DV vs GG Dream11 Team Prediction: Galle Gladiators continue to search for their first win in the Lanka Premier League and in this pursuit, they lock horns with Dambulla Viiking on 05th December. However, this won’t be an easy task for Galle as Dambulla are in great form and have won 3 of their 4 games so far. So, let’s look at the DV vs GG Prediction.
Fixture: Dambulla Vikiing vs Galle Gladiators; Lanka Premier League T20
When: 5 December, 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Points table:
DV: 2nd place
GG: -5th place
Live Stream Online: Watch Dambulla Vikiing vs Galle Gladiators; Lanka Premier League T20 live cricket streaming on SonyLIv
DV Team News:
Playing combination: DV used U Tharanga as an opener in the last game. Although he didn’t score big, the management will back him as he is an experienced campaigner. Dickwella will be the other opener. A Perera, S Patel and M Shanaka will bat in the middle order with S Shinwari as the finisher. C Rajitha and R Mendis will handle bowling duties.
DV Playing 11:
Niroshan Dickwella, Upul Tharanga, , Oshada Fernando, Angelo Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Samit Patel, S Shinwari, Anwar Ali, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Aftab Alam
GG Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: No injury news.
Playing combination: M Gunathilaka and A Ali will be the openers. Wicket-keeper Azam Khan will bat at number 3 while C Walton and Shehan Jayasurya will bolster the middle order. A Fernando and A Dananjaya will be the strike bowlers.
GG Playing 11:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Seekkuge Prasanna, B Taylor Nuwan Pradeep, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, M Patel
In DV vs GG Dream11 prediction, A Perera getting runs in the top order is great sign for DV as their middle order of S Patel and M Shanaka is already strong while they bank on C Rajitha P Pushpakumara to get the wickets. For Galle M Gunathilaka has carried the batting order so far while the bowling department has been a mess with no bowler picking up wickets consistently.
DV vs GG Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: N Dickwella, C Walton
Batsmen: A Perera, U Tharanga, H Zazai, B Gunathalika
All-rounder: D Shanaka, S Patel
Bowlers: Anwar Ali, M Pushpakumara, L Sandakan
Captain and vice-captain:
M Gunathalika made a brilliant fifty in the last game and scored 56 runs from just 44 balls. He is the team’s leading runs-scorer and highly consistent. He has scored 206 runs in 4 innings so far with 2 fifties and averages 68.66.
MD Shanaka has been rock solid in the middle order and has scored 2 fifties in 4 innings. He has made 197 runs at an average of 49.25 and has a strike-rate of 171.30. He made 33 runs from 23 balls in the last game.
S Patel is a must-have all-rounder in the team. He has made 140 runs in 4 games and averages 35.00 with a strike-rate of 144.32. He also has 5 wickets to his name at a strike-rate of 15.2. He claimed 1 wicket in 3 overs in the last game.
C Walton is a highly effective T20 player. He has experience of featuring in 161 T20 games and has scored 3089 runs at an average of 22.22 and has a strike-rate of 123.75. He made just 4 runs in his first game in LPL but in the last match made a strong comeback by blasting 31 runs from just 14 balls. He could be promoted up in the batting order and could be the X factor in this game.
Dambulla has finally got runs in the top order and this makes them a strong team.. So in the DV vs GG Dream11 today match prediction, expect DV to win the game.