Pitch Report:
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pitch is expected to be balanced one with the spinners having some extra advantage.
Last match: GG: 164/7, JK: 110 (Pace: 6, Spin: 11)
Last 3 T20 matches at this venue before this tournament:
SL: 120/8, SA: 121/0 (Pace: 3 Spin:4)
SL: 103/10, SA: 105/1 (Pace: 1 Spin:10)
SA: 163/5, SL: 135/6 (Pace:4 Spin:6)
DG Team Preview:
They finished 2nd in the group stage last season. Their team is looking strong on the paper again.
Probable 11 of the team:
Niroshan Dickwella: LHB
P Salt: RHB
Dilshan Munaweera: RHB+RAO
Janith Liyanage: RHB+RAM//L Udara: RHB//M Lakshan: RHB+LAO
Najibullah Zadran: LHB
Dasun Shanaka (C): RHB+RAM
Chamika Karunaratne: RHB+RAM
Ramesh Mendis: RHB+RAO
Imran Tahir: Leg Spin
Nuwan Pradeep: RAM
Marchant de Lange: RAF
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: P Salt, N Dickwella, D Shanaka and Najibullah
Main Spinners: Imran Tahir and Ramesh Mendis
Main Pacers: N Pradeep, M De Lenge and C Karunaratne(D Shanaka will assist them)
Death Overs: M de Lenge and N Pradeep
Stats and Analysis of the players:
N Dickwella(LHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 270 R, 33.75 A, 148.35 SR
T20I: 28 M, 27 I, 480 R, 18.46 A, 131.14 SR,
T20D: 79 M, 76 I, 1545 R, 22.39 A, 137.94 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 77&24, 88, 7, 3, 11,
L Udara(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I:
T20D: 40 M, 37 I, 777 R, 22.20 A, 134.19 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7, 23&28, 0, 39, 17,
N Zadran(LHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I: 68 M, 59 I, 1232 R, 33.29 A, 141.28 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 35, 1, 4, 4,
S Maqsood(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I: 26 M, 22 I, 273 R, 13.65 A, 116.66 SR,
T20D: 148 M, 141 I, 3565 R, 28.75 A, 133.97 SR, + 15 I, 34.5 O, 6 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24, 75, 54, 0, 23,
J Liyanage(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 36 M, 35 I, 603 R, 20.79 A, 111.87 SR,+ 28 I, 67 O, 23 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 27+27/3, 24+38/1, 65+13/2, 26, 17+34/1,
M Lakshan(RHB+LAO)
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 8 M, 7 I, 252 R, 50.40 A, 158.49 SR, +1 M, 3 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1+28/1, 7+37/4, 20+32/2, 10+43/2, 8+40/0,
S Dealwis(LHB+LAO):
T20I: 6 M, 6 I, 48 R, 8.0 A, 60.75 SR+ 2 I, 2 O 0 W,
T20D: 12 M, 12 I, 141 R, 11.75 A, 79.21 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 66, 0, 16, 10,
D Shanaka(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 278 R, 39.71 A, 161.62 SR+ 6 I, 12 O, 4 W,
T20I: 57 M, 53 I, 707 R, 16.83 A, 107.44 SR, +28 I, 48 O, 17 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7+23/0, 8, 11, 25/2, 1+21/0,
R Mendis(RHB+RAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 4 I, 49 R, 24.50 A, 196.0 SR+ 6 I, 17 O, 6 W,
T20I: 2 M, 1 I, 2 R, 2.00 A, 40.00 SR, +2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20D: 45 M, 34 I, 602 R, 24.08 A, 128.63 SR, + 39 I, 103 O, 34 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 8/1, 6+22/1, 13+75/3&64/4, 5&25+70/6+66/5,
C Karunaratne(RHB+RAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I: 14 M, 10 I, 88 R, 17.60 A, 118.91 SR, + 13 I, 33 O, 7 W,
T20D: 41 M, 30 I, 254 R, 16.93 A, 113.90 SR, +35 I, 91 O, 27 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12/1, 9+19/0, 5+23/0, 0+17/0, 3+43/2,
D Munaweera(RHB+RAO):
T20I: 13 M, 13 I, 215 R, 17.91 A, 131.09 SR+ 5 I, 10 O, 1 W,
T20D: 127 M, 124 I, 2647 R, 22.62 A, 127.50 SR+ 79 I, 214 O, 48 W,
LISTA: 14/0, 8+25/1, 28+37/3, 59+6/1, 14/0,
S Jayathilaka(RHB+LES):
T20D: 20 M, 20 I, 288 R, 19.20 A, 107.86 SR+ 14 I, 45 O, 13 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 71+24/0, 16+28/1, 28+34/2, 61+25/0, 30+32/2,
Imran Tahir(LES):
T20I: 38 M, 38 I, 140 O, 63 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13/0, 25/2, 18/1, 0+15/0, 29/1,
M de lange(RAF):
T20I: 6 M, 6 I, 23 O, 7 W,
T20D: 122 M, 118 I, 398 O, 141 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26/2, 11+11/0, 17/1, 2+26/2, 29/0,
N Pradeep(RAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 27 O, 8 W,
T20I: 16 M, 16 I, 46 O, 15 W,
T20D: 60 M, 60 I, 182 O, 62 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7/2, 7+34/2, 1+12/1, 46/0,
J Little(LAF):
T20I: 27 M, 26 I, 95 O, 23 W,
T20D: 44 M, 43 I, 155 O, 43 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19/2, 16/0, 26/1, 24/1, 17/0,
K Perera(LAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 15 M, 14 I, 37 O, 16 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 29/2, 12+17/0, 0/0, 17/0, 5/0,
T Ratnayake(RAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 29 M, 29 I, 107 O, 28 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 38+12/0, 0+61/0, 4+26/2, 13+20/0, 1+27/1,
C Edirisinghe(LHB+LAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 32 M, 31 I, 99.5 O, 27 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 34/4, 26/0, 24/3, 23/1, 32/2,
M Ravichanrakumar(LES):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20D: 20 M, 16 I, 54 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 31+33/2, 29+20/2, 30/0, 35/0, 36/3,
KW Team Preview:
They had finished last in the last season. Their team is looking little average on the paper. They are missing an impact spinner in the team.
Probable 11 of the team:
Kennar Lewis(WK): RHB
Ahmed Shehzad: RHB
Charith Asalanka: LHB+RAO
Angelo Perera: RHB+LAO
Asela Gunaratne: RHB+RAM
Rovman Powell: RHB+RAM
Kamindu Mendis: LHB+RAO/RAL (can bat at 1 down also)
Ishan Jayaratne: RHB+RAM
Binura Fernando: LAM
S Colombage: RAL
Lahiru Kumara: RAF
Minod Bhanuka(if plays) will bat in the top order.
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: A Shehzad, C Asalanka and K Lewis
Main Spinners: S Colombage (A Perera, C Asalanka and K Mendis will assist him)
Main Pacers: B Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and I Jayaratne
Death Overs: I Jayaratne/B Fernando and L Kumara
Stats and Analysis of the players:
M Bhanuka(LHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 6 I, 121 R, 20.16 A, 108.03 SR
T20I: 5 M, 4 I, 64 R, 16.0 A, 96.96 SR
T20D: 67 M, 63 I, 1187 R, 21.58 A, 119.89 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 8, 74, 27, 7,
K Mishara(LHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I:
T20D:13 M, 12 I, 171 R, 21.37 A, 120.42 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 18, 12, 46, 4, 10,
D Thomas(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I:
T20D: 99 M, 83 I, 1387 R, 19.26 A, 113.22 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26, 2, 28, 34, 1,
R Powell(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE: :
T20I: 30 M, 22 I, 344 R, 18.10 A, 120.70 SR, +6 I, 13 O, 4 W,
T20D: 98 M, 86 I, 1487 R, 21.24 A, 125.27 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 28 , 56, 25, 31, 11,
A Shehzad(RHB+LES):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I: 59 M, 59 I, 1471 R, 25.80 A, 114.74 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 20, 77, 5, 49, 44,
C Asalanka(LHB+RAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 4 I, 70 R, 17.50 A, 129.62 SR
T20I: 9 M, 9 I, 295 R, 36.86 A, 132.88 SR, +1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
T20D 39 M, 37 I, 894 R, 28.83 A, 128.44 SR, +16 I, 41 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 35, 21 , 21, 68, 10,
A Perera(RHB+LAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 227 R, 45.40 A, 141.87 SR
T20I: 6 M, 5 I, 59 R, 11.80 A, 90.76 SR, + 1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
T20D: 106 M, 91 I, 1931 R, 26.09 A, 119.41 SR, +29 I, 61 O, 20 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14, 6+16/2, 9, 0, 40,
Kennar Lewis: (RHB)
T20 D: 25 M, 24 I, 499 R, 20.79 A
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 65, 22, 0, 7
A Gunaratne(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 168 R, 42.0 A, 141.17 SR+ 7 I, 26 O, 9 W,
T20I: 12 M, 12 I, 225 R, 25.00 A, 126.40 SR, +10 I, 25 O, 5 W,
T20D 75 M, 71 I, 1398 R, 25.88 A, 118.07 SR, +66 I, 171 O, 50 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 25, 23+24/2, 4+38/0, 59+13/2, 40/6/0,
M Siriwarana(LHB+LAO):
T20I: 22 M, 19 I, 275 R, 17.18 A, 132.21 SR, +13 I, 23 O, 9 W,
T20D: 114 M, 104 I, 1648 R, 19.61 A, 140.85 SR, +73 I, 164 O, 49 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 112, 34, 18, 12, 2,
I Jayararne(RHB+RAM):
T20I:
T20D 57 M, 35 I, 502 R, 22.81 A, 150.29 SR+ 52 I, 176 O, 70 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24+27/2, 12+30/1, 7, 26+27/2,
K Mendis(LHB+LAO):
T20I: 5 M, 5 I, 76 R, 15.20 A, 122.58 SR, +4 I, 8 O, 0 W,
T20D 31 M, 25 I, 643 R, 30.61 A, 136.80 SR, +25 M, 57 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+26/3, 41+40/1, 8+29/2, 19+39/2, 12+32/0,
N vimukthi(LHB+LAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 4 I, 51 R, 12.75 A, 118.60 SR+ 4 I, 5 O, 0 W,
T20D 24 M, 23 I, 207 R, 10.35 A, 116.29 SR, +24 I, 81 O, 28 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+63/4, 17/6, 3+33/2, 3+26/1, 11+3/1,
A Sriwarddana:
T20I:
T20D 19 M, 13 I, 171 R, 19.0 A, 118.75 SR+ 9 I, 17 O, 5 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 20/3, 13+21/1, 47/2, 15/0,
N Vimukthi(LHB+LAO):
T20D: 24 M, 23 I, 207 R, 10.35 A, 116.29 SR+ 24 I, 81 O, 28 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 64/4, 17/6, 33/2, 26/1, 11+3/1,
L Kumara(RAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 4 M, 4 I, 13 O, 2 W,
T20I: 14 M, 13 I, 48 O, 14 W,
T20D 30 M, 29 I, 102 O, 33 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7/3, 29/1, 48/0, 35/0, 44/0,
AL Amin Hossain(RAF):
T20I: 31 M, 29 I, 102 O, 43 W,
T20D 112 M, 110 I, 376 O, 123 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 31/1, 35/1, 39/1, 32/0, 19/1,
B Fernando(LAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 4 M, 4 I, 13 O, 2 W,
T20I: 6 M, 6 I, 19 O, 8 W,
T20D 54 M, 53 I, 181 O, 71 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17+53/0, 7, 9/1, 1/27, 24/2,
S Ahmed(LAF):
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 22/2, 25/0, 19/1, 19/1, 13/0,
S Dulshan(LAO):
LISTA: 12 M, 10 I, 61 O, 11 W,
T20D 1 M, 1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 23/0, 26/0, 7/0, 30/3, 31/0,
K Senarathna(RAO):
LISTA: 8 M, 6 I, 39 O, 7 W,
T20D 4 M, 4 I, 6 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 41/3, 42/2, 11/0, 30/0, 22/2,
S Colombage(LES):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 2 M, 2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20D: 20 M, 20 I, 64 O, 30 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15/1, 40/2, 18/1, 20/2, 26/3,