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. 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]

Colombo kings
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
History
LPL wins0

Regular kit

Alternate kit

Team logo as the Colombo Kings, 2020 season.

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)

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 (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
11 Karim Janat (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player, International replacement for David Wiese
96David Wiese (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36) Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas player, Pulled out Personal Reason
41Seekkuge Prasanna (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
84 Keemo Paul (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
16 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
20 Himesh Ramanayake (1997-10-05)5 October 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
21 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
98 Tom Banton (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 Right-handed — Overseas player
56 Dinesh Chandimal (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
85Lakshan Sandakan (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedLeft-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-handedRight-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
31 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:

Captains
No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie&W Tie&L NR %
1 Angelo Mathews 2020 Present 14 8 5 1 0 0 60.71
2 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
Dinesh Chandimal 2020–Present 18 17 523 43.58 80 0 3
Laurie Evans 2020 8 8 289 57.80 108* 1 2
Angelo Mathews 2020–Present 14 12 260 23.63 73 0 2
Ashan Priyanjan 2020–Present 15 12 178 17.80 47* 0 0
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
Dushmantha Chameera 2020–Present 17 21 24.90 9.04 16.5 4/35 1 0
Seekkuge Prasanna 2021–Present 8 13 15.61 6.54 14.3 3/31 0 0
Qais Ahmad 2020 9 12 16.25 6.50 15.0 3/24 0 0
Jeffrey Vandersay 2020–Present 5 11 12.18 7.88 9.2 6/25 0 1
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 Giants514020.00%
Galle Gladiators532060.00%
Jaffna Kings422050.00%
Kandy Warriors4400100.00%
  • 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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