The Dambulla Aura and Galle Titans will face off in Qualifier 1 of the Lanka Premier League 2023 on Thursday 17th August. The venue for this game is the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Dambulla Aura meets Galle Titans in Lanka Premier League Qualifier 1. The game will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The Titans will be brimming with confidence after showing their best and finishing in the top two against the Colombo Strikers on Tuesday. They won the match with 11.3 overs to go after knocking the opponent out of the field with 74 overs.

At one point, the Galle Titans were in all sorts of trouble. They lost four games in a row and were close to being eliminated from the competition, but bounced back and got their season back on track.

The Dambulla Aura, on the other hand, ended the league stage with six wins from eight games with 12 points and a net run rate of +0.793. They were also the first team to reserve a spot in Qualifier 1.

The Aura are currently on a five game winning streak. They lost two of their first three games early in their season, but once they found their rhythm, it was difficult to stop them.

Match Preview

Dambulla Aura (DA) will face Galle Titans (GT) in the first qualifier of Lanka Premier League 2023 on August 17th at R Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. Dambulla Aura won six out of eight league stage games to finish the season at the top of the table. The Galle Titans, on the other hand, finished second with four wins.

Dambulla Aura had played against B-Love Kandy in her last match, with B-Love Kandy winning the toss and choosing the field. They got off to a solid start in batting and the openers looked good. The middle class progressed the game well and scored well. They were able to finish with 162 runs on the board. In response, B-Love Kandy lost two wickets early on, but Dinesh Chandimal, who struck three wickets, calmed the sea and scored a fifty. However, he didn't get enough support from the other end and the team was knocked out of the bowling by 142 runs and lost the match by 20 runs.

The Galle Titans had played the Colombo Strikers in their last game, with the Galle Titans winning the toss and choosing the field. The Strikers did not start well and lost both opening games by a narrow margin. The mid-tier batters had starts, but none of them could convert them into big totals and kept losing wickets. Ultimately, they were bowled out after just 74 runs. Although the Titans lost a few wickets early on, that total would never pose a challenge for them. They easily caught up the standings and won the match by eight wickets.

Pitch Report

The pitch on this site is more balanced and suitable for both batter and bowler. The Pacers are expected to do well on this ground if they're offered some support off the field. Batters can also attempt to play their bats after they have been set. Teams prefer to track total points after the pitch is won, with the average score in the first inning being 151.

Weather Report

There is a 30 to 50 percent chance of rain throughout the game, which can cause delays and disruptions.

Toss Prediction

The skipper who wins the toss at R-Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will likely prefer to bat first as the wicket is likely to provide help to the spinners later in the inning.

Match Prediction

Due to their incredible form, the Dambulla Aura are expected to win the game. The form of their captain Dhananjaya de Silva was also exemplary.

Prediction: The Dambulla Aura will win this game of Lanka Premier League 2023.

Venue Details

The average first batting score at LPL's R.Premadasa Stadium is 146. The highest total score recorded at the venue this year is 180. It is unlikely to be a high scoring game . The team that bats first should try to set a goal of around 150-160 runs.

Head to Head

The teams participating in this game, viz. Galle Titans and Dambulla Aura have played each other eight times so far. The Dambulla Aura managed to win five of those eight games while the Galle Titans won two games.

Betting Tips

Both teams go into this game with wins from their last games. Dambulla Aura have won the last five games while Galle Titans have won the last two games. Dambulla Aura ended his season in the league phase of the LPL with 12 points at the top of the points table. They finished the league phase of the competition with a net run rate of +0.793. The Galle Titans finished in 2nd place, scoring 8 points from 8 games with a net run rate of +0.353. All in all, we expect Dambulla Aura to win this encounter and advance in the competition.

Probable Playing XI

Dambulla Aura

Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ben Mcdermott, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Alex Ross, Dushan Hemantha, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Sachitha Jayathilake, Hayden Kerr, Pramod Madushan, and Shahnawaz Dahani.

Galle Titans

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Samarakoon, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, and Tabraiz Shamsi.

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Dambulla Aura Key Players

Avishka Fernando found form just when Dambulla needed him to gain momentum. Fernando backed up his 70 against the Galle Titans with a solid 41 against B-Love Kandy.

Ben McDermott has scored 69 and 37 points in the two innings he has played. He looks good and can play a crucial role for Dambulla Aura.

Hasan Ali was great with the ball, taking seven wickets in three games and will be the strike bowler for Aura against Titans.

Galle Titans Key Players

Tim Seifert has 231 runs in 7 games for the team and will be the team's leader in the batting department.

Shakib Al Hasan is always a trump card in this game format due to his all-around ability. Shakib has been underperforming so far, but in big games you don't count big players.

Tabraiz Shamsi has played seven games in the tournament so far in which he has managed to take 11 wickets and miss runs with an economy of just 7.26. He's a must-have for your fantasy side.