Colombo Stars in 2022
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| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ruwan Kalpage | ||
| Captain | Angelo Mathews | ||
| Tournament performance | Runners up (2nd) | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (287) | ||
| Most wickets | Kasun Rajitha (13) | ||
| |||
The Colombo Stars (abbreviated as CS) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2022 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 Angelo Mathews and coached by Ruwan Kalpage.[2][3]
Squad
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold
- Ages given as of 6 December 2022, the date the first match was played in the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||
| 72 | Charith Asalanka |  Sri Lanka
|
29 June 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Chathuranga Kumara | Sri Lanka
|
19 January 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Navod Paranavithana | Sri Lanka
|
16 May 2002 (aged 20) | Left - handed | Left arm Slow medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 69 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka
|
2 June 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 29 | Ravi Bopara |  England
|
4 May 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 29 | Benny Howell | England
|
5 October 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 11 | Karim Janat |  Afghanistan
|
11 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| 41 | Seekkuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka
|
27 June 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka
|
5 October 1998 (aged 24) | Left - handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 16 | Ishan Jayaratne | Sri Lanka
|
26 June 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 20 | Muditha Lakshan | Sri Lanka
|
20 December 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | Sri Lanka
|
21 November 1999 (aged 23) | Left - handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Kevin Koththigoda | Sri Lanka
|
8 October 1998 (aged 24) | Left - handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Chamod Battage | Sri Lanka
|
25 September 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 48 | Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka
|
23 June 1993 (aged 29) | Left - handed | — | |
| 56 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka
|
18 November 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 46 | Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka
|
5 February 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka
|
10 March 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | ||
| Kasun Rajitha | Sri Lanka
|
1 June 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | ||
| 78 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan
|
23 September 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| Dominic Drakes |  West Indies
|
6 February 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | Overseas player | |
| Romario Shepherd | West Indies
|
26 November 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player | |
- Source: espncricinfo
Seasonal standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
| 2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
| 5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualify for the playoffs
- Advance to Qualifier 1
- Advance to Eliminator
League stage
[edit]Kandy Falcons
199/1 (20 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
90 (14.3 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Stars
165/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dambulla Aura
156/7 (20 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators
174/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
149/7 (20 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings
178/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
172/8 (20 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators
193/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
197/8 (20 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Aura
89 (13.5 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
90/1 (11.3 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Stars
106 (19.1 overs) |
v
|
Kandy Falcons
108/1 (16 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars
128/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Jaffna Kings
131/2 (15.5 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
[edit]Eliminator
[edit]Galle Gladiators
108/9 (18 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
109/3 (16.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Kandy Falcons
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Colombo Stars
169/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]Colombo Stars
163/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Jaffna Kings
164/8 (19.2 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
References
[edit]- ^ "Softlogic Holdings to take ownership of Colombo Franchise for LPL 2021". The Papare. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Colombo stars appoint acting captain until Mathews recover". 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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