Dambulla Aura
Colombo Strikers
In match 16 of the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2023 season, Dambulla Aura will meet Colombo Strikers in an all-important clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Dambulla Aura are placed second in the points table with three wins and six points out of five games, whereas Colombo Strikers are placed fourth with two wins and four points out of five games.
The Colombo Strikers face elimination as they have the same number of points as the bottom-placed team. One more loss for them in this tournament could send things haywire, and the dream of winning the trophy will shatter. Dambulla Aura finds themselves in a safe position but would want to finish in the top two positions in the league stage. The top bookmakers in India have LPL 2023 odds with them.
Dambulla Aura will be playing their sixth match against the Galle Titans and then their seventh match against the Colombo Strikers. The Strikers, on the other hand, will be playing their sixth match of the season against Dambulla Aura. Dambulla Aura’s batting department has disappointed them a little in this tournament, as a lot more was expected from the likes of Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis. The Colombo Strikers have played brilliantly as a team but have lost crucial moments, which has cost them three matches out of five.
Dambulla AuraColombo StrikersDambulla Aura dropped Pramod Madhushan and Praveen Jayawickrama in the previous match to bring in Binura Fernando and Janith Liyanage. We do not expect them to make much change for this match, as the team is still looking lethal.
The opening duo will be expected to contribute a lot more with the bat in this match.
Predicted Lineup: Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c, wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Hayden Kerr, Binura Fernando, Janith Liyanage, Hasan Ali, and Noor Ahmad
The Colombo Strikers brought in Pakistan middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed in place of Niroshan Dickwella in the last match. Babar Azam has been in top form along with Naseem Shah, but the team is still in a precarious position.
No changes are anticipated to their lineup for this match.
Predicted Lineup: Pathum Nissanka, Babar Azam (c), Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Lahiru Udana (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Naseem Shah, Lakshan Sandakan, and Matheesha Pathirana
Dambulla Aura finds themselves ahead before the match against Colombo Strikers as they are in a better position in the tournament and have less pressure than their opponents. These two teams played against each other this season when Dambulla Aura came out victorious by 10 runs. We anticipate them to complete the double against Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League in 2023.
