Lanka T20 League 2024

Match 11: KFL vs JK

Preview

The 11th match of the Lanka T20 League 2024 will be played between the last-placed Kandy Falcons and the first-placed Jaffna Kings. The game is scheduled to be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, July 9.

It will be a tough job for KFL as they face a stronger opponent who also has a proven track record of winning three out of the last five head-to-head matches. The Wanindu Hasaranga-led side won only one of the four fixtures so far. His team would be entering this contest facing three consecutive losses and having won only their inaugural match of the tournament. Their last defeat was against Galle Marvels by a margin of 6 wickets. 

Jaffna on the other side are at the top of the Lanka T20 League 2024 points table with only one loss, that too in their first match against Galle Marvels by 5 wickets. They will be high on confidence as they enter this contest having won three back-to-back games. Their previous game was against Dambulla Sixers where they posted a target of 218 runs and later restricted the opponents to only 188 runs. 

Match Details

Match: KFL vs JK, 11th Match, Lanka T20 League 2024

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Time: 3:00 PM

Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

Pitch and Weather Report

The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium provides equal assistance to the batters and bowlers. The pitch is good for batting in the first place but tends to slow down gradually which helps the spinners. 

The weather forecast for the match is cloudy but with less chance of rain in the region. Temperatures will be around 31 degrees Celsius on the match day. 

KFL vs JK Squad

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

JK: Vishad Randika, Nishan Madushka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Fabian Allen, Charith Asalanka, Azmatullah Omarzai, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanuja Sahan, Lahiru Samarakoon, Jason Behrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Nisala Tharaka, Eshan Malinga, Noor Ahmad, Pramod Madushan, Theesan Vithushan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasam

KFL vs JK Probable Playing XIs

KFL: Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Haris, Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Lakshan Sandakan, Pawan Rathnayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Shoriful Islam

JK: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (c), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fabian Allen, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Tabraiz Shamsi

Match Prediction

Jaffna Kings have won three of their last five encounters against Kandy Falcons. They are also performing exceptionally well in this season. However, KFL are the defending champions and cannot be taken so lightly. Things haven’t been in their best form right now and will struggle against an in-form team like JK. Hence we think Jaffna has an edge and will emerge victorious in this match. 

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