Colombo Strikers in 2024

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Colombo Strikers
2024 season
Coach Carl Crowe
Captain Thisara Perera
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The Colombo Strikers (abbreviated as CS) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Thisara Perera and coached by Carl Crowe. [1]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalary
(US$)		Notes
Batters
Kavin Bandara
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22 August 1997 (aged 26)Left handedRight-arm medium-fast 20245,000
11 Shevon Daniel
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15 March 2004 (aged 20)Left handedRight-arm off break 202410,000
Nipun Dhananjaya
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28 September 2000 (aged 23)Left handedRight-arm off break 2023Retained
Sheshan Fernando
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14 April 1993 (aged 31)Right handedRight-arm off break 20245,000
10 Muhammad Waseem
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12 February 1994 (aged 30)Right handedRight-arm medium 202420,000Overseas
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz
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28 November 2001 (aged 22)Right handed—202450,000Overseas
23 Sadeera Samarawickrama
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30 August 1995 (aged 28)Right handed—2024Direct signing
All-rounders
7 Shadab Khan
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4 October 1998 (aged 25)Right handedRight-arm leg break 2024Direct signingOverseas
29 Chamika Karunaratne
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29 May 1996 (aged 28)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023Retained
74 Angelo Perera
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23 February 1990 (aged 34)Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox 202420,000
1 Thisara Perera
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3 April 1989 (aged 35)Left handedRight-arm medium-fast 2024Direct signing Captain
23 Glenn Phillips
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6 December 1996 (aged 27)Right handedRight-arm off break 2024Direct signingOverseas
1 Dunith Wellalage
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9 January 2003 (aged 21)Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox 202450,000
Spin bowlers
4 Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar
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15 July 2007 (aged 16)Right handedRight-arm off break 202410,000Overseas
Pace bowlers
3 Taskin Ahmed
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3 April 1995 (aged 29)Left handedRight-arm fast 202450,000Overseas
71 Binura Fernando
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12 July 1995 (aged 28)Right handedLeft-arm medium-fast 202455,000
Chamika Gunasekara
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25 November 1999 (aged 24)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 202410,000
81 Matheesha Pathirana
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18 December 2002 (aged 21)Right handedRight-arm fast 2024120,000
Garuka Sanketh
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30 May 2005 (aged 19)Left handedRight-arm medium 202413,000
Isitha Wijesundera
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11 May 1997 (aged 27)Left handedRight-arm medium-fast 20245,000

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head Coach Carl Crowe
Bowling Coach Chaminda Vaas
Assistant Coach Simon Helmot

Season standing

League table

The top four teams qualified for the play-offs

PosTeam
PldWLPts NRR Qualification
1 Galle Marvels (R)85310−0.059Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Jaffna Kings (C)85310−0.392
3 Colombo Strikers (4th)84480.583Advanced to Eliminator
4 Kandy Falcons (3rd)83560.033
5 Dambulla Sixers 8356−0.269
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
DateMatch No.OpponentTossResultMan of the matchNotes
Group Stage
2 July 3 Kandy Falcons Falcons elected to field. Strikers won by 51 runs Shadab Khan (CS) [a]
3 July 5 Galle Marvels Strikers elected to bowl. Marvels won by 7 runs Isuru Udana (GM)
6 July 7 Kandy Falcons Falcons elected to field. Strikers won by 2 runs Matheesha Pathirana (CS)
7 July 10 Dambulla Sixers Sixers elected to field. Sixers won by 8 wickets Kusal Perera (DS)
10 July 13 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to field. Kings won by 7 wickets Rilee Rossouw (JK)
14 July 17 Jaffna Kings Strikers elected to field. Strikers won by 9 wickets Shadab Khan (CS)
15 July 19 Galle Marvels Strikers elected to field. Strikers won by 7 wickets Matheesha Pathirana (CS)
16 July 20 Dambulla Sixers Strikers elected to field. Sixers won by 28 runs Mohammad Nabi (DS)
Play-offs
18 July 22
(E)		 Kandy Falcons Falcons elected to field. Falcons won by 2 wickets Kamindu Mendis (KF)

Notes

  1. ↑ Shadab Khan became the first bowler from the Colombo Strikers to take a hat-trick.

References

  1. ↑ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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