Sri Lanka T20 League, 2022

Match 13: JK vs KF

Preview

The match between JK and KF will be the 13th match of the Sri Lanka T20 League. Both teams have previously clashed in match no. 6 of this season. This match is scheduled at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on the 14th of December, at 7:30 PM. 

Both sides have one loss, JK have 5 matches and KF faced 4 opponents till now. The Kandy side is due to face their fifth opponent DA on Tuesday, 13th December. The Jaffna franchise leads the points table with 8 points, whereas Kandy sits next to them in the second spot with 6 points under their belt. 

The last time JK and KF clashed, the Kandy franchise came out victorious by 3 wickets. JK in the first innings posted 147 runs in total with the service of Avishka Fernando (31 off 26 balls) scoring the most runs from the side. Isuru Udana, Fabian Allen and Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 wickets to restrict the flow of runs. In the second half, Ashen Bandara scored 44 runs to anchor the innings for KF and the Kandy side won the match by 3 wickets.

Match Details

Match: JK vs KF, Match 13, Sri Lanka T20 League 2022

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Time: 03:30 PM

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Pitch and Weather Report

The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium assist the spinners which could turn out to be helpful while restricting the rival side from getting to a big score. However, the pitch allows batters to hit good scores in the middle of the match. The par score of this pitch is 150 runs and it will surely be a competitive total for both sides to compete. 

The weather forecast for this encounter is good with almost no chances of rain. Clouds will cover the area but a full match is expected without any interference.

Squads

JK: Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Avishka Fernando, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera (c), James Fuller, Shoaib Malik, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Zaman KhanBenchTheesan Vithushan, Suminda Lakshan, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Dilshan Madushanka, Waqar Salamkheil, Nipun Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Binura Fernando, James Neesham, Ashan Randika

KF: Pathum Nissanka, Andre Fletcher (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Ashian Daniel, Zahoor KhanBenchJanith Liyanage, Matheesha Pathirana, Ahmed Daniyal, Avishka Perera, Oshane Thomas, Kaveen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Malinda Pushpakumara, Najibullah Zadran, Lasith Abeyratne, Ashan Priyanjan, Chamindu Wijesinghe

Probable Playing XIs

JK: Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Avishka Fernando, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera (c), James Fuller, Shoaib Malik, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Zaman Khan

KF: Pathum Nissanka, Andre Fletcher (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Ashian Daniel, Zahoor Khan

Match Prediction

Both Jaffna and Kandy sides have strong teams and that's why there are ruling fearlessly in this tournament. This is going to be one of the most fearsome battles of the Sri Lanka T20 League. We expect KF to outscore JK by just a slight margin in this encounter.

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