Published on: Dec 7, 2021 12:19 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 10, 2021 8:47 am IST
KW vs GG Dream11 Prediction: The fifth game of the Lanka Premier League 2021 is scheduled to be contested between the Kandy Warriors and the Galle Gladiators at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 7 December (Tuesday). This will be the second in the exciting double-header day of the Lanka Premier League T20. Both these teams are coming into this game after witnessing different fortunes unfold in the ongoing edition of the tournament. The Kandy Warriors got off to a disappointing start in this T20 season as they suffered a 20-run loss at the hands of the Dambulla Giants in their first game. On the other hand, Galle Gladiators won their opening game against Jaffna Kings but then lost their next match by 4 wickets against Colombo Stars. However, it will now be really important for both these teams to come with a better performance in this match.
Fixture Name: Match 5, Kandy Warriors vs Galle Gladiators
Competition: Lanka Premier League T20
Date: 7 December
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
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The wicket at the R.Premadasa Stadium will once again have great assistance for the batters. There will be enough help for the spinners and the pace bowlers will have to bowl more slower deliveries to be successful. The ball is expected to come nicely onto the bat in these batting-friendly conditions. However, batting first will be a good option on this surface.
Team Form Guide: KW (recent last): L L W L L GG (recent last): L W L W W
Angelo Perera Kennar Lewis Charith Asalanka Rovman Powell Asela Gunaratne Devon Thomas Kamindu Mendis Ishan Jayaratne Lahiru Kumara Al-Amin Hossain Sachidu Colombage
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Charith Asalanka Stats in T20
For the Kandy Warriors, Charith Asalanka will surely be a key player to watch out for in this tournament due to his sensational form in the recent while. Asalanka played a lot of crucial knocks for Sri Lanka during the T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE.
Asela Gunaratne Stats in T20
Kandy Warriors all-rounder Asela Gunaratne has performed excellently well in the shortest format of the game both with the bat and ball in the past. Gunaratne has scored more than 1300 runs and also taken as many as 50 wickets.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa Danushka Gunathilaka Kusal Mendis Mohammad Hafeez Ben Dunk Samit Patel Lahiru Madushanka Pulina Tharanga Nuwan Thushara Isuru Udana Noor Ahmad
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa Stats in T20
Galle Gladiators captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa will be an important player for his team in this competition due to his sensational big-hitting abilities in the shorter format. Rajapaksa scored a crucial fifty in the opening game at a wonderful strike-rate of more than 180.
Danushka Gunathilaka Stats in T20
For the Galle Gladiators, left-handed batter Danushka Gunathilaka had performed impressively well in the previous edition of the Lanka Premier League T20. Gunathilaka finished as the leading run-scorer with a wonderful total of 476 runs from 10 matches at average of 59.5 that included 4 fifties.
The Kandy Warriors will be looking to come up with an improved effort from the previous loss and the likes of Angelo Perera, Kennar Lewis, Charith Asalanka and Asela Gunaratne will be expected to play a significant role in the batting department. The trio of Al-Amin Hossain, Lahiru Kumara and Sachidu Colombage will form an important part of the bowling attack. On the other hand, Galle Gladiators will depend a lot upon the likes of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Pulina Tharanga to contribute well with the bat. The likes of Isuru Udana, Noor Ahmad and Nuwan Thushara will form an important part of the bowling attack. The toss factor will once again be really vital in this match. According to the KW vs GG today match prediction & Kandy Warriors vs Galle Gladiators cricket betting tips, GG are the favourites to win this match.
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WICKET-KEEPERS: Ben Dunk BATTERS: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Danushka Gunathilaka, Rovman Powell, Kennar Lewis, Charith Asalanka ALL-ROUNDERS: Mohammad Hafeez, Asela Gunaratne BOWLERS: Lahiru Kumara, Al-Amin Hossain, Nuwan Thushara
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Asela Gunaratne, Danushka Gunathilaka.
For Grand League: Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa.