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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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

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

24.2°C

91% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Galle Gallants

W
L
L
W
W

Colombo Kaps

W
L
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Tim Seifert

GG - wkbat

400 Runs

10 Matches

2

Alex Hales

GG - bat

337 Runs

10 Matches

3

Glenn Phillips

CK - wk

252 Runs

9 Matches

4

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

CK - WICKETKEEPER

239 Runs

9 Matches

5

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

GG - bat

236 Runs

10 Matches

6

Niroshan Dickwella

GG - wk

184 Runs

10 Matches

1

Chamika Karunaratne

CK - all

186.96

5 Matches

2

Taskin Ahmed

CK - BOWLER

169.23

3 Matches

3

Isuru Udana

GG - all

164.10

10 Matches

4

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

GG - bat

163.89

10 Matches

5

Kavindu Nadeeshan

GG - all

160.00

6 Matches

6

Niroshan Dickwella

GG - wk

153.33

10 Matches

1

Shadab Khan

CK - all

17 Wkts

9 Matches

2

Matheesha Pathirana

CK - bowl

15 Wkts

9 Matches

3

Isuru Udana

GG - all

14 Wkts

10 Matches

4

Binura Fernando

CK - BOWLER

13 Wkts

8 Matches

5

Dwaine Pretorius

GG - ALL-ROUNDER

13 Wkts

10 Matches

6

Maheesh Theekshana

GG - bowl

11 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Isitha Wijesundera

CK - bat

6.18

4 Matches

2

Shadab Khan

CK - all

6.47

9 Matches

3

Binura Fernando

CK - BOWLER

6.82

8 Matches

4

Maheesh Theekshana

GG - bowl

7.35

10 Matches

5

Kavindu Nadeeshan

GG - all

7.84

6 Matches

6

Dunith Wellalage

CK - bowl

8.04

9 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Galle Gallants

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 Kaps

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 GG | 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 GG | 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 GG | 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 GG | ALL-ROUNDER

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 CK | WICKETKEEPER

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 CK | 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

GG | 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

GG | 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

GG

5 : 6

CK

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

GG

6 : 5

CK

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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