LPL 2022 DBA vs CS Live Score: Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Stars Preview

LPL 2022, DBA vs CS Live Score: Match 5 of the LPL 2022 will see Dambulla Giants locking horns with Colombo Stars. Both the teams couldn’t make an ideal start to their LPL 2022 Campaign as they lost their opening fixtures by a big margin. Playing their second match of the season both the teams would be looking ahead to produce some impressive performances & register a win over each other. However, which team will be successful in their motive is what will be known today at the grounds of Rajapaksa stadium.

Dambulla Aura Preview

Dambulla Giants are marching into this clash on the back of a humiliating nine wickets defeat at the hands of Jaffna Kings. Batting first they could post just a meager total of 121 runs on board. Jordon Cox at the top order provided them a blistering start by amassing 45 runs off 22 balls braced with three fours & four sixes. Cox got valuable support in face of Shevon Daniel (19) & Bhanuka Rajapaksa (18) who played brief cameos. However, the rest of their batters couldn’t post even a double-digit score & resulting in their innings wrapping at 121-9 in 20 overs. Jaffna Kings fiery bowling attack reduced them from 63-0 to 110-9.

Their bowling order too couldn’t defend their low total & resulting in the opposition chasing the target in just 15.4 overs. Except for Noor Ahmad (1-28) none of the bowlers could draw even a single wicket. As a result, the Kings were successful in chasing their target within 16 overs with the loss of just one wicket. De Silva & Raza were economical in their bowling spells but failed to scalp any wicket which proved costly for Giants. Heaidng in today’s clash they would aim to address the issues in their batting & bowling order.

Colombo Stars Preview

Colombo Stars are no different than Dambulla Giants. They too are coming into this clash on the back of 104 runs defeat in their previous clash against Jaffna Kings. Bowling first none of their bowlers could prove their prowess in front of Kings batting order. Only Prasanna could scalp one wicket while the rest of them failed to open their account. Suranga Lakmal & Brakes bowled economical spells however expensive spells of Keemo paul, Maditha Lakshan & Howell resulted in Kings posting 199 runs total on board.

In reply, they looked off-track right from the beginning of their chase as only Matthews could score 26 runs in the fixture. While the big names such as Asalnka, Dickwella, Bopara, and Chandimal failed to reach a double-digit score. It was Keemo Paul’s (22 off 15) & Dominic Drakes’s (18 off 15) brief cameos that helped the Stars to at least post 90 runs on board. As a result, they suffered a huge 104 runs from Jaffna Kings. Heading into today’s fixture they would aim to outclass fragile Dambulla Giants & get back to winning terms.

LPL 2022, DBA vs CS: Match details

Match: Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars, Match 5, LPL 2022

Date & Time: December 8, 3:00 PM

Venue: Hambantota

Live Streaming: Sony Sports

LPL 2022, DBA vs CS: Probable Playing XI

Dambulla Aura

Shevan Daniel, Banuka Rajapaksa, Jordan Cox, Sikander Raza, Noor Ahmed, Dasun Shanaka, Lahiru Kumara, Chaturenga De Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Madushanka, Paul Van Meekran

Colombo Stars:

Niroshan Dickwella, Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Seekuge Prasanna, Keemo Paul, Benny Howell, Suranga Lakmal, M lakshan,  Dominic Drakes