Colombo Stars in 2021

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]

Colombo Stars

2021 season
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)
← 2020 2022 →

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Ages given as of 5 December 2021, the date the first match was played in the tournament

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsman
18	Pathum Nissanka	Sri Lanka	(1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—
3	Ashan Priyanjan	Sri Lanka	(1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
50	Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
All-rounders
69	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	(1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
75	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka	(1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
96	David Wiese	Namibia	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player
41	Seekkuge Prasanna	Sri Lanka	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
84	Keemo Paul	West Indies	(1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
27	Thikshila de Silva	Sri Lanka	(1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
	Jehan Daniel	Sri Lanka	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Himesh Ramanayake	Sri Lanka	(1997-10-05)5 October 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Ravindu Fernando	Sri Lanka	(1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
55	Kusal Perera	Sri Lanka	(1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
18	Tom Banton	England	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
56	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	(1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
85	Lakshan Sandakan	Sri Lanka	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin
4	Akila Dananjaya	Sri Lanka	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
46	Jeffrey Vandersay	Sri Lanka	(1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
5	Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka	(1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
14	Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	(1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas player
78	Naveen-ul-Haq	Afghanistan	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player
	Shiran Fernando	Sri Lanka	(1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Season standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

• The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
•   Advanced to Qualifier 1
•   Advanced to Eliminator

League matches

Match 3 6 December 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 38 (25) Dhananjaya de Silva 2/18 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 26* (27) Nuwan Thushara 2/26 (2.3 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Deepal Gunawardene Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (Colombo Stars)

• Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 6 8 December 2021 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 overs)
Phil Salt 62 (34) Dushmantha Chameera 3/34 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 26 (16) Nuwan Pradeep 3/50 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 18 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Rohitha Kottahachchi Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)

• Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9 10 December 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 overs)
Thisara Perera 57* (23) Seekkuge Prasanna 3/31 (4 overs)		Ashan Priyanjan 35 (25) Maheesh Theekshana 4/25 (4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 93 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings)

• Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

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Match 11 11 December 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 30 (16) Jeffrey Vandersay 3/25 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 65* (40) Tharindu Ratnayake 3/18 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 1 run R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Tharindu Ratnayake (Dambulla Giants)

• Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 13 12 December 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs)	v	Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 73 (57) Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/22 (2 overs)		Kusal Mendis 64 (39) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (3.5 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 41 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Stars)

• Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

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Match 15 14 December 2021 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 159/5 (19.4 overs)
Kennar Lewis 62 (44) Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 44 (27) Nimesh Vimukthi 2/11 (4 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Colombo Stars)

• Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 17 16 December 2021 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs)	v	Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (55) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (4 overs)		Tom Banton 30 (33) Jayden Seales 4/13 (2.5 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 102 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Jaffna Kings)

• Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 17 December 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs)	v	Kandy Warriors 124 (17 overs)
Kusal Perera 58 (38) Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)		Ravi Bopara 47 (31) Jeffrey Vandersay 6/25 (4 overs)

Colombo Stars won by 58 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal Player of the match: Jeffrey Vandersay (Colombo Stars)

• Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § Playoffs

Eliminator

Match 21 19 December 2021 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs)	v	Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 50* (34) Nuwan Pradeep 2/23 (4 overs)		Janith Liyanage 56* (47) Dushmantha Chameera 1/24 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 6 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (Dambulla Giants)

• Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Matches	Runs	High score
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

• Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

Most wickets

Player	Matches	Wickets	Best bowling
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

• Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[5]