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Dambulla Aura (DA) will battle against Colombo Strikers (CS) in the sixteenth match of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday (August 12). DA emerged victorious in their ♍previous encounter against Galle Titans (GT), while CS suffered a setback at the hands of Jaffna Kings (JK).
Avishka Fernando was the standout performer for DA in their match against GT. The opening batter hammered a match-winning 70 runs off 49 balls to guide his team to victory in the contest. On the other hand, despite Pathum Nissanka‘s resilient 36 runs off 35 deliveries and Naseem Shah’s two wickets, the Colombo-based team couldn’t pull off a win against GT.
DA currently sits at the top of the LPL 2023 points table and will look to strengthen their position further. Meanwhile, CS are on fourth place and will b🎶e determined to bounce back in the tournament.
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DA vs CS, 14th Match:
- Date and Time: August 12, 07:30 pm IST/ 02:00 am GMT/ 07:30 pm local
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report:
The pitch at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium has consistently provided advantageous circumstances for spinners, though fast bowlers can also become influential by hitting the correct zones. The team that wins the coin toss will likely opt to bowl first.
DA vs CS Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeepers: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis
- Batters:: Avishka Fernando, Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera
- All-rounders: Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Hayden Kerr
- Bowlers: Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana
DA vs CS Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Choice 1: Babar Azam (c), Dhananjaya de Silva (vc)
Choice 2: Avishka Fernando (c), Kusal Medis (vc)
DA vs CS Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Noor Ahmad, Hasan Ali, Ifti𓂃khar Ahmed, Mohammad N🌸awaz
DA vs CS Dream11 Team for today’s match:
Squads:
Dambulla Aura: Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Janith Liyanage, Hayden Kerr, Hasan Ali, Noor Ahmad, Binura Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama, Pramod Madushan, Lungi Ngidi, Sachitha Jayathilake, Jehan Daniel, Ravindu Fernando, Wanuja Sahan, Treveen Mathew, Dushan Hemantha, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Manelker De S🎶ilva, Kavidu Lakshan
Colombo Strikers: Pathum Nissanka, Babar Azam (c), Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Lahiru Udara (wk), Cham🃏ika 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
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