Galle Titans' Tabraiz Shamsi celebrates a wicket in LPL 2023 (SLC)
Table-toppers Dambulla Aura will face Galle Titans in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 season. The winner of the match will storm into the final of the tournament.
DA vs GT: Team Previews
Dambulla Aura
Fresh off their five-game winning streak, Dambulla Aura finished at the top of the LPL 2023 points table. They secured six wins and sustained just two close defeats throughout their league campaign. Dambulla Aura also hold a superior head-to-head record against Galle Titans, having won five of their seven meetings so far since the inception of the tournament.
Galle Titans
Galle Titans launched their LPL 2023 campaign with two successive wins upfront, including one against table-toppers Dambulla Aura in a Super Over. They lost their way thereafter by sustaining four heavy defeats in four matches. Towards the end of the league stage, the Titans recovered their mojo by registering big wins over Colombo Strikers and defending champions Jaffna Kings to charge into the playoffs.
DA vs GT: Match Details & Live Streaming
| Date and Time | August 17, 3:00 PM IST |
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Live Streaming and Broadcast | FanCode & Star Sports Network |
DA vs GT: Colombo Pitch Report
Pacers will get considerable assistance with the new ball at the iconic R. Premadasa Stadium. The average first innings total at the venue has been 146. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering teams batting first have won 55 percent of the matches here.
DA vs GT: Probable Playing 11
Dambulla Aura: Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ben McDermott, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Alex Ross, Dushan Hemantha, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Sachitha Jayathilake, Hayden Kerr, Pramod Madushan and Shahnawaz Dahani.
Galle Titans: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Samarakoon, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and Tabraiz Shamsi.
DA vs GT: Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
| Wicketkeepers | Ben McDermott |
| Batters | Avishka Fernando, Lasith Croospulle |
| All-Rounders | Dhananjaya de Silva, Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka, Hayden Kerr, Dushan Hemantha |
| Bowlers | Tabraiz Shamsi, Kasun Rajitha, Shahnawaz Dahani |
| Captain | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Vice-Captain | Dasun Shanaka/Shakib Al Hasan |
DA vs GT: Winner Prediction
Table-toppers Dambulla Aura will start out as favourites to defeat Galle Titans to charge into the LPL 2023 final.
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