CLS vs DHG Match Preview
It's important to strike the right balance when selecting your Dream11 team. You should be looking to include all-rounders, batters and bowlers in equal measure. Additionally, within your bowlers, because of the nature of the pitches spinners should get a look in.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is capable of giving the Colombo Strikers the explosive start to their batting innings in the powerplay that they need. He will take the aggressive route. He has over 700 T20 runs in 2024.
Kusal Perera should be in your Dream11 team because of the package he brings. He is a wicketkeeper-batter who is tidy behind the stumps, but also a brutal batter opening the innings.
Mustafizur Rahman has long been a popular pick in T20 auctions around the world. He has played in the top T20 leagues around the world aside from the Lanka Premier League. He has featured in the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Bangladesh Premier League and T20 Blast.
Most T20 teams around the world would be eyeing Shadab Khan as a wrist-spinner who they would want in their lineup. He has earned eleven player-of-the-match awards at T20I level which shows his ability as a match-winner.
Glenn Phillips is a multi-dimensional player, who bats, bowls off-spin, fields superbly inside the ring and in the outfield and can keep wicket if needed. His most dominant skill is his explosiveness in the middle-order of the batting lineup. He has an incredible five T20 hundreds to his name already.
Weather Report
The weather in Dambulla is anticipated to be hot, although slightly cooler than the previous game played during the day. Humid conditions are also expected.
Pitch Report
Night games often see the ball coming onto the bat better under lights, making it advantageous to chase a target.
Notable stats
The Fizz likes to bag them in bulk
Mustafizur Rahman is not shy of taking a handful of wickets in a game. He has taken six four-wicket hauls and four five-wicket hauls in T20s.
Team News
Colombo Strikers have played the same eleven players in each of their opening two games. They may be expected to do the same when they face Dambulla Sixers. Dambulla Sixers have generally stuck to the same lineup barring a change in each game. Dilshan Madushanka may come back in at some stage.
CLS vs DHG Probable 11
CLS Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Shevon Daniel
- Muhammad Waseem
- Sadeera Samarawickrama (Wk)
- Glenn Phillips
- Thisara Perera (C)
- Shadab Khan
- Dunith Wellalage
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Binura Fernando
- Matheesha Pathirana
DHG Playing 11
- Danushka Gunathilaka
- Kusal Perera (Wk)
- Nuwanidu Fernando
- Mark Chapman
- Towhid Hridoy
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe
- Mohammad Nabi (C)
- Nimesh Vimukthi
- Akila Dananjaya
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Nuwan Thushara
Dream11 Prediction
Both teams are filled with match-winners and it ultimately may come down to key individuals taking the game away from their opposition. If Colombo Strikers perform with their strong batting lineup and can handle the conditions well, they might be predicted to edge out Dambulla Sixers in this game.
Top Picks
Kusal Perera: The Sri Lankan opening batter will provide an explosive start to Dambulla Sixers' batting innings. The left-handed batter has 28 scores over 50 in T20s to add to his 50 catches and 27 stumpings in T20s.
Mustafizur Rahman: The Bangladesh bowler will not let the batters settle after the opening bowlers do their thing. He took his best ever T20I bowling figures of six for ten against the USA this year.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Gurbaz could be the cog in the Colombo Strikers' engine that gets them far into the tournament. The wicketkeeper-batter has over 800 runs in the LPL with six half-centuries.
CLS vs DHG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Perera
Batters: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Danushka Gunathilaka
All-rounders: Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nabi (C), Thisara Perera (VC)
Bowlers: Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana
