| Colombo Strikers | |
| League: | Lanka Premier League |
| Captain: | Thisara Perera |
| Coach: | Carl Crowe |
| City: | Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| Colours: | Pink Purple |
| Owner: | Sagar Khanna (SKKY Group) |
| Founded: | 2020: Colombo Kings 2021: Colombo Stars 2023: Colombo Strikers |
| Last Match: | --> |
| Ground: | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| Capacity: | 35,000 |
| Title1: | LPL |
| Title1wins: | 0 |
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| T Leftarm: | FF33FF |
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| T Pants: | 4B0088 |
| T Title: | T20I Kit |
| Current: | 2024 |
Colombo Strikers, formerly known as Colombo Stars and Colombo Kings, is a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League. In the inaugural season, Murfad Mustafa was the owner of the franchise.[1] [2] The team was supposed to be coached by former Australian cricketer Dav Whatmore.[3] [4] However he pulled out ahead of the 2020 Lanka Premier League for personal reasons and was replaced by former English cricketer Kabir Ali.[5] Kabir Ali was again replaced by Herschelle Gibbs after he tested positive for COVID-19. Angelo Mathews was announced as the icon player and Andre Russell was named as the marquee foreign player.[6] In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[7] [8]
In November 2021, the team changed its name to Colombo Stars after Softlogic Holdings PLC took over the ownership of the franchise.[9] In May 2023, LPL promoter and the chairman of IPG Group told that Softlogic Holdings PLC had part ways with Colombo Stars with mutual understanding.[10] In May 2023, the team changed its name to Colombo Strikers after SKKY Group took over the ownership.[11]
| Year | League table standing | Final standing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1st out of 5 | Semi-finalists | |
| 2021 | 3rd out of 5 | Playoffs | |
| 2022 | 3rd out of 5 | Runners up | |
| 2023 | 5th out of 5 | League Stage | |
| 2024 | 3rd out of 5 | Playoffs |
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year Signed | Salary (US$) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||
| Kavin Bandara |  | 22 August 1997 | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
| 11 | Shevon Daniel | | 15 March 2004 | Left handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
| Nipun Dhananjaya | | 28 September 2000 | Left handed | 2023 | Retained | ||||
| Sheshan Fernando | | 14 April 1993 | Right handed | 2024 | 5,000 | ||||
| 10 | Muhammad Waseem | 12 February 1994 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 20,000 | Overseas | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |  | 28 November 2001 | Right handed | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas | ||
| 23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | | 30 August 1995 | Right handed | 2024 | Direct signing | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan |  | 4 October 1998 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
| 29 | Chamika Karunaratne | | 29 May 1996 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | Retained | ||
| 74 | Angelo Perera | | 23 February 1990 | Right handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
| 1 | Thisara Perera | | 3 April 1989 | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Captain | |
| 23 | Glenn Phillips |  | 6 December 1996 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
| 1 | Dunith Wellalage | | 9 January 2003 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 50,000 | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||||
| 4 | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | | 15 July 2007 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | |
| Pace bowlers | |||||||||
| 3 | Taskin Ahmed | 3 April 1995 | Left handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas | ||
| 71 | Binura Fernando | | 12 July 1995 | Right handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 55,000 | ||
| Chamika Gunasekara | | 25 November 1999 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | |||
| 81 | Matheesha Pathirana | | 18 December 2002 | Right handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | 120,000 | ||
| Garuka Sanketh | | 30 May 2005 | Left handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 13,000 | |||
| Isitha Wijesundera | | 11 May 1997 | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Carl Crowe | |
| Bowling Coach | Chaminda Vaas | |
| Assistant Coach | Simon Helmot |
| No. | Player | From | To | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Angelo Mathews | 2020 | 2022 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.71 | |
| 2 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| 3 | Niroshan Dickwella | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| 4 | Chamika Karunaratne | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 5 | Babar Azam | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Thisara Perera | 2024 | present |
| Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | ||||
| 104 | Babar Azam | Galle Gladiators | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 7 August 2023 | |
| 80 | Kandy Tuskers | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | |||
| 73 | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy | ||||
| 73 | Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |||
| Source: Cricinfo[15] | |||||
| Wickets | Player | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2020–2023 | ||
| 21 | 2020–2021 | ||
| 15 | 2021–2022 | ||
| 15 | 2021–2022 | ||
| 13 | 2022 | ||
| 12 | Matheesha Pathirana | 2023-2023 |
| Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25 | Kandy Warriors | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||
| 5/22 | ||||
| 4/20 | ||||
| 4/35 | ||||
| 3/24 | Matheesha Pathirana | Kandy Warriors | 31 July 2023 | |
| 3/17 | Galle Gladiators |
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | Softlogic Holdings | |||
| 2022 | MazaPlay | Softlogic Holdings | ||
| 2023 | Kheloyar | 1xBook | ||
| 2024 | Babu88 Sports | Zetto Sports | Oateo | |