Lanka T20 League 2024 

Match 1: KFL vs DS

Preview

B-Love Kandy will be crossing swords with Dambulla Sixers in the 1st match of the upcoming Lanka T20 League 2024. The game will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday, June 1. 

KFL are the defending champions of the Lankan franchise league. They were in the best of form in the previous edition of the league and will also start as the favourites this season. The top run-getter for Kandy in the last season was Wanindu Hasaranga with 279 runs under his belt. With his all-round performance, he also took 19 wickets, which is the highest from their side. Kandy also has star players like Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher, Angelo Matthews, Kyle Mayers and Mohammad Haris at their disposal. 

DS are the last-season runners-up. They outplayed all teams last season but lost to KFL in the tournament's final match. The best batter from their side with 244 runs was Avishka Fernando. Noor Ahmad with 12 scalps was the top wicket-taker from the Dambulla squad. DS has a squad with some of the T20 specialists like Reeza Hendricks, Towhid Hridoy, Ibrahim Zadran, Mustafizur Rahman, and Nuwan Thusara. 

Match Details

Match: KFL vs DS, 1st Match, Lanka T20 League 2024

Date: Monday, July 1, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Pitch and Weather Report

The Pallekele Cricket Stadium will be the venue for the first match of the Lanka T20 League 2024. It possesses a great pitch for T20 cricket and we expect a thrilling contest here. The surface gas has good bounce and carry hence the pacers would find some early help with the new ball. The par score on this ground is at least 170 runs, anything above this should be a fighting total for the team batting first. 

The weather forecast for the matchday will be partly cloudy with the highest and lowest temperatures of 30 and 23 degrees Celsius respectively. 

KFL vs DS Squads

KFL: Mohammad Haris, Andre Fletcher, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Ashen Bandara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pawan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Agha Salman, Chaturanga de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Shammu Ashan, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lakshan Sandakan, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Ali, Chamath Gomez, Kavindu Pathiratne

DS: Kusal Perera(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Chapman, Towhid Hridoy, Asanka Manoj, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Nuwanidu Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Madushanka, Sonal Dinusha, Dushan Hemantha, Mohammad Nabi(c), Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Udara, Ranesh Silva, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dananjaya, Mustafizur Rahman, Dilshan Madushanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwan Thushara, Sachitha Jayathilake

KFL vs DS Probable Playing XIs

KFL: Andre Fletcher, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Chaturanga de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Kyle Mayers, Mohammad Hasnain, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lakshan Sandakan

DS: Asela Gunaratne, Hazratullah Zazai, Nuwanidu Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Ibrahim Zadran, Dushan Hemantha, Karim Janat, Akila Dananjaya, Dilshan Madhusanka, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman

Match Prediction

B Love Kandy has the most experienced players in their arsenal. On the other side, Dambulla has some of the best bowlers in their squad but lacks the firepower that they got last season. KFL seems to be a more balanced side on pen and paper and hence we fancy them to win this match. 

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