Colombo Kings

Colombo Kings are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League. Murfad Mustafa, a Dubai based Indian businessman, owns the team. The team was supposed to be coached by former Australian cricketer Dav Whatmore.[1][2] However he pulled out ahead of the 2020 Lanka Premier League due to personal reasons and was replaced by former English cricketer Kabir Ali.[3] Kabir Ali was again replaced by Herschelle Gibbs after he tested positive for Covid-19.

Colombo Kings
Nickname(s)Let's Rule
LeagueLanka Premier League
Personnel
CaptainAngelo Mathews
CoachRangana Herath
OwnerMurfad Mustafa (Faza Group)
Team information
CityColombo, Western Province
Colours  Blue,   Red
Founded2020 (2020)
History
LPL wins0

T20 kit

Colombo Kings in 2020

Angelo Mathews was announced as the icon player and Andre Russell was named as the marquee foreign player.[4]

Seasons
Year League table standing Final standing
2020 1st out of 5 Semi-finalists

Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S.N. Name Nationality Date of birth (aged) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
3 Ashan Priyanjan  Sri Lanka (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
13 Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas
N/A Ravinderpal Singh  Canada (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 32) Right-handed — Overseas
N/A Karim Sadiq  Afghanistan (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Overseas
27 Lahiru Udara (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993Right-handed—
N/A Navod Paranavithana (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002Left-handedLeft-arm slow-medium
32Laurie Evans (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
23Daniel Bell-Drummond (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
All-rounders
69 Angelo Mathews (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCaptain, Icon player
50 Isuru Udana (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
16 Thikshila de Silva (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
12 Andre Russell (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas marquee player
N/A Manpreet Gony (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
8Mohammad Hafeez (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
N/A Himesh Ramanayake (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
N/A Tharindu Ratnayake (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996Left-handedLeft-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
N/A Dinesh Chandimal (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/A Manvinder Bisla (1984-12-27) 27 December 1984Right-handed—Overseas
Bowlers
5 Dushmantha Chameera (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast
17 Amila Aponso (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
46 Jeffrey Vandersay (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break
34 Tharindu Kaushal (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
30Dhammika Prasad (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
50Qais Ahmad (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas
N/A Kalana Perera (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
[5][6][7][8][9]

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Owner Murfad Mustafa (Faza Group)
CEO K Ganpathy
Director of cricket Shadab Jakati
Head Coach Rangana Herath
Team Manager Imran Shaikh
Team Doctor Dr. Mithila Ruwanga
Fielding Coach Saurabh Bandekar
Trainer K Dilshan
Team Physio Ajantha Wattegama
Masseur Rohan P Wijeweera
Creative advisor Syam Babu

Statistics

By season
Year Matches Wins Losses No result % win Position Summary
2020963066.67%1/5Semi-finalists
Total963066.67%
  • Last updated: 18 December 2020
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[10]

By opposition
Opposition Matches Won Lost NR % Win
Dambulla Viiking211050.00%
Galle Gladiators312033.33%
Jaffna Stallions2200100.00%
Kandy Tuskers2200100.00%
  • Last updated: 15 December 2020

See also

References
  1. "Whatmore excited to return to Sri Lanka for LPL". BDCricTime. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. Sanyal, S. (21 October 2020). "LPL 2020: The complete player lists for all Lanka Premier League franchises". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Dav Whatmore won't be joining Lanka Premier League". BDCricTime. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. Scroll staff (19 October 2020). "Cricket: Gayle, du Plessis, Afridi among marquee names picked in Lanka Premier League draft". scroll.in. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "Colombo Kings Squad / Players". ESPN cricinfo.
  6. "LPL 2020: Colombo Kings Team Guide & Squad List | Lanka Premier League". Wisden. 24 November 2020.
  7. "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com.
  8. "Yahoo Cricket". cricket.yahoo.net.
  9. https://wisden.com/stories/global-t20-leagues/lanka-premier-league/lpl-squad-team-list-all-the-players-in-lanka-premier-league-2020
  10. "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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