Colombo Kaps
Colombo Kaps, formerly known as Colombo Stars, Colombo Kings and Colombo Strikers, is a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League. Thisara Perera is the captain of this franchise while Carl Crowe is the head coach.
Franchise history
2020 season
In the inaugural season, Murfad Mustafa was the owner of the franchise. The team was supposed to be coached by former Australian cricketer Dav Whatmore. However he pulled out ahead of the 2020 Lanka Premier League for personal reasons and was replaced by former English cricketer Kabir Ali. Kabir Ali was again replaced by Herschelle Gibbs after he tested positive for COVID-19. Angelo Mathews was announced as the icon player and Andre Russell was named as the marquee foreign player.2021 season
In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues. In November 2021, the team changed its name to Colombo Stars after Softlogic Holdings PLC took over the ownership of the franchise.2022 season
2023 season
In May 2023, LPL promoter and the chairman of IPG Group told that Softlogic Holdings PLC had part ways with Colombo Stars with mutual understanding. In May 2023, the team changed its name to Colombo Strikers after SKKY Group took over the ownership.2024 season
2025 season
In April 2025, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that franchise owners had been terminated ahead of the 2025 Lanka Premier League due to their failure to fulfill the obligations of a team owner in the Lanka Premier League.In mid-October 2025, it was announced that the Colombo franchise had been purchased by Witness Sports Alliance LLC, led by Indian entrepreneurs Saranyan Palaniswamy and K.C. Shyam Kangayan, and the franchise was renamed as Colombo Kaps.
Current squad
- Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Administration and support staff
History
Captains
| No. | Player | From | To | |||||||
| 1 | Angelo Mathews | 2020 | 2022 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.16 |
| 2 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 3 | Niroshan Dickwella | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| 4 | Chamika Karunaratne | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Thisara Perera | 2024 | present | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Seasons
Statistics
Highest individual score
Most career wickets
| Wickets | Player | Seasons |
| 22 | 2020–2023 | |
| 21 | 2020–2021 | |
| 15 | 2021–2022 | |
| 15 | Naveen-ul-Haq | 2021–2022 |
| 13 | 2022 | |
| 12 | Matheesha Pathirana | 2023-2023 |
- Source: CricInfo
Best figures in an innings
| Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 6/25 | Kandy Warriors | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||
| 5/22 | Dambulla Aura | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||
| 4/20 | Kandy Falcons | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||
| 4/35 | Kandy Warriors | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||
| 3/24 | Matheesha Pathirana | Kandy Warriors | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 31 July 2023 |
| 3/17 | Galle Gladiators | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
- Source: CricInfo
Team identity