Cricket Club) and Lahiru Kumara (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sehan Nissanka (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Ravin Tharindu (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Group D
Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Pathum Madusanka (Badureliya Sports Club), Lahiru Dilshan, S Kankanange, T Rodrigo and Chandula Weeraratne (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Ayantha de Silva and Chanaka Devinda (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Bawantha Udangamuwa (Galle Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
Nuwanidu Fernando (Badureliya Sports Club) made his T20 debut.
Kandy Customs Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Shifran Muthaliph (Lankan Cricket Club), Kalum Nanayakkara, Kavinda Manamperi and Gihan De Zoysa (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) all made their T20 debuts.
Kandy Customs Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Gagul Ravin (Badureliya Sports Club) and Ravindu Thiwanka (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Mohamed Wagas (Kandy Customs Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Thilanga Udeshana (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) and Yomesh Ranasinghe (Badureliya Sports Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Hiruna Sigera and Chathura Somathillake (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Dilshan Sanjeewa (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his T20 debut.
Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sadish Pathiranage (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) and Venura Gayashan (Nondescripts Cricket Club) both made their T20 debuts.
Finals
Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
References
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