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Get expert DS vs CS Fantasy11 predictions, cricket tips, playing XI, pitch report, and injury updates for Match 20 of the Lanka Premier League 2024. Dambulla Sixers will face Colombo Strikers on Tuesday (July 16) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It will be the last league stage match of the season.
The Strikers have won four out of seven matches and are third in the points table. The Sixers have won two out of seven games and are in last position. A win here will help the Strikers finish in second place, while the Sixers can still make it to the playoffs if they win this match by a significant margin.
The Strikers are on a two-match winning streak and defeated Galle Marvels in their last outing by seven wickets after chasing down the target of 139 runs in 18.2 overs.
The Sixers have lost their previous two matches. They faced the Kandy Falcons in their last outing and lost the match by 54 runs. The Sixers failed to chase down the target of 223 runs. Kusal Perera was the highest scorer for the team and made 74 runs off 40 deliveries. Dushan Hemantha shined with the ball and took three wickets for 14 runs in four overs.
Match Information
Dambulla Sixers vs Colombo Strikers, Match 20
Lanka Premier League, 16 Jul 2024, Tue, 7:30 PM IST, Colombo
Probable PlayingXI
Dambulla Sixers
RR Hendricks, Ibrahim Zadran, MS Chapman, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mohammad Nabi(C), Sonal Dinusha, MADI Hemantha, K Perera, LU Igalagamage, D Madushanka, N Thushara
Bench: R Silva, D Gunathilaka, MNK Fernando, LD Madushanka, N Pradeep, Mustafizur Rahman, P Jayawickrama, A Dananjaya, Towhid Hridoy, S Jayathilake, Asanka Manoj, N Vimukthi
Colombo Strikers
A Perera, Waseem Muhammad, I Wijesundera, T Perera(C), SH Khan, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Glenn Phillips, S Samarawickrama, B Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana
Bench: Shehan I Fernando, Shehan I Fernando, WMKD Bandara, C Karunaratne, Allah Mohammad, Chamika Gunasekara, Garuka Sanketh, Taskin Ahmed, Shavon Daniel, Nipun Dananjaya
Injury News: (Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report: Overcast Clouds
Win Prediction: Dambulla Sixers
Pitch Condition: Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score: 140
Pitch Report
Captains
He is the leading wicket-taker this season and has taken 16 wickets in seven matches at an average of 8.81, an economy of 5.87, and a strike rate of nine. He has made 47 runs as well at a strike rate of 114.63.
He is the leading run-scorer for the Dambulla Sixers and has amassed 289 runs in seven outings at an average of 48.16 and a strike rate of 174.09.
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He is the highest wicket-taker for the Sixers and has picked 10 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.60.
He has amassed 237 runs in six innings at an average of 47.40 and a strike rate of 145.39. Phillips has made three half-centuries so far this season.
Budget
He is the second-highest wicket-taker for the Strikers and has picked 10 wickets in seven matches at an average of 20.10, an economy of 8.49, and a strike rate of 14.20.
He has made 224 runs in five outings this season for the Sixers at an average of 44.80 and a strike rate of 137.42.
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