GM vs CS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 5 of Lanka Premier League 2024

Colombo Strikers will clash with Galle Marvels in Match 5 of the 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL) in Pallekele on Wednesday.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 03 Jul 2024, 17:42 IST

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Preview

The fifth match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2024) is all set to see the Galle Marvels (GM) facing the Colombo Strikers (CS) in a thrilling battle. The game is slated to take place on July 3rd at 7:30 p.m. IST at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka, which is the last venue for this edition. Notably, the matches will now be played at Dambulla and Colombo.

Stars like Maheesh Theekshana, Dwaine Pretorious, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Alex Hales are among the Galle Marvels' list of players, while the Colombo Strikers boast Glenn Phillips, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Matheesha Pathirana. However, it will be interesting to see which team wins the upcoming game.

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Match Information

Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers, Match 5

Lanka Premier League, 3 Jul 2024, Wed, 7:30 PM IST ,Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

FanCode

Weather Report

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Clouds

21.4°C

99% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Galle Marvels

W
L
L
W
W

Colombo Strikers

W
L
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

400 Runs

10 Matches

2

Alex Hales

GM - bat

337 Runs

10 Matches

252 Runs

9 Matches

239 Runs

9 Matches

236 Runs

10 Matches

184 Runs

10 Matches

186.96

5 Matches

2

Taskin Ahmed

CS - bowl

169.23

3 Matches

3

Isuru Udana

GM - all

164.10

10 Matches

163.89

10 Matches

5

Kavindu Nadeeshan

GM - all

160.00

6 Matches

153.33

10 Matches

1

Shadab Khan

CS - all

17 Wkts

9 Matches

15 Wkts

9 Matches

3

Isuru Udana

GM - all

14 Wkts

10 Matches

4

Binura Fernando

CS - bowl

13 Wkts

8 Matches

13 Wkts

10 Matches

11 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Isitha Wijesundera

CS - bat

6.18

4 Matches

2

Shadab Khan

CS - all

6.47

9 Matches

3

Binura Fernando

CS - bowl

6.82

8 Matches

7.35

10 Matches

5

Kavindu Nadeeshan

GM - all

7.84

6 Matches

8.04

9 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Galle Marvels

N Dickwella, Tim Seifert, AD Hales (C), D Lakshan, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Dwaine Pretorius (VC), SC Williams, M Theekshana, I Udana, L Kumara, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench : B Rajapaksa, B Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Lasith Croospulle, P Sooriyabandara, P Sooriyabandara, Sadisha Rajapaksa, J Liyanage, J Liyanage, SSD Arachchige, K Nadeeshan, Malsha Tharupathi, JF Vandersay, JF Vandersay, M Shiraz, NGRP Jayasuriya, Zahoor Khan

Colombo Strikers

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (C), S Samarawickrama (VC), A Perera, Glenn Phillips, T Perera, C Karunaratne, SH Khan, Dunith Wellalage, B Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Taskin Ahmed

Bench : Shehan I Fernando, Shehan I Fernando, Waseem Muhammad, WMKD Bandara, Allah Mohammad, Chamika Gunasekara, Garuka Sanketh, Shavon Daniel, I Wijesundera, Nipun Dananjaya

Injury and availability news

No injuries have been reported so far.

Pitch Report

The average first-innings score in Pallekele is almost 170. That should be a good score batting first. However, with dew expected to be a major factor in the evening games, teams might prefer chasing at this venue. Dew might be a factor in all three venues, as it might be raining. There are runs in store for good batters on this pitch.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

170

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Alex Hales GM | BAT

Alex Hales will be the key batter for Galle. He is a devastating opening batter who has played in almost every T20 league across the world. Do keep him in your team.

7.5
C

Bhanuka Rajapaksa GM | BAT

Bhanuka Rajapaksa is an attacking middle-order batter who has represented Sri Lanka in 37 T20I matches. Do keep him to boost your fantasy picks.

8.5

Maheesh Theekshana GM | BOWL

Theekshana is widely regarded as a mystery spinner and has played 49 T20Is for Sri Lanka in which he has bagged 45 wickets at an economy of 6.7. He will be crucial player for Galle Titans camp in the upcoming game.

8

Dwaine Pretorius GM | ALL

Dwaine Pretorius is a useful right-arm medium-fast bowler who has bagged 46 wickets in 40 T20 matches at a very impressive strike rate of 15 since 2023. In addition, must this Proteas batter to boost the Galle Titans squad.

8.5

Rahmanullah Gurbaz CS | WK

Rahmanullah Gurbaz was in scintillating form in the 2024 T20 World Cup and will provide the fireworks for Colombo Strikers in the powerplay. The top-order batter is a crucial cog for Colombo Strikers.

8.5

Matheesha Pathirana CS | BOWL

Matheesha Pathirana, in his eight LPL innings, has taken 12 wickets with a strike rate of 13.75, an economy rate of 8.76, and an average of 20.08. Must keep him to boost the Colombo Strikers camp.

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7.5

Niroshan Dickwella

GM | WK

Niroshan was great ahead of 2023 edition but he seems struggling from past 1-2 years so one can avoid him.

8

Lasith Croospulle

GM | BAT

Lasith seems to have lost his T20 form and can be ignored for this game.

Last Updated On - Jul 3 2024 5:42 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

GM

5 : 6

CS

Credits Left
11/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8.5

Sadeera Samarawickrama

8

Glenn Phillips

7

Bhanuka Rajapaksa
C

7.5

Alex Hales

9

Dwaine Pretorius
VC

8

Dunith Wellalage

7

Maheesh Theekshana

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

Binura Fernando

8.5

Matheesha Pathirana

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

GM

6 : 5

CS

Credits Left
11/100

Mega League
Tim Seifert

8

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8.5

Glenn Phillips

7

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

7.5

Alex Hales
C

9

Dwaine Pretorius

8

Dunith Wellalage

7

Maheesh Theekshana
VC

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

Binura Fernando

8.5

Matheesha Pathirana

8.5

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