Lanka T10 League

GM vs KB, Eliminator

Preview 

Galle Marvels will cross swords with Kandy Bolts for the ongoing Lanka T10 League Eliminator round. The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host the game on Wednesday, December 18.

The Marvels were restricted to just 82/6 in their 10-over tenure. Sakib al Hasan was the top scorer, smashing 43 runs off 19 deliveries. The Bangla Tigers comfortably chased the total with four balls and five wickets to spare. Despite valiant efforts from the bowling side, with Jeffrey Vandersay and Binura Fernando taking two wickets each, Galle Marvels lost the match, resulting in facing Kandy Bolts in the do-or-die game of the Lanka T10 League 2024. 

On the other side, the Bolts rode on the backs of Pathum Nissanka (41 off 14) and Shehan Jayasuriya (33 off 11) to post a total of 111 runs at the loss of nine wickets. Skipper Thisara Perera and Arinesto Vezha picked up a couple of wickets apiece to restrict the Kings to 106 runs, hence winning the match by a narrow margin of just 5 runs. 

Match Details

Match: GM vs KB, Eliminator, Lanka T10 League 2024

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Time: 06:15 PM

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Pitch Report

The wicket at Pallekele will be full of runs for the batting sides, and the bowlers will have to grind hard to get wickets. 

The weather forecast for the game is partly cloudy, with high and low temperatures of 27 and 21 degrees Celsius, respectively. There are also chances of moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms during the match. 

GM vs. KB Squads

GM: Niroshan Dickwella, Alex Hales, Lahiru Udara(wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Luke Wood, Maheesh Theekshana(c), Sadisha Rajapaksa, Jeffrey Vandersay, Zahoor Khan, Binura Fernando, Dumindu Sewmina, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Kevin Koththigoda, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kesrick Williams, Sandun Weerakkody

KB: Pathum Nissanka, George Munsey, Thisara Perera(c), Dinesh Chandimal(wk), Shehan Jayasuriya, Mohammed Shamaaz, Chaturanga de Silva, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kavindu Nirmana, Imad Wasim, Ronsford Beaton, Arinesto Vezha, Danal Hemananda, Chamika Gunasekara, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Amir Hamza, Milinda Siriwardana

GM vs KB Probable Playing XIs

GM: Alex Hales, Niroshan Dickwella, Shakib Al Hasan, Lahiru Udara (wk), Sadisha Rajapaksa, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Zahoor Khan, Luke Wood, Maheesh Theekshana (c)

KB: Pathum Nissanka, George Munsey, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Thisara Perera (c), Shehan Jayasuriya, Mohammed Shamaaz, Imad Wasim, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Nirmana, Ronsford Beaton

Match Prediction

While it is tough to predict a side in such an intense, close-format game, Galle Marvels' recent performances highlight them as the favourites to win the Do-or-Die encounter. They have a more well-balanced side and have previously won against Kany this season. 

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