Colombo Stars

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Colombo kings
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Nickname(s)Ammoo Colombo
LeagueLanka Premier League
Personnel
CaptainAngelo Mathews
CoachRuwan Kalpage
OwnerAshok Pathirage (Softlogic Holdings)
Team information
CityColombo, Western Province
Colours  Light blue and   Blue
Founded2020; 1 year ago (2020) as Colombo Kings
History
LPL wins0
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Regular kit

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Alternate kit

Colombo Stars in 2021
Team logo as the Colombo Kings, 2020 season.

Colombo Stars, formerly known as Colombo Kings, is a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League. Murfad Mustafa, a Dubai based Indian businessman, used to owned the team.[1][2] The team was supposed to be coached by former Australian cricketer Dav Whatmore.[3][4] However he pulled out ahead of the 2020 Lanka Premier League due to personal reasons and was replaced by former English cricketer Kabir Ali.[5] Kabir Ali was again replaced by Herschelle Gibbs after he tested positive for Covid-19. Angelo Mathews was announced as the icon player and Andre Russell was named as the marquee foreign player.[6]

In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[7][8] On November 2021, the team changed its name to Colombo Stars after changing owners.[9]

Seasons[]

Year League table standing Final standing
2020 1st out of 5 Semi-finalists
2021 3rdout of 5 Playoffs (4th)

Sponsors[]

Year Kit manufacturers Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding Sleeves Branding Pant Branding Cap Branding Other Sponsors
2020 FAZA.ae SPORT LOOP MAATE SAFCO, 11 WICKETS
2021 Softlogic Holdings Softlogic Holdings Odel, Asiri Health

Current squad[]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
18 Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed —
3 Ashan Priyanjan Sri Lanka (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
50 Sherfane Rutherford Guyana (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
All-rounders
69 Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
75 Dhananjaya de Silva Sri Lanka (1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
11 Karim Janat Afghanistan (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player, International replacement for David Wiese
96 David Wiese Namibia (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player , Pulled out Personal Reason
41 Seekkuge Prasanna Sri Lanka (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
84 Keemo Paul Guyana (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
16 Thikshila de Silva Sri Lanka (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 28) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Jehan Daniel Sri Lanka (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
20 Himesh Ramanayake Sri Lanka (1997-10-05)5 October 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
21 Ravindu Fernando Sri Lanka (1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
55 Kusal Perera Sri Lanka (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium
98 Tom Banton England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 23) Right-handed — Overseas player
56 Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
85 Lakshan Sandakan Sri Lanka (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin
4 Akila Dananjaya Sri Lanka (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
46 Jeffrey Vandersay Sri Lanka (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
5 Dushmantha Chameera Sri Lanka (1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast
14 Ravi Rampaul Trinidad and Tobago (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 37) Left-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player
78 Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player
31 Shiran Fernando Sri Lanka (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
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Administration and support staff[]

Position Name
Owner and CEO Sri Lanka Ashok Pathirage
Head Coach Sri Lanka Ruwan Kalpage
Assistant Coach Sri Lanka Trevin Mathew
Spin Bowling Coach Sri Lanka Piyal Wijetunge
Fast Bowling Coach Sri Lanka Champaka Ramanayake
Fielding Coach Sri Lanka Manoj Abeywickreme
Source:

Captains[]

No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie&W Tie&L NR %
1 Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews 2020 Present 14 8 5 1 0 0 60.71
2 Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva 2021 2021 4 1 3 0 0 0 25.00

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 20 Dec 2021

Former players[]

Sri Lankan Players Overseas Players

Statistics[]

Most runs[]

Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 2020–Present 18 17 523 43.58 80 0 3
England Laurie Evans 2020 8 8 289 57.80 108* 1 2
Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews 2020–Present 14 12 260 23.63 73 0 2
Sri Lanka Ashan Priyanjan 2020–Present 15 12 178 17.80 47* 0 0
Jamaica Andre Russell 2020 8 7 169 28.16 65* 0 1

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 20 Dec 2021

Most wickets[]

Nat. Player Span Matches Wickets Average Econ SR BBI 4w 5w
Sri Lanka Dushmantha Chameera 2020–Present 17 21 24.90 9.04 16.5 4/35 1 0
Sri Lanka Seekkuge Prasanna 2021–Present 8 13 15.61 6.54 14.3 3/31 0 0
Afghanistan Qais Ahmad 2020 9 12 16.25 6.50 15.0 3/24 0 0
Sri Lanka Jeffrey Vandersay 2020–Present 5 11 12.18 7.88 9.2 6/25 0 1
Afghanistan Naveen-ul-Haq 2021–Present 9 10 21.20 6.87 18.5 3/27 0 0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated:20 Dec 2021

By season[]

Year Matches Wins Losses No result % win Position Summary
2020 9 6 3 0 66.67% 1/5 Semi-finalists
Total 9 6 3 0 66.67%
  • Last updated: 18 December 2020
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[10]

By opposition[]

Opposition Matches Won Lost NR % Win
Dambulla Giants 5 1 4 0 20.00%
Galle Gladiators 5 3 2 0 60.00%
Jaffna Kings 4 2 2 0 50.00%
Kandy Warriors 4 4 0 0 87.5%
  • Last updated: 24 December 2021
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kumarasinghe, Chathura (17 November 2020). "Faza Group to unleash Colombo Kings on LPL". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet Murfad Mustafa, the Indian who owns LPL team Colombo Kings". The Week. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Whatmore excited to return to Sri Lanka for LPL". BDCricTime. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ Sanyal, S. (21 October 2020). "LPL 2020: The complete player lists for all Lanka Premier League franchises". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Dav Whatmore won't be joining Lanka Premier League". BDCricTime. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ Scroll staff (19 October 2020). "Cricket: Gayle, du Plessis, Afridi among marquee names picked in Lanka Premier League draft". scroll.in. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ "SLC approves termination of Colombo Kings and Dambulla Viiking". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Colombo Kings, Dambulla Viiking terminate contracts, withdraw from LPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Softlogic Holdings to take ownership of Colombo Franchise for LPL 2021". The Papare. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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