Pitch Report:
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pitch is expected to be balanced one with the batters having some extra advantage in the initial matches. Spinners were getting good turn in the last T20 I series of SA vs SL.
Last 3 T20 matches at this venue:
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)
GG Team Preview:
They are the runner ups of the last season and have good team on the paper in this season also.
Probable 11 of the team:
Kusal Mendis: RHB
Danushka Gunathilaka: LHB+RAO
Mohammad Hafeez: RHB+RAO
Bhanuka Rajapaksa (C): LHB
Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK): RHB
Dhananjaya Lakshan: LHB+RAM
Isuru Udana: RHB+LAM
L Madhushanka: RHB+RAM
Mohammad Amir: LAF
Tabraiz Shamsi: Chinaman
Nuwan Thushara: RAM
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: D Gunathilaka, K Mendis, M Hafeez and B Rajpaksa
Main Spinners: T Shamsi (M Hafeez and D Gunathilaka will assist them)
Main Pacers: M Amir, D Lakshan and I Udana (L Madhushank and N Thushara will assist them)
Death Overs: I Udana and D Lakshan/M Amir
Stats and Analysis of the players:
S Ahmed(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I: 61 M, 42 I, 818 R, 27.26 A, 125.26 SR
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26, 7, 54, 13, 6,
M Shamaaz(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I:
T20D: 3 M, 3 I 70 R, 35.0 A, 111.11 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 111, 8, 24, 44, 31,
K Mendis(RHB):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 263 R, 37.57 A, 139.89 SR
T20I: 29 M, 29 I, 538 R, 18.55 A, 127.18 SR
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15, 22, 9, 39, 6,
D Gunathilaka:
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 10 I, 476 R, 59.50 A, 144.68 SR+ 2 I, 4 O, 0 W,
T20I: 30 M, 29 I, 568 R, 19.58 A, 121.62 S+ 11 I, 20 O, 6 W,
T20D: 98 M, 9 I, 2391 R, 27.17 A, 128.7 SR+ 45 I, 110 O, 31 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24, 39, 19, 3, 4,
B Rajapaksha(LHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCOR: 10 M, 8 I, 180 R, 25.71 A, 163.63 SR+ 2 I, 3 O, 0 W,
T20I: 18 M, 15 I, 320 R, 26.66 A, 136.17 SR
T20D: 95 M, 82 I, 1733 R, 24.06 A, 134.65 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 34, 18, 14, 55, 0,
A Jayasinghe(RHB):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:
T20D: 22 M, 17 I, 27.30 A, 102.30 SR
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 43, 5, 28, 9+10/0, 47,
Samit Patel(RHB+LAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 189 R, 21.0 A, 136.95 SR+ 8 I, 27 O, 4 W,
T20D: 18 M, 14 I 189 R, 15.75 A, 109.24 SR+ 15 I, 42 O, 7 W,
T20I: 336 M, 283 I, 5766 R, 25.85 A, 126.33 SR+ 306 I, 1003 O, 273 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 21+29/1, 17, 13, 9, 15,
M Hafeez(RHB+RAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE::
T20D:
T20I: 119 M, 108 I, 2514 R, 26.46 A, 122.03 SR+ 79 I, 210 O, 61 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 31, 7, 15+17/0, 3, 1,
L Madushanka(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 3 M, 2 I, 0 R, +2 I, 2 O 0 W,
T20D: 58 M, 42 I, 559 R, 18.63 A, 117.19 SR+52 I, 138 O, 49 W,
T20I: 3 M, 3 I, 22 R, 7.33 A, 75.89 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+26/0, 16+21/1, 74, 12+7/1, 1,
P Tharanga(RHB+LES):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:: 2 M, 1 I, 4 R, 4.0 A, 80.0 SR+ 2 I, 5 O, 2 W,
T20D: 51 M, 38 I, 662 R, 22.06 A, 116.96 SR+ 36 I, 102 O, 44 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+17/1, 1+46/0, 55+20/1, 11+45/2, 31+12/0,
S Lakshan(RHB+LES):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE::
T20D: 16 M, 11 I, 173 R, 19.22 A, 113.07 SR+ 12 I, 40 O, 8 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 41+30/3, 8+47/0, 26/1, 34/1, 19/1,
M Amir(LAF):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 10 M, 10 I, 38 O, 11 W,
T20D:
T20I: 50 M, 50 I, 179 O, 59 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26/1, 13/2, 28/0, 15/0, 9/1,
T Shamsi(LAW):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE::
T20D:
T20I: 47 M, 47 I, 175 O, 57 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 37/0, 17/3, 21/2, 24/2,
Anwar Ali(RAM):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:
T20D: 164 M, 160 I, 524 O, 147 W,
T20I: 16 M, 15 I, 44 O, 10 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14, 2+6/0, 6, 42, 1,
I Udana(RHB+LAF):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 8 M, 4 I, 79 R, 26.33 A, 179.54 SR+ 8 I, 28 O, 5 W,
T20D:
T20I: 35 M, 25 I, 256 R, 18.28 A, 137.63 SR+ 32 I, 65 O, 27 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24/1, 19/0, 33+31/0, 21/0, 10/1
N Thushara(RAF):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:: 5 M, 5 I, 18 O, 4 W,
T20D: 38 M, 38 I, 117 O, 50 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15/2, 30/0, 24/0, 27/0, 10/0,
D Lakshan(LHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 8 M, 5 I, 77 R, 38.50 A, 126.22 SR+ 7 I, 26 O, 13 W,
T20D: 35 M, 29 I, 430 R, 17.20 A, 125.0 SR+ 21 I, 58 O, 19 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 38/1, 28/0, 14/0, 9/0, 23/1,
A Daniel(RAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:
T20D: 11 M, 10 I, 31 O, 14 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30/2 44/2, 20/5, 22/2, 7/0,
D Madushanka(LAF):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 1 M, 1 I, 2 O, 1 W,
T20D: 4 M, 4 I, 10 O, 4 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24/1, 49/0, 35/1, 16/1, 14/1,
K Koththigoda(LES):
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
T20D: 11 M, 9 I, 24 O, 11 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17/0, 5/0, 27/1, 42/0, 19/0,
JK Team Preview:
They are the current champions of this tournament. They are looking well balanced again. Faf Duplessis has withdrawn his name so he will not play in this season. As per reports players participating in the T10 will join the team today.
Probable 11 of the team:
Upul Tharanga: LHB
R Gurbaz: RHB
Avishka Fernando: RHB
Shoaib Malik: RHB+RAO
Ashen Bhandara: RHB+RAL
Thisara Perera (C): LHB+RAM
Chaturanga de Silva: LHB+LAO
W Riaz: LAM
Suranga Lakmal: RAM
Usman Shinwari: LAM
Maheesh Theekshana: RAO
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: Upul Tharanga, R Gurbaz, Avishka and S Malik
Main Spinners: W Hasaranga and M Theekshana (Chaturanga
Desilva will assist them)
Main Pacers: W Riaz, S Lakmal and Usman Shinwari(T Perera will assist them)
Death Overs: W Riaz and Usman Shinwari
Stats and Analysis of the Players:
R Gurbaz(RHB):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 169 R, 21.12 A, 157.94 SR
T20D: 53 M, 52 I, 1271 R, 24.44 A, 151.30 SR
T20I: 18 M, 18 I, 531 R, 29.50 A, 139.37 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 57, 69, 19, 0, 14,
K Arachchige(LHB+RAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 5 M, 3 I, 29 R, 9.66 A, 85.29 SR+ 3 I, 11 O, 4 W,
T20D: 34 M, 25 I, 458 R, 25.44 A, 127.22 SR+20 I, 53 O, 17 W,
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 53+15/2, 2+22/0, 23, 62+13/0, 21,
A Fernando(RHB):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 9 M, 8 I, 275 R, 39.28 A, 134.80 SR
T20D: 71 M, 68 I, 1551 R, 24.61 A, 128.82 SR
T20I: 30 M, 28 I, 325 R, 12.50 A, 93.93 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 4, 3, 13, 58,
S Malik(RHB+RAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 10 M, 9 I, 203 R, 25.37 A, 120.83 SR+ 5 I, 9 O, 2 W,
T20D:
T20I: 124 M, 111 I, 2435 R, 31.21 A, 125.64 SR+ 49 I, 95 O, 28 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26, 19, 54, 1, 0, 16/0,
U Tharanga(LHB):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 8 M, 8 I 196 R, 24.50 A, 108.28 SR
T20D: 125 M, 124 I, 3384 R, 29.17 A, 127.79 SR
T20I: 26 M, 26 I, 407 R, 16.28 A, 123.33 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 35, 10, 0, 14, 32,
A Randika(LHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE::
T20D: 29 M, 29 I, 699 R, 24.96 A, 150.32 SR
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19, 34, 49, 0, 0,
A Bandara(RHB+LES):
LAST SEASON SCORE::
T20D: 27 M, 22 I, 494 R, 29.05 A, 130.68 SR
T20I: 4 M, 4 I, 84 R, 28.0 A, 106.32 SR+ 1 I, 6 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 30, 46, 29, 0,
R Thanuradan:
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE::
T20D:
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
W Hasaranga(RHB+LES):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 8 I, 127 R, 21.16 A, 160.75 SR+ 10 I, 37 O, 17 W,
T20D:
T20I: 33 M 27 I, 319 R, 15.19 A, 119.92 SR+ 31 I, 114 O, 52 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 22/0, 15+15/0, 8/5, 20/1, 20/2,
T Perera(LHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 8 I, 261 R, 43.50 A, 223.07 SR+ 8 I, 17 O, 5 W,
T20D:
T20I: 84 M 74 I, 1204 R, 23.15 A, 151.63 SR+ 62 I, 183 O, 51 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2/1, 8/1, 12/0, 16+6/0, 18+24/1,
C De Silva(LHB+LAO):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE: 8 M, 6 I, 45 R, 9.0 A, 112.50 SR+ 6 I, 10 O, 2 W,
T20D: 99 M, 80 I, 1040 R, 14.64 A, 123.96 SR+ 76 I, 230 O, 81 W,
T20I: 2 M, 2 I, 22 R, 11.0 A, 100.0 SR+ 2 I, 2 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 28+15/5, 22+41/3, 8+8/2, 10+6/1, 23/0,
T Dinoshan(RHB+RAF):
LAST SEASON MATCH SCORE:
T20D:
T20I:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
W Riaz(LAF):
T20D:
T20I: 36 M 35 I, 118 O, 34 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13/1, 26/1, 15/1, 8/0, 28/0,
M Theekshana(RAO):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
T20I: 10 M, 10 I, 37 O, 9 W,
T20D: 33 M, 32 I, 116 O 30 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
S Lakmal(RAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 19 O, 8 W,
T20I: 11 M, 11 I, 34 O, 8 W,
T20D: 57 M, 55 I, 187 O, 62 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 51/1, 24/1, 14/1, 13/0, 28/0,
Usman Khan Shinwari(RHB+LAF):
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 7 I, 21 O, 9 W,
T20I: 16 M, 16 I, 51 O, 13 W,
T20D: 96 M, 95 I, 330 O, 116 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10/1, 47/0, 49/1, 32/3, 35/0,
C Gunasekara(RHB+RAM):
LAST SEASON SCORE:
T20I:
T20D: 14 M, 13 I, 39 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7/0, 10, 16, 57/1, 10/0,
