.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pitch Report:
Pitch is expected to balanced one in the initial matches i.e all the 3 departments will get something from it. You can see scores in the range of 160-180.
Last 5 LPL Matches at this Venue::
JK: 173/5(20), CS: 152/10(19.4) (Pace: 9, Spin: 3)
CS: 163/5, JK: 164/8(19.2) (Pace: 8, Spin: 3)
KF: 168/6, CS: 169/4(18.5) (Pace: 6, Spin: 3)
GG: 108/9(18), CS: 109/3(16.5) (Pace: 8, Spin: 3)
KF: 143/8, JK: 98/3(11) (Pace: 6, Spin: 5)
Head 2 Head:
JK: 5, CS: 2
DA Team Preview:
They are the new entrant to the Lanka Premier League but their team is looking quite strong on the paper.
Team News:
Lungi Ngidi and M Wade are not mentioned in the final squad.
Probable 11 of the team:
Kusal Mendis: RHB
Avishka Fernando: RHB
KJ Perera: LHB
Ben Mcdermott: RHB
S Samarawickrama: RHB
Dhananjaya De Silva (c): RHB +RAO
H Kerr: RHB+LAM
D Hemantha: RHB+RAL
Hasan Ali: RHB+RAM
P Madhushan: RHB+RAM//Binura Fernando: LAM
Noor Ahmad: Chinaman//S Dahani: RAF
Kusal Mendis(RHB+LES):
H2H:
VENUE: 12 I, 282 R, 25.6 A, 131.8 SR,
T20I: 55 M, 55 I, 1270 R, 23.96 A, 133.68 SR,
T20D: 117 M, 116 I, 3219 R, 29.26 A, 136.80 SR
LAST SEASON SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 256 R, 28.44 A, 122.48 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 25, 34, 43, 12&18, 6&14,
Avishka Fernando(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 11 I, 272 R, 30.2 A, 133.3 SR,
T20I: 33 M, 31 I, 337 R, 11.62 A, 94.13 SR,
T20D: 98 M, 95 I, 2397 R, 27.23 A, 132.65 SR
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 10 I, 339 R, 37.66 A, 124.63 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 26, 133, 0, 25, 97,
Kusal Perera(LHB):
H2H:
VENUE: 6 I, 93 R, 15.5 A, 136.8 SR,
T20I: 63 M, 62 I, 1660 R, 27.66 A, 130.70 SR,
T20D: 132 M, 128 I, 2921 R, 23.94 A, 129.99 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 53, 35, 33, 62&6, 32&0,
Ben McDermott(RHB:
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 23 M, 21 I, 269 R, 15.82 A, 94.38 SR,
T20D: 149 M, 143 I, 3708 R, 29.90 A, 135.37 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 6, 8, 10, 7, 8,
Sadeera Samarawickrama(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE: 5 I, 100 R, 33.3 A, 116.3 SR,
T20I: 9 M, 9 I, 111 R, 12.33 A, 94.06 SR,
T20D: 80 M, 77 I, 2029 R, 30.74 A, 120.20 SR
LAST SEASON SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 294 R, 58.80 A, 131.25 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 1, 17, 19, 36&11, 0&5,
Dhananjaya de Silva(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 7 I, 132 R, 22.0 A, 112.8 SR+ 6 I, 13 O, 3 W,
T20I: 39 M, 38 I, 731 R, 20.88 A, 117.71 SR+ 22 I, 43 O, 13 W,
T20D: 104 M, 96 I, 2072 R, 23.81 A, 126.96 SR+ 62 I, 139 O, 37 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 4 I, 58 R, 14.50 A, 116.0 SR+ 3 I, 7 O, 1 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 93+25/0(7), 37/0(4), 4, 122&82+17/0&2/0, 57&10+13/0,
Hayden Kerr(RHB+LAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20D: 51 M, 29 I, 439 R, 19.95 A, 130.26 SR+ 47 I, 147 O, 56 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+35/0(3), 16+24/0(3), 8+18/0(4), 24&6+48/2&37/2, 8&13+43/0&1/0,
Dushan Hemantha(RHB+LES):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20D: 42 M, 40 I, 572 R, 17.87 A, 123.27 SR+ 26 I, 73 O, 21 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 1 M, 1 I, 0 R+ 1 I, 4 O, 1 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 49/2(10), 3+54/3(10), 31+54/2(10), 5, 0+48/0(5),
Lungi Ngidi(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 37 M, 37 I, 123 O, 60 W,
T20D: 109 M, 106 I, 357 O, 152 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+40/0(4), 12+76/0(10), 45/1(6), 45/2(4), 1+33/1(8),
Noor Ahmad(LAW):
H2H:
VENUE: 11 I, 42 O, 10 W,
T20I: 1 M, 1 I, 4 O, 4 W,
T20D: 63 M, 63 I, 231 O, 62 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 26 O, 3 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 15/0(2), 17/1(2), 22/0(2), 7/2(2), 9/2(2),
Hasan Ali(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 50 M, 49 I, 169 O, 60 W,
T20D: 168 M, 166 I, 609 O, 219 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+15/2(4), 22/2(4), 4&9+75/2&16/0, 7+25/3(4), 22/3&6/0,
Binura Fernando(LAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 6 I, 21.4 O, 9 W,
T20I: 12 M, 12 I, 40 O, 12 W,
T20D: 74 M, 73 I, 250 O, 94 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 5 I, 19 O, 12 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 7+14/0(1), 54+27/0(4), 7+29/0, 30/0(6), 0+35/1(8),
Praveen Jayawickrama(LAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 6 O, 3 W,
T20I: 5 M, 5 I, 13 O, 2 W,
T20D: 30 M, 28 I, 88 O, 26 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 1 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+102/2&43/2, 2/1&73/2, 1+54/2&68/4, 10&2+55/0, 1+89/2(19),
Shahnawaz Dahani(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 11 M, 11 I, 35 O, 8 W,
T20D: 41 M, 41 I, 137 O, 55 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 29/3(6), 1+105/0(10), 38/5(10), 1+26/0(4), 4+40/0(5.4),
GT Team Preview:
This will be the inauguration season for the franchise but they are already looking well settled.
Team News:
Looks like Shakib Al Hasan will miss the initial few matches.
T Seifert can arrive in time for this match.
Probable 11 of the team:
T Seifert: RHB(wk)
M Mithun: RHB//C Bowes: RHB
M Bhanuka: LHB
Bhanuka Rajpaksa: LHB
Ashan Priyanjan: RHB+RAO
Dasun Shanaka: RHB+RAM
Seekkuge Prasanna: RHB+RAL//Akila Dhananjaya: RAO/RAL
K Rajitha: RAM
T Shamsi: Chinaman
L Kumara: RAF
R Ngarava: LAM
Akila Dhananjaya can also play.
Tim Seifert(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 43 M, 40 I, 920 R, 27.05 A, 136.49 SR,
T20D: 172 M, 155 I, 3555 R, 26.33 A, 128.75 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 46, 8, 0, 11, 4,
Minod Bhanuka (LHB):
H2H: 1 I, 14 R, 14.0 A, 127.3 SR
VENUE: 7 I, 63 R, 12.6 A, 103.3 SR,
T20I: 5 I, 4 R, 64 R, 16.00 A, 96.96 SR
T20D: 89 M, 84 I, 1557 R, 21.04 A, 119.49 SR
LAST SEASON SCORE: 2 M, 2 I, 20 R, 10.0 A, 111.11 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5&24, 59, 119, 9, 1,
Mohammad Mithun(RHB)
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 17 M, 13 I, 127 R, 10.58 A, 93.38 SR,
T20D: 172 M, 152 I, 3020 R, 23.23 A, 118.01 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 18, 16, 0, 16, 57,
Bhanuka Rajapaksa(LHB+RAM)
H2H:
VENUE: 9 I, 140 R, 15.6 A, 134.6 SR,
T20I: 37 M, 33 I, 678 R, 24.21 A, 133.72 SR,
T20D: 161 M, 145 I, 3007 R, 23.13 A, 135.14 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 95 R, 13.57 A, 105.55 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7, 9, 20, 0, 25
Dasun Shanaka(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 10 M, 165 I, 16.5 A, 119.6 SR+ 3 I, 7 O, 2 W,
T20I: 88 M, 83 I, 1351 R, 20.78 A, 121.82 SR+ 41 I, 66 O, 25 W,
T20D: 186 M, 174 I, 3750 R, 27.57 A, 141.50 SR+ 93 I, 182 O, 59 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 127 R, 21.16 A, 169.33 SR+ 6 I, 10 O, 1 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 27/1(3.1), 1, 10+14/0(1), 7+12/0(1), 10+23/0(2),
Ashan Priyanjan(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 6 I, 76 R, 12.7 A, 116.5 SR+ 6 I, 14 O, 3 W,
T20I: 3 M, 3 I, 54 R, 54.00 A, 87.09 SR,
T20D: 120 M, 109 I, 1920 R, 20.64 A, 122.91 SR+ 69 I, 176 O, 52 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 1 M, 1 I, 1 R, 1.0 A, 110.0 SR+ 1 I, 1 O, 0 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 33+28/0(9), 9, 4+13/2(2), 56&7+32/2&27/0, 73&35+34/1,
Tabraiz Shamsi(LAW):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 61 M, 61 I, 218 O, 74 W,
T20D: 219 M, 213 I, 762 O, 253 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+62/2(10), 27/1(2), 33/0(2), 25/3(10), 38/1(4.1),
Lahiru Kumara(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 3 I, 5 O, 3 W,
T20I: 26 M, 25 I, 90 O, 33 W,
T20D: 49 M, 48 I, 165 O, 61 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 4 M, 4 I, 14 O, 6 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 26/1(6), 22/3(8), 4+33/1(5), 5+30/1(5), 2+17/1(2),
Kasun Rajitha(RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 4 O, 5 W,
VENUE: 5 I, 16.2 O, 7 W,
T20I: 18 M, 18 I, 66 O, 17 W,
T20D: 61 M, 60 I, 211 O, 87 W
LAST SEASON SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 26 O, 13 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 35/0(6), 17/1(6), 0+22/1(5), 1+25/1(5), 8&5+77/1,
Akila Dananjaya(RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 8 O, 3 W,
T20I: 31 M, 31 I, 110 O, 28 W,
T20D: 118 M, 111 I, 394 O, 135 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 9+30/4(4), 33/0(4), 1+61/8&74/7, 0+59/3&87/6, 3+91/5&71/3,
Seekkuge Prasanna(LES):
H2H:
VENUE: 7 I, 72 R, 18.0 A, 180.0 SR+ 9 I, 28 O, 12 W,
T20I: 20 M, 20 I, 214 R, 15.28 A, 132.91 SR+ 18 I, 50 O, 10 W,
T20D: 200 M, 157 I, 2091 R, 16.72 A, 155.11 SR+ 186 I, 593 O, 165 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 5 I, 12 O, 2 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 0+23/1(3), 4+24/0(4), 14+22/1(3), 13/0(1), 11/0(0.4),
Ngarrva(LAM)
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 34 M, 34 I, 121 O, 34 W
T20D: 60 M, 59 I, 202 O, 55 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13/0(2), 7/0(1), 26/2(2), 11/0(1), 21/1(2),
Shakib Al Hasan(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE(T20I): 4 I, 63 R, 15.8 A, 101.6 SR+ 4 I, 13 O, 5 W,
T20I: 117 M, 116 I, 2382 R, 23.82 A, 122.40 SR+ 115 I, 423 O, 140 W,
T20D: 405 M, 373 I, 6816 R, 21.50 A, 124.44 SR+ 398 I, 1425 O, 455 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 18+15/2(3), 26+18/3(4), 36+28/1(4), 12+41/0(4), 28+25/1(4),
Chad Bowes(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 8 M, 8 I, 157 R, 19.62 A, 125.60 SR,
T20D: 93 M, 92 I, 2484 R, 28.88 A, 137.84 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7, 54, 19, 18, 51,
Mohamed Shiraz(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20D: 19 M, 18 I, 53 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 10+12/1(2), 4&1+47/3&33/1, 14&7+96/4, 10+44/1&39/0, 40/1(10),
Vishwa Fernando(LAM):
H2H:
VENUE(ODI): 2 I, 15 O, 2 W,
T20I: 1 M, 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
T20D: 24 M, 24 I, 61.5 O, 23 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 26/0(4), 0+45/3&26/0, 6+36/1&32/2, 11&0+27/3&10/1, 21&0+69/1&6/0,
Lahiru Samarakoon(LHB+RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20D: 40 M, 31 I, 527 R, 18.17 A, 143.59 SR+ 32 I, 81 O, 38 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 7+37/1&31/2, 12&29+31/0, 16+25/2(7), 1+21/2(5), 5+42/2(7),
Milan Rathnayake(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20D: 19 M, 19 I, 53 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCOE: 35+30/0&6/0, 26+18/3&50/4, 12+38/0&49/0, 22&5+33/1, 15+32/0(11),