Colombo Kings in 2020

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Colombo Kings
2020 season
Coach Rangana Herath
Captain Angelo Mathews
2020 LPL Semi-finalist
Most runs Laurie Evans (289) [1]
Most wickets Qais Ahmad (12) [2]

The Colombo Kings (abbreviated as CK) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, that competed in the inaugural Lanka Premier League in 2020. The team is owned by Murfad Mustafa, an Indian businessman based in Dubai. [3] [4] For the season, the team was coached by Rangana Herath. Angelo Mathews served as captain, and was also announced as the icon player. Andre Russell, a Jamaican, was named as the marquee foreign player in the inaugural season. [5] English batsman Laurie Evans made the most runs, while Afghan bowler Qais Ahmad took the most wickets for the Lanka's league. [1] [2]

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The team was the most successful team of the season, winning six out of eight matches, [6] though they lost in the semi-final against Galle Gladiators.

Season summary

The Kings defeated the Kandy Tuskers in the league's inaugural match. [7] The Tuskers scored 219/3 with the help of captain Kusal Mendis, who scored 87 runs off 52 balls. The Kings also scored 219 runs, which meant the game went to a super over. In the super over, the Tuskers scored 12/0 runs in reply to 16/1 runs by the Kings. [8]

In Game 2, against the Galle Gladiators, the match was reduced to 5 overs per side because of rain. Andre Russell scored 65 runs off 19 balls to propel the Kings to 96 runs, while Galle could muster only 62 runs in response. [9] The Kings' batting fluctuated in Game 3 as they were bowled out for just 149 runs in response to the 175 runs by Dambulla Viiking. With this loss, the Kings' unbeaten winning run came to an end. [10]

In the Game 4, the team's bowlers restricted the Jaffna Stallions to 148/9. The Stallions' Wanindu Hasaranga scored 41 runs off 23 balls. The Kings chased the total down, winning the game by six wickets. [11]

In Game 5, the Kings' Qais Ahmed picked up 2 wickets while also conceding eight runs from his four overs. The Kings bowled out the Tuskers for just 105 runs. In response, the Kings chased the total down inside of 15 overs to win the match by seven wickets. [12] In Game 6, the Kings faced the Gladiators for the second time in the season. The Kings were bowled out for 175 runs, with Pakistani bowler Mohammed Amir taking a fifer. The Kings bowlers failed to defend their total, as they lost the game by eight wickets. [13]

In Game 7 against the Stallions, the Colombo Kings batted first, with their opener Laurie Evans scoring 108 runs off 65 balls. This was also the LPL's first-ever century, [14] and it helped lift the Kings to another win. [15] In the last game of the group stage, Ahmed performed with both bat and ball. He first took 2-23 wickets from his four overs before hitting 50 runs off 22 balls. This gave the Kings another win, and they finished first on the table. [16]

In the semi-final, the Kings opposed the Gladiators. They were impeccable with the bowling, the pace trio of Amir, Nuwan Thushara, and Dhananjaya Lakshan giving away just 80 runs in 12 overs, and picking up four wickets. However, with the batting, the Gladiators had enough opportunity to steal the win from Kings. When the game reached its final over, the Gladiators needed 15 off 6 balls. Lakshan struck two sixes, and Lakshan Sandakan later concluded the game by striking a four, giving the Kings the loss. [17] [18]

Squad

no.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
3 Ashan Priyanjan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14 August 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
13 Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
N/A Ravinderpal Singh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14 October 1988 (aged 32)Right-handed—Overseas
N/A Karim Sadiq Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 February 1984 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm offbreakOverseas
27 Lahiru Udara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 November 1993 (age 29)Right-handed—
N/A Navod Paranavithana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 16 May 2002 (age 21)Left-handedLeft-arm slow-medium
32 Laurie Evans Flag of England.svg  England 12 October 1987 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
All-rounders
69 Angelo Mathews Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 June 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Captain, Icon player
50 Isuru Udana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 March 1988 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
16 Thikshila de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 16 December 1993 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
12 Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas marquee player
N/A Manpreet Gony Flag of India.svg  India 4 January 1984 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
8 Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 17 October 1980 (age 42)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
N/A Himesh Ramanayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 October 1997 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
N/A Tharindu Ratnayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 April 1996 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
N/A Dinesh Chandimal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 November 1989 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/A Manvinder Bisla Flag of India.svg  India 27 December 1984 (age 38)Right-handed—Overseas
Bowlers
5 Dushmantha Chameera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 11 January 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast
17 Amila Aponso Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 June 1993 (age 30)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
46 Jeffrey Vandersay Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 February 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
34 Tharindu Kaushal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 March 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
30 Dhammika Prasad Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30 May 1983 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
50 Qais Ahmad Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 15 August 2000 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
N/A Kalana Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 28 July 2000 (age 22)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

Teams and standings

Points table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Colombo Kings 8620120.448
2 Dambulla Viiking 852111−0.087
3 Jaffna Stallions (C)843190.788
4 Galle Gladiators (R)82604−0.203
5 Kandy Tuskers 82604−0.890
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
DateOpponentTossResultMan of the matchNotes
26 November Kandy Tuskers Colombo Kings elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 5 runs. Dinesh Chandimal Won in super over. [24]
28 November Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 34 runs. Andre Russell [25]
1 December Dambulla Viiking Dambulla Viiking elected to bat.Dambulla Viiking won by 28 runs. Dasun Shanaka [26]
4 December Jaffna Stallions Colombo Kings elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets. Dinesh Chandimal [27]
5 December Kandy Tuskers Kandy Tuskers elected to bat.Colombo Kings won by 7 wickets. Dushmantha Chameera [28]
7 December Galle Gladiators Colombo Kings elected to bat.Galle Gladiators won by 8 wickets. Mohammad Amir [29]
10 December Jaffna Stallions Jaffna Stallions elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets. Laurie Evans [30]
11 December Dambulla Viiking Colombo Kings elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets. Qais Ahmad [31]
13 December Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to field.Galle Gladiators won by 2 wickets. Dhananjaya Lakshan Lost the semi-final. [32]

Statistics

Most runs

* indicates a player who remained not out. [1]
BatsmanMatchesRunsHighest score
Laurie Evans 8289108*
Dinesh Chandimal 924680
Andre Russell 816965*
Daniel Bell-Drummond 715170
Ashan Priyanjan 910247*

Most wickets

Notation 3/24 denotes 3 wickets obtained by 24 runs. [2]
BowlerMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Qais Ahmad 9123/24
Andre Russell 883/18
Dushmantha Chameera 882/27
Angelo Mathews 951/9
Ashan Priyanjan 952/4

Awards and achievements

DateAwardPlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
26 November Man of the Match Dinesh Chandimal Kandy Tuskers Won by 5 runs (Super over).80 (46) [33]
28 November Andre Russell Galle Gladiators Won by 34 runs.65* (19) [34]
4 December Dinesh Chandimal Jaffna Stallions Won by 6 wickets.68* (51) [35]
5 December Dushmantha Chameera Kandy Tuskers Won by 7 wickets.1/17 [36]
10 December Laurie Evans Jaffna Stallions Won by 6 runs.108*(65) [37]
11 December Qais Ahmad Dambulla Viiking Won by 6 wickets.53* (24) [38]

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