Colombo Kings in 2020

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]
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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]}

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

• Players with international caps are listed in bold
• Ages given as of 26 November 2020, the date the first match was played in the tournament

no.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
3	Ashan Priyanjan	Sri Lanka	(1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
13	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	(1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Overseas
N/A	Ravinderpal Singh	Canada	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 32)	Right-handed	—	Overseas
N/A	Karim Sadiq	Afghanistan	(1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Overseas
27	Lahiru Udara	Sri Lanka	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	—
N/A	Navod Paranavithana	Sri Lanka	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm slow-medium
32	Laurie Evans	England	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
23	Daniel Bell-Drummond	England	(1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas
All-rounders
69	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain, Icon player
50	Isuru Udana	Sri Lanka	(1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
16	Thikshila de Silva	Sri Lanka	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
12	Andre Russell	West Indies	(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas marquee player
N/A	Manpreet Gony	India	(1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas
8	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	(1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas
N/A	Himesh Ramanayake	Sri Lanka	(1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
N/A	Tharindu Ratnayake	Sri Lanka	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
N/A	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	(1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
N/A	Manvinder Bisla	India	(1984-12-27) 27 December 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	—	Overseas
Bowlers
5	Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
17	Amila Aponso	Sri Lanka	(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
46	Jeffrey Vandersay	Sri Lanka	(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
34	Tharindu Kaushal	Sri Lanka	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
30	Dhammika Prasad	Sri Lanka	(1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
50	Qais Ahmad	Afghanistan	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Overseas
N/A	Kalana Perera	Sri Lanka	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast

• Sources ^{[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Colombo Kings	8	6	2	0	12	0.448
2	Dambulla Viiking	8	5	2	1	11	−0.087
3	Jaffna Stallions (C)	8	4	3	1	9	0.788
4	Galle Gladiators (R)	8	2	6	0	4	−0.203
5	Kandy Tuskers	8	2	6	0	4	−0.890

Source: ESPNCricinfo

• The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
•   Advanced to semifinals

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.

Date	Opponent	Toss	Result	Man of the match	Notes
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]

Batsman	Matches	Runs	Highest score
Laurie Evans	8	289	108*
Dinesh Chandimal	9	246	80
Andre Russell	8	169	65*
Daniel Bell-Drummond	7	151	70
Ashan Priyanjan	9	102	47*

Most wickets

Notation 3/24 denotes 3 wickets obtained by 24 runs. ^[2]

Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Best bowling
Qais Ahmad	9	12	3/24
Andre Russell	8	8	3/18
Dushmantha Chameera	8	8	2/27
Angelo Mathews	9	5	1/9
Ashan Priyanjan	9	5	2/4

Awards and achievements

Date	Award	Player	Opponent	Result	Contribution	Ref.
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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