Colombo Stars, formerly known as Colombo Kings, is a franchise
Twenty20
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cricket team
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based in
Colombo
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,
Sri Lanka
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, that competes in the
Lanka Premier League
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. Ashoka Pathirage, a Sri Lankan businessman, owns the team. The team was supposed to be coached by former Australian cricketer
Dav Whatmore
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A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches for Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At ...
.
However he pulled out ahead of the
2020 Lanka Premier League
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due to personal reasons and was replaced by former English cricketer
Kabir Ali
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He start ...
. Kabir Ali was again replaced by
Herschelle Gibbs
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after he tested positive for
COVID-19
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.
Angelo Mathews
Angelo Davis Mathews, (Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ்; born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain in all formats. Even though he represented Sri Lanka in all three formats, Mathews cur ...
was announced as the icon player and
Andre Russell
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was named as the marquee foreign player.
In June 2021,
Sri Lanka Cricket
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(SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the
2021 Lanka Premier League
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, due to financial issues. In November 2021, the team changed its name to Colombo Stars after changing owners.
Seasons
Sponsors
Current squad
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
Administration and support staff
Captains
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 20 Dec 2021
Former players
Statistics
Most runs
Source
Last updated: 20 Dec 2021
Most wickets
Source
Last Updated:20 Dec 2021
By season
* ''
Last updated: 18 December 2020''
* Source :ESPNcricinfo
By opposition
* ''
Last updated: 24 December 2021''
* Source :ESPNcricinfo
See also
*
Colombo Kings in 2020
*
Colombo Stars in 2021
*
Colombo Stars in 2022
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, Western Province, Sri Lanka. In November 2021, the team changed their name ...
References
2020 establishments in Sri Lanka
Colombo Kings
Cricket in Colombo
Cricket clubs established in 2020
Lanka Premier League teams
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