Lanka Premier League - LPL 2024: Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons Match Preview, Lanka Premier League

Qualifier 2 • R.Premadasa Stadium • Colombo

Jaffna Kings

187/7 (20)

Kandy Falcons

186/8 (20)

JK won by 1 runs

Info

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Playing XI

Date & Time

20 Jul, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

TV/Streaming

Fancode

Match

Qualifier 2,

Lanka Premier League - LPL 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Faisal Afridi (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Kandy Falcons elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

152Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

131.82Avg SR

2nd Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

127.37Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

4- 6

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Jaffna Kings

Kandy Falcons

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Avishka Fernando

JK . BAT

363 Runs

9 Matches

Pathum Nissanka

JK . BAT

315 Runs

9 Matches

Andre Fletcher

KF . BAT

283 Runs

9 Matches

Top Bowlers

Wanindu Hasaranga

KF . ALL

14 Wkts

9 Matches

Dasun Shanaka

KF . ALL

13 Wkts

9 Matches

Asitha Fernando

JK . BOWL

7 Wkts

8 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Venue Details

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

152Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

131.82Avg SR

2nd Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

127.37Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

55%Bat First Bowl First45%

Team Batting First

54%Wins Losses46%

Recent Matches on venue

Qualifier 1 • Jul 18 • Lanka Premier League

GM 181/3 (18.1)

JK 177/7 (20)

GM won by 7 wickets

vs live score

Match 17 • Jul 14 • Lanka Premier League

CS 112/1 (9.5)

JK 109/9 (20)

CS won by 9 wickets

vs live score

Match 15 • Jul 13 • Lanka Premier League

JK 79/6 (5.5)

KF 78/5 (7)

JK won by 4 wickets

vs live score

Eliminator • Aug 17 • Lanka Premier League

KF 188/8 (20)

JK 127/10 (17.2)

vs live score

17th Match • Aug 13 • Lanka Premier League

JK 89/10 (20)

GM 90/3 (13.3)

vs live score

15th Match • Aug 12 • Lanka Premier League

JK 170/6 (20)

KF 178/8 (20)

vs live score

4th Match • Aug 1 • Lanka Premier League

DS 132/2 (16.2)

JK 129/7 (20)

vs live score

1st Match • Jul 30 • Lanka Premier League

JK 173/5 (20)

CS 152/10 (19.4)

JK won by 21 runs

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Final • Dec 23 • Lanka Premier League

JK 164/8 (19.2)

CS 163/5 (20)

JK won by 2 wickets

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Qualifier 1 • Dec 21 • Lanka Premier League

KF 143/8 (20)

JK 98/3 (11)

JK won by 24 runs (DLS Method)

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Jaffna Kings

Kandy Falcons

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

4- 6

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

168

Average Score

173

224/7

Highest Score

230/3

79/6

Lowest Score

78/5

1 1 0 4 1 W

Over 1

Runs: 7

0 2 W 1 4 1

Over 18

Runs: 8

4 6 0 2nb 6 2 1

Over 19

Runs: 21

1 0 4 2 4 2

Over 20

Runs: 13

All Overs

Player of the Match Kusal Mendis

105(54)

Player of the Series Rilee Rossouw

Commentary

That is all that we have for you from this knockout clash. We have our finalists - Galle Marvels and the Jaffna Kings - and they'll be battling it out for the trophy at this very venue in the evening tomorrow. Join us right here on Sportskeeda for our coverage of the 2024 Lanka Premier League final, and a lot more! This is Rajarshi Das, signing off on behalf of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty. Good night!

Charith Asalanka (Jaffna Kings captain): It's a great feeling, playing in a final. Most important game will be tomorrow. 188 is a very good score on this track. They came with 10 batters. Bowlers did a fantastic job. Tough to decipher, let me have a chat with the coach first (On what combination of bowlers to go with tomorrow).

Wanindu Hasaranga (Kandy Falcons captain): Wicket was good, it was a chasable target, end of the day, it was a great game of cricket. It was a great journey, we had a great bunch of players, specially the foreigners, our seniors and youngsters got opportunity. Enjoyed a lot, specially in these conditions.

Kusal Mendis (Player of the Match): Ofcourse two three wickets went earlier and I played my natural innings. Charith helped me in the middle overs. It was not too difficult to manage things in the middle overs. I knew we can manage the innings. I am coming into form now and hopefully can continue it in the final and in the India series.

Match summary:

Jaffna Kings win by 1 run

Kusal Mendis 105*(54) | Fabian Allen 4/24 (4)
Andre Fletcher 38 (21) | Ramesh Mendis 2/10 (2)

With 188 to chase on a wicket aiding spinners, the Falcons needed their openers to maximize the powerplay with pace on offer. Andre Fletcher and Dinesh Chandimal didn't disappoint, particularly the former - Fletcher blazed off to a flier, absolutely obliterating anything remotely close to his radar mercilessly. 48 runs came off the first four, Fletcher scoring 37 of them in 15 deliveries.

Once again, spin did the trick after the faster bowlers took a tap. Fabian Allen got Dinesh Chandimal to play all around one that pitched close to the toes of his left foot, and the ball deflected off them onto his stumps. Mohammad Haris then came in, struggled initially but made his intentions well known - he was willing to attack anything and everything he was close to.

Fletcher's wicket, brilliantly set up by Fabian Allen right after the powerplay, sure took a lot of momentum away from the Falcons. Haris kept scratching along, trying various strokes every now and then - there was the odd boundary every now and then but the pressure sure was on as the Jaffna Kings spinners kept things tight. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth ended Haris' stay in the middle, drawing him into a big stroke and getting him to hole out.

Wanindu Hasaranga came in, tried to go on the counter, but Viyaskanth had his man eventually. Kamindu Mendis, who, like Haris, was trying his best to attack but wasn't middling it more often than he was, tried to keep the Falcons in the hunt. He cleared the deep square boundary off Viyaskanth in the leg-spinner's final over, but holed out next ball.

Falcons kept sinking further as Allen accounted for Shanaka with one that turned sharply. Allen proceeded to clean Mathews up in his final over as well, ending with four wickets to go with two outfield catches. The game seemed to be up for the Falcons... but not under Ramesh Mendis' watch. 38 runs were needed off the last two, and with pace back on, Ramesh Mendis was well in with a chance.

Mendis picked the back-of-hand slower ones from Behrendorff perfectly, found and cleared the ropes off successive deliveries, was caught off a no ball, and Pavan Rathnayake slogged the free hit over long on. The Falcons went into the final over with plenty of momentum under their sails, Ramesh Mendis and Asitha Fernando were up against each other over the last five balls.

Fernando missed his yorker twice, was carted to and over the boundary, and with four needed off the final ball, Fernando missed his yorker again, dishing out a full toss. Unfortunately for Ramesh Mendis and the Kandy Falcons, Ramesh could hit it as far as the man at deep mid wicket and collect a brace. Jaffna Kings, having pulled off a nervy-racking win, have a shot at the title tomorrow - they face the Galle Marvels in the final. Presentations to follow....

Scenes of joy and euphoria at the R. Premadasa Stadium - the crowd were given their money's worth of entertainment at the cricket tonight! Ramesh Mendis tried, he tried till the very end, but his best efforts were just about inadequate. The Jaffna Kings had a scare or two, but they deservedly book a place in the LPL final tomorrow!

overs

186 /8 score

runs

Ramesh Mendis *

30 (11)

Pavan Rathnayake

11 (5)

Asitha Fernando

0 /43

19.6 Asitha Fernando to Ramesh Mendis, low full toss around the leg stump, Mendis only manages to squeeze that off the inside half of the bat, down towards the deep midwicket fielder and only manages to complete a couple of runs. Jaffna Kings win by 1 run.

Over the ropes! Asitha Fernando misses his yorker, dishes a low full toss, and the power generated by Mendis was more than enough for the Falcons! They need a boundary off the last ball to book a place in the final...

19.5 Asitha Fernando to Ramesh Mendis, SIX! Ramesh Mendis has smashed this for a maximum. Asitha missing his length. Goes for the yorker and ends up as a full toss around the middle stump, Ramesh holds his shape, shows the full face of the bat and sends it on the sightscreen. 4 required off the final delivery.

Kusal Mendis is miffed with Fernando there - the bowler let it through to the keeper rather easily. 10 off 2...

19.4 Asitha Fernando to Ramesh Mendis, yorker-length delivery a shade outside off, Mendis manages to dig that out towards long on and completes a couple. Not a good throw from Avishka Fernando. 10 required off the last 2 deliveries.

12 off 3...

19.3 Asitha Fernando to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR! Ramesh just keeping nthe Kandy Falcons in the game. A full-length delivery around the middle stump, Ramesh clears his front leg and slams this with a straight bat, down the ground and skips away to the long off fence.

19.2 Asitha Fernando to Ramesh Mendis, low full toss around the leg stump, squeezed away down the ground from the cue end of the bat, Ramesh Mendis refuses the single.

19.1 Asitha Fernando to Pavan Rathnayake, a very good yorker a shade outside off, Rathnayake squeezes it away down towards the long on fielder and has to settle for a single.

Asitha Fernando (3-0-28-0) to bowl the final over of the match

Ah, there wasn't a quarter of a second run there! Common sense prevails - Rathnayake has the strike for the final over, but the Falcons need 17 off 6 with a lot of momentum under their sails!

overs

171 /8 score

2nb

runs

Pavan Rathnayake *

10 (4)

Ramesh Mendis

16 (6)

Jason Behrendorff

0 /43

18.6 Jason Behrendorff to Pavan Rathnayake, that was a low full toss a shade outside off, squeezed away down the ground from the cue end of the bat, down towards the long on fielder and takes a single.

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