Lanka Premier League 2023 - Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings – Lanka Premier League Match 7 | |
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Date | 4th August |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele |
Galle Titans have been brilliant in the two games so far. They won the first game against Dambulla Giants in the Super Over and then thrashed B-Love Kandy by 83 runs after bowling them out for 97. Most of the batters like Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Shakib Al Hasan have performed well while the bowling led by Kasun Rajitha, with Shakib And Tabraiz Shamsi look good.
Meanwhile, Jaffna Kings won the first game against Colombo Kings but lost to Dambulla Aura by 8 wickets in the second game. The team will have to win the upcoming fixture to shoot up in the points table. This will also help the team improve the net run rate.
Traditionally, the Pallekele pitch has assisted the spinners and we don’t think there will be any change in this. A score of around 150 can be tough to chase.
The temperature will range between the high 20s. The sky will be clear and there is no threat of rain. The humidity though is on the higher side and can be challenging for players.
Shevon Daniel, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle/Minod Bhanuka, Tim Seifert (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Samarakoon, Kasun Rajitha, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akila Dananjaya, Richard Ngarava
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Charith Asalanka, Towhid Hridoy, Priyamal Perera, David Miller, Dunith Wellalage, Thisara Perera (c), Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dilshan Madushanka, Hardus Viljoen
No injuries are reported from any camps and both teams will be keen to step on the park with a settled combination. Galle Titans has a chance to replace Shevon Daniel with Minod Bhanuka but that looks very unlikely.
Jaffna Kings have been very good against Galle Titans in the LPL history, but the squads have changed so the contest will be even now.
Matches Played | GT | JK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Tim Seifert, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(vc) |
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Batters | David Miller, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka |
All-rounders | Shakib Al Hasan (C ), Dunith Wellalage |
Bowlers | Maheesh Theekshana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kasun Rajitha, Vijaykanth |
Tim Seifert continued his good form and scored a brilliant 74 in 39 balls to help Galle register their second win of the tournament. Seifert is a must in any fantasy team given the form he has shown in recent times.
Shakib Al Hasan brings a lot to the table. He is a solid batter in the middle order and the team’s leading spinner. In conditions such as Pallekele, Shakib is a huge bonus.
Tabraiz Shami is one of the toughest spinners to face. The left arm chinamen has plenty of variations up his sleeves which can bamboozle even the best batters.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is yet to score a big one but he is a top batter and rarely goes through a phase where he does not score runs in three consecutive games. Gurbaz is a good player to have in the team.
Maheesh Theekshana showed in IPL 2023 that when conditions are helpful, he is very hard to get away. He was a key member of the CSK team and played a big role in the title win. The conditions will be helpful for Theekshana so he is expected to have a good game.
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