Match Details
Toss
Moratuwa Sports Club , elected to field first
Season
Match days
3 December 2008 (50-over match)
List A debut
Match Referee
Points
Lankan Cricket Club 5, Moratuwa Sports Club 0
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| Tier A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BLOOM | 10 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2.143 |
| Tamil | 10 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 0.492 |
| CHLM | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0.581 |
| NCC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0.467 |
| SSC | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0.499 |
| CCC | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -0.319 |
| COLT | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -0.137 |
| RAG | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -0.431 |
| SLARM | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -0.77 |
| BSC | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1.378 |
| MOORS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1.259 |
| Tier B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SEB | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0.548 |
| PSC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1.308 |
| ACCC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1.054 |
| PAN | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0.827 |
| LkCC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0.067 |
| BRC | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -1.069 |
| SINGA | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -0.554 |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | -0.408 | |
| Sarsc | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -0.833 |
| AFSC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1.038 |