KDT
Kandy Tuskers
DHK
Dambulla Hawks
Our Pick Kandy Tuskers are favourites to win
Kandy Tuskers will take on Dambulla Vikings in the third match of the Sri Lanka Premier League. The match will be played on the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium and is scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM local time.
Kandy Tuskers failed to defend 219 in their first match and will be hopeful of a better bowling performance this time around. Kusal Perera is one of the most dangerous T-20 batsmen going around and his 87 in the first game is evident of the fact that he’s in great form and will be very hard to stop. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was another batsmen that looked really good. A breezy 53 off 22 balls is not bad to start a multi team tournament.
Kusal Mendis and Asela Gunaratne spent some crucial time in the middle and got themselves some handy runs. Overall their batting looks really good; the only worry is their bowling that was completely off colour. Kandy need to make some definite changes in their bowling combination. Replacing Irfan Pathan with Dale Steyn is not a bad idea at all.
Dambulla Vikings will be playing their first game of the tournament thus bringing out their best XI will be a task in itself. We expect Paul Stirling to open alongside Upul Tharanga. In Oshada Fernando, Angelo Perera, Niroshan Dickwella and Dasun Shanaka, Dambulla have a decent batting line up.
Their bowling also looks pretty solid with Anwar Ali, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and few talented Sri Lankan youngsters. So, who’s the favourite to win the match? We would like to go with Kandy Tuskers because of their outstanding batting line up but don’t completely count out Dambulla.
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.
Toss will play a crucial role it’s a difficult ground to defend. Dew can also have it’s say thus bowling first looks the most feasible option.
Few clouds are hovering over the city and a couple of showers are expected during the day.
The pitch is a nightmare for bowlers. It’s a placid wicket for the batsmen to make merry.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Kandy Tuskers vs Dambulla Viiking, LPL 2020
Kandy Tuskers boast of a quality batting line-up but need to make some changes in their bowling attack. We expect them to bring in Dale Steyn in place of Irfan PathanKDT Key Players
Kandy Tuskers are coming back from a heart breaking loss against Colombo Kings.
Kusal Perera (c & wk), Kusal Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, Kaveeshka Anjula, Dale Steyn
We expect Dambulla to start with Paul Stirling, Samiullah Shinwari, Anwar Ali and Samit Patel as their first-choice foreign players
A lot of Dambulla players are going to play after a long time so they might take some time to get used to the condition.
Upul Tharanga, Paul Stirling, Oshada Fernando, Dasun Shanaka(c), Niroshan Dickwella(w), Angelo Perera, Samiullah Shinwari, Samit Patel, Kasun Rajitha, Anwar Ali, Lahiru Kumara
Kandy Tuskers boast of a quality batting line up and are favourites to win the match.
Kandy Tuskers brutal batting line up gives them an edge over Dambulla Hikings.
Wicket-keeper
Niroshan Dickwell at 9.0 and Kusal Perera at 9.0 are good picks for your team.
Batsmen
Asela Guneratne, Kusal Mendis at 9.5, Paul Stirling and Rahmanullah Gurbaz at 9.0 will make up for a strong batting order
All-rounders
Dasun Shanaka at 9.0 is a good choice in this section.
Bowlers
Kasun Rajitha and Anwar Ali at 9.0, Lahiru Kumara and Naveen ul Haq at 8.5 makes a decent bowling attack
Captain/Vice-captain
Kusal Perera can be selected as the skipper while Kusal Mendis can be backed as his deputy.
Batsmen:Asela Guneratne, Kusal Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Paul Stirling
All Rounder:Dasun Shanaka
Wicket Keeper:Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Perera
Bowler:Kasun Rajitha, Anwer Ali, Lahiru Kumara, Naveen ul Haq
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