Perera to Dickwella, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler outside off, driven through coiver by Dickwella where a misfield results in a couple of runs

Dickwella and Hales are at the crease. Dickwella is on strike. Perera will open the attack

The players are out in the middle and we are ready for live action. Most of the matches have been high-scoring in this tournament so far, do we have another high-scoring affair in store? Let's find out..

Pitch report: 67m and 69m square boundaries, 70m down the ground. There's a bit of dryness on the wicket. The spinners will get purchase if they bowl on the slower side.

Teams:

Galle Marvels (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w/c), Alex Hales, Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Isuru Udana, Maheesh Theekshana, Malsha Tharupathi, Zahoor Khan

Colombo Strikers (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shevon Daniel, Muhammad Waseem, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Glenn Phillips, Thisara Perera(c), Shadab Khan, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana

Niroshan Dickwella: We played good cricket yesterday but we gave them 10-15 runs more. I think this pitch is on the slower side. Got to go out there see how they bowl.

Thisara Perera: Both of us like to bowl first, would like to bowl. Looks like a good wicket to bat and bowl. We have a heavy batting line-up. Playing with the same XI. Credit goes to our spinners,

Colombo Strikers have won the toss and have opted to field

18:30 Local Time, 13:00 GMT, 18:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the 5th clash of LPL 2024 folks! Galle Marvels beat Jaffna Kings, while Colombo Strikers thumped Kandy Falcons yesterday. Today, both these teams will lock horns in Pallekele. Samarawickrama, Shadab Khan and Wellalage played crucial roles for the Strikers yesterday, while Galle openers - Dickwella and Hales had a fantastic partnership against Jaffna. Quite a few players from both the teams have looked in good touch to start off, so today’s clash should prove to be an interesting one. Who will come out on top? We shall find out soon. Stay around for the toss and teams..

Squads:

Galle Marvels Squad: Niroshan Dickwella(w/c), Alex Hales, Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Isuru Udana, Maheesh Theekshana, Malsha Tharupathi, Zahoor Khan, Sean Williams, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lasith Croospulle, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Mohamed Shiraz, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Yuri Koththigoda

Colombo Strikers Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Shevon Daniel, Muhammad Waseem, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Glenn Phillips, Thisara Perera(c), Shadab Khan, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Angelo Perera, Shehan Fernando, Taskin Ahmed, Kavin Bandara, Nipun Dhananjaya, Chamika Gunasekara, Allah Ghazanfar, Isitha Wijesundera, Garuka Sanketh