CK vs KT Dream11 Match Sri Lanka T20, 26 November

CK vs KT Dream11 Prediction: The curtain raiser of the inaugural Lanka Premier League is upon us. In the opening fixture, the Colombo Kings will be taking on the Kandy Tuskers at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium on Thursday.

On papers, the Colombo Kings surely look favorites courtesy of seasoned T20 campaigner Andre Russell and Sri Lanka’s national picks including Dinesh Chandimal, Isuru Udana, and skipper Angelo Mathews. Not only the opening game but for the whole tournament Colombo Kings look like a team to beat. It won’t be a surprise if they end up winning the coveted title.

Meanwhile, the Kandy Tuskers were hit by an early jolt when the ‘Universe Boss’ confirmed his unavailability for the tournament, but they need to regroup quickly and form as a competitive unit against an opponent like Kings who won’t leave any stone unturned. A pulsating clash is definitely on the cards on Thursday evening, and it would be interesting to see which team will register the first-ever win of Lanka Premier League 2020.

CK vs KT Prediction, Match Details

Colombo Kings vs Kandy Tuskers
Sri Lanka T20
Date: 26th November 2020
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota

Brief score of the last result at the venue: Last T20I was played back in 2013 here between Sri Lanka and South Africa. The hosts managed to register a 6-wicket victory over the Proteas chasing a target of 164 runs.

Pitch Report

A total of 10 strips will be used throughout the competition as the whole season will be played on this ground only. With this being the first game of the season, expect the surface to favor batsmen, and teams chasing will be having a slight advantage courtesy of dew later in the evening. However, as the tournament will progress, the pitches will definitely get slower.

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CK vs KT Dream11 Team Prediction, CK vs KT Playing 11

KT Team News

Injury update, unavailability: Proteas veteran speedster Dale Steyn is yet to join the squad and will be available later this week. He will be missing out in this game. The rest of the players are available for selection in CK vs KT Dream11 team prediction

Expected changes and team combination: Afghan’s exciting talent Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be opening the innings along with Kusal Mendis or Kusal Perera.

The four overseas for the Tuskers would be Naveen ul Haq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Irfan Pathan, and Brendan Taylor who came in as a replacement for Chris Gayle.

The likes of Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, and all-rounder Sekkuge Prasanna will be among the other sure starters.

KT Playing 11 (probable):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Kusal Mendis
Asela Gunaratne
Brendan Taylor
Kusal Perera
Irfan Pathan
Naveen ul Haq/Sohail Tanveer
Nuwan Pradeep
Sekkuge Prasanna
Dilruwan Perera/Kevin Koththigoda
Vishwa Fernando

CK Team News

Injury update, unavailability: There are no injury concerns in the Kings’ camp. All players are available for selection.

Expected changes and team combination: One of the happiest news for the camp is the availability of powerhouse all-rounder Andre Russell who is fit to feature in this game.

Talking about their four overseas picks, Andre Russell, Laurie Evans, Daniel Bell-Drummond and Afghan leggy Qais Ahmed will be starting.

International figures like Dinesh Chandimal, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, skipper Angelo Mathews and Jeffery Vandersay will be other sure starters.

CK Playing 11 (probable):
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Dinesh Chadimal
Laurie Evans
Angelo Mathews
Andre Russell
Amila Aponso
Ashan Priyanjan
Dushmantha Chameera
Jeffery Vandersay
Qais Ahmed
Isuru Udana

CK vs KT Today Match Prediction, Who will win today match

As mentioned earlier in the post, Colombo Kings definitely look strong on papers and will be heading into this game with the favorites tag. Therefore, we are backing Colombo Kings to come good in this fixture and register a win in this CK vs KT Today Match Prediction match which is also the tournament opener.

CK vs KT Prediction, Captain & Differential Picks

Captain picks

Kusal Mendis: From 48 T20 innings, Mendis has scored 1151 runs striking at 138.84.

Kusal Perera: 2249 runs striking at 132.21 from 97 T20 innings. In his last 4 T20 knocks, he has managed 122 runs which include a fifty.

Angelo Mathews: The Colombo skipper has said that he will be bowling regularly in the tournament, which is definitely a good sign for the team. He has scored 122 runs from the last 5 outings in T20s.

Differential picks

Andre Russell: The big all-rounder from Jamaica has mustered 5576 runs from 283 T20 innings. His recent form with the bat hasn’t been good as he has scored only 67 runs from 5 innings, but can do all possible damages if he gets going. A nice choice for GL teams for captain/vice-captain.

Laurie Evans: The Englishmen could be a surprise package in this game. With tons of experience in the domestic circuit, he could be a vital cog for the Kings in this season. From 97 T20 innings he has scored 3624 runs. He has scored 216 runs in his last 5 T20 outings, which include 2 fifties.

CK vs KT Dream11 Prediction

(Fantasy team after toss)

WK: Kusal Perera, D Chandimal
BAT: L Evans, R Gurbaz, Kusal Mendis
ALL: Andre Russell, Angelo Mathews, I Pathan
BOWL: Qais Ahmed, I Udana, N Pradeep