Truth be told, Kandy Tuskers were very impressive last time out, but lacked that killer-instinct to edge the opposing side. As this has been the case for the past two games, coach Moin Khan must be growing increasingly worried. Just at the right time, when the rain downpours were beginning to subside, KT began their charge to chase down Dambulla Hawks. However, things didnt go their way, as they ended up losing some early wickets to trail by four runs in the end. Rahmaullah Gurbaz and Kusal Perera ran the show in the top-order, registering massive runs in the opener. KT also have the likes of Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis and Asela Gunaratne in their batting ranks, but are lacking depth in this unit.
The team of Nuno Espirito Santo made an excellent voyage in the Europa League last season and reached the quarterfinals before losing the ticket to the next rand to Spanish Sevilla, which won later the tournament. But the fight on two fronts did not allow the Wolves to finish the season higher than in seventh place. And since the owner of the Cup is a team that is not in the top-7, Wolverhampton was left without European cups this season. On the other hand, Tramps now have the opportunity to fully concentrate on the Premier League. So far they have the ninth intermediate place with 14 points in the asset, which were earned thanks to four wins and two draws, whereas two more matches ended in the defeat of Wolverhampton. In the last two matches they managed to take only one point, having a defeat with Leicester (0:1) and a draw with Southampton (1:1).
