Table-toppers Dambulla Aura (DA) will take on second-placed Galle Titans (GT) in Qualifier 1 match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.
DA are entering the Playoffs stage with six wins in 8 matches with 12 points to their name.
The winner of this contest will directly book their berth in the LPL 2023 final on Sunday. While the losing side will take on winner of Eliminator between B-Love Kandy and Jaffna Kings in Qualifier 2 on Saturday.
Dasun Shanaka’s Galle Titans finished in 2nd place on the LPL 2023 points table with 8 points from 8 matches. GT booked their berth in the Playoffs with a massive eight-wicket win over Colombo Strikers earlier this week. The Titans bundled out the Strikers featuring Pakistan captain Babar Azam for just 74 and chased down the target in just 8.3 overs.
DA are also coming into the Playoffs with a 20-run win over B-Love Kandy in their last game. The Titans had won the opening match between the two sides via Super Over after the match had ended in a tie while Dhananjaya de Silva-led side took revenge in the next clash, winning by 7 wickets.
DA vs GT: Probable XIs:
Dambulla Aura: Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wicket-keeper), Ben McDermott, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Alex Ross, Dushan Hemantha, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Sachitha Jayathilake, Hayden Kerr, Pramod Madushan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Galle Titans: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wicket-keeper), Najibullah Zadran, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Lahiru Samarakoon, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Tabraiz Shamsi
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