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The elimination rounds are set to commence as Qualifier 1 of the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2022 will be played between Kandy Falcons (KF) and Jaffna Kings (JK). The two heavyweights will take centre stage on Wednesday, December 21 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The contest between the two could prove to be a neck-to-neck affair as both sides are well balanced heading into the last four stage. Speaking about their head-to-head records in the last five outings, Kandy have registered three wins while Jaffna have won two.
Both sides will look to seal the deal and cement a spot in the summit clash of the top-tier league. The defending champions, Jaffna will need to overcome their failures of being unable to beat the Wanindu Hasaranga-led side in the last two outings. An interesting clash awaits the fans as it remains to be seen who will come out on top in the high-octane clash.
Match Details
Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings, Qualifier 1, Lanka Premier League 2022
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date & Time: December 21, 3:00 PM IST
Telecast & Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV
Pitch Report
The surface at the R Premadasa Stadium hands an advantage to the spinners. The spinners from both sides will look to use the same in their favour and hope to restrict the rival side from scoring a big total. However, the surface also has enough to offer for the batters who will look to apply themselves. Both skippers might look to bat first in the forthcoming match to put up a challenging total on the board.
Probable Playing XIs for KF vs JK:
Kandy Falcons:
Minod Bhanuka (wk), Kaveen Bandara, Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Najibullah Zadran, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Fabian Allen, Chamika Karunaratne, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Oshane Thomas, Zahoor Khan
Jaffna Kings:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Afif Hossain, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera (c), Suminda Lakshan, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama, Zaman Khan
Probable Best Performers from KF vs JK
Probable best batter: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Jaffna have a lethal opener in Rahmanullah Gurbaz who can very well construct a vital innings for the side to provide a decent start in the powerplay. Gurbaz was instrumental for the side in the previous contest as he scored 69 runs off 40 deliveries at a strike rate of 172.50. Come Qualifier 1, the batter will be ready to target the rival team bowlers and look for a big score.
Probable best bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga
Hasaranga, the skipper of Kandy has led the side tremendously well this season as they ended up topping the league phase. The star spinner has the potential to provide his team with important breakthroughs and restrict the rival side from going overboard with runs. He will look to do precisely the same in the forthcoming contest against Jaffna.
Today’s Match Prediction: Team batting first to win the match
Also Check: KF vs JK Dream11 Prediction
