Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars, LPL 2022, Today Match Prediction 08 December 2022

dha vs cls Match Prediction & Analysis

Sri Lanka Premier League is slowing building up in the league phase and teams will be looking to move ahead with crucial points from every match. Both teams lost their respective opening matches by a big margin and will be low on confidence and will be searching for some inspired performances from the individuals. A win in this match will be a big boost for the teams moving forward in the league.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Dambulla Giants Preview

Dambulla Aura scored just 121/9 in their 20 overs. Jordan Cox gave them a blistering start scoring 43 runs off 22 balls with 3 boundaries and 4 sixes. Shevan Daniel (19 runs) and Banuka Rajapaksa (18 runs) played small cameos but their middle order fell like nine pins to collapse from 63/0 to 110/9 in no time. 

Their bowlers were no match to opposition batters as they gave the runs in just 15.4 overs. Noor Ahmed picked up the line wicket in the match. Chaturenga De Silva and Sikander Raza bowled economically in their overs giving runs at less than 6 RPO in the match. Pacers Lahiru Kumara, Dasun Shanaka, and Van Meekran were expensive in the last match giving runs at 9+ RPO.

Key players: Sikander Raza, Jordan Cox, Noor Ahmed

Dambulla Giants Predicted Playing XI:

Jordan Cox, Shevan Daniel, Banuka Rajapaksa, Sikander Raza, Noor Ahmed, Dasun Shanaka, Lahiru Kumara, Paul Van Meekran, Chaturenga De Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Madushanka

Colombo Stars Preview

Colombo Stars were bowled out for just 90 runs in the last game. Skipper Mathews top scored with 26 runs in the match. Experienced campaigners Dickwella, Asalanka, Bopara, and Chandimal failed to get going and were dismissed for single digit scores in the last game. Dominic Drake's and Keemo Paul add depth and firepower to their batting line-up.

Their bowlers were earlier carted for 199 runs in their 20 overs. Seekuge Prasanna picked up the line wicket in the match. Suranga Lakmal and Dominic Drakes bowled pretty economical but Keemo Paul, Howell, and Maditha Lakshan went for runs at 12 RPO in the match.

Key players: Niroshan Dickwella, Keemo Paul, Ravi Bopara

Colombo Stars Predicted Playing XI:

Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Dinesh Chandimal, Seekuge Prasanna, Dominic Drakes, Keemo Paul, Benny Howell, Suranga Lakmal, M lakshan

Colombo Stars Actual Playing XI:

Niroshan Dickwella, Naveen ul Haq, Ravi Bopara, Angelo Mathews, Navod Paranavithana, Suranga Lakmal, Dominic Drakes, Karim Janat, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeffrey Vandersay

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Hambantota has been a slightly slow pitch in the last matches with bowlers having a upper hand in both the matches. Hambantota will have hot and humid weather with dew expected.

Venue Details

Hambantota will host their last match of this season and pitch will have wear and tear owing to the used nature. We expect the scores to be around 120-140 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

We expect both captains to chase the total in this game as both matches last night were won by teams bowling first.