Galle Gallants will face the Jaffna Kings in the first match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2026) at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Friday, July 17.
Jaffna Kings ended the previous season’s league phase in second place. Meanwhile, Galle pole topped the standings in the same season. Eventually, Jaffna Kings defeated Galle in the grand finale by nine wickets to lift their fourth title.
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Friday, July 17
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Galle Gallants
Sam Harper, Lasith Croospulle, Rassie van der Dussen, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushn, Kasun Rajitha, Eshan Malinga, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Jaffna Kings
Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ibrahim Zadran, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kamil Mishara, Shakib Al Hasan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c, wk), Dunith Wellalage, David Wiese, Dilshan Madushanka, Sandeep Lamichhane
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score at the Sinhalese Sports Club being 208, we can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first, given the dew. Any score above 210 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Ibrahim Zadran
Afghanistan top-order batter Ibrahim Zadran has been in decent form. He can score a good amount of runs in the power play overs.
Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan can play a crucial role in both the batting and bowling departments.
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Avishka Fernando
Sri Lankan opening batter Avishka Fernando has been scoring runs with ease in the shortest format of the game.
Rassie van der Dussen
South African top-order batter Rassie van der Dussen can be a decent batter to score runs in the middle overs.
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Avishka Fernando (c), Ibrahim Zadran (vc), Rassie van der Dussen, Dasun Shanaka, Shakib Al Hasan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Eshan Malinga, Dunith Wellalage, David Wiese, Mohammad Nawaz, Chamika Karunaratne
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Avishka Fernando, Ibrahim Zadran, Rassie van der Dussen (c), Dasun Shanaka, Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Sandeep Lamichhane, Charith Asalanka, Eshan Malinga, Dunith Wellalage, David Wiese, Mohammad Nawaz
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