The Jaffna Kings (JK) and Colombo Striker (CS) will face each other in the 13th match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 on Tuesday, at the Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy. Both teams enter the match after they were defeated in their last games respectively. JK was defeated by 8 wickets. CS lost the match by 10 runs against the Dambulla Aura.
The Kings are positioned third on the table with 4 four points as they have won two matches and lost two. If Galle Titans lose the first of tomorrow’s matches against B-Love Kandy they will go to the top of the table if they win against CS. With CS being at the bottom of the table they need to come all out in order to stay in the race for the play-offs.
Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers Match Details:
Match 13: Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers
Date: August 8
Time: 7:30 pm IST
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers Pitch Report:
So far, four matches have been played at the site, with teams batting second winning three of them. The average batting first score is 145, with 157 being the highest aim pursued. Given the site’s history, the captain who wins the toss will most certainly bowl first. Fast bowlers usually struggle at Pallekele Stadium because of its advantageous batting surface. However, as the game progresses, spinners are expected to engage and gain in some manner from the surface.
Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers Probable Playing XIs
Jaffna Kings Predicted XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nishan Madushka, Charith Asalanka, Asela Gunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Thisara Perera (c), Asitha Fernando, Zaman Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Dilshan Madushanka, Vijaykanth Viyaskanth
Colombo Strikers Predicted XI
Niroshan Dickwella (c & wk), Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana, Jeffrey Vandersay
Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers Dream XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nishan Madushka, Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Asela Gunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana.
Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers Full Squads
Jaffna Kings
David Miller, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Thisara Perera, Charith Asalanka, Dunith Wellalage, Shoaib Malik, Pathum Kumara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theesan Vithushan, Asanka Manoj, Nishan Madushka, Asitha Fernando, Hardus Viljoen, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka, Zaman Khan, Ashan Randika, Rathnaraja Thanuradan, Chris Lynn, Asela Gunaratne
Colombo Strikers
Babar Azam, Matheesha Pathirana, Naseem Shah, Chamika Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Niroshan Dickwella, Wahab Riaz, Lakshan Sandakan, Nipun Dhananjaya, Movin Subasingha, Lahiru Udara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Eshan Malinga, Shashika Dulshan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Iftikhar Ahmed, Lorcan Tucker, Kavishka Anjula, Ramesh Mendis, Mohammad Nawaz, Yashodha Lanka, Angelo Perera
