2015–16 Premier League Tournament
Dates4 December 2015 – 6 March 2016
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin then knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
ChampionsTamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (3rd title)
Participants14
Most runsTharanga Paranavitana (953)
Most wicketsLakshan Sandakan (52)

The 2015–16 Premier League Tournament was the 28th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. It was held between 4 December 2015 and 6 March 2016, with fourteen teams competing.[1] Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the competition, their first championship since the 1950–51 season.[2]

Teams

The following teams competed:

Group A
Group B

Fixtures

Group A

4–6 December 2015
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44/1 (15.1 overs)
Sangeeth Cooray 29* (37)
Omesh Wijesiriwardene 1/14 (5 overs)
Match drawn
De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sangeeth Cooray (Saracens Sports Club) and Lasith Lakshan (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
4–6 December 2015
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250 (72 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 144 (162)
Malinda Pushpakumara 5/87 (28)
116/5 (29 overs)
Sachithra Serasinghe 37* (62)
Amila Aponso 3/31 (12 overs)
  • Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shehan Sandaruwan (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
4–6 December 2015
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117 (38.5 overs)
Lahiru Udara 34 (56)
Nisala Tharaka 7/50 (12.5 overs)
57/0 (18 overs)
Pabasara Waduge 31* (62)
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nalin Priyadarshana (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
11–13 December 2015
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171 (52.5 overs)
Nisham Mazahir 53 (74)
Amila Aponso 4/33 (17 overs)
121 (37.1 overs)
Chanaka Wijesinghe 50 (95)
Sachith Pathirana 5/35 (15 overs)
260 (76.2 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 80 (52)
Amila Aponso 6/65 (28.2 overs)
231 (90.3 overs)
Sameera de Zoysa 77 (152)
Lakshan Sandakan 4/64 (20 overs)
Colombo Cricket Club won by 79 runs
Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona
Umpires: Palitha de Alwis and Nilan De Silva
  • Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–13 December 2015
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230 (78.2 overs)
Yohan de Silva 70 (164)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4/35 (23 overs)
255/5 (83 overs)
Kasun Vidura 71 (192)
Shanuka Dissanayake 1/4 (3.3 overs)
Match drawn
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta and Ranjith Vishwakula
  • Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–13 December 2015
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Match abandoned
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible.
18–20 December 2015
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144/9d (31 overs)
Gihan Rupasinghe 71* (63)
Chathura Peiris 3/27 (8 overs)
26/0 (7 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 16* (22)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Mattegoda
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Eric Kannangara
  • Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tilaksha Sumanasiri (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
18–20 December 2015
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203 (64.5 overs)
Chaturanga de Silva 66 (120)
Dhananjaya de Silva 4/56 (19 overs)
255 (82.4 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 67 (171)
Malinda Pushpakumara 4/76 (23.4 overs)
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chamika Karunaratne (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
18–20 December 2015
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193 (87.3 overs)
Akshu Fernando 61 (150)
Lakshan Sandakan 5/67 (27 overs)
265/9d (67.5 overs)
Andy Solomons 72 (66)
Lahiru Gamage 4/65 (20 overs)
134/6 (45 overs)
Malinda Warnapura 38 (60)
Lakshan Sandakan 3/59 (18 overs)
  • Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 December 2015
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183 (56.1 overs)
Gayan Maneeshan 48 (102)
Dhananjaya de Silva 3/8 (5.1 overs)
227 (64.5 overs)
Charith Jayampathi 43 (42)
Chanaka Komasaru 4/36 (15 overs)
102 (35.3 overs)
Harsha Rajapaksha 30 (63)
Dhananjaya de Silva 6/33 (13.3 overs)
60/1 (7.4 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 38* (16)
Chanaka Komasaru 1/30 (3 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 9 wickets
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club and elected to field.
  • Harsha Rajapaksha (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
26–28 December 2015
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201 (68.3 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 66 (160)
Lahiru Gamage 3/41 (14 overs)
137 (57.2 overs)
Saliya Saman 38 (71)
Sachithra Serasinghe 5/17 (9.2 overs)
195 (66.4 overs)
Sachithra Serasinghe 40 (72)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 7/101 (33 overs)
167 (40.4 overs)
Saliya Saman 87 (98)
Kaushalya Gajasinghe 4/47 (6 overs)
Moors Sports Club won by 92 runs
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Lyndon Hannibal
  • Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and elected to field.
26–28 December 2015
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263 (55.2 overs)
Andy Solomons 96 (57)
Umesh Karunaratne 4/56 (16 overs)
164 (62.3 overs)
Harsha Cooray 66 (139)
Lakshan Sandakan 4/22 (15.3 overs)
109 (34.3 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 60 (45)
Akila Isanka 5/51 (14 overs)
192/6 (67 overs)
Harsha Cooray 73* (169)
Lakshan Sandakan 3/44 (21 overs)
Match drawn
Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
  • Colombo Cricket Club and elected to bat.
  • Sompal Kami (Saracens Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
2–4 January 2016
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92 (30 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 25 (23)
Chanaka Komasaru 6/29 (12 overs)
128 (26.4 overs)
Gihan Rupasinghe 83 (49)
Sachith Pathirana 5/32 (9 overs)
126 (32.1 overs)
Andy Solomons 40 (45)
Chanaka Komasaru 4/33 (12 overs)
93/1 (14.2 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 50 (34)
Akila Jayasundera 1/28 (3.2 overs)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won by 9 wickets
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
  • Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
2–4 January 2016
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426 (95.5 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 91 (137)
Sanjaya Fernando 4/74 (19 overs)
559 (140.1 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 191 (240)
Ramith Rambukwella 3/102 (34 overs)
134/1 (34 overs)
Pabasara Waduge 63* (96)
Sanjaya Fernando 1/48 (12 overs)
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sithara Gimhan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
2–4 January 2016
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405/9d (131.2 overs)
Alankara Asanka Silva 102* (176)
Lahiru Gamage 5/149 (37.3 overs)
400 (129.4 overs)
Akalanka Ganegama 133 (233)
Umesh Karunaratne 4/101 (40 overs)
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
8–10 January 2016
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392 (109.1 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 212 (302)
Chaminda Bandara 4/124 (25 overs)
306 (91 overs)
Gihan Rupasinghe 72 (62)
Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3/74 (18 overs)
137/2 (46 overs)
Irosh Samarasooriya 52* (114)
Aravinda Premaratne 1/22 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
8–10 January 2016
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237 (60.2 overs)
Umesh Karunaratne 73 (121)
Pramod Madushan 3/48 (11.2 overs)
305 (92 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 91 (164)
Alankara Asanka Silva 4/47 (14 overs)
113 (39.4 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 35 (72)
Jeevan Mendis 4/36 (13 overs)
46/3 (10.3 overs)
Pabasara Waduge 18 (27)
Akila Isanka 2/22 (4 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 7 wickets
Army Ground, Mattegoda
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz and Raveendra Wimalasiri
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ishara Prashan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
8–10 January 2016
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257 (86.2 overs)
Eranga Rathnayake 103* (191)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4/68 (23 overs)
344 (113 overs)
Nimesh Perera 85* (70)
Amila Aponso 7/130 (53 overs)
156/3 (72 overs)
Udara Jayasundera 58 (218)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3/63 (26 overs)
  • Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Thanura Halambage (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
14–15 January 2016
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333 (106.1 overs)
Roshen Silva 145 (216)
Umesh Karunaratne 3/92 (34 overs)
76 (22 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 27 (37)
Sanjaya Fernando 3/26 (6 overs)
98 (28.1 overs) (f/o)
Mohammed Aslam 48 (73)
Amila Aponso 4/23 (9 overs)
Ragama Cricket Club won by an innings and 159 runs
Surrey Village, Maggona
Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Nilan De Silva
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
15–16 January 2016
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201 (57.2 overs)
Denuwan Rajakaruna 59 (122)
Andy Solomons 4/29 (10 overs)
79 (22.2 overs)
Kusal Mendis 40 (46)
Malinda Pushpakumara 8/41 (11.2 overs)
268 (56.4 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 120 (136)
Sachith Pathirana 4/85 (19 overs)
155 (37.3 overs)
Nisham Mazahir 40 (49)
Malinda Pushpakumara 5/78 (19 overs)
Moors Sports Club won by 235 runs
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Asanga Jayasooriya
  • Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dulanjana Seneviratne (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
15–17 January 2016
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419 (126.1 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 150 (212)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 9/142 (39.1 overs)
148 (40.5 overs)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 50 (59)
Jeevan Mendis 3/23 (8 overs)
399/6 (84 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 150* (200)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2/122 (27 overs)
  • Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

4–6 December 2015
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7/0 (2.4 overs)
Upul Tharanga 5* (8)
Match drawn
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Kapil Kottahachchi
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nimesha Gunasinghe (Nondescripts Cricket Club) and Harith Maduwantha (Sinhalese Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
4–6 December 2015
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287/6 (77 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 124* (180)
Imesh Udayanga 3/81 (24 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
  • Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sahan Adeesha and Pathum Madusanka (Badureliya Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
4–6 December 2015
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24/2 (6 overs)
Shehan Fernando 15 (15)
Imran Khan 2/19 (3 overs)
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–13 December 2015
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298 (101.4 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 137 (227)
Tharindu Kaushal 6/104 (30.4 overs)
136 (39.4 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 46 (55)
Gayan Sirisoma 7/51 (14.4 overs)
204/8d (69 overs)
Nisal Randika 37 (108)
Anuk Fernando 4/46 (13 overs)
131/5 (46 overs)
Angelo Perera 35* (68)
Suraj Randiv 3/41 (21 overs)
11–13 December 2015
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341/9d (86.1 overs)
Minod Bhanuka 127 (189)
Lahiru Madushanka 4/69 (20.1 overs)
248/5 (83 overs)
Nipun Karunanayake 71 (142)
Dilhara Fernando 2/58 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Malinga de Silva (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) and Kavinda de Thissera (Sinhalese Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
11–13 December 2015
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119 (48.2 overs)
Janith Silva 42 (52)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/27 (12.2 overs)
123 (44.2 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 36 (71)
Danusika Bandara 5/46 (15.2 overs)
57/2 (15 overs)
Lakshan Edirisinghe 27 (36)
Chathupama Gunasinghe 1/14 (3 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Eric Kannangara
  • Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
18–20 December 2015
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221 (61.4 overs)
Sahan Wijeratne 66 (100)
Upul Indrasiri 5/57 (22 overs)
296 (80.5 overs)
Deshan Dias 143* (208)
Dulanjana Mendis 5/88 (25 overs)
86/7 (28 overs)
Imesh Udayanga 31 (65)
Upul Indrasiri 4/28 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Surrey Village, Maggona
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Akthab Cader and Praveen Fernando (Badureliya Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
18–20 December 2015
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406/5d (117 overs)
Nisal Randika 135* (292)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/89 (32 overs)
201 (61.1 overs)
Manjula de Zoysa 73 (172)
Suraj Randiv 8/111 (28.1 overs)
232/5 (40 overs)
Seekkuge Prasanna 76* (31)
Tillakaratne Sampath 2/39 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta and Ranjith Vishwakula
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
18–20 December 2015
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Match abandoned
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Vidura Prasad
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible.
26–28 December 2015
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499/7d (99.1 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 137 (156)
Imesh Udayanga 3/90 (23 overs)
247 (80.5 overs)
Imesh Udayanga 107 (230)
Tharindu Kaushal 5/87 (32 overs)
149 (54 overs) (f/o)
Nadeera Nawela 81 (127)
Tharindu Kaushal 4/41 (15 overs)
Nondescripts Cricket Club won by an innings and 103 runs
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Raveendra Wimalasiri
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 December 2015
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401/8d (125 overs)
Nisal Randika 106* (227)
Chathura Randunu 2/65 (19 overs)
270 (74 overs)
Madawa Warnapura 87 (205)
Suraj Randiv 5/113 (28 overs)
135/6 (38.3 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 29 (64)
Vishwa Fernando 3/25 (11 overs)
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 December 2015
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270 (107.2 overs)
Sanjika Ridma 89 (240)
Tharindu Ratnayake 4/86 (30 overs)
133 (33.1 overs)
Kasun Madushanka 37 (24)
Nuwan Liyanapathirana 5/30 (10 overs)
203/6d (41 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 52 (55)
Kasun Madushanka 4/56 (15 overs)
149/5 (54 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 52 (105)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/68 (20 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
2–4 January 2016
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190 (56.5 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 67* (119)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 7/57 (19.5 overs)
228 (90.2 overs)
Anuk Fernando 79 (149)
Nuwan Liyanapathirana 2/35 (14 overs)
92 (33.3 overs)
Sanjika Ridma 37* (79)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 6/48 (16.3 overs)
59/1 (6.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 31* (20)
Sanjika Ridma 1/4 (1 overs)
Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 9 wickets
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Pradeep Udawatta
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aravinda Akurugoda (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
2–4 January 2016
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344 (89 overs)
Hashan Dumindu 86 (155)
Dulanjana Mendis 3/76 (35 overs)
134 (45.5 overs)
Nadeera Nawela 46 (92)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/25 (12.5 overs)
164 (41.1 overs) (f/o)
Roscoe Thattil 57 (55)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/58 (15 overs)
Colts Cricket Club won by an innings and 46 runs
Surrey Village, Maggona
Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
  • Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sahan Arachchige (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
2–4 January 2016
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376 (80.4 overs)
Chamara Silva 108 (110)
Dasun Shanaka 6/69 (22 overs)
399 (100 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 108 (133)
Tillakaratne Sampath 4/74 (19 overs)
201 (64 overs)
Chamara Silva 51 (79)
Tharindu Ratnayake 4/65 (25 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Kapil Kottahachchi
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
8–10 January 2016
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365 (105.3 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 94 (108)
Vishwa Fernando 4/83 (28 overs)
235 (71.1 overs)
Dilhan Cooray 63 (111)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 4/43 (18.1 overs)
283/4 (57 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 117 (107)
Nipun Karunanayake 2/41 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Kapil Kottahachchi
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
8–10 January 2016
Scorecard
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254 (82 overs)
Hasantha Fernando 62 (119)
Binura Fernando 4/22 (10 overs)
584/2d (106.3 overs)
Minod Bhanuka 342 (320)
Sahan Adeesha 1/83 (18 overs)
209 (51.4 overs)
Nadeera Nawela 58 (60)
Tharindu Ratnayake 4/67 (18 overs)
Sinhalese Sports Club won by an innings and 121 runs
Surrey Village, Maggona
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Chaminda Hathurusingha
  • Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sachin Hewawasam (Badureliya Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
8–10 January 2016
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376 (95.2 overs)
Chamara Silva 136 (185)
Ishan Jayaratne 5/41 (18 overs)
444 (126.5 overs)
Angelo Jayasinghe 141 (304)
Gayan Sirisoma 6/127 (53.5 overs)
127/5 (30 overs)
Tillakaratne Sampath 70 (71)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/35 (11 overs)
  • Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lahiru Sandaruwan (Galle Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
15–17 January 2016
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225 (58.1 overs)
Priyamal Perera 83 (117)
Dilhara Fernando 4/45 (10 overs)
214 (66 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 92 (131)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/72 (20 overs)
387 (101.1 overs)
Hashan Dumindu 96 (246)
Dasun Shanaka 3/81 (21 overs)
219/3 (42 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 101* (127)
Akila Dananjaya 2/71 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
15–17 January 2016
Scorecard
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212 (64.1 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 81 (159)
Upul Indrasiri 5/72 (20 overs)
194 (61.3 overs)
Dilhan Cooray 77 (153)
Dushan Vimukthi 4/26 (16 overs)
150 (47 overs)
Manjula de Zoysa 36 (62)
Upul Indrasiri 4/35 (18 overs)
169/2 (45.2 overs)
Madawa Warnapura 67* (134)
Dushan Vimukthi 1/12 (8 overs)
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won by 8 wickets
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Iran Indika (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
15–17 January 2016
Scorecard
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160 (55.2 overs)
Nadeera Nawela 60 (120)
Gayan Sirisoma 4/37 (20.2 overs)
494/7d (88.5 overs)
Rumesh Buddika 193 (177)
Sahan Adeesha 3/62 (18 overs)
233 (61.5 overs)
Hasantha Fernando 65 (66)
Gayan Sirisoma 6/90 (26.5 overs)
Galle Cricket Club won by an innings and 101 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Pradeep Udawatta
  • Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Yashan Samarasinghe (Badureliya Sports Club) made his first-class debut.

Plate Championship

19–21 February 2016
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197 (74.1 overs)
Sachin Hewawasam 64 (217)
Chaminda Bandara 5/63 (18 overs)
211 (51.5 overs)
Gihan Rupasinghe 48 (28)
Kasun Rajitha 5/86 (18.5 overs)
267/7d (50.2 overs)
Hasantha Fernando 88 (87)
Chaminda Bandara 4/109 (19 overs)
143/5 (52.3 overs)
Ranesh Perera 50* (128)
Imesh Udayanga 2/26 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Jayantha de Silva and Eric Kannangara
  • Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nishan Peiris and Akash Senaratne (Badureliya Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
19–21 February 2016
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306 (98 overs)
Ashen Silva 71 (161)
Seekkuge Prasanna 4/62 (18 overs)
286 (106.3 overs)
Leo Fransisco 89 (189)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 7/110 (44 overs)
125/2 (39 overs)
Kasun Vidura 56* (116)
Dushan Vimukthi 1/14 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Ranjith Vishwakula
  • Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
19–21 February 2016
Scorecard
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492/9d (148.2 overs)
Gamindu Kanishka 217 (378)
Upul Indrasiri 5/153 (47.2 overs)
228 (60 overs)
Primosh Perera 82 (78)
Buddika Sanjeewa 4/86 (20 overs)
127/1 (48 overs)
Ishan Nilaksha 60* (150)
Chathura Randunu 1/40 (12 overs)
Match drawn
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Saman Mohan de Silva and Chaminda Hathurusingha
  • Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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272 (79.3 overs)
Janith Silva 68* (115)
Buddika Sanjeewa 4/92 (25 overs)
113 (56.5 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 32 (103)
Ravindra Palleguruge 5/14 (9.5 overs)
253 (110 overs)
Gamindu Kanishka 45 (90)
Dushan Vimukthi 3/37 (24 overs)
95/3 (16.3 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 37* (31)
Sachithra Perera 1/5 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won by 7 wickets
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Chaminda Hathurusingha
  • Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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242 (46.1 overs)
Saliya Saman 82 (91)
Kasun Rajitha 7/86 (16 overs)
385 (121.2 overs)
Nadeera Nawela 119 (229)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 5/113 (34.2 overs)
290 (82.4 overs)
Ashen Silva 96 (203)
Kasun Rajitha 5/94 (23 overs)
81/3 (10 overs)
Imran Butt 40 (24)
Maduka Liyanapathiranage 1/2 (1 over)
Match drawn
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Upul Wewage
  • Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
26–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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477/9d (112.4 overs)
Lahiru Madushanka 130 (184)
Chaminda Bandara 3/118 (22.4 overs)
214 (50.5 overs)
Wanidu Hasaranga 87 (104)
Upul Indrasiri 5/70 (20.5 overs)
251/9 (87 overs)
Prashan Wickramasinghe 96 (224)
Chathura Randunu 5/70 (25 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ranganath Prasanna
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aloka Amarasiri (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) and Wanidu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
4–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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346 (69 overs)
Nimesh Perera 115 (65)
Upul Indrasiri 4/75 (16 overs)
447 (129 overs)
Madawa Warnapura 100 (198)
Dinuka Hettiarachchi 6/133 (43 overs)
221/9 (48 overs)
Ashen Silva 80* (141)
Upul Indrasiri 5/70 (18 overs)
Match drawn
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Eric Kannangara and Ranjith Vishwakula
  • Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nuwan Chamara (Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
4–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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202 (66.3 overs)
Sulan Jayawardene 62 (167)
Chaminda Bandara 9/68 (18.3 overs)
131 (37 overs)
Wanidu Hasaranga 29* (39)
Seekkuge Prasanna 7/55 (17 overs)
496 (120.5 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 160 (171)
Chanaka Komasaru 3/103 (21.5 overs)
207/4 (26 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 70 (47)
Ajantha Mendis 2/67 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Kamal Indrajith and Kapil Kottahachchi
  • Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Andawaththa Tyronne (Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
4–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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374 (85.4 overs)
Gamindu Kanishka 102 (166)
Kasun Rajitha 4/116 (23 overs)
304 (96.4 overs)
Hasantha Fernando 70 (87)
Sachithra Perera 6/99 (29.4 overs)
382 (71.4 overs)
Gamindu Kanishka 178 (191)
Lassana Perera 4/21 (6.2 overs)
21/1 (7 overs)
Imran Butt 18* (24)
Geeth Kumara 1/12 (2 overs)
Match drawn
Army Ground, Panagoda
Umpires: Chaminda Hathurusingha and Nilantha Semasinghe
  • Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

Super Eight

11–14 February 2016
Scorecard
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238 (77.3 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 66 (97)
Tharindu Ratnayake 6/89 (23 overs)
167 (57.2 overs)
Kaushal Silva 50 (106)
Ramith Rambukwella 4/34 (11 overs)
538/7d (106.2 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 132 (231)
Kasun Madushanka 2/94 (18 overs)
295 (76.2 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 95 (182)
Dhananjaya de Silva 4/67 (22 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 314 runs
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 February 2016
Scorecard
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228 (75.2 overs)
Kaushalya Gajasinghe 67* (161)
Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3/47 (14 overs)
255 (69.3 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 70 (68)
Chaturanga de Silva 3/36 (12.3 overs)
261 (82.2 overs)
Sachithra Serasinghe 102 (209)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 5/64 (24 overs)
211 (77.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 84 (188)
Chaturanga de Silva 3/37 (13.3 overs)
Moors Sports Club won by 23 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 February 2016
Scorecard
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529 (103.1 overs)
Dilruwan Perera 137* (114)
Sachith Pathirana 4/162 (30 overs)
221 (55.4 overs)
Sachith Pathirana 56 (53)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/64 (16 overs)
155 (37.3 overs) (f/o)
Kusal Mendis 34 (46)
Prabath Jayasuriya 7/56 (15.3 overs)
Colts Cricket Club won by an innings and 153 runs
P Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Pradeep Udawatta
  • Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 February 2016
Scorecard
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344 (100 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 153 (192)
Charitha Buddhika 5/57 (19 overs)
209 (51 overs)
Tillakaratne Sampath 68 (66)
Amila Aponso 5/37 (15 overs)
252 (69.2 overs)
Sameera de Zoysa 82 (109)
Gayan Sirisoma 4/40 (18 overs)
388/5 (114.4 overs)
Chamara Silva 158* (168)
Udara Jayasundera 1/51 (9 overs)
Galle Cricket Club won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
  • Thissa Sanjeewa (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
18–21 February 2016
Scorecard
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369 (95.3 overs)
Jeevan Mendis 132 (193)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/55 (7.3 overs)
282 (64.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 111 (139)
Shaminda Eranga 5/63 (16 overs)
275/6d (77 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 75 (147)
Tharindu Kaushal 3/89 (25 overs)
193 (59 overs)
Pawan Wickramasinghe 46 (106)
Shaminda Eranga 4/36 (13 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 169 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 February 2016
Scorecard
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544/8d (131.3 overs)
Kaushal Silva 211 (313)
Chaturanga de Silva 2/61 (12.3 overs)
302 (73.2 overs)
Denuwan Rajakaruna 81 (67)
Danushka Gunathilaka 3/61 (22.2 overs)
360 (78.2 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 96 (104)
Tharindu Ratnayake 4/127 (27.2 overs)
119/2 (20.1 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 43* (56)
Sachithra Serasinghe 2/51 (10 overs)
Sinhalese Sports Club won by 8 wickets
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
18–21 February 2016
Scorecard
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344 (73.5 overs)
Harsha Vithana 91 (115)
Dilesh Gunaratne 4/68 (15 overs)
202 (43.3 overs)
Lasith Abeyratne 59 (88)
Suraj Randiv 5/70 (16.3 overs)
202 (53.2 overs)
Nisal Randika 58 (57)
Lakshan Sandakan 3/26 (14.2 overs)
150 (37.4 overs)
Lasith Abeyratne 60* (72)
Suraj Randiv 4/62 (14.4 overs)
Galle Cricket Club won by 194 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
18–21 February 2016
Scorecard
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264 (76.1 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 61 (104)
Mohamed Ali 4/60 (14 overs)
276 (66.4 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 103 (182)
Chathura Peiris 5/69 (16 overs)
358/8d (94 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 141 (213)
Dilruwan Perera 3/97 (31 overs)
254 (60.5 overs)
Priyamal Perera 96 (166)
Nilanka Premaratne 3/48 (9 overs)
Ragama Cricket Club won by 92 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Pradeep Udawatta
  • Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
25–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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218 (65.4 overs)
Pasindu Lakshanka 52 (88)
Jeevan Mendis 5/63 (19.4 overs)
255 (70.5 overs)
Manoj Sarathchandra 72* (81)
Mohamed Ali 3/21 (6 overs)
338 (89.2 overs)
Hashan Dumindu 112* (237)
Dhananjaya de Silva 3/47 (17 overs)
304/5 (64.5 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 113 (155)
Dilruwan Perera 3/90 (26 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 5 wickets
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Seekkuge Sarathkumara
  • Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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300 (103.3 overs)
Harsha Vithana 84 (154)
Sanitha de Mel 3/53 (21 overs)
579/9d (157.4 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 205 (333)
Gayan Sirisoma 3/163 (43 overs)
234/5 (77 overs)
Nisal Randika 61 (95)
Vimukthi Perera 3/49 (13 overs)
Match drawn
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kapil Kottahachchi and Raveendra Wimalasiri
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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595/6d (133 overs)
Kaushal Silva 225 (318)
Akila Jayasundera 3/112 (22 overs)
430 (87.4 overs)
Woshantha Silva 80* (100)
Kasun Madushanka 5/82 (18 overs)
237/4d (34.4 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 70* (59)
Lakshan Sandakan 4/70 (12 overs)
350 (76.5 overs)
Ron Chandraguptha 140 (148)
Tharindu Ratnayake 5/106 (22 overs)
Sinhalese Sports Club won by 52 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Rohitha Kottahachchi
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Danush Peiris (Colombo Cricket Club) and Tiran Wijesooriya (Sinhalese Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
25–28 February 2016
Scorecard
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417 (97.1 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 130 (128)
Sahan Nanayakkare 6/80 (25.1 overs)
647 (191.2 overs)
Roshen Silva 225* (361)
Sachintha Peiris 3/97 (40 overs)
312/3 (44 overs)
Upul Tharanga 139 (113)
Tilaksha Sumanasiri 1/34 (5 overs)
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sachintha Peiris (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
3–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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665 (170.3 overs)
Udara Jayasundera 318 (448)
Kasun Madushanka 2/143 (27.3 overs)
362 (106.3 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 97 (160)
Amila Aponso 4/68 (28 overs)
238 (61.3 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 96 (132)
Thilina Kandamby 3/24 (9 overs)
26/1 (3 overs)
Kaushal Silva 13* (11)
Nuwan Karunaratne 1/19 (2 overs)
  • Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
3–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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343 (87.3 overs)
Tillakaratne Sampath 80 (103)
Jeevan Mendis 4/74 (21 overs)
191 (51.1 overs)
Jeevan Mendis 82 (79)
Suraj Randiv 6/70 (21 overs)
126 (38.3 overs)
Charitha Buddhika 28 (33)
Suranga Lakmal 4/20 (6.3 overs)
279/4 (54.2 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 124 (131)
Gayan Sirisoma 2/74 (12 overs)
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won by 6 wickets
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Nilan De Silva and Asanga Jayasooriya
  • Galle Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
3–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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266 (57 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 117 (136)
Vimukthi Perera 5/52 (14 overs)
597 (167 overs)
Shanuka Dulaj 128 (187)
Mohamed Ali 6/98 (28 overs)
300 (72.4 overs)
Priyamal Perera 95 (119)
Chaturanga de Silva 7/70 (21.4 overs)
Moors Sports Club won by an innings and 31 runs
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta and Raveendra Wimalasiri
  • Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
3–6 March 2016
Scorecard
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510 (119.5 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 197 (308)
Lakshan Sandakan 5/146 (49.5 overs)
312 (67.3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 78 (98)
Anuk Fernando 3/20 (6.3 overs)
309/6d (50.3 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 81 (62)
Sachith Pathirana 3/115 (16.3 overs)
191 (42.1 overs)
Ron Chandraguptha 53 (66)
Tharindu Kaushal 6/87 (14.1 overs)
Nondescripts Cricket Club won by 316 runs
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Ravindra Kottahachchi
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shaluka Silva (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Tournament: Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Union win first-class title after 65 years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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