KDW vs JSK Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Dec 21, 2022

KDW vs JSK Match Prediction - Dec 21, 2022

The top 2 teams on the points table, Kandy Falcons and Jaffna Kings will face each other on Wednesday in Qualifier 1 of the Lanka Premier League.

The winner of this match will gain a direct entry into the Finals, while to loser will get a second attempt in Qualifier 2, where they will face the winner from the Eliminator. 

 

KDW vs JSK Team Previews

Kandy Warriors

The Falcons have been the biggest revelation of this season. Kandy ended both the previous seasons at the bottom of the points table. But a change in name from Kandy Warriors to Kandy Falcons also seems to have brought a change in fortune for the team. The Falcons have faced just 1 defeat in the league stage and topped the points table.

Andre Fletcher and Kamindu Mendis have been the 2 standout batsmen for the Falcons this season. Fletcher scored a century in the opening game against the Stars and is the leading scorer for the Falcons at 264 runs.

Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara have contributed well with the bat. Carlos Brathwaite has taken 15 wickets so far and is the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He has been well supported by Wanindu Hasaranga and Fabian Allen, both of whom have picked up 10 wickets each.

Oshane Thomas has joined the squad quite late but looks to be in good touch. 

 

Kandy Warriors Playing 11

Pathum Nissanka, ADS Fletcher, Kamindu Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Najibullah Zadran, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Wanidu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana.


Jaffna Kings

The Jaffna Kings have won both editions of the LPL played so far and have a great chance of making it 3 in 3 by the end of this season. The Kings finished the league stage in second place, losing 2 of its 7 matches. However, both these losses have come against the Falcons.

Batting has been the biggest strength for Jaffna Kings. Avishka Fernando is the leading scorer for his team as well as the tournament with 268 runs. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Rahmanullah Gurbaz too have been pretty consistent and have scored 235 and 203 runs respectively. Afif Hossain has got to play just 1 inning this season and has been quite impressive as he scored a quick half-century.

Talking about the bowling, Binura Fernando has played just 3 matches and has picked up 10 wickets from them. James Fuller and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth too have picked up 10 wickets each. Overall, the Kings have a well-balanced squad. 

 

Jaffna Kings Playing 11

Avishka Fernando, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afif Hossain, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Thisara Perera, Shoaib Malik, Dunith Wellalage, Zaman Khan, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.

KDW vs JSK Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to bat first here. 

 

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch in Colombo is great to bat on and we might get to see a high-scoring game on Wednesday. The pitch has good bounce which will help the batsmen, especially in the first innings. However, as the match progresses, it will slow down, helping the spinners. The team batting first will be looking to score more than 150 here.

The weather is expected to be overcast and humid and there is a high probability of rain in the afternoon which might lead to some delays. 

 

KDW vs JSK Betting Tips

The Kings and the Falcons have been two of the best performers this season and have similar strengths and weaknesses. With so little separating them, this is a difficult game to predict. However, we are going to back the Falcons to win this one as they have already defeated the Kings twice in this competition and will be feeling pretty confident as they head into this contest.

Bet on the Kandy Falcons to win. 

 

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Avishka Fernando is the top-scorer for the Kings as well as in the tournament. He has scored 2 half-centuries this season and has an average of 38.80 in 8 matches. Given that this is a good track to bat on, we can expect Fernando to be at his best in this high-pressure encounter. We are therefore backing him to be the leading scorer for the Kings.

Today Match Prediction

Kandy Warriors To Win the Match

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Who will win KDW vs JSK

Kandy Warriors 76.1% (124)
Jaffna Kings 23.9% (39)
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