Colombo Stars in 2021 explained

Club:Colombo Stars
Season:2021
Captain:Dhananjaya de Silva (4 matches)
Angelo Mathews
Coach:Ruwan Kalpage
Comp1:Tournament performance
Comp1 Result:Eliminator (4th)
Most Runs:Dinesh Chandimal (277)
Most Wickets:Seekkuge Prasanna (13)
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

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]

Squad

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsman
18Pathum NissankaDecember 5, 2021Right-handed—
3Ashan PriyanjanDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
50Sherfane RutherfordDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
All-rounders
69Angelo MathewsDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
75Dhananjaya de SilvaDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
96David WieseDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm medium-fastOverseas player
41Seekkuge PrasannaDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm leg break
84Keemo PaulDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
27Thikshila de SilvaDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Jehan DanielDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Himesh RamanayakeDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Ravindu FernandoDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
55Kusal PereraDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm medium
18Tom Banton11 November 1998Right-handed—Overseas player
56Dinesh ChandimalDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
Spin bowlers
85Lakshan SandakanDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin
4Akila DananjayaDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
46Jeffrey VandersayDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
5Dushmantha ChameeraDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm fast
14Ravi RampaulDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
78Naveen-ul-HaqDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas player
Shiran FernandoDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Season standings

Points table

League matches

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Playoffs

Eliminator

Statistics

Most runs

Player Matches Runs High score
Dinesh Chandimal9 277 65
Angelo Mathews5 191 73
Dhananjaya de Silva9 147 40
Tom Banton8 109 30
Kusal Perera7 96 58

Most wickets

Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
Seekkuge Prasanna8 13 3/31
Dushmantha Chameera9 13 4/35
Jeffrey Vandersay4 11 6/25
Naveen-ul-Haq9 10 3/27
Ravi Rampaul4 6 3/27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Softlogic Holdings to take ownership of Colombo Franchise for LPL 2021. 6 December 2021. The Papare. en-gb.
  2. Web site: LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed. The Papare. 6 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Colombo stars appoint acting captain until Mathews recover. 14 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Colombo Stars most runs in 2021. ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Colombo Stars most wickets in 2021. ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2022.

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