The ongoing edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is quickly approaching its business end with the Playoff just days away. As such every single game is consequential. Match number 18 of LPL 2023 pits the Colombo Strikers (CLS) against the B-Love Kandy (BLK) at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, August 13. Here’s a brief preview of the match including the Predicted XIs, Pitch Report, and CLS vs BLK Dream11 Prediction.
Match Details:
- Match: LPL 2023 Match No. 18, Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy
- Date and Time: 13 August, 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pitch Report at the R. Premadasa Stadium
The track at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium has supported batters and an easy flow of runs. As such, any captain winning the toss must look to bat first and put up a big score on the board. Considering it is the second game on the same track for the day, the conditions will get easier for bowlers. Therefore, bowling second could be a great advantage.
CLS vs BLK: Predicted XI
Colombo Strikers: Niroshan Dickwella (c & wk), Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana, Jeffrey Vandersay
B-Love Kandy: Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Ashen Bandara, Asif Ali, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Hasnain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera
CLS vs BLK Dream11 Prediction:
Babar Azam (c), Wanindu Hasaranga (vc), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Naseem Shah, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Fakhar Zaman, Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz
Full Squads:
Colombo Strikers: Babar Azam, Matheesha Pathirana, Naseem Shah, Chamika Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Niroshan Dickwella, Wahab Riaz, Lakshan Sandakan, Nipun Dhananjaya, Movin Subasingha, Lahiru Udara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Eshan Malinga, Shashika Dulshan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Lorcan Tucker, Kavishka Anjula, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Yashodha Lanka, Angelo Perera
B-Love Kandy: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wanindu Hasaranga, Fakhar Zaman, Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Mohammad Hasnain, Dushmantha Chameera, Sahan Arachchige, Ashen Bandara, Mohammad Haris, Navod Paranavithana, Asif Ali, Kamindu Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Chaturanga de Silva, Lahiru Madushanka, Aamer Jamal, Malsha Tharupathi, Thanuka Dabare, Lasith Abeyrathne, Avishka Tharindu
