Colombo Stars and Galle Gladiators face each other in Match 7 of the ongoing Lanka Premier League on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. The Stars have played two games in the competition so far, having won one and lost one. On the other hand, the Gladiators have played two and suffered defeats on both occasions.
Colombo occupies the third position in the points table with two points while Galle is yet to get off the mark and sits at rock bottom. After facing a heavy loss against Kandy Falcons by 109 runs in their opening encounter, Colombo bounced back to winning ways to register a nine-wicket victory over Dambulla Aura. Galle came second best against Jaffna Kings by 24 runs in their opener while they lost by five wickets against Falcons in their next outing.
Talking about the Head-to-Head between the two sides, the Stars are just ahead of the Gladiators. Both have met five times in the previous two editions with Colombo emerging victorious three times and Galle two. In the 2020 season, the Stars got knocked out by the Gladiators in the semi-final while in 2021, they got defeated by Dambulla in the eliminator. Notably, the Gladiators have finished as runners-up in both the previous editions of the LPL.
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Matches played |
Colombo Stars |
Galle Gladiators |
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6 |
3 |
3 |
Both teams last met in Match 13 of the 2021 season and it was the Stars who won the encounter by 41 runs. In an 18-over per side contest, Colombo batted first and skipper Angelo Mathews struck 73 off 57 while Dinesh Chandimal played a blitz innings of 36 off 14 as they reached a total of 162/7. In reply, Kusal Mendis smashed 64 off 39 but the Gladiators got bundled out for just 121. Naveen-ul-Haq was the pick of the bowlers for his spell of 3/27 in 3.5 overs.
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Date |
Winner |
Margin |
Venue |
| 11 Dec 2022 | Galle Gladiators | 25 runs |
Pallekele |
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12 Dec 2021 |
Colombo Stars |
41 Runs |
Colombo (RPS) |
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06 Dec 2021 |
Colombo Stars |
4 Wickets |
Colombo (RPS) |
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13 Dec 2020 |
Galle Gladiators |
2 Wickets |
Hambantota |
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07 Dec 2020 |
Galle Gladiators |
8 Wickets |
Hambantota |
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28 Nov 2020 |
Colombo Stars |
34 Runs |
Hambantota |