DV vs JS Dream11 Team Prediction: In the second semi-final of the Lanka Premier League, Dambulla Viiking will face Jaffna Stallions. DV finished third in the points table with 5 wins in 8 games while Jaffna won 4 games out of 8 and was ranked third in the table. With a place in the finals on the line, expect both teams to come out all guns blazing in this match. So, let’s look at the DV vs JS Prediction.
Fixture: Dambulla Viiking vs Jaffna Stallions, Lanka Premier League T20
When: 14 December, 07:00 PM IST
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Points table:
DV: 2nd place
JS : 3rd place
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DV Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: No injury news.
Playing combination: DV sent Samit Patel to open in the last match and he was very effective. So he will continue to open the game with N Dickwella. U Tharanga will bat at 3 with A Perera, D Shanaka, and K Nadeeshan forming the middle order. M Pushpakumara and L Kumara will be the strike bowlers.
DV Playing 11:
Niroshan Dickwella, Upul Tharanga, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Samit Patel, S Shinwari, Anwar Ali, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Aftab Alam
JS Team News:
Playing combination: J Charles and T Moores will open the innings while C Aslanka will bat at number 3. S Malik, C de Silva, and T Perera will complete the batting order. W Hasaranga and S Lakmal are the strike bowlers.
JS Playing 11:
Dinesh Chandimal, Laurie Evans, T de Silva, Andre Russell, Angelo Mathews (C), Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmed, Ashan Priyanjan, Manpreet Gony, Amila Aponso, and Dushmanta Chameera
In DV vs JS Dream11 prediction, M Shanaka and N Dickwella have done the bulk of the run-scoring for DV so far while S Patel has been effective in both departments. Anwar Ali has provided the big breakthroughs. On the other hand, Jaffna’s batting revolves around Thisara Perera and WIA Fernando, and in bowling, PWH de Silva has been the stand-out performer.
DV vs JS Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: N Dicwella, T Moores
Batsmen: S Shinwari, A Perera, A Fernando
All-rounder: D Shanaka, T Perera, W Hasaranga
Bowlers: K Nadeeshan, D Oliver, B Fernando
Captain and vice-captain:
Thisara Perera is the leading run-scorer for Jaffna with 215 runs at an average of 43.00. He has a strike rate of 215.00. And he has been effective with the ball too and has claimed 5 wickets.
PWH de Silva is the most successful bowler for Jaffna with 13 wickets. He has a strike-rate of 13.3 and is the perfect choice for the captain.
S Patel has performed well as an all-rounder. He has scored 179 runs at a strike-rate of 139.84 and has claimed 7 wickets as well. He could open the innings in this match and thus could be the X factor in this match.
MD Shanaka has 273 runs at an average of 45.5 and a very impressive strike-rate of 164.45. He has made 2 fifties in 8 games and is a key batter in this match.
As both teams have plenty of superstars, expect this match to be a close encounter. However, PWH de Silva’s consistency could turn the tide in Jaffna’s favor. So in the DV vs JS Dream11 today match prediction, expect JS to win the game.