Colombo Stars

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. Ashoka Pathirage, a Sri Lankan businessman, owns 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]

Colombo Stars
Nickname(s)Ammoo Colombo
LeagueLanka Premier League
Personnel
CaptainAngelo Mathews
CoachRuwan Kalpage
OwnerAshok Pathirage (Softlogic Holdings)
Team information
CityColombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Founded2020 (2020) as Colombo Kings
Home groundR. Premadasa Stadium
History
LPL wins0

Regular kit

Alternate kit

2022

In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[7][8] In 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)
2022 3rdout of 5 Runners up

Sponsors
Year Kit manufacturers Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding Sleeves Branding
2020 FAZA.ae SPORT LOOP MAATE SAFCO, 11WICKETS.com
2021 Softlogic ODEL, Softlogic life, Asiri Health
2022 MazaPlay Softlogic

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.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
72 Charith AsalankaSri Lanka (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 25)Left - handed Right-arm off break
Chathuranga Kumara Sri Lanka (1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Navod Paranavithana Sri Lanka (2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 20) Left - handed Left arm Slow medium
All-rounders
69 Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
29 Ravi Bopara England (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
29 Benny Howell England (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
11 Karim Janat Afghanistan (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player
41Seekkuge PrasannaSri Lanka (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
17 Dhananjaya Lakshan Sri Lanka (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 24) Left - handed Right-arm medium-fast
16 Ishan Jayaratne Sri Lanka (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
20 Muditha Lakshan Sri Lanka (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Lakshitha Manasinghe Sri Lanka (1999-11-21)21 November 1999 (aged 23) Left - handed Right-arm off break
Kevin Koththigoda Sri Lanka (1998-10-08)8 October 1998 (aged 24) Left - handed Right-arm leg break
Chamod BattageSri Lanka (2000-09-25)25 September 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella Sri Lanka (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 29) Left - handed —
56 Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
46 Jeffrey VandersaySri Lanka (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Suranga LakmalSri Lanka (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
Kasun RajithaSri Lanka (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
78 Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player
Dominic Drakes Barbados (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium fast Overseas player
Romario Shepherd Guyana (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Overseas player
Source:espncricinfo

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Owner and CEOSri Lanka Ashok Pathirage
Head coachSri Lanka Ruwan Kalpage
Assistant coachSri Lanka Chamila Gamage
Batting Coach Sri Lanka Sampath Perera
Fielding CoachSri Lanka Upul Chandana
Analyst Sri Lanka Prabhath Fernando
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
2020963066.67%1/5Semi-finalists
2021945044.45%3/5Semi-finalists
Total18108055.56%
  • Last updated: 18 December 2020
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[10]

By opposition
Opposition Matches Won Lost NR % Win
Dambulla Aura514020.00%
Galle Gladiators532060.00%
Jaffna Kings422050.00%
Kandy Falcons4400100.00%
  • Last updated: 24 December 2021
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[11]

See also

References
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  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.
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  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.
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