Sri Lanka T10 League

Match 12: HBT vs NEK

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Match Details

Match: HBT vs NEK, 12th Match, Lanka T10 League, 2024

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time: 08:30 PM

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Pitch and Weather Report

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is known as a decent batting surface. The new white ball might show some movement, particularly in the lights, but batters can easily score their runs once the pitch settles. This venue has hosted 26 T20s matches so far, out of which 14 won by batting first, and 09 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20s here is 168 runs. However, in T10 cricket, the situation will be different as batters are only given 60 balls to score their runs. This was evident in the recent match, where Jaffna scored 138 runs.

With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, bowl first and put pressure on the opposition by taking advantage of the deck. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and the fielding side would try to restrict them to under 120-125 runs.

During the match, the temperature at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is predicted to be around 23-26 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level exceeding 90%. There will be light winds on the ground, blowing at a speed of 3 km/h. There is a 35% chance of rain interrupting the match, which could affect this match, similar to what we saw on Friday when two matches ended without a result.

HBT vs NEK Squads

HBT: Kusal Perera(w), Mohammad Shahzad, Dasun Shanaka(c), Shevon Daniel, Sabbir Rahman, Sahan Arachchige, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Richard Gleeson, Eshan Malinga, Tharindu Ratnayake, Brian Bennett, Chamath Gomez, Nishan Peiris, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dushmantha Chameera

NEK: Umar Akmal (wk), Saurabh Tiwary (c), Avishka Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Yashodha Lanka, Lahiru Madushanka, Benny Howell, Vishen Halambage, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Nimsara Atharagalla, Rivaldo Clarke, Aftab Alam, Oshane Thomas, Zubaid Akbari, Pulindu Perera, Kyle Mayers, Kasun Rajitha

HBT vs NEK Probable Playing XIs

HBT: Shevon Daniel, Mohammad Shahzad, Kusal Perera (wk), Sahan Arachchige, Sabbir Rahman, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dhananjaya Lakshan, Isuru Udana, Richard Gleeson, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Tharindu Ratnayake

NEK: Saurabh Tiwary(c), Avishka Fernando, Kyle Mayers, Umar Akmal (wk), Benny Howell, Lahiru Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Vishen Halambage, Nimsara Atharagalla, Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha

Match Prediction

We are backing Hambantota to secure their first win of the tournament and get their campaign on track.

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