The two teams reeling at the bottom of the table despertately look to restore their campaign back on track as Kandurata Warriors take on Uthura Rudras in the Sri Lankan Premier League on Saturday.
Both the teams have ended up on the losing side in both their matches and another defeat would make the task of finishing in the top four uphill.
Both teams will also be hoping that a change in venue brings with it a change in fortunes as Colombo did not do their case much good. Kandurata Warriors were beaten by Nagenahira Nagas as the bowlers failed to defend a competitive total of 159 for 7.
The batting unit overall still lacks the consistency as once again Thisara Perera shouldered bulk of the responsibility with 72 runs off just 33 balls.
However, the experienced batsmen have failed twice in a row and the bowlers have found it difficult to make the breakthroughs. Saeed Ajmal has not had the kind of impact the management would have expected of him.
Uthura Rudras are at the bottom of the table due to a poorer run rate than Kandurata.
They also ended up losing to Ruhuna Royals by 27 runs in a rain-shortened match on Tuesday. Once again, the bowlers will be under pressure after failing to keep the scoring rate in check.
Their bowlers with international experience have been quite a drawback with Kyle Mills and Muttiah Muralitharan being expensive.
Yet the management is likely to persist with them instead of experimenting something new in a crunch game. The batsmen too did not give much to write about as only three of them were able to make it to double figures.
Captain Jehan Mubarak will be faced with tough calls regarding team selection.
The match starts at 8.00pm local time in Pallekele with a sizable audience expected to show up for the weekend match.