Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna kings, 4th Match of LPL2023 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna kings, 4th Match of LPL2023

Venue : R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Date & Time : 1st August, Tuesday at 3:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 08
DA won - 00
JK won - 07
NR - 01,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo is a balanced pitch with aid for both batsmen and bowlers. The pitch is also getting slow in middle overs and offers a bit of turn. The dew also tends to be heavier when the humidity is high. Both team looking for bowl first after winning the toss because of four out of the last five games at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo have been won by the chasing team.

The average 1st innings score at this venue in the recent matches is 160 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 26°C on the Tuesday with 80% humidity and 26 km/hr wind speed. There are 10% chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Dambulla Aura :

Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Alex Ross, Hayden Kerr, Binura Fernando, Shahnawaz Dahani, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Ravindu Fernando.

Jaffna Kings :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nishan Madushka (wk), Charith Asalanka, Priyamal Perera, Towhid Hridoy, Dunith Wellalage, Thisara Perera (c), Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dilshan Madushanka, and Hardus Viljoen.

Preview :

The Dambulla Aura and the Jaffna Kings will face each other in the fourth match of the Lanka Premier League 2023 on Tuesday, August 1. The R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will play host to this match.
Led by Kusal Mendis, the Aura did not get off to the best of starts in their campaign. They went down in their opening game after losing to the Galle Titans, led by national captain Dasun Shanaka. The match went right down to the Super Over where the Dambulla Aura set up a target of 10 runs. Binura Fernando failed to hold his nerve as Bhanuka Rajapaksa struck a four and a six to win it for his side.

The Jaffna Kings, led by Thisara Perera, on the other hand, started their journey in an emphatic manner. They defeated Niroshan Dickwella’s Colombo Strikers by 21 runs in the opening match of the tournament. Batting first, the Kings posted 174 runs, riding on a half-century from Towhid Hridoy. The Kings successfully defended the target, bowling out the Kings for 152 in 19.4 overs. Skipper Dickwella scored 58 runs off 34 balls, including nine fours and one six, but his efforts went in vain.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Dambulla Aura*

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis is an exceptional top-order batsman who also adds value with his wicketkeeping skills. He has scored 3220 runs at an average of 29.20 including 27 half-centuries in 118 T20 matches. Must have pick.

Avishka Fernando :

Avishka Fernando is a hard-hitting opening batsman known for his ability to score big and dominate bowlers and also looking in fine form recenty concluded Emerging Asia cup. In 99 T20 matches, he has scored 2398 runs at an average of 27.10. This impressive record includes a century and 17 half-centuries. One of the best fantacy c/vc pick.

Kusal Perera :

Kusal Perera is an experienced left-handed top-order batter. He has amassed 2961 runs in 133 T20 matches, with an average of 23.95 and an impressive strike rate of 129.99 and also he has scored 345 runs in 16 matches of the tournament at an average of 20.34. The numbers are on the lower side but Perera is one of the most talented batters in Sri Lanka and scored magnificently 40 runs off just 25 balls in the first game, and will be a great punt pick for this match.

Dhananjaya de Silva :

Dhananjaya de Silva is an excellent allrounder who's coming from decent Test series. In 105 T20 matches, he has scored 2125 runs at an average of 23.81 and has taken 38 wickets. Dhananjaya was the batted well in the last game scored crucial 43(31) & also get a wicket. His ability to chip in with crucial runs and pick up vital wickets in the middle overs can be a game-changer for your fantacy team.

Noor Ahmed :

Noor Ahmed will be a threat on the low and slow turning tracks of Sri Lanka. He's 62 wickets in as many T20s matches with the economy of 7.28. Noor Ahmed recently played in T10 League and emerged as one of the top performers. Punt pick.

*Jaffna Kings*

Rahmanullah Gurbaz :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is becoming a more popular franchise cricketer across the world. He had a good run for Jaffna Kings in the last edition, scoring 249 runs in 9 matches at an average of 27.66 with the highest score of 73. Must have pick.

Shoaib Malik :

Shoaib Malik is a veteran of the T20 format, Shoaib Malik can contribute with the bat as well as the ball. Malik has scored a total of 12528 runs in the shortest front and also picked up 166 wickets. Must have pick.

Thisara Perera :

Thisara Perera will be a good buy for your fantasy teams for his all-round prowess. He managed to score 99 runs and picked up 5 wickets in the last edition. Thisara Perera has scored 564 runs in the LPL and is the tournament’s sixth-highest run-scorer. He is also handy with the ball and has played a significant role in leading the team to three title wins. Must have pick.

Towhid Hridoy :

Towhid Hridoy is a young talented Bangladesh’s batter who's scoring runs with the consistency and scored 54(39) in the last game. He will be bat in middle order and looking for scores runs quickly. Must have pick.

Maheesh Theekshana :

Maheesh Theekshana had a good outing in the recently concluded IPL amd we think he will carry on with his form in the LPL too. Theekshana has picked up 120 wickets and has an excellent economy rate of 6.61 runs per over. Good pick.

Vijaykanth Viyaskanth :

Vijaykanth Viyaskanth was Jaffna Kings’ leading wicket-taker during the last season. He picked up 13 wickets in 8 matches at a strike rate of 14.76 and an economy rate of 6.68 and took 2/17 in the last game. Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Dambulla Aura

WK :

Kusal Mendis -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
1(3), 73(48), 10(5), 25(9), 21(19), 7(11)

Matthew Wade -

Open, 5dwn, Open, Open, Open,
0(1), 13(6)*, 53(41), 46(47), 20(14), 20(24),

Ben McDermott -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
29(12), 9(7), 54(27)*, 16(12), 0(4)

Sadeera Samarawickrama -

3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
13(9), 44(27), 15(15)*, 9(10), 32(28), 48(41)

Batter :

Avishka Fernando -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn
1(3), 30(10), 41(33), 73(47), 39(25), 1(3)

Kusal Perera -

2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open
40(25), 33(21), 35(32), 53(45)*, 3(6), 58(38)

Alex Ross -

4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn
39(28)*, DNB, 14(11), 6(10), 40(32)*, 2(4)

Janith Liyanage - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
12(14), 6(7), 31(30), 15(20), 35(37)
DNB, 2/24(4), 3/28(4), 1/33(4), 1/32(3)

Lakshan Edirisinghe - Right Arm off-break

DNB, 4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
DNB , 34(26), 0(1), 8(11), 17(18)
0/7(2), 0/26(2), 1/40(4), 2/22(3), 3/19(4)

Jehan Daniel -

3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB , 3dwn
23(14)*, 5(13), DNB, DNB , 82(43)

Manelker De Silva -

3dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
34(25), 9(12), 1(2), 10(13), 16(16)

All-rounder :

Dhananjaya de Silva - Right Arm off-break

1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn
43(31), 20(9), 37(26), 15(10), 22(14), 8(6)
1/38(4), DNB, 0/31(2), DNB , DNB , 1/6(1)

Dushan Hemantha - Legbreak

6dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
2(3), 12(13), 9(7), 17(12)*, 11(8), 23(23)
1/44(4), 2/23(2),1/13(2), 1/14(3), 2/13(4), 0/34(4)

Hayden Kerr - Right Arm Medium

6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, DNB,DNB
20(10), 16(19), 0(1), 2(4), DNB, DNB,DNB
0/35(3), 0/24(3), 2/34(4), 0/9(2), 0/27(3), 2/31(4).

Sachitha Jayathilake - Legbreak

5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn
7(9), 4(7), 63(40)*, 2(2)*, 7(5)
1/14(3), 1/15(3), 0/9(1), 0/17(2), 0/3(1)

Ravindu Fernando - Right Arm off-break

5dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
13(8), 27(12), 15(12), 30(22), 15(9), 0(2)
0/12(1), 1/27(3), DNB, DNB, 0/19(2), DNB

Bowler :

Pramod Madushan - Right Arm Medium

1/38(4), 0/21(2), 2/37(4), 0/11(2), 0/34(3)

Lungi Ngidi - Right Arm Medium fast

2/45(4), 0/40(4), 2/39(4), 1/21(4), 1/19(4), 2/29(4)

Noor Ahmad - Left Arm wrist spin

2/17(3), 0/35(4), 1/29(4), 2/39(4), 0/38(4)

Hasan Ali - Right Arm Medium

3/25(4), 2/22(4), 2/15(4), 1/44(4), 1/23(3)

Praveen Jayawickrama - Left Arm wrist spin

0/25(4), 0/17(1), 0/3(2), 1/22(3), 1/18(4), 1/23(3)

Shahnawaz Dahani - Right Arm Medium fast

2/37(4), 1/40(4), 0/21(2), 1/22(3), 1/24(4), 0/33(2)

Binura Fernando - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/32(4), 0/27(4), 0/14(1), 1/25(4), 0/26(4), 1/48(4)

Wanuja Sahan - Left Arm Orthodox

0/20(4), 2/18(3), 1/21(4), 1/18(2), 1/24(3)

Treveen Mathew - Right Arm off-break

Domestic
0/42(7), 0/53(8), 0/37(10), 1/35(10), 1/40(10)

Kavindu Pathiratne - Right Arm Medium

2/16(2), DNB, 0/18(2), 3/41(4), 0/15(3)

Jaffna Kings

WK :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz -

Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, Open, Open,
21(11), 8(5), 16(11), 10(15), 1(4), 18(12),

Nishan Madushka -

Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, Open, Open,
12(13), 1(3), 13(27), 35(44), 1(4), 80(37)*,

Pathum Kumara -

DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn
DNB, 0(0)*, 4(6), 19(15), 18(20)

Batter :

David Miller -

DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
DNB, DNB, 4(7), 6(7), 7(5), 41(26),

Shoaib Malik - Right Arm off-break

3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
13(15), 12(11), 1(3), 10(9)*, 13(19), 10(7),
DNB, 0/10(2), DNB, 3/16(4), 1/29(4), DNB

Chris Lynn -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
35(25), 62(35), 33(23), 3(9), 21(21)

Charith Asalanka -

1dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn
12(14), 3(6), 24(19), 67(41), 23(17), 37(19)

Towhid Hridoy -

2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
54(39), 19(17), 47(32)*, 12(10), 24(13), 13(8)

Ashan Randika -

1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open
23(22)*, 1(7), 2(6), 1(2), 27(14)

Priyamal Perera -

3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
22(16), 27(24), 22(18), 13(12), 5(2), 14(17)

All-rounder :

Thisara Perera - Right Arm Medium fast

5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn
14(7)*, 4(6), 14(15), 41(28), 0(1), 21(15)
1/29(3), DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/12(1), DNB

Asela Gunaratne - Right Arm Medium

2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn
20(25)*, 81(59)*, 25(24), 5(4), 15(18)
DNB, DNB , 0/5(1), 1/23(3), 1/17(4)

Dulith Wellalage - Left Arm Orthodox

4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB,
25(23)*, 12(9), DNB, 5(2), 1(2), DNB,
0/8(1), 1/2(1), DNB, 0/15(2), 2/7(4),

Raveen de Silva - Legbreak

7dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB
12(9)*, 5(5), DNB, DNB
3/21(3), DNB, DNB, 0/18(2)

Bowler :

Maheesh Theekshana - Right Arm off-break

0/39(4), 0/36(4), 2/28(4), 2/23(4), 0/22(3), 0/16(2),

Nuwan Thushara - Right Arm Medium

2/39(4), 2/15(2), 0/15(4), 2/14(2), 1/21(2)

Hardus Viljoen - Right Arm Fast

3/31(4), 0/40(4), 0/30(2), 1/30(4), 2/30(3), 0/26(3), 1/14(3),

Asitha Fernando - Right Arm Medium

1/31(4), 1/31(4), 0/28(2), 1/34(4), 1/51(4),

Dilshan Madushanka - Left Arm Fast Medium

2/18(3), 0/18(1), 1/35(3), 2/55(4), 2/55(4), 1/35(4)

Zaman Khan - Right Arm Medium

2/29(4), 3/27(4), 1/26(3), 3/26(4), 1/12(2)

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth - Legbreak

2/17(4), 3/14(3), 0/30(4), 2/20(4), 0/23(3), 2/27(4)

Nandre Burger - Left Arm Fast Medium

0/50(4), 0/21(4), 1/26(3), 0/32(3), 1/24(3),

Theesan Vithushan - Left Arm Orthodox

1/9(4),
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Ratnarajah Thenurathan - Right Arm Medium

Domestic
0/10(1), 2/18(5), 4/43(7),

Asanka Manoj - Right Arm Fast

Domestic
4/28(6), 2/27(7), 2/25(6), 0/18(3), 1/43(6)

Cheat Sheet

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