Preview:
Two of the best teams in the tournament, Colombo Kings and Dambulla Viiking will face each other today. Both the teams have played 7 matches and have won 5 but Viiking have lost only one match and the other was washed off due to rain. Earlier when these two teams met in the the tournament, Viiking won the match by 28 runs.
Squad:
Colombo Kings
Angelo Mathews, Andre Russell, Karim Khan Sadeq, Dammika Prasad, Manpreet Gony, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Amila Aponso, Ashan Priyanjan, Ravinderpal Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Theekshila de Silva, PHT Kaushal, Lahiru Udara, Himesh Ramanayka, Kalana Perera, Tharindu Rathnayaka, Navod Paranawithana, Qais Ahmad, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Laurie Evans.
Dambulla Viiking
Dasun Shanaka, Samit Patel, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Kumara, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Madushanka, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Perera, Ramesh Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Dilshan Madushanka, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Shajindu Colombage, Lendl Simmons, Sundeep Tyagi, Samiullah Shenwari, Anwar Ali, Malinda Pushpakumara, Aftab Alam.
Probable playing 11
Colombo Kings
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Laurie Evans, Dinesh Chandimal, Andre Russell, Thikshila de Silva, Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmad, Angelo Mathews, Ashan Priyanjan, Dhammika Prasad and T Kaushal
Dambulla Viiking:
Paul Stirling, Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Samiullah Shinwari, Dilshan Madushanka, Ramesh Mendis, Samit Patel, Lahiru Kumara, Angelo Perera and Kasun Rajitha
Fantasy 11:
N Dickwella, D Chandimal, A Perera, U Tharanga, L Evans, A Russell, D Shanaka, S Patel, Q Ahmad, T Kaushal, D Chameera
Captain choices- Chandimal, Evans, Shanaka, Patel
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