Dambulla Sixers will take on the Kandy Royals in the second match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2026) at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday, July 18.
Dambulla Sixers held the wooden spoon in the LPL 2024 season with three wins and five losses, picking up six points in eight games. On the other hand, the Kandy Sixers settled for the fourth rank in LPL 2024 with six points in eight games. Their journey came to an end in Qualifier 2 after suffering a one-run defeat to the eventual champions Jaffna Kings.
Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 2 Match Details
Match: Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 2
Time & Date: 3:00 PM IST, Saturday, July 18
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 2 Pitch Report
The average first innings score at this venue was 208 in the last three T20s. On that note, we can expect the batters to come out all guns blazing right from the power play overs. Bowlers need to toil hard to scalp the timely wickets and shun the run-scoring rate.
Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 2 Probable XIs
Dambulla Sixers
Reeza Hendricks, Sahibzada Farhan, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (c), Pavan Rathnayake, Gulbadin Naib, Ramesh Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Dushmantha Chameera
Kandy Royals
Kusal Perera, Sediqullah Atal, Vijay Shankar, Angelo Mathews (c), Dale Phillips (wk), Moeen Ali, Brandon McMullen, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Nuwan Thushara, Asitha Fernando
Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 2 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Kandy Royals
In the last five games between these two sides, Kandy Royals secured four victories while the Dambulla Sixers managed to win only one contest. That said, we can expect the Dinesh Chandimal-led Sixers to start the campaign on a winning note.
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