Colombo Stars in 2021

Colombo Stars
	2021 season
Coach	Ruwan Kalpage
Captain	Dhananjaya de Silva (4 matches) ; Angelo Mathews
Tournament performance	Eliminator (4th)
Most runs	Dinesh Chandimal (277)
Most wickets	Seekkuge Prasanna (13)
← 2020

The Colombo Stars (abbreviated as CS) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. In November 2021, the team changed their name to Colombo Stars after changing owners.^[1] The team was captained by Dhananjaya de Silva for few initial games as an acting captain until Angelo Mathews recover and coached by Ruwan Kalpage.^[2]^[3]

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	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsman
18	Pathum Nissanka	(1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—
3	Ashan Priyanjan	(1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
50	Sherfane Rutherford	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
All-rounders
69	Angelo Mathews	(1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
75	Dhananjaya de Silva	(1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
96	David Wiese	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player
41	Seekkuge Prasanna	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
84	Keemo Paul	(1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
27	Thikshila de Silva	(1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
	Jehan Daniel	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Himesh Ramanayake	(1997-10-05)5 October 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Ravindu Fernando	(1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
55	Kusal Perera	(1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
18	Tom Banton	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
56	Dinesh Chandimal	(1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
85	Lakshan Sandakan	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin
4	Akila Dananjaya	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
46	Jeffrey Vandersay	(1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
5	Dushmantha Chameera	(1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
14	Ravi Rampaul	(1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
78	Naveen-ul-Haq	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player
	Shiran Fernando	(1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Source:

Administration and support staff[]

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

Season standings[]

Points table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Jaffna Kings (C)	8	6	2	0	12	2.210
2	Galle Gladiators (R)	8	4	3	1	9	0.143
3	Colombo Stars (4th)	8	4	4	0	8	−0.571
4	Dambulla Giants (3rd)	8	3	4	1	7	−1.003
5	Kandy Warriors	8	2	6	0	4	−0.668

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
Advanced to Qualifier 1
Advanced to Eliminator

League matches[]

Match 3
6 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 38 (25) Dhananjaya de Silva 2/18 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 26* (27) Nuwan Thushara 2/26 (2.3 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Deepal Gunawardene
Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (Colombo Stars)

Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 6
8 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 overs)
Phil Salt 62 (34) Dushmantha Chameera 3/34 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 26 (16) Nuwan Pradeep 3/50 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 18 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)

Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 9
10 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 overs)
Thisara Perera 57* (23) Seekkuge Prasanna 3/31 (4 overs)		Ashan Priyanjan 35 (25) Maheesh Theekshana 4/25 (4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 93 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings)

Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

Match 11
11 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 30 (16) Jeffrey Vandersay 3/25 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 65* (40) Tharindu Ratnayake 3/18 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 1 run
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Tharindu Ratnayake (Dambulla Giants)

Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 13
12 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs)	v	Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 73 (57) Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/22 (2 overs)		Kusal Mendis 64 (39) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (3.5 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 41 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Stars)

Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

Match 15
14 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 159/5 (19.4 overs)
Kennar Lewis 62 (44) Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 44 (27) Nimesh Vimukthi 2/11 (4 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Colombo Stars)

Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17
16 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (55) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (4 overs)		Tom Banton 30 (33) Jayden Seales 4/13 (2.5 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 102 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Jaffna Kings)

Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
17 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs)	v	Kandy Warriors 124 (17 overs)
Kusal Perera 58 (38) Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)		Ravi Bopara 47 (31) Jeffrey Vandersay 6/25 (4 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 58 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Jeffrey Vandersay (Colombo Stars)

Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs[]

Eliminator[]

Match 21
19 December 2021
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs)	v	Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 50* (34) Nuwan Pradeep 2/23 (4 overs)		Janith Liyanage 56* (47) Dushmantha Chameera 1/24 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (Dambulla Giants)

Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics[]

Most runs[]

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Dinesh Chandimal	9	9	277	46.16	150.54	65*	0	1	22	11
Angelo Mathews	5	5	191	47.75	128.18	73	0	2	17	8
Dhananjaya de Silva	9	8	147	21.00	114.84	40	0	0	18	1
Tom Banton	8	8	109	13.62	107.92	30	0	0	15	2
Kusal Perera	7	7	96	13.71	129.72	58	0	1	10	4
Last updated: 28 January 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

Most wickets[]

Player	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Seekkuge Prasanna	8	8	13	3/31	15.61	6.54	14.3	0	0
Dushmantha Chameera	9	9	13	4/35	20.53	8.90	13.8	1	0
Jeffrey Vandersay	4	4	11	6/25	10.63	7.31	8.7	0	1
Naveen-ul-Haq	9	9	10	3/27	21.20	6.87	18.5	0	0
Ravi Rampaul	4	4	6	3/27	24.33	9.12	16.0	0	0
Last updated: 28 January 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[5]

References[]

^ "Softlogic Holdings to take ownership of Colombo Franchise for LPL 2021". The Papare. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Colombo stars appoint acting captain until Mathews recover". Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Colombo Stars most runs in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Colombo Stars most wickets in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[1] "Softlogic Holdings to take ownership of Colombo Franchise for LPL 2021". The Papare. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[2] "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[3] "Colombo stars appoint acting captain until Mathews recover". Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[4] "Colombo Stars most runs in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[5] "Colombo Stars most wickets in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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Home ground	Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Captains	Angelo Mathews (2020–)
Coaches	Herschelle Gibbs (2020) Ruwan Kalpage (2021)
Seasons	2020 2021