B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Sixers Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Pallekele Stadium- LPL 2024, Match 1
Published - 01 Jul 2024, 11:26 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:14 AM
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Pallekele will host the LPL 2024 opener between B-Love Kandy and Dambulla Sixers on July 1. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. The two teams played the final in the LPL 2023 edition with Kandy winning their first title. They are the defending champions of the tournament. Pallekele will host the first five matches of the tournament.
The LPL 2024 will be played from July 1-21. The matches will be played across three venues—Colombo, Dambulla, and Kandy. The league stage will run from July 1 to 16, 2024, with the five teams—Colombo Strikers, Dambulla Sixers, Galle Marvels, Jaffna Kings, and Kandy—competing against each other twice during this period.
The playoffs will be played in Colombo from July 18, with the finals set for July 21. 24 matches will be played across 21 days in a riveting domestic T20 league.
LPL 2024 will be an amalgamation of international and local Sri Lankan superstars. The Sri Lanka fans will be excited to see the national tea players represent various franchises. It might help them forget Sri Lanka's plight in international cricket when they have won nothing off late.
Sri Lanka's last major title win was the Asia Cup 2022 win. They performed well below par in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. In the T20 World Cup 2024, they failed to make it to even the Super 8s.
Sri Lanka's declining performance in ICC events saw the board name three different captains in three formats. Wanindu Hasaranga was named the T20I captain, Kusal Mendis the ODI captain, and Dhananjaya de Silva the Test captain. However, the performances have not been better under any of these captains in ICC events.
With 24 matches to be played over 21 days, season 5 will feature doubleheaders on most days, except for three days where only one match is scheduled. Day matches will start at 3 PM IST, and evening matches will commence at 7:30 PM IST.
B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Sixers Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Pallekele Stadium- LPL 2024, Match 1
B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Sixers Weather Report Of Pallekele
The match starts at 7.30 pm IST at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. The temperatures will be around 23 degrees on Monday, July 1 in the evening. Humidity will be as high as 90 percent. There is a slight chance of rain as low as 9 percent.
B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Sixers Pitch Analysis
Pallekele is among the better batting grounds in Sri Lanka. There is even pace and bounce on the wicket. In general, spinners get more purchase from the wicket than the pacers. This being a T20 tournament, conditions will favor them a little more towards the batters. Almost 170 is the average first innings score batting first.
Weather Impact on B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Sixers LPL 2024-Match 1
The weather is generally good in Pallekele. This is the monsoon season in Sri Lanka and hence rain will be on the horizon. The Asia Cup 2022 which was also held during August and September 2022 was affected by rain. This match though does not have as big a threat of rain.
Conclusion
The LPL 2024 will be played from July 1-21 spanning over 21 days. 24 matches will be played with the final scheduled on July 21 in Colombo. Rain will play a determining factor in all these games.
