Colombo Strikers will clash with Galle Marvels in Match 5 of the 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL) in Pallekele on Wednesday.
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In this prediction, Get GM vs CS Fantasy11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI updates, pitch report, injury news for Match 5 of the Lanka Premier League 2024. The fifth match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2024) is all set to see the Galle Marvels facing the Colombo Strikers in a thrilling battle. The game is slated to take place on July 3rd at 7:30 p.m. IST at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka, which is the last venue for this edition. Notably, the matches will now be played at Dambulla and Colombo.
Stars like Maheesh Theekshana, Dwaine Pretorious, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Alex Hales are among the Galle Marvels’ list of players, while the Colombo Strikers boast Glenn Phillips, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Matheesha Pathirana. However, it will be interesting to see which team wins the upcoming game.
Match Information
Probable PlayingXI
Galle Titans
AD Hales(C), Chamindu Wijesinghe, D Lakshan, Dwaine Pretorius, SC Williams, I Udana, N Dickwella, Tim Seifert, M Theekshana, L Kumara, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bench: B Rajapaksa, B Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Lasith Croospulle, P Sooriyabandara, P Sooriyabandara, Sadisha Rajapaksa, J Liyanage, J Liyanage, SSD Arachchige, K Nadeeshan, Malsha Tharupathi, JF Vandersay, JF Vandersay, M Shiraz, NGRP Jayasuriya, Zahoor Khan
Colombo Strikers
A Perera, T Perera, C Karunaratne, SH Khan, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(C), S Samarawickrama, Glenn Phillips, B Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Taskin Ahmed
Bench: Shehan I Fernando, Shehan I Fernando, Waseem Muhammad, WMKD Bandara, Allah Mohammad, Chamika Gunasekara, Garuka Sanketh, Shavon Daniel, I Wijesundera, Nipun Dananjaya
Injury News: No injuries have been reported so far.
Weather Report: Moderate Rain
Win Prediction: Galle Titans
Pitch Condition: Batting-Friendly
Avg 1st Inning Score: 170
Pitch Report
Captains
Alex Hales will be the key batter for Galle. He is a devastating opening batter who has played in almost every T20 league across the world. Do keep him in your team.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa is an attacking middle-order batter who has represented Sri Lanka in 37 T20I matches. Do keep him to boost your fantasy picks.
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Theekshana is widely regarded as a mystery spinner and has played 49 T20Is for Sri Lanka in which he has bagged 45 wickets at an economy of 6.7. He will be crucial player for Galle Titans camp in the upcoming game.
Dwaine Pretorius is a useful right-arm medium-fast bowler who has bagged 46 wickets in 40 T20 matches at a very impressive strike rate of 15 since 2023. In addition, must this Proteas batter to boost the Galle Titans squad.
Budget
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was in scintillating form in the 2024 T20 World Cup and will provide the fireworks for Colombo Strikers in the powerplay. The top-order batter is a crucial cog for Colombo Strikers.
Matheesha Pathirana, in his eight LPL innings, has taken 12 wickets with a strike rate of 13.75, an economy rate of 8.76, and an average of 20.08. Must keep him to boost the Colombo Strikers camp.
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