# Colombo Strikers in 2023

The Colombo Strikers (abbreviated as CS) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2023 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. In May 2023, they changed their name to Colombo Strikers after changing the ownership. The team was captained by Niroshan Dickwella and coached by Simon Helmot.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Dambulla Aura (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.793 |
| 2 | Galle Titans (3rd) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.353 |
| 3 | B-Love Kandy (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.185 |
| 4 | Jaffna Kings (4th) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.179 |
| 5 | Colombo Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −1.215 |
* The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
* Advance to Qualifier 1
* Advance to Eliminator

## League fixtures

* Match 1 30 July 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Jaffna Kings 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 152 (19.4 overs) |
| Towhid Hridoy 54 (39) Matheesha Pathirana 1/32 (4 overs) | | Niroshan Dickwella 58 (34) Hardus Viljoen 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 21 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Jaffna Kings)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 3 31 July 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Colombo Strikers 157/6 (20 overs) | v | B-Love Kandy 130/8 (20 overs) |
| Babar Azam 59 (52) Isuru Udana 3/39 (4 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 25 (22) Matheesha Pathirana 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Strikers won by 27 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Colombo Strikers)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 8 5 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 192/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 182/4 (20 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 87 (46) Matheesha Pathirana 3/31 (4 overs) | | Nuwanidu Fernando 56* (39) Noor Ahmad 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Dambulla Aura won by 10 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Dambulla Aura)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 7 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Galle Titans 188/3 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 189/3 (19.5 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 54* (35) Lakshan Sandakan 1/29 (4 overs) | | Babar Azam 104 (59) Tabraiz Shamsi 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Strikers won by 7 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Colombo Strikers)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 13 8 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard
| Colombo Strikers 146/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 150/4 (14.3 overs) |
| Pathum Nissanka 36 (25) Dunith Wellalage 2/9 (3 overs) | | Nishan Madushka 46 (32) Naseem Shah 2/22 (3.3 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Dunith Wellalage (Jaffna Kings)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 16 12 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 116 (19.4 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 69* (46) Matheesha Pathirana 2/36 (4 overs) | | Nuwanidu Fernando 21 (20) Hasan Ali 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Dambulla Aura won by 50 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Dambulla Aura)
* Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 13 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard
| Colombo Strikers 169/9 (20 overs) | v | B-Love Kandy 160/8 (20 overs) |
| Pathum Nissanka 51 (38) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/21 (4 overs) | | Wanindu Hasaranga 40 (21) Matheesha Pathirana 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Strikers won by 9 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Colombo Strikers)
* Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 15 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard
| Colombo Strikers 74 (15.4 overs) | v | Galle Titans 75/2 (8.3 overs) |
| Nuwanidu Fernando 14 (11) Tabraiz Shamsi 4/20 (4 overs) | | Lasith Croospulle 42* (25) Jeffrey Vandersay 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Galle Titans won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Galle Titans)
* Galle Titans won the toss and elected to field.