Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators, LPL 2020
Colombo Kings will take on Galle Gladiators in the semi final 1 of the Sri Lanka Premier League. The match will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium and is scheduled to begin at 7.00 PM local time.
Both teams are coming back from wins in their last match so they'll be very high on confidence.
Colombo Kings have been terrific in the tournament and ended the league stages at the helm of the points table. Galle Gladiators on the other hand will take hope that they comprehensively defeated Colombo in their last encounter.
Colombo Kings batting look a powerhouse now. Laurie Evans has one hundred and a fifty in this last two innings, Dinesh Chandimal has been very consistent. Andre Russell was rested for the last game but he's expected to be back in the XI. The bowling also looks good with Qais Ahmed, Dusmantha Chameera and Andre Russell delivering some decent performances in the past games. Overall they look a pretty settled unit and will go as favourites in this match.
For Galle Gladiators, they only managed to win 2 off their 6 league games. The problem for Galle Gladiators is their over dependence on Danushka Gunathilaka who's been simply outstanding. Other players like Azam Khan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have shown promise but they've not been able to consistently deliver.
Their bowlers put up a brilliant show in the last match against Kandy and Galle Gladiators will be expecting similar sort of performance from them. If it happens, we'll have a game on our hands. As of now, Colombo Kings look good for their maiden final appearance.
CLK vs GGD Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on Sony Network in Indian Subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal), PTV in Pakistan and ITN in Sri Lanka. Sky Sky Sports will broadcast the matches in the United Kingdom while Cricket viewers in the United States can watch Lankan Premier on Willow TV.
Live streaming: Live streaming of the matches will be available on SonyLiv mobile application..
CLK vs GGD Toss Prediction
The wicket is good for batting so putting runs on the board is always a good thing to do.
Weather Report
The weather will be mostly clear with minimal changes of rain interruption.
Pitch Condition
The pitch is getting slightly slow as you would expect after so much of cricket but overall it's a very good wicket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators, LPL 2020
Colombo Kings Team News & Playing 11
CLK Team News
Colombo Kings rested Andre Russell and Isuru Udana in their last game but they are expected to be back for this crucial encounter of LPL 2020.
CLK Key Players
- Dinesh Chandimal - Dinesh Chandimal has been in scintillating form throughout the tournament. He will be looking to carry on his good form and take his team to glory
- Laurie Evans - A hundred and a fifty in his last two games, Laurie Evans has been the biggest positive for Colombo Kings ahead of the semi final. He's a batsmen that can single handedly win the match for your team.
- Andre Russell - Andre Russell on his day can be very destructive. He's been hot and cold throughout the tournament but he's a big match player and have tons of experience of playing in knock out games. He'll be very crucial both with the bat and ball.
CLK Team Form
Colombo Kings are coming back from a big win over Dambulla Viikings..
Colombo Kings Predicted Playing 11
Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Laurie Evans, Thikshila de Silva, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Angelo Mathews (c), Andre Russell, Ashan Priyanjan, Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmad, Tharindu Kaushal, Dushmantha Chameera
Galle Gladiators Team News & Playing 11
GGD Team News
The batting looks pretty packed for Galle Gladiators but we can expect Akila Dhananjaya and Milinda Siriwardene, who're omitted from the playing XI in the last game, to make a cut into the team.
GGD Key Players
- Danushka Gunathilaka - Simply outstanding!! Gunathilaka has been terrific. He's the leading run scorer of the tournament and will have to play a major role if Galle Gladiators have to upset Colombo Kings.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa - He's another batsmen Galle can rest their shoulders to. He's not been very consistent but has batted well on occasions. He'll be looking to play a big knock in a crunch game as semi final
- Mohammed Amir - Mohammed Amir had a sour start to the tournament but have picked up the momentum as the tournament progressed. He'll be the key if Galle has to restrict Colombo's batsmen.
GGD Team Form
Galle Gladiators were outstanding against Kandy Tuskers is their last match.
Galle Gladiators Predicted Playing 11
Danushka Gunathilaka, Ahsan Ali, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c), Azam Khan (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Shehan Jayasuriya, Sahan Arachchige, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lakshan Sandakan, Mohammad Amir, Nuwan Thushara
Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators Head to Head
The scored were tied 1-1 in the league stages
CLK vs GGD Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
CLK Won |
GGD Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators Betting Odds
Colombo Kings are big favourites on betting platforms, getting odds of 1.53 on Bet365. Galle Gladiators on the other hand have odds of 2.50. On cric10 you can back Colombo Kings at 1.48 and Galle Gladiators at 2.40
🏆 Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators Prediction
Both teams had a fairly contrasting league stage with Colombo Kings finishing as table toppers while Galle Gladiators barely managing to sneak in the semi playoffs on account of a better run rate. For Colombo, all their players are in decent form while Galle Gladiators look to be over dependent on Danushka Gunathilaka. Galle will take confidence that they defeated Colombo in their previous meet but we see Colombo Kings as a better team and expect them to emerge victorious here.
Dec 13, 2020
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium - Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Leave Your Comment
We do our best to give you most accurate & useful match predictions and would love to hear from you. Let us know if we need to improve. Share your own predictions for the matches. Let's talk: