Lanka Premier League 2021: Match 4, Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview

The fourth match of the Lanka Premier League 2021 is all set to take place between Jaffna Kings and Dambulla Giants on December o7, Tuesday. While the Giants won their opening game, the Kings lost their opener to Galle Gladiators.

It remains to be seen if the Kings will be able to change their fortunes in this game as they were the ultimate champions in the last season of the league. Salt smashed a stunning half-century to push Giants to a win over Kandy Warriors in the last game.

Match Details

Match – Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants, Match 4

Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Time – 03:00 PM IST, 09:30 AM GMT

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV

Pitch Report

The pitch so far has shown that the teams batting first have had the advantage and the games have been high scoring. Hence, teams will be looking out to bat first.

Avg first innings score: 177 (2 matches in LPL 2021)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 2, N/R – 0

Probable Playing XIs

Jaffna Kings

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Avishka Fernando, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Upul Tharanga, Thisara Perera (c), Shammu Ashan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jayden Seales, Suranga Lakmal, Maheesh Theekshana, Wahab Riaz

Bench–  Ashan Randika, Shoaib Malik, Chaturanga de Silva, Krishan Arachchige, Usman Shinwari, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Chamika Gunasekara, Rathnaraja Thanuradan

Dambulla Giants

Philip Salt, Najibullah Zadran, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Sacha De Alwis, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Imran Tahir, Nuwan Pradeep

Bench- Dilshan Munaweera, Kalana Perera, Marchant de Lange, Joshua Little, Janith Liyanage, Muditha Lakshan, Lahiru Udara, Chamikara Edirisinghe, Tharindu Ratnayake, Sachitha Jayathilake, Madushan Ravichandrakumar

Probable best batter of the match

Philip Salt- Dambulla Giants

In the last game where Giants turned victorious, Salt was the hero of the match where he smashed a stunning half-century to help his team’s cause. He was declared as the player of the match and is expected to take up the responsibilities against Kings too.

Probable best bowler of the match

Wanindu Hasaranga- Jaffna Kings

Hasaranga, who has been doing a great job in the shortest format of the game, will be the pick of the bowler for this contest. The spinner was the highest wicket-taker in the League in 2020 as he picked 17 wickets in 10 games.

Today’s match prediction: Team batting first to win the match

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.