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Colombo Strikers (CS) will square off against B-Love Kandy (BLK) in the eighteenth match of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (August 13). CS faced a defeat against Dambulla Aura (DA) in the last game, while BLK thrashed Jaffna Kings (JK) by 50 runs in their previous encounter.
Mohammad Haris shined for BLK in their victory over the Jaffna-based team. Harris smashed a brilliant 81 runs off 51 balls. Nuwan Pradeep picked two wickets among the bowlers. On the other hand, despite Nuwanidu Fernando’s fighting 21 runs and Matheesha Pathirana‘s two wickets, the Colombo-based side failed to edge past DA.
CS currently are placed at the fifth position of the LPL 2023 points table and will look to bounce back in the tournament. Meanwhile, BLK sits on the second spot and will eye the top position.
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CS vs BLK, 18th Match:
- Date and Time: August 13, 07:30 pm IST/ 02:00 pm GMT/ 07:30 pm local
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report:
The pitch at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium slows down as the game progresses and is known to favour the spinners. However, batters can also score big runs if they spend some time in the middle. The team winning the toss would look to bat first.
CS vs BLK Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeepers: Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal
- Batters: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Pathum Nissanka
- All-rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews
- Bowlers: Naseem Shah, Isuru Udana, Matheesha Pathirana
CS vs BLK Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Choice 1: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Babar Azam (vc)
Choice 2: Pathum Nissanka (c), Niroshan Dickwella (vc)
CS vs BLK Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ramesh Mendis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
CS vs BLK Dream11 Team for today’s match:
Squads:
Colombo Strikers: Pathum Nissanka, Babar Azam (c), Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Lahiru Udara (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Naseem Shah, Lakshan Sandakan, Matheesha Pathirana, Niroshan Dickwella, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nipun Dhananjaya, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Angelo Perera, Yashodha Lanka, Lorcan Tucker, Kavishka Anjula, Shashika Dulshan, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Movin Subasingha, Eshan Malinga
B-Love Kandy: Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal, Mohammad Haris (wk), Angelo Mathews, Asif Ali, Sahan Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nuwan Pradeep, Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Mohammad Hasnain, Lasith Abeyratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Navod Paranavithana, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Avishka Tharindu, Malsha Tharupathi, Aamer Jamal, Thanuka Dabare
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