Sri Lanka T20 League, 2022

Match 19: JK vs CS

Preview

JK will lock horns with CS in the 19th match of the Sri Lanka T20 League 2022. The match is scheduled at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday, December 19 at 03:00 PM. 

Both the Jaffna and the Colombo franchises have one match due before they clash over in this game. Out of 6 matches, JK won 4 of them and CS won 3 of those many matches. Jaffna is sitting in the second spot in the points table followed by Colombo in the next spot. JK and CS clashed previously in the 10th match of this league. JK while batting first scored 178 runs with an overall contribution of the top six batters. Shoaib Malik scored 35 off 26 balls which was the highest among the side. Only Benny Howell from the opponent side managed to get a couple of wickets giving away 37 runs in the process. 

While chasing down the target, skipper Angelo Mathews smashed 73 runs off 38 balls to anchor the innings. At the end, all rounder Benny Howell provided an all-round performance adding another important 43 runs off just 20 balls but all went in vain as the Colombo side fell short of just 7 runs to win the match. Jaffna bowlers kept the ropes tight all over the match which made it difficult for the CS batters to cross teh boundary. James Fuller and Vijayakanth Vikaskanth did well with the ball picking two wickets each. 

Match Details

Match: JK vs CS, Match 19, Sri Lanka T20 League 2022

Date: Monday, December 19, 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 heavy chances of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be 27 degrees celsius with an 87% humidity rate and a precipitation rate of 90%. 

Squads

JK: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Angelo Mathews(c), Karim Janat, Navod Paranavithana, Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dominic Drakes, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Naveen-ul-Haq, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Kevin Koththigoda, Nishan Madushka, Romario Shepherd, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Muditha Lakshan, Chamod Battage, Keemo Paul, Kasun Rajitha, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chathuranga Kumara, Benny Howell

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

Probable Playing XIs

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

CS: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Angelo Mathews (c), Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Dinesh Chandimal, Navod Paranavithana, Karim Janat, Dominic Drakes, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Naveen-ul-Haq

Match Prediction

JK is more complete as a team when we compare their performance against CS. They will definitely try to dominate the game from the beginning with their overwhelming form. Thus we fancy the Jaffna franchise to win this encounter.

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