Lanka Premier League 2021: Match 16, Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview

The 16^th match of the Lanka Premier League 2021 will get underway between Galle Gladiators and Dambulla Giants on December 14. Both the teams will be entering the contest on the back of a loss in their previous games.  While Gladiators lost to Colombo Stars by seven wickets, Giants saw the face of defeat in hands of table-toppers Jaffna Kings.

On the other hand, Giants and Gladiators are at 2^nd and 3^rd position respectively on the points table of LPL 2021. The batters of both the teams are doing their best to take their respective teams over the line and hence they would prefer batting first.

Match Details

Match – Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants – Match 14

Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Date and Time – 14 December, 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM IST

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV

Pitch Report

The pitch looks good for batters and a high-scoring game might be on cards. Batting first looks the way forward for this contest and scattered thunderstorms have been forecasted for the day.

Average score: 155 (in LPL games so far)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 6, Lost – 7, N/R – 1

Probable Playing XIs

Galle Gladiators

Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Mohammad Hafeez, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c), Samit Patel, Mohammed Shamaaz (wk), Dhananjaya Lakshan, Isuru Udana, Noor Ahmad, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammad Amir

Dambulla Giants

Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Philip Salt, Sohaib Maqsood, Tharindu Ratnayake, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep, Joshua Little, Imran Tahir

Head-to-Head

Played – 2 | Dambulla Giants – 2 | Galle Gladiators– 0 | N/R – 0

Probable best batter of the match

Philip Salt (Dambulla Giants)

Salt has been wreaking havoc in the league so far and stands to be the highest run-getter of the LPL 2021 with 203 runs in six games. He also has two match-winning fifties under his belt and would be the best batter to watch out for in this clash.

Probable best bowler of the match

Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators)

All-rounder Samit Patel is the highest wicket-taker of the league with 11 scalps in six games. Moving forward with the economy of 4.79, the English off-spinner can only be expected to do well for his team in this game too.

Today’s match prediction: The team batting first is likely to win the game.

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.