CLS vs DHG Match Preview
The Colombo Strikers team started their Lanka Premier League campaign with a defeat. However, they managed to turn this bad start around with a win. In both these games, they raised a similar total with their batting. Against Jaffna Kings, they were bowled out for a total of 152 runs and lost the match by a margin of 21 runs. Against B-Love Kandy they raised a score of 157 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. As it turned out this score was enough for the B-Love Kandy team. They could muster up just a total of 130 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
Babar Azam was the star performer with the bat for Colombo hitting 57 runs from 52 balls. The Colombo top-order batting will be handled by the likes of Niroshan Dickwella, Babar Azam, and Pathum Nissanka. Other batters that will handle the middle order are Shashika Dulshan, Yashodha Lanka, Lahiry Udara, Nipun Dhananjaya, and Ahan Wickramasinghe. Some of the all-rounders in the team are Angelo Perera, Movin Subasingha, Kavishka Anjula, Iftikar Ahmed, Chamika Karunaratne, and Ramesh Mendis.
The Dambulla Aura team is going into this match straight after another game against B-Love Kandy played today. This last match did not go too well for the Dambulla side as they provided a poor show with the ball. The top run-getter with the bat for Dambulla was Dhananjaya de Silva. After winning the toss, Dambulla Aura batted first and scored 156 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. However, their bowlers lacked enough penetration and allowed the
Kandy players to find their footing in their innings. Kandy chased this target easily in the end. The Dambulla batting will be in the hands of batsmen such as Jehan Daniel, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Avishka Fernando, Kavidu Lakshan, Alex Ross, and Kusal Perera. Several useful bowlers are playing in the team such as Lungi Ngidi, Noor Ahmed, Treveen Mathew, Pramod Madushan, Binura Fernando, and Praveen Jayawickrama. Some useful all-rounders playing in the side include the skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, Manelker De Silva, Ravindu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, and Hayden Kerr.
Weather Report
The temperatures during this game to be played tomorrow will be close to 27 degrees. You can expect cloudy conditions during the game. The relative humidity during the match will be close to 50%. These cloudy conditions can help the quicker bowlers get some seam movement from the track.
Pitch Report
The highest score raised at the venue is 240 runs for the loss of 4 wickets by Jaffna Kings. They scored these runs last year against Dambulla Aura. Any team that bats first on this venue will be looking to set a target of between 160 and 170 runs. The surface on offer will help the batters but it will also offer some help for the bowlers.
Notable stats
Dambulla Aura has a better recent record in terms of head-to-head against Colombo Strikers.
If you consider the last 5 games between the two sides, you will find the head-to-head to be in favor of Dambulla 3-2. Colombo has won the last 2 games though.
Avishka Fernando has a great average/strike rate combination.
Avishka Fernando has scored 139 runs from his last 4 outings for Dambulla with an average of 34.75 and a strike rate of 143.29.
Team News
There aren’t any injury updates available at the moment for either of the teams. You can expect full squads to be up for selection tomorrow.
CLS vs DHG Probable 11
CLS Playing 11
- Niroshan Dickwella (C)
- Babar Azam
- Pathum Nissanka
- Nuwanidu Fernando
- Dhananjaya Lakshan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Ramesh Mendis
- Naseem Shah
- Jeffrey Vandersay
- Matheesha Pathirana
DHG Playing 11
- Avishka Fernando
- Kusal Mendis (C)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Kusal Perera
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Alex Ross
- Hayden Kerr
- Binura Fernando
- Shahnawaz Dahani
- Ravindu Fernando
- Noor Ahmad
Dream11 Prediction
If you look at the points table for Lanka Premier League, you will find Dambulla Aura in second position and Colombo Strikers in third. Both these teams have identical 2 points in the competition so far. But Dambulla Aura has a better net run rate and as a result, is placed one position higher than Colombo. We are expecting a close game of cricket and will bet with Colombo Strikers to win this game and move further up in the points table.
Top Picks
Babar Azam: Babar Azam has scored 66 runs from a couple of games he has played in the league so far with an average of 33 and a strike rate of 110.
Avishka Fernando: Fernando has collected 139 runs so far from his last 4 games with an average of 34.75 and a strike rate of 143.29.
Dhananjaya de Silva: De Silva has scored 123 runs from his last 4 innings with an average of 41 and a strike rate of 150.
Binura Fernando: Binura Fernando has picked up 7 scalps from his last 4 encounters with an economy rate of 6.80 and strike rate of 12.85.
CLS vs DHG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: N Dickwella
Batters: K Perera, A Fernando, B Azam
All-rounders: M Nawaz, D de Silva (C), C Karunaratne
Bowlers: B Fernando, N Shah, S Dahani, M Pathirana (VC)
