KDW vs CLS Match Preview
Kandy Falcons has been the most successful team of the season thus far. They have won 5 out of the 6 games they played in the league. In the first encounter between these two teams, Kandy Falcons beat Colombo Stars by a massive margin of 109 runs. Batting first they amassed a total of 199 runs and restricted the Colombo batting line-up to 90 runs all out from their quota of 20 overs. In their last match, Kandy Falcons defeated Jaffna by a slender margin of 10 runs. Although it was a closely fought affair, Kandy did manage to win the game and kept up their excellent winning record in the tournament.
Colombo Stars on the other hand have had a mixed-bag tournament. They have won 3 matches and lost 3. They have positioned themselves in the 3rd spot in the competition. But they are going into this game with a couple of back-to-back wins in their last two matches. They will be keen to make it 3-in-a-row by winning this encounter. Angelo Matthews has been in good touch with the bat for Colombo Stars. In the last 10 games he has played for Colombo, he has scored 237 runs with an average of 33.86 with a strike rate of 133.14.
The most successful batter for Colombo Stars has been Dinesh Chandimal. He has scored 263 runs from his last 10 appearances with an average of 37.57 and a strike rate of 137.69. Andre Fletcher has been the most successful batter for Kandy Falcons. He has scored 220 runs from 6 matches with a batting average of 44.00 and a strike rate of 142.85. Pathum Nissanka has also done a terrific job for Kandy Falcons scoring 192 runs from 7 matches with an average of 27.43 and a strike rate of 119.25. Carlos Brathwaite has been the most effective bowler for Kandy with 15 wickets from 6 matches with a terrific strike rate of just 8.00. Jeffrey Vandersay has been the most successful bowler for Colombo Stars picking up 12 wickets from 6 games with a strike rate of 11.00.
Weather Report
The temperatures during the match are likely to be close to 31 degrees. The day will be cloudy mostly and you can expect some showers in the afternoon. There is more than a 90% chance of getting perspiration during the match. You can expect Northern winds of 15 km/hr during the game.
Pitch Report
You can expect a balanced wicket at the R. Premadasa stadium for this game tomorrow. The wicket will offer consistent bounce throughout the match allowing the batters to play their natural game. An average first innings score at the venue is 150 runs and it should be considered an at-par score on this ground. Spinners are likely to get some turns from the track as the game progresses.
Notable stats
Carlos Brathwaite has a great strike rate with the ball.
Carlos Brathwaite has picked up 15 wickets from 6 innings with a strike rate of 8.00 and an excellent economy rate of 5.75 in the competition.
Kandy Falcons have an excellent recent record.
The Falcons have won 4 out of their last 5 games in the competition. They are sitting at the top of the points tally as a result.
Team News
There aren’t any injury worries reported for this game from either team's management.
KDW vs CLS Probable 11
KDW Playing 11
- Pathum Nissanka
- ADS Fletcher (Wk)
- Najibullah Zadran
- KNA Bandara
- Chamindu Wijesinghe
- W Hasaranga (C)
- C Karunaratne
- CR Brathwaite
- PHKD Mendis
- Fabian Allen
- I Udana
CLS Playing 11
- C Asalanka
- RS Bopara
- ND Paranavithana
- A Mathews (C)
- Benny Howell
- Karim Janat
- N Dickwella (Wk)
- D Chandimal
- JF Vandersay
- K Rajitha
- S Lakmal
Dream11 Prediction
Both these teams have done a fair job in the competition so far. They are currently in the first and 3rd spots in the points table. However, Kandy Falcons have done slightly better and are in the top spot in the tally. They have played 6 matches so far and have won 5 of them. They have 10 points and a net run rate of +1.908. Colombo Stars have also played 6 matches and have won 3 and lost 3 to have 6 points. They have a net run rate of -0.502. All-in-all, you can expect a close game of cricket. But we expect the table toppers to come out trumps in this game.
Top Picks
Carlos Brathwaite: Carlos Brathwaite has done a terrific job in the competition with the ball. He is the top wicket-taker in the competition and has picked up 15 wickets so far from 6 matches with an average of 7.66. He is also bowling economically with an economy rate of 5.75. In his last game, he picked up a 4-wicket haul to take his wickets tally to the top.
Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva: After Hasaranga went wicketless in his last few games, he returned to form in the latest match to pick up a couple of wickets for 21 runs. He has collected 9 wickets overall from 6 matches with an average of 15.66 and he is bowling with an economy rate of 6.71 in the competition and a strike rate of 14.
Andre Fletcher: Andre Fletcher has done a good job in the tournament with the bat. He is the leading batter for Kandy and has scored 30+ in his last couple of outings. He also scored a hundred in the first match of the competition against Colombo.
Fabien Allen: In his last game against Jaffna, Fabien Allen won the player of the match award. He scored 47 runs from only 23 balls and also picked up a wicket.
KDW vs CLS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A. Fletcher
Batters: A. Matthews, R. Bopara, C. Asalanka, P. Nissanka
All-rounders: C. Brathwaite (C), W. Hasaranga (VC), F. Allen
Bowlers: I. Udana, J. Vandersay, K. Rajitha
