GG vs KR Dream11 Prediction, Match 16, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for Lanka Premier League 2026

A win could see the Gallants take a massive step towards securing qualification for the tournament's latter stages.

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Kandy Royals  vs Galle Gallants
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Kandy Royals and Galle Gallants (Source:Kandy Royals and Galle Gallants/Instagram)

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Preview

 Table-topper Galle Gallants (GG) take on the Kandy Royals (KR) in Match 16 of the 2026 Lanka Premier League on Wednesday, July 29, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. A win could see the Gallants take a massive step towards securing qualification for the tournament's latter stages. 

GG have secured eight points from six matches, having won four matches. They have secured two victories in their last three games, with the defeat coming against the Kandy Royals by 11 runs. 

KR, on the other hand, find themselves at the foot of the points table, having won just twice in the first six matches. Losing their opening two matches of the 2026 season destabilised their campaign, from which they have yet to recover.

Match Information

Galle Gallants vs Kandy Royals, Match 16

Lanka Premier League, 29 Jul 2026, Wed, 3:00 PM IST, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

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29.6°C

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Probable Playing XI

Galle Gallants

SB Harper, Nurul Hasan (wk), C Asalanka, SSD Arachchige, C Karunaratne, D Shanaka (C), Mohammad Nawaz, KTH Ratnayake, Dinura Kalupahana, Akif Javed, Sachindu Colombage

Bench : Liton Das, Lasith Croospulle, HE van der Dussen, Y Koththigoda, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Eshan Malinga, K Rajitha, PM Liyanagamage, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Virandeep Singh, CA Lynn

Kandy Royals

K Perera, LU Igalagamage (wk), DN Phillips, A Mathews, Vijay Shankar, MM Ali, W Hasaranga (C), S Afridi, MADI Hemantha, Garuka Sanketh, AM Fernando

Bench : Pawan de Silva, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Muditha Lakshan, Sahan Mihira, B McMullen, I Wijesundera, Vishen Halambage, Zahir Khan, N Thushara, DR Sams, Sediqullah Atal

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Batting is generally advantageous during the early stages of the game at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. However, the slower bowlers and spinners take the ascendancy as the game progresses.

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Batting Pitch

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170

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Player Picks

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8.5
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Angelo Mathews KR | ALL

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8
VC

Dasun Shanaka GG | ALL

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8.5

Chris Lynn

GG | BAT

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Litton Das

GG | WK

Last Updated On - Jul 29 2026 12:19 PM

Players
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Team 1

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5 : 6

KR

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12/100

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Head To Head
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Sam Harper

7.5

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Lahiru Udara

8

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Charith Asalanka

8

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Dale Phillips

8.5

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Chamika Karunaratne

8.5

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Angelo Mathews
C

8.5

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Moeen Ali
VC

8.5

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Tharindu Ratnayake

8.5

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Akif Javed

6

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Asitha Fernando

7

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Shaheen Afridi

9

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