| Dates | 31 January 2019 – 23 May 2019 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket | 
| Cricket format | First-class cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | Lankan Cricket Club | 
| Participants | 9 | 
| Matches | 36 | 
| Most runs | Damith Perera (792) | 
| Most wickets | Dinuka Hettiarachchi (54) | 
The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 31 January 2019 and concluding on 23 May 2019.[1] Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament in the previous season and were promoted to Tier A.[2] They were replaced in Tier B by Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club after their relegation from Tier A.[3]
Lankan Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club.[4]
Points table
| Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankan Cricket Club | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 87.78 | 
| Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82.26 | 
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76.07 | 
| Galle Cricket Club | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70.20 | 
| Panadura Sports Club | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 69.50 | 
| Police Sports Club | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 67.32 | 
| Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66.65 | 
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 60.65 | 
| Kalutara Town Club | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50.68 | 
Promoted to Tier A
Matches
Round 1
31 January–2 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sanoj Darshika, Kasun Ekanayake, Asel Sigera, Asantha Singappuli (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club), Malinda de Silva, Kavika Dilshan, Shewon Fonseka, Revan Kelly and W Mayantha (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
31 January–2 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sanjula Abeywickreme, Ayantha de Silva, Sawan Kankanamge, Shifran Muthaliph, T Rodrigo and Chandula Weeraratne (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
1–3 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Asantha Basnayake, Tharusha Fernando, Charana Nanayakkara (Panadura Sports Club), Rasanjana Jayaratne and Randeera Ranasinghe (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
1–3 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Kevin Koththigoda, Bawantha Udangamuwa (Galle Cricket Club) and Sachika Udara (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 2
5–7 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sachitha Jayathilake (Kalutara Town Club) and Hashin Dilman (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
6–8 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field
 - Supun Madushanka (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 3
10–12 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Amitha Kaushalya and Nipun Lakshan (Panadura Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
10–12 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Lankan Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Lahiru Dilshan, Hiruna Sigera and Deelaka Supun (Lankan Cricket Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
11–13 February 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Geeshat Panditharatne (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 4
21–23 March 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
 - Dilum Fernando (Kalutara Town Club) and Sanjeewan Priyadharshana (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
22–24 March 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Dileepa Jayalath (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
 
22–24 March 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
 - Shalith Fernando and Savindu Peiris (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 5
27–29 March 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Keshan Wanniarachchi (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
27–29 March 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Kaltutara Town Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Geethal Malinda (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 6
1–3 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Vishal Amugoda and Sumudu Sameera (Kalutara Town Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
1–3 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Chandima Vijaya Bandara (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 7
7–9 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Dulaj Ranatunga (Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
8–9 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Ashan Madhushanka (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 8
17–19 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Poorna Charuka (Lankan Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
17–19 April 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Pavan Rathnayake (Police Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 9
9–11 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Ranmith Jayasena (Kalutara Town Club) made his first-class debut.
 
9–11 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Dilum Sudeera (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
 
9–11 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Panadura Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Nipuna Deshan, Joseph Fernando and Ragon Perera (Panadura Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
9–11 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Lakshitha Manasinghe, Aishka Perera, Dunith Wellalage (Lankan Cricket Club) and T Kavinda (Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 10
15–17 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
 - Shashika Dulshan and Ashen Maleesha (Lankan Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 11
21–23 May 2019    Scorecard  | 
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- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
 - MSS Jayasekara, Lahiru Kumara, DT Liyanage, S Priyamal and Hashan Vimukthi (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club) all made their first-class debuts.
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Premier League Tournament Tier B 2019 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
 - ↑ "Chilaw Marians CC Super 8 champs, Moors SC take the Plate, and Negombo CC the Tier B title". Sri Lanka Cricket. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
 - ↑ "Bloomfield's dramatic fall from Sri Lanka's top league". The Papare. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
 - ↑ "Lankan CC emerge champions". The Papare. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
 - ↑ "Premier League Tournament Tier B Table – 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
 
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