Lanka Premier League 2023 - Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings – Lanka Premier League Match -11 | |
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Date | 7th August |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele |
Dambulla Aura have won two and lost two games. The team, however, has played good cricket. Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva, all have contributed heavily with the bat which has resulted in the team winning two good games. They could have won the first game as well but suffered defeat to Galle Titans in the Super Over.
Jaffna Kings, on the other hand, have also won two and lost two games. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Charith Asalanka and Towhid Hridoy are the team’s main batters but have been very inconsistent. Dunith Wellalage, Vijaykanth Vijaskanth and Maheesh Theekshana though have bowled well.
While the spinners are still getting some help, the wicket is much better to bat. Once set, batters can score big runs here.
There is no threat of rain and the temperature will be pleasant, ranging between 21 and 30 degrees.
Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Hayden Kerr, Noor Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Pramod Madushan, Praveen Jayawickrama
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Charith Asalanka, Priyamal Perera, Towhid Hridoy, David Miller, Dunith Wellalage, Thisara Perera (c), Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nuwan Tushana, Nandre Burger
Shoaib Malik has completed his assignment in the Global T20 Canada so should be available for the team, however, there is no clear update. Also, Malik’s form in the Canada league was not good so he could either way be ignored. No changes are expected in both games.
Dambulla Aura picked their first win over Jaffna Kings in the earlier match of the LPL 2023.
Matches Played | DA | JK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Kusal Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(vc) |
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Batters | Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka |
All-rounders | Dhananjaya de Silva (C ), Dunith Wellalage, Hayden Kerr |
Bowlers | Maheesh Theekshana, Noor Ahmed, Vijaykanth Viyaskanth |
Mendis played a sublime knock of 87 in the last game against Colombo Strikers. As a captain, he would like to lead from the front and deliver another solid show for the team. He has blown hot and cold in previous games but the 87-run knock will induce a lot of confidence.
De Silva brings a lot to the table and he has been in great form in LPL 2023. He is the third-leading run scorer of the tournament with 114 runs and has also accounted for four wickets.
Noor Ahmed will be aided by the spin-friendly conditions. The left-arm spinner has earned a reputation of a match-winner and can be backed to come good in the next game too.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has scored a 50 in the tournament but he has nothing to show in the other three games. The team expects a lot of consistency from Gurbaz who has done reasonably well in several T20 leagues around the world.
Maheesh Theekshana has not been at his best in LPL 2023 but count him out at your own peril. The wickets are helpful for spinners and Theekshana is well aware of how to exploit the conditions. The spinner should come good in the next game.
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