CLS vs KDW Match Preview
A well-balanced Dream11 team should have batters who can counter bowling attacks and bowlers who can secure key wickets. All-rounders will play an essential role by contributing with both batting and bowling.
Shadab Khan is as economical as he is a wicket-taker. The leg-spinning all-rounder managed a tidy spell of two for 20 in his four overs against Galle Marvels to clinch Colombo's qualification the play-offs.
The young Sri Lankan speedster Matheesha Pathirana will have his chance to prove his capabilities to deal with bowling under knockout pressure. He has taken ten wickets in seven T20 knockout matches in his career.
Muhammad Waseem will be hunting to make his 2024 better after already accumulating 800 runs in T20s for the year. He has a hundred and five fifties this year too.
Angelo Mathews was at the crease to finish off a stunning performance in last year's LPL Final. He will need to guide the side again this year with his all-round performances.
Andre Fletcher will get the Falcon's batting innings off to a flying start. The powerful batter is not short of milestones in T20 cricket. He has three centuries and 40 half-centuries in T20s.
Weather Report
The weather in the day will most likely be cloudy, hot and humid. There is a 24 percent chance of rain at the time of the match. There could be morning showers.
Pitch Report
With the damp weather around on the day, it should be no surprise if teams want to bowl first. The seamers could extract a bit of movement early on too.
Notable stats
Conditions in Colombo
All the play-off games have been hosted in Colombo since the 2022 LPL. Teams' adaptability to conditions in Colombo could be the determining factor.
Team News
The Colombo Strikers are unlikely to make any changes. Their team lineup looks like one with a mixture of T20 experience combined with a few players currently in form.
The Kandy Falcons will only need a couple of changes after a rampant victory in their final league game. The experience of Dushmantha Chameera and Kasun Rajitha could return in place of the inexperience with Chamath Gomez and Chaturanga de Silva.
CLS vs KDW Probable 11
CLS Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Angelo Perera
- Muhammad Waseem
- Glenn Phillips
- Sadeera Samarawickrama (Wk)
- Dunith Wellalage
- Thisara Perera (C)
- Shadab Khan
- Isitha Wijesundara
- Binura Fernando
- Matheesha Pathirana
KDW Playing 11
- Dinesh Chandimal (Wk)
- Andre Fletcher
- Mohammad Haris
- Wanindu Hasaranga (C)
- Kamindu Mendis
- Angelo Mathews
- Dasun Shanaka
- Chamath Gomez
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Ramesh Mendis
- Chaturanga de Silva
Dream11 Prediction
Last year's champions face last year's team that missed out on the play-offs. Colombo Strikers will be primed to get one over the Kandy side.
Top Picks
Shadab Khan: The Pakistani's T20 bowling stats are frightening when looking at the number of matches that he has taken a heap of wickets in. Over his T20 career, he has 11 four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul.
Matheesha Pathirana: Pathirana is fast becoming one of the most lethal death bowlers in T20 cricket. Although quite capable with the new ball in hand, the majority of his success has come when bowling as the fifth bowler in the lineup nearer the death overs. He has 42 T20 wickets as the fifth bowler in the bowling lineup.
Andre Fletcher: His prime opportunities in T20 leagues around the world have come in the CPL, BPL, PSL and BBL. The T20 icon has 7394 runs in the format.
CLS vs KDW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Dinesh Chandimal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Muhammad Waseem , Mohammad Haris
All-rounders: Angelo Mathews, Wanindu Hasaranga (VC), Thisara Perera (C), Shadab Khan
Bowlers: Ramesh Mendis, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana
