JSK vs GGD Match Preview
Lasith Croospulle and Tim Seifert were the top batters for Galle Marvels last year. The right-handed Lasith Croospulle scored 232 runs from his previous eight innings with an average of 33.14. Tim Seifert is another right-handed bat who scored 231 runs in his last seven games for Galle with an average of 38.50. The third batter on the list of Galle's batting order last year was Dasun Shanaka. He scored 142 runs from his last nine innings with an average of 28.40. These will be the top bowlers for Galle this year.
Left-handed wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was the top bowler for Galle last year. Shamsi might join the Galle team later as he participated in the T20 World Cup final earlier. In his previous nine innings, he had an average of 21.25. The right-arm medium-fast bowler Kasun Rajitha has also done a reasonable job, picking up eleven wickets from his last ten games with an average of 22.00. The Bangladesh national all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be the next bowler on the list with ten wickets from his last ten games.
Shoaib Malik was the top batter for Jaffna Kings last year. He scored 160 runs in his last four games with an average of 80.00. Another crucial batter for Jaffna is Towhid Hridoy. This right-handed batter scored 155 runs from his last six innings with an average of 38.75. Another vital right-handed batsman for Jaffna is Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He scored 151 runs last year from his nine innings. These will be the go-to batters for Jaffna this year as well.
The right-handed fast-medium bowler Nuwan Thushara was the leading bowler for Jaffna last year. He picked up eleven wickets from seven innings with an average of 19.27. The left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage has also picked up ten wickets from his last nine innings with an average of 17.60. The right-handed fast-medium bowler Dilshan Madushanka also picked up seven victims from his previous seven games with an average of 26.71. These will also be the top bowlers this year to get the breakthroughs for Jaffna this year.
Weather Report
Rain may occur during this contest, and the temperature will remain close to 29 degrees. The showers are unlikely to be too threatening, though, and you can expect a full game of cricket. There is a good chance of cloud cover, which will help the seamers.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Pallekele venue is expected to be a batting paradise for the most part. The spinners will be in the picture throughout the game. The ball comes onto the bat nicely. Change of pace will be the order of the day for the seamers from both teams.
Notable stats
Lahiru Kumara has a terrific strike rate for Galle in his recent games.
Kumara has picked up eight victims from his last five games with a strike rate 12.75.
Tim Seifert has a good average-to-strike rate ratio in recent games.
Seifert has scored 231 runs from his last seven games for Galle with an average of 38.5 and a strike rate of 133.52.
Team News
This is just the start of the new season, and the players are likely to be fit and ready for it. So, there have been no injury updates so far.
JSK vs GGD Probable 11
JSK Playing 11
- Rilee Rossouw
- Pathum Nissanka
- Charith Asalanka (C)
- Kusal Mendis (Wk)
- Avishka Fernando
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Fabian Allen
- Asitha Fernando
- Jason Behrendorff
- Pramod Madushan
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
GGD Playing 11
- Alex Hales
- Lastih Croospulle
- Niroshan Dickwella (C)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Tim Seifert (Wk)
- Janith Liyanage
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Sean Williams
- Isuru Udana
- Lahiru Kumara
- Maheesh Theekshana
Dream11 Prediction
This is the first game of the competition for both teams in LPL, so it is tough to guess how the teams might shape up. But Jaffna Kings has a better and more powerful unit. Therefore, we think they are more likely to come out on top here. We will bet with Jaffna Kings to win their first game of the tournament here.
Top Picks
Lasith Croospulle: Croospulle did well last year for Galle, scoring 232 runs from his eight games. You can bet on him to do well again this year.
Tim Seifert: This overseas player was in great touch throughout the tournament last year and scored 231 runs for seven wickets with an average of 38.5 and a strike rate of 133.52.
Lahiru Kumara: Kumara picked up eight wickets from his last five games for Galle with a strike rate of 12.75 and an economy rate of 5.29.
Avishka Fernando: This Jaffna batter is scoring runs at a current average of 34 and a strike rate of 134.21.
JSK vs GGD Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Seifert , K Mendis
Batters: A Hales, C Asalanka, P Nissanka
All-rounders: S Williamson, D de Silva (C), D Pretorius , A Omarzai (VC)
Bowlers: J Behrendorff, M Theekshana
