Colombo Strikers in 2023
Colombo based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka
2023 season | |||
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Coach | Simon Helmot | ||
Captain | Niroshan Dickwella | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (261)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Matheesha Pathirana (12)[2] | ||
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The Colombo Strikers (abbreviated as CS) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2023 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. In May 2023, they changed their name to Colombo Strikers after changing the ownership.[3] The team was captained by Niroshan Dickwella[4] and coached by Simon Helmot.[5][6][7]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Dambulla Aura (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.793 |
2 | Galle Titans (3rd) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.353 |
3 | B-Love Kandy (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.185 |
4 | Jaffna Kings (4th) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.179 |
5 | Colombo Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −1.215 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advance to Qualifier 1
- Advance to Eliminator
League fixtures
Jaffna Kings 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 152 (19.4 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 21 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Jaffna Kings) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers 157/6 (20 overs) | v | B-Love Kandy 130/8 (20 overs) |
Colombo Strikers won by 27 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Colombo Strikers) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 8 5 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard |
Dambulla Aura 192/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 182/4 (20 overs) |
Dambulla Aura won by 10 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Dambulla Aura) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10 7 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard |
Galle Titans 188/3 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 189/3 (19.5 overs) |
Colombo Strikers won by 7 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Colombo Strikers) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13 8 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard |
Colombo Strikers 146/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 150/4 (14.3 overs) |
Nishan Madushka 46 (32) Naseem Shah 2/22 (3.3 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Dunith Wellalage (Jaffna Kings) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 16 12 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard |
Dambulla Aura 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 116 (19.4 overs) |
Nuwanidu Fernando 21 (20) Hasan Ali 3/16 (4 overs) |
Dambulla Aura won by 50 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Dambulla Aura) |
- Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18 13 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard |
Colombo Strikers 169/9 (20 overs) | v | B-Love Kandy 160/8 (20 overs) |
Colombo Strikers won by 9 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Colombo Strikers) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20 15 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard |
Colombo Strikers 74 (15.4 overs) | v | Galle Titans 75/2 (8.3 overs) |
Galle Titans won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Galle Titans) |
- Galle Titans won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Most runs in LPL 2023". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Most wickets in LPL 2023". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "New York-based SKKY group takes over LPL Colombo franchise". Ada Derana. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Colombo strikers announce Niroshan Dickwella as captain for LPL 2023". ANI News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Colombo Strikers announce Simon Helmot as head coach for LPL 2023". Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "LPL's Colombo Strikers name Aussie Simon Helmot as Head Coach". Daily mirror. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Colombo Strikers announce Simon Helmot as head coach for LPL 2023". ANI News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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