GGD vs JSK Match Preview
Ensuring a balanced Dream11 team requires batters who can dismantle bowling attacks and bowlers who can take significant wickets. All-rounders will be crucial, contributing with both bat and ball.
Tim Seifert has been the top run-getter for Galle Marvels before the play-offs. He will more than likely add to his run tally. He has 291 runs with one hundred and one fifty.
Isuru Udana will complement his new-ball bowling attack. As the third bowler in the lineup, Udana has taken 73 T20 wickets in 59 games with a best of four for 31.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa will be familiar with what to expect when faced with Sri Lankan batting conditions, having made his only T20 century in Sri Lanka. He has 2157 T20 runs in Sri Lanka.
Rilee Rossouw will stamp his mark in this encounter. He will strike fear into the bowlers when he arrives at the crease. He has seven T20 hundreds in total, of which five have come in Asia.
Jason Behrendorff will make life difficult for any opening batting partnership. His left-arm angle will pose another challenge besides his ability to move the ball on and off the deck. He took three for ten against Kandy Falcons in a shortened game.
Weather Report
The weather in the day is expected to be cloudy, hot and humid. There is a 70 percent chance of rain, particularly in the morning.
Pitch Report
The cloudy conditions mixed with potentially a rain shower in the early parts of the morning could favour the seam bowlers. A score around the 170 - 180 mark could make for a close contest.
Notable stats
Number one doesn't always equal trophies
In both the 2023 and 2022 editions of the LPL, the tournament was won by a team which did not top the table in the league stage.
Team News
The Sadisha Rajapaksa experiment for Galle Marvels could end when they play their first knockout game. You can expect Prabath Jayasuriya to bring his experience into the lineup. Eshan Malinga played the final group game for Jaffna Kings. He may be out for Asitha Fernando in a like-for-like replacement in their next game.
GGD vs JSK Probable 11
GGD Playing 11
- Niroshan Dickwella (C)
- Alex Hales
- Tim Seifert
- Sadisha Rajapaksa
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Sahan Arachchige
- Janith Liyanage
- Isuru Udana
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Jeffrey Vandersay
JSK Playing 11
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis (Wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Avishka Fernando
- Charith Asalanka (C)
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Fabian Allen
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Pramod Madushan
- Eshan Malinga
- Jason Behrendorff
Dream11 Prediction
Galle Marvels have had plenty of time to prepare for a play-off berth after securing their spot relatively early. That preparation could show on Thursday with a win against their opponents.
Top Picks
Tim Seifert: Since making his international debut in 2018, the top-order batter has produced at the highest level. He has 1291 T20I runs which includes nine half-centuries.
Isuru Udana: The Sri Lankan all-rounder has that x-factor about him. He will believe in his abilities to perform in the crunch moments in the death, be that with bat or ball or maybe even in the field.
Rilee Rossouw: The stylish left-hander will impose himself on the game when he gets his eye in. He will also have confidence from scores of an unbeaten 108 against Colombo Strikers and 67 against Galle Marvels.
GGD vs JSK Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Niroshan Dickwella (C), Kusal Mendis
Batters: Alex Hales, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (VC)
All-rounders: Isuru Udana, Fabian Allen, Dwaine Pretorius
Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Jason Behrendorff
