Lanka Premier League 2021: Match 11, Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

The Dambulla Giants will play Colombo Stars in the 11th league fixture of the Lanka Premier League 2021 at Colombo’s R.Premadasa Stadium on December 11.

The second-placed Giants had their last fixture washed out when they had set a 160-run target but there was play beyond 1.2 overs during the Gladiators’ attempt to chase. They come against the struggling Stars, who went down by 20 runs against them in the reverse fixture.

In their most recent encounter against the Jaffna Kings, Stars were belted by quickfire knocks of all four in Tom Kolher-Cadmore, Shoaib Malik, Ashen Bandara and Thisara Perera, with the Kings notching up the first 200-plus score of the season (206/7). In response, Dhananjaya de Silva’s men succumbed under pressure, tumbling out for 114, losing by a whopping 93 runs to push their net run rate into the abyss.

Match Details

Match – Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars – Match 11

Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Time – 07:30 PM IST

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV

Pitch report

The lowest first-innings score in the last four encounters has been Giants’ 159, while the other three scores being 195, 181 and 207 – all three defended successfully. Quite clearly, the conditions for batting have improved.

Average score: 162 (in LPL 2021 games so far)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 5, N/R – 1

Probable Playing XIs

Colombo Stars

Pathum Nissanka, Tom Banton, Kusal Perera (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Sherfane Rutherford, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Keemo Paul, Seekkuge Prasanna, David Wiese, Dushmantha Chameera, Naveen-ul-Haq, Akila Dananjaya

Bench: Angelo Mathews, Ravi Rampaul, Ashan Priyanjan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Jehan Daniel, Keemo Paul, Lakshan Sandakan, Thikshila de Silva, Shiran Fernando, Himesh Ramanayake, Ravindu Fernando

Dambulla Giants

Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Philip Salt, Dilshan Munaweera, Sohaib Maqsood, Dasun Shanaka (c), Najibullah Zadran, Chamika Karunaratne, Tharindu Ratnayake, Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Imran Tahir

Bench: Sacha De Alwis, Joshua Little, Kalana Perera, Janith Liyanage, Muditha Lakshan, Chamikara Edirisinghe, Sachitha Jayathilake, Madushan Ravichandrakumar

Probable top performers

Philip Salt is currently the top scorer of the tournament, with 159 runs at 39.75 and a strike rate of 187, including two match-winning half-centuries.

Dushmantha Chameera is the leading wicket-taker for the Stars, and seventh overall, with six wickets in three games thus far.

Today’s match prediction: Dambulla Giants to win the match

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.