Lanka Premier League 2022 - Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings Dream11 Match Qualifier Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings – Lanka Premier League – Qualifier 1 | |
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Date | 21st December 2022 |
Time | 3:00 PM IST, 9:30 AM GMT, 3:00 PM LOCAL |
Venue | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Kandy Falcons and Jaffna Kings will play the first Qualifier. Both teams enjoyed a decent league stage. While the Falcons won 7 of the 8 games and finished on the top of the points table, Jaffna Kings finished second with 6 wins in 8 matches. Both teams met twice in the league stage and Kandy Falcons won on both occasions.
Both teams are laced with quality players thus the match promises to be a cracking affair.
The wicket should be a good one to bat. The boundaries are short and there is not much help for the pacers. Spinners though can trouble the batters.
70 per cent rain is predicted on the match day. The temperature will range between 28 and 24 degrees. Dew can also affect the playing conditions.
Minod Bhanuka (wk), Kaveen Bandara/Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara/Andre Fletcher, Najibullah Zadran, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Fabian Allen, Chamika Karunaratne, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Oshane Thomas/Carlos Brathwaite, Zahoor Khan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Afif Hossain, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera (c), Suminda Lakshan, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama/Maheesh Theekshana, Zaman Khan/Binura Fernando
Pathum Nissanka and Andre Fletcher might be back for Kandy Falcons while Maheesh Theekshana and Binura Fernando might come back in the Jaffna Kings team.
Both teams played two games in LPL 2022 and Kandy won both games.
Matches Played | KF | JK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Andre Fletcher, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
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Batters | Shoaib Malik, Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis |
All-rounders | Carlos Brathwaite, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage |
Bowlers | Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana |
Andre Fletcher is a big game player. While he may not be consistent, he is a match-winner on his day. Fletcher has had a decent season of LPL and he will be keen to deliver one more time for his team and take them to the final.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is also a top pick for the match. Gurbaz is very destructive at the top. Overall, he has scored over 200 runs in LPL 2022. He scored 69 in the last game.
Avishka Fernando is the highest run scorer of the tournament with 268 runs. He has played well for Jaffna in the tournament and will be eyeing another good knock in the Qualifier.
Wanindu Hasaranga is a player every fantasy player wants in his team. Hasaranga is one of the leading spinners going around and can turn the game on his head. He is equally important with the bat as well.
Shoaib Malik can be a good option owing to his all-round skills. He is a top batter and a quality spinner. His form has not been good but things can change quickly given his experience of playing big matches.
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