Colombo Kaps and Kandy Royals Meet in LPL Eliminator at R. Premadasa

Evening dew on a slow Colombo pitch is expected to favour teams chasing and could decide which side reaches Qualifier 2.

Overview

The Eliminator between Colombo Kaps and Kandy Royals is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5 at R. Premadasa with a 7:30 PM IST start time.
Colombo Kaps finished third in the league stage with a 4–4 record and hold a season head-to-head edge after beating Kandy twice.
Kandy Royals finished fourth at 3–5 and will rely heavily on opener Lahiru Udara, who has 384 runs in eight innings this season.
Previews from multiple outlets describe a slower surface that aids spinners and say evening dew should make chasing easier, so toss decisions are likely to favour bowling first.
Media outlets have published provisional XIs and split predictions — CricketAddictor rates Kaps favourites while CricTracker highlights the advantage for whichever side chases — and official team sheets will be confirmed at the toss.