KT vs JS Dream11 Team Prediction: It is the David vs Goliath battle in the Lanka Premier League as table toppers Jaffna Stallions meet Kandy Tuskers who are at the bottom of the points table. With 4 wins in 6 games Jaffna has already booked a place in the semis while Kandy have won only 1 game out of the 6 they have played so far. They can still make it to the semis but they need big wins in their upcoming matches. So, let’s look at the KT vs JS Prediction.
Fixture: Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions; Lanka Premier League T20
When: 9 December, 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Points table:
KT: 5th place
JS: 1st place
Live Stream Online: Watch Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions; Lanka Premier League T20 live cricket streaming on SonyLiv.
KT Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: No injury news.
Playing combination: R Gurbaz and MDKJ Perera will continue to open the innings. BKG Mendis will bat at number 3 with B Taylor and A Gunratane forming the middle order. MVT Fernando, N Pradeep and M Patel are the key bowlers.
KT Playing 11:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Seekkuge Prasanna, B Taylor Nuwan Pradeep, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, M Patel
JS Team News:
Playing combination: J Charles might get another chance as an opener while WIA Fernando will be the other opener. M Bhanuka will bat at number 3 or can be pushed as an opener too. S Malik, DM de Silva, and Thisara Perera will be the other batters. B Fernando, K Abbott and PWH de Silva are the strike bowlers.
JS Playing 11:
J Charles, Nuwandinu Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Shoiab Malik, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera (c), K Abbott, Wanindu Hasaranga, Prabhath Jayasuriya, U Shanwari, B Fernando
In KT vs JS Dream11 prediction, BKG Mendis and MDKJ Perera have got the runs for Kandy so far while B Taylor has provided strength as well. D Gunaratne has been the most successful bowler so far with Naveen-ul-Haq. On the other hand, Jaffna’s batting revolves around Thisara Perera and WIA Fernando. PWH de Silva’s form in the bowling order is crucial for the team.
KT vs JS Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: K Perera,
Batsmen:A Gunratane, K Mendis, B Taylor, A Gunaratane, A Fernando
All-rounder: W Hasaranga, T Perera
Bowlers: Naveen-ul-Haq, U Khan Shinwari, S Lakmal
Captain and vice-captain:
PWH de Silva has been the pick of the bowlers so far as he has taken 10 wickets in 6 innings at a strike-rate of 12.6. He bowls in the Powerplays and bowls aggressively hence he has more chances to add to his wickets tally.
T Perera has been rock solid in the middle-order. He has batted 4 times in this tournament and has blasted 2 fifties in them. He has got 192 runs so far and has a strike-rate of 215.73. He has bowled well and has picked 5 wickets.
U Shanwari is a must-have bowler in the team as he bowls great lengths and is always looking for wickets. He has picked 7 wickets so far in 4 games and has a very good strike-rate of 11.1.
R Gurbaz made a quick-fire 34 runs from just 21 balls in the last game. He is an all-out aggressive batsman and is the X factor for this game. He has made 157 runs so far and has a sensational strike-rate of 182.55.
Kandy has failed to get their batting going in this tournament and hence Jaffna has a big advantage in this game. So in the KT vs JS Dream11 today match prediction, expect JS to win the game.