# 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. In November 2021, the team changed their name to Colombo Stars after changing owners. The team was captained by Angelo Mathews and coached by Ruwan Kalpage.

## Squad

* 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 | (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| | Chathuranga Kumara | Sri Lanka | (1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| | Navod Paranavithana | Sri Lanka | (2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 20) | Left - handed | Left arm Slow medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 69 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 29 | Ravi Bopara | England | (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 29 | Benny Howell | England | (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 11 | Karim Janat | Afghanistan | (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| 41 | Seekkuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 17 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka | (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 24) | Left - handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 16 | Ishan Jayaratne | Sri Lanka | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 20 | Muditha Lakshan | Sri Lanka | (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| | Lakshitha Manasinghe | Sri Lanka | (1999-11-21)21 November 1999 (aged 23) | Left - handed | Right-arm off break | |
| | Kevin Koththigoda | Sri Lanka | (1998-10-08)8 October 1998 (aged 24) | Left - handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| | Chamod Battage | Sri Lanka | (2000-09-25)25 September 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 48 | Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka | (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 29) | Left - handed | — | |
| 56 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 46 | Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| | Kasun Rajitha | Sri Lanka | (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| 78 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| | Dominic Drakes | West Indies | (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | Overseas player |
| | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
* Source: espncricinfo

## Seasonal standings

| 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 |
* The top four teams qualify for the playoffs
* Advance to Qualifier 1
* Advance to Eliminator

## League stage

* Match 2 6 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 199/1 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90 (14.3 overs) |
| Andre Fletcher 102* (67) Seekkuge Prasanna 1/23 (3 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 26 (23) Wanindu Hasaranga 4/14 (3 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 109 runs. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Andre Fletcher (Kandy Falcons)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 8 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 156/7 (20 overs) |
| Niroshan Dickwella 62 (41) Lahiru Kumara 4/36 (4 overs) | | Tom Abell 33 (22) Suranga Lakmal 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 9 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Niroshan Dickwella (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 7 11 December 2022 15:00 (N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 149/7 (20 overs) |
| Lahiru Udara 45* (30) Jeffrey Vandersay 2/31 (4 overs) | | Niroshan Dickwella 58* (44) Iftikhar Ahmed 2/12 (2 overs) |
* Galle Gladiators won by 25 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Lahiru Udara (Galle Gladiators)
* Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 10 12 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Jaffna Kings 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 172/8 (20 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 35* (26) Benny Howell 2/37 (4 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 73* (39) James Fuller 2/32 (4 overs) Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 6 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: James Fuller (Jaffna Kings)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 13 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 197/8 (20 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 72 (49) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/33 (4 overs) | | Dinesh Chandimal 63 (33) Nuwan Thushara 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 2 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 14 14 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 89 (13.5 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90/1 (11.3 overs) |
| Pramod Madushan 23* (26) Kasun Rajitha 5/22 (4 overs) | | Charith Asalanka 58* (36) Pramod Madushan 1/3 (2 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 9 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Kasun Rajitha (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 17 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 106 (19.1 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 108/1 (16 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 41 (38) Chamika Karunaratne 4/11 (3.1 overs) | | Kamindu Mendis 51* (48) Suranga Lakmal 1/19 (2 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Chamika Karunaratne (Kandy Falcons)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 19 19 December 2022 15:00 (N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 128/9 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 131/2 (15.5 overs) |
| Dominic Drakes 38 (20) Shoaib Malik 2/4 (2 overs) | | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69 (40) Dominic Drakes 1/30 (2.5 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Jaffna Kings)
* Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator

* Match 22 21 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 108/9 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 109/3 (16.5 overs) |
| Sahan Arachchige 53 (31) Benny Howell 3/17 (2 overs) | | Ravi Bopara 43* (28) Imad Wasim 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

### Qualifier 2

* Match 23 22 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 169/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Wanindu Hasaranga 77* (34) Kasun Rajitha 4/20 (4 overs) | | Charith Asalanka 64 (40) Kamindu Mendis 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Kasun Rajitha (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* Match 24 23 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 164/8 (19.2 overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 49 (40) Thisara Perera 1/16 (2 overs) | | Avishka Fernando 50 (43) Suranga Lakmal 3/23 (3 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 2 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
* Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.