2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament

The 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament was a first-class cricket tournament, that was played in Sri Lanka during March and April 2018.[1][2][3] It took place following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament and featured four teams based on the Centers of Excellence in Sri Lanka.[4] It was the first time this type of tournament has been played in Sri Lanka since 2013.[5] Galle won the tournament, finishing ahead of Dambulla, despite Dambulla winning a game, with Galle drawing all their fixtures.[6][7][8]

2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament
Dates30 March – 24 April 2018
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Sri Lanka
ChampionsGalle (1st title)
Participants4
Matches6
Most runsRoshen Silva (535)
Most wicketsNisala Tharaka (11)

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the fixtures on 21 March 2018, with the second round of matches played as day/night games.[3][9] The day/night matches were used as preparation for the day/night Test match, which was played during Sri Lanka's tour of the West Indies in June 2018.[10] Following the conclusion of the tournament, a limited overs tournament took place with the same teams.[11]

Points table
Teams[12] Pld W L D A Pts
Galle 3003038.03
Dambulla 3102035.55
Kandy 3003022.55
Colombo 301209.82

Squads

The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:[2][13][14]

Colombo Galle Kandy Dambulla

Fixtures

Round 1
30 March–2 April 2018
Scorecard
Dambulla
v
Kandy
480 (109.4 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 156 (239)
Kasun Rajitha 3/89 (22 overs)
364 (104.2 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 112 (154)
Lahiru Gamage 5/71 (26 overs)
256 (65.5 overs)
Milinda Siriwardana 71 (118)
Kasun Rajitha 3/49 (14 overs)
221/2 (56.2 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 103* (137)
Ishan Jayaratne 1/9 (4 overs)
  • Dambulla won the toss and elected to bat.
30 March–2 April 2018
Scorecard
Galle
v
Colombo
476 (141 overs)
Roshen Silva 231* (392)
Dilruwan Perera 3/106 (34 overs)
333 (95.5 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 125* (258)
Akila Dananjaya 3/61 (22 overs)
177/3 (56 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 77 (139)
Vishwa Fernando 2/24 (9 overs)
  • Galle won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 2
8–11 April 2018
(D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla
v
Galle
244 (73.3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 89 (163)
Chaturanga de Silva 3/31 (10 overs)
255 (65.1 overs)
Chaturanga de Silva 54 (45)
Lahiru Gamage 5/78 (20.1 overs)
327/7d (89 overs)
Sachithra Serasinghe 112 (208)
Nisala Tharaka 5/65 (15 overs)
66/2 (27 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 25 (43)
Lahiru Madushanka 2/13 (7 overs)
  • Dambulla won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only three overs of play were possible on day 2 due to rain.
8–11 April 2018
(D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy
v
Colombo
270 (77.1 overs)
Priyamal Perera 79 (146)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4/40 (9.1 overs)
138/9d (43 overs)
Kaushal Silva 26 (58)
Isuru Udana 4/35 (14 overs)
65/3 (16 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 41 (50)
Pramod Madushan 1/1 (2 overs)
Shehan Jayasuriya 1/1 (2 overs)
  • Colombo won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 2 and only four overs were bowled on day 4 due to rain.

Round 3
21–24 April 2018
Scorecard
Colombo
v
Dambulla
210 (64.2 overs)
Lasith Abeyratne 85 (107)
Lahiru Madushanka 5/43 (13.2 overs)
359 (84.2 overs)
Manoj Sarathchandra 103 (181)
Dilesh Gunaratne 4/68 (16.2 overs)
351 (80.1 overs)
Shehan Jayasuriya 77 (76)
Jeffrey Vandersay 4/101 (24 overs)
205/5 (48 overs)
Kusal Mendis 62 (117)
Thikshila de Silva 3/53 (14 overs)
  • Colombo won the toss and elected to bat.
21–24 April 2018
Scorecard
Galle
v
Kandy
425 (120.3 overs)
Roshen Silva 168 (295)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/116 (39.3 overs)
185 (41.2 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 39 (42)
Nishan Peiris 6/67 (16.2 overs)
306/9d (73.5 overs)
Upul Tharanga 103 (111)
Chamika Karunaratne 5/63 (15.5 overs)
363/3 (81 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 188* (226)
Nisala Tharaka 1/37 (11 overs)
  • Galle won the toss and elected to bat.

References
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  10. "Lahiru five-for, Serasinghe ton stand out in drawn fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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