. ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁Limited ▁O vers ▁Tournament . ▁The ▁tournament ▁ran ▁from ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁matches , ▁Col om bo ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁Mo ors ▁Sports ▁Club , ▁N ond es cript s ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁Pan ad ura ▁Sports ▁Club , ▁R ag ama ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁Sar ac ens ▁Sports ▁Club , ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Army ▁Sports ▁Club ▁had ▁all ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁Col om bo ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁Mo ors ▁Sports ▁Club , ▁Sar ac ens ▁Sports ▁Club ▁and ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁all ▁won ▁their ▁quarter final ▁matches . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final , ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁beat ▁Sar ac ens ▁Sports ▁Club ▁by ▁ 3 6 ▁runs , ▁via ▁the ▁D uck worth – L ew is ▁method ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁by ▁Col om bo ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁after ▁they ▁beat ▁Mo ors ▁Sports ▁Club ▁by ▁five ▁w ick ets . ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁retained ▁their ▁title ▁by ▁be ating ▁Col om bo ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁by ▁seven ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁F i xt ures ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁ ▁Group ▁B ▁ ▁Group ▁C