Colombo Stars in 2021
Colombo based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka
2021 season | |||
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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) | ||
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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]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages given as of 5 December 2021, the date the first match was played in the tournament
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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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 27) | 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 25) | 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 |
Season standings
Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 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.
Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 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.
Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 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.
Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 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.
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 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.
Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 159/5 (19.4 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.
Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 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.
Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 124 (17 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
Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 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 | Matches | Runs | High score |
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Dinesh Chandimal | 9 | 277 | 65* |
Angelo Mathews | 5 | 191 | 73 |
Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 147 | 40 |
Tom Banton | 8 | 109 | 30 |
Kusal Perera | 7 | 96 | 58 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
Most wickets
Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
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Seekkuge Prasanna | 8 | 13 | 3/31 |
Dushmantha Chameera | 9 | 13 | 4/35 |
Jeffrey Vandersay | 4 | 11 | 6/25 |
Naveen-ul-Haq | 9 | 10 | 3/27 |
Ravi Rampaul | 4 | 6 | 3/27 |
- 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.