Jaffna Kings (JK) will square off against Colombo Strikers (CS) in the thirteenth match of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (August 8). JK lost their previous encounter to Dambulla Aura (DA), while CS defeated Galle Titans (GT) by seven wickets in their last match.
Shoaib Malik shined for JK in their match against DA. Malik hammered brilliant 74 runs off 53 balls for the Jaffna-based team. However, he failed to get his team across the line, and JK eventually lost the contest by nine runs. On the other hand, Babar Azam was the standout performer for CS in their win over GT. Babar hammered a brilliant ton for the Colombo-based side and guided his team to a well-deserved victory.
JK currently sits at the fourth spot of the LPL 2023 points table and will look to move up. Meanwhile, CS are on third place and will be eyeing to jump to the second position.
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JK vs CS, 11th Match:
- Date and Time: August 8, 07:30 pm IST/ 02:00 am GMT/ 07:30 pm local
- Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
The Pallekele Stadium provides a favourable pitch for batters but poses challenges for fast bowlers. As the match advances, spinners are anticipated to play a pivotal role and gain advantages from the conditions.
JK vs CS Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Niroshan Dickwella
- Batters: Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Shoaib Malik, Charith Asalanka
- All-rounders: Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nawaz
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Naseem Shah, Matheesha Pathirana
JK vs CS Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Choice 1: Babar Azam (c), Shoaib Malik (vc)
Choice 2: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c), Maheesh Theekshana (vc)
JK vs CS Dream11 Prediction Backups:
David Miller, Towhid Hridoy, Thisara Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando
JK vs CS Dream11 Team for today’s match:
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Squads:
Jaffna Kings: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Charith Asalanka, Towhid Hridoy, David Miller, Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera (c), Dunith Wellalage, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Priyamal Perera, Nandre Burger, Asitha Fernando, Hardus Viljoen, Nishan Madushka, Ashan Randika, Zaman Khan, Theesan Vithushan, Asela Gunaratne, Pathum Kumara, Ratnarajah Thenurathan, Asanka Manoj
Colombo Strikers: Pathum Nissanka, Babar Azam, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nawaz, Niroshan Dickwella (wk/c), Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Naseem Shah, Lakshan Sandakan, Matheesha Pathirana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nipun Dhananjaya, Angelo Perera, Yashodha Lanka, Lorcan Tucker, Kavishka Anjula, Shashika Dulshan, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Movin Subasingha, Eshan Malinga
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