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Colombo Strikers (CS) will battle against Galle Titans (GT) in the last league stage fixture of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday (August 15). Both team teams registered victories in their previous encounters. The Colombo-based side defeated B-Love Kandy (BLK) in their last match, while GT edged past Jaffna Kings (JK).
Pathum Nissanka shined for CS in their victory over the BLK. Nissanka hammered a brilliant 51 runs off 38 balls. On the other hand, Kasun Rajitha stood out for the Galle-based team in their encounter with JK. Rajitha bagged a sensational four-fer for his side and conceded just 20 runs.
CS and GT sit at the fourth and fifth positions of the LPL 2023 points table. Titans will look to retain their spot or make it to the top three, whereas Strikers will aim to pull off a stunning victory and qualify for the playoffs.
CS vs GT, 20th Match:
- Date and Time: August 15, 07:30 pm IST/ 02:00 pm GMT/ 07:30 pm local
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report:
The Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium pitch gradually becomes sluggish during the course of the game and tends to provide an advantage to spin bowlers. Nevertheless, batters can amass substantial runs by occupying the crease for a considerable period. The team that wins the coin toss would likely opt to bat first.
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CS vs GT Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeepers: Tim Seifert
- Batters: Babar Azam, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka
- All-rounders: Shakib al Hasan, Chamika Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka, Mohammad Nawaz
- Bowlers: Naseem Shah, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
CS vs GT Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Choice 1: Babar Azam (c), Matheesha Pathirana (vc)
Choice 2: Shakib al Hasan (c), Dasun Shanaka (vc)
CS vs GT Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Iftikhar Ahmed, Tabraiz Shamsi, Vishwa Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella
CS vs GT 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
Galle Titans: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tim Seifert, Chad Bowes, Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka (c), Sohan de Livera (wk), Lahiru Samarakoon, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Seekkuge Prasanna, Tabraiz Shamsi, Richard Ngarava, Lasith Croospulle, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sonal Dinusha, Mohamed Shiraz, Shevon Daniel, Avishka Perera, Minod Bhanuka, Akila Dananjaya, Anuk Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Mohammad Mithun, Ben Cutting, Ashan Priyanjan
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