Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Pallekele Stadium- LPL 2024, Match 5

Pallekele hosts the Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers match on Wednesday July 3 from 7.30 pm IST. This is the fifth and final match in Pallekele. The caravan will now move to Dambulla and finish in Colombo.

The LPL 2024 will be played from July 1 -21. 24 matches will be played across 21 days between five teams. The final will be played in Colombo on July 21.

There are five teams in LPL 2024, namely B-Love Kandy, Dambulla Sixers, Jaffna Kings, Galle Marvels, and Colombo Strikers. The tournament will be played in the double round-robin format with each team playing the other teams twice in the competition. Every team will thus play five matches followed by the playoffs and the final.

Matches will be played across three venues, Pallekele, Dambulla, and Colombo. Pallekele hosted the first five games. Dambulla hosts the next nine games and Colombo the final 10 games including the playoffs and the final.

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The tournament comes as a breadth of fresh air for the Sri Lankan fans who did not have much to cheer about in the ODI World Cup followed by the T20 World Cup. They would hope to see some entertaining cricket for the next three weeks.

Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Pallekele Stadium- LPL 2024, Match 5

Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers Weather Report Of Pallekele

The match starts at 7.30 pm local time in Pallekele. The temperatures will be around 23 degrees in Pallekele in the evening with considerable cloudiness in the weather. Humidity levels will be as high as 88 percent with 99 percent cloud cover.

Chances of rain are as low as 15 percent and thus a complete cricket match can be expected. This is the rainy season in Sri Lanka and rain will be a constant threat throughout the tournament.

Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers Pitch Analysis

The average first-innings score in Pallekele is almost 170. That should be a good score batting first. However, with dew expected to be a major factor in the evening games, teams might prefer chasing at this venue. Dew might be a factor in all the three venues as might be rain. There are runs in store for good batters on this pitch.

Weather Impact on Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers LPL 2024-Match 5

There is a 15 percent chance of rain in this match. This is the monsoon season ongoing in Sri Lanka and rain is always on the horizon. Rain will make the ground wet and the ball will be tough to grip for the bowlers. The ball will also skid off the surface which might be good for the batters as well. The threat of the game getting rained out is less though.

Conclusion

This match will mark the end of the Pallekele leg of LPL 2024. It will be interesting to see who tops the table after this game and how big a factor the weather forecast becomes in these games. Pallekele is a good venue for batters if the rain stays away.

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