Sri Lanka T20 League, 2022

Match 18: KF vs DA

Preview

KF and DA will clash for the 18th match of the ongoing Sri Lanka T20 League. The match is scheduled on Sunday, December 12 at 07:30 PM at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. KF are the league table toppers with 5 wins in 6 matches and at the time of writing, DA is playing their 6th match against GG at 03:00 PM on Saturday, December 17. Nevertheless, they have played 5 matches and won none of them. If they win against GG, it will be their first win this season. 

Kandy and Dambulla met in the 11th game this season which ended in KF winning the match by a massive margin of 77 runs. The Kandy side while batting first posted 193 runs on the scoreboard at a loss of 3 wickets. Kamindu Mendis smashed 58 runs, the highest from the side. Dambulla batters failed to read the opponent bowlers and fell like a house of cards. De Silva (25 runs off 15 balls) scored the highest from the side. The Kandy franchise won by a massive margin of 77 runs, all thanks to their bowling department. Carlos Brathwaite and Chamindu Wijesinghe picked up three wickets each with Chamika Karunarathne and Fabian Allen taking two each into their pockets. 

Match Details

Match: KF vs DA, Match 18, Sri Lanka T20 League 2022

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Time: 07:30 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

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

DA: Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Jordan Cox (wk), Nuwan Pradeep, Tharindu Ratnayake, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ben Cutting, D Arcy Short, Sandeep Lamichhane, Chaturanga de Silva, Tim Seifert, Haider Ali, Sheldon Cottrell, Pramod Madushan, Lasith Croospulle, Kalana Perera, Dilum Sudeera, Sachitha Jayathilake, Sacha De Alwis, Ravindu Fernando

Probable Playing XIs

KF: Pathum Nissanka, Andre Fletcher (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Najibullah Zadran, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Chamindu Wijesinghe

DA: Jordan Cox (wk), Shevon Daniel, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Madushanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Tom Abell, Tharindu Ratnayake, Noor Ahmad, Lahiru Kumara

Match Prediction

DA is going through a horrible season and their players including both the batters and bowlers are performing poorly. Their lack of coordination and very little motivation is making them lose matches. The Kandy side being at the top will surely be in the seventh heaven being at the top. Thus we predict KF to outscore DA in this match.

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