Sri Lanka T20 League, 2022

Match 17: GG vs JK

Preview

GG will face JK in the 17th match of the ongoing Sri Lanka T20 League on Sunday, December 18, 2022. The match is scheduled at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Galle side has won 2 matches out of 5 total played and are placed in the fourth position. The Jaffna franchise on the other side has won 4 out of 6 matches and are sitting in the second position in the points table. 

GG and JK clashed in the 1st match of this league previously. In that encounter, veteran batter Shoaib Malik and Dunith Wellalage scored 30 runs each to put a total of 137 runs on the board for GG to chase. Wahab Riaz, Imad Washim, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwan Pradeep and Ifthikar Ahmed took a couple of wickets each to restrict the flow of runs. Skipper Kusal Mendis retaliated from the other side. He smashed 51 runs in 43 balls but lacked support from his fellow teammates. This led GG to lose the match by 24 runs. Binura Fernando took 3 wickets and Viyaskanth picked 2 wickets and made sure that the opponent couldn’t reach the required target. 

Match Details

Match: GG vs JK, Match 17, Sri Lanka T20 League 2022

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Time: 03:00 PM

Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch on the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is expected to assist both batters and spin bowlers as noticed in the past. Fans could expect this as a high-scoring encounter. The pitch is sluggish and low in bounce with the surface being flat. Dew will be one of the prime factors for the team batting second on this ground.

As the stadium is away from the sea, the dew plays a vital part as the ball gets tough to hold resulting in match-winning run chases in the white-ball format of the game.

The weather is expected to be cloudy on Sunday with chances of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be 29 degrees celsius with an 80% humidity rate.

Squads

GG: Kusal Mendis (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pulina Tharanga, Nuwan Thushara, Faheem Ashraf, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Imad Wasim, Janneman Malan, Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nimesh Vimukthi, Nipun Malinga, Sachindu Colombage, Lakshan Gamage, Tharindu Kaushal, Shammu Ashan

JK: Thisara Perera (c), Shoaib Malik, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ashan Randika, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Hardus Viljoen, Evin Lewis, Shahnawaz Dahani, Binura Fernando, Tristan Stubbs, Suminda Lakshan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Nipun Dananjaya, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theivendiram Dinoshan

Probable Playing XIs

GG: Kusal Mendis (c), Azam Khan (wk), Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shammu Ashan, Movin Subasingha, Imad Wasim, Pulina Tharanga, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwan Pradeep, Wahab Riaz

JK: Avishka Fernando, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Thisara Perera (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, James Fuller, Shoaib Malik, Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Binura Fernando, Dunith Wellalage

Match Prediction

JK occupies the second spot in the points table whereas GG is in the second last place. Also, Jaffna has good coordination between batters and bowlers which the Galle side is missing. Hence we expect JK to outscore GG in this match. 

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