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]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
18 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 18 May 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | |
3 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 14 August 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
50 | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | 15 August 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
All-rounders | ||||||
69 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 2 June 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
75 | Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka | 6 September 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
96 | David Wiese | Namibia | 18 May 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
41 | Seekkuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka | 27 June 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies | 21 February 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
27 | Thikshila de Silva | Sri Lanka | 16 December 1993 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Jehan Daniel | Sri Lanka | 13 April 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Himesh Ramanayake | Sri Lanka | 5 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Ravindu Fernando | Sri Lanka | 3 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
55 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
18 | Tom Banton | England | 11 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
56 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 18 November 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
85 | Lakshan Sandakan | Sri Lanka | 10 June 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |
4 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 4 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
46 | Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka | 5 February 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
5 | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 11 January 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
14 | Ravi Rampaul | West Indies | 15 October 1984 (aged 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
78 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | 23 September 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
Shiran Fernando | Sri Lanka | 4 May 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
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 |
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 overs) |
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 159/5 (19.4 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 overs) |
Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 124 (17 overs) |
Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 overs) |
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 |
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 |
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