The defending champions CCC will be aiming to complete a grand double when the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Premier League Inter-Club Tier ‘A’ Cricket Tournament resumes on July 14.
The team from Maitland Crescent has already annexed the SLC Inter-Club Twenty20 title this season and will look to continue the same form when they take on Ragama CC in the Super Eight opening fixture at Katunayake.
CCC has all the reasons to feel confident going in to the final phase of the league after having remained unbeaten during the preliminary-round of this 14-team tournament.
They were able to record four outright victories out of their six games and drew two matches in Group ‘A’ to finish with a final tally of 97.5 points which is the best achieved by any team.
The closest to matching CCC was the former champions Chilaw Marians CC which recorded three outright victories to top the Group ‘B’ with a final tally of 65.71 points.
However, Chilaw Marians CC’s reputation was shattered following two shock defeats and now they will look to make a strong start when they confront BRC at the NCC Grounds in Maitland Place.
Meanwhile, SSC has been pushed into the Place Championship this season and will start their campaign with a game against the Tamil Union on July 17 at Maggona.
SSC of course remained unbeaten during the preliminary-round but they managed to register only a solitary outright win while competing in Group ‘A’.
The schedule (Super Eight):
July 14-16: CCC vs Ragama CC at Katunayake, Colts CC vs Saracens SC at P. Sara Oval, Army SC vs NCC at CCC Grounds and BRC vs Chilaw Marians CC at NCC Grounds.
July 20-22: Saracens SC vs CCC at NCC Grounds, Ragama CC vs Colts CC at P. Sara Oval, Chilaw Marians CC vs Army SC at CCC Grounds and NCC vs BRC at Katunayake.
July 26-28: CCC vs NCC at P. Sara Oval, Colts CC vs Chilaw Marians CC at CCC Grounds, Army SC vs Ragama CC at NCC Grounds and BRC vs Saracens SC at Katunayake.
August 1-3:Chilaw Marians CC vs CCC at P. Sara Oval, NCC vs Colts CC at Katunayake, Saracens SC vs Army SC at NCC Grounds and Ragama CC vs BRC at CCC Grounds.
(Plate Championship):
July 17-19:Negombo CC vs Lankan CC at Colts Grounds, SSC vs Tamil Union at Maggona and Moors SC vs Badureliya CC at Moratuwa.
July 24-26:Bandureliya CC vs Negombo CC at Moratuwa, Lankan CC vs SSC at Colts Grounds and Tamil Union vs Moors SC at Maggona.
July 31 August 2: Negombo CC vs Tamil Union at Moratuwa, SSC vs Badureliya CC at Colts Grounds and Moors SC vs Lankan CC at Maggona.
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