We’re back for another edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), which will in fact be the third season of this leading T20 franchise league in Sri Lanka. Jaffna Kings will be on action on the first day to play the opening game of LPL 2022 and why not, since they are the defending champions and in fact, they won the first season as well in 2020, now looking to keep it up and complete the treble at LPL 2022. Check out the LPL 2022 squads here.
They will be met with a familiar foe in Match 1 as they take on Galle Gladiators. They know this team all two well as both of them featured in both LPL finals so far, with Jaffna having a dominance of Galle so far. The first leg of the tournament will be played at Hambantota (5 games) before the action moves on to Colombo. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) JK vs GG Dream11 predictions…
Match info
- Tournament: Lanka Premier League 2022.
- Date: 6th December 2022, 3:00pm IST.
- Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
- Capacity: 35,000+
- Series status: Round robin stage.
Recent form
- JK: W L L W W
- GG: L W W W L
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, Galle leads 3-2.
- In T20Is here, 5 out of 7 games were won batting first.
- Kusal Mendis – 327 runs in 10 games in LPL 2021.
- Maheesh Theekshana – 16 wickets in 10 games last season.
Jaffna Kings
There are some big names in the Jaffna squad for LPL 2022 and you should surely pick the likes of Thisara Perera and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik but we’re going to help you pick some of the lesser known stars. 19-year old Dunith Wellalage scored 31* in a recent ODI against Afghanistan and this youngster is a must in your JK vs GG Dream11 team because he bowls too, recently picking an 8-fer for Colts in an FC game.
Talking about all-round contributors, Dhananjaya de Silva is an important part of the Sri Lanka national squad and with an uncanny ability to pick wickets along with his main skill of scoring runs, he’s even worth picking as your JK vs GG fantasy team captain or vice-captain. Tom Kohler-Cadmore is coming into this tournament after a trophy winning stint with Deccan Gladiators at Abu Dhabi T10 2022, and he’s in prime form as well.
Galle Gladiators
While this team seems weak on paper for LPL 2022, captain Kusal Mendis comes into the tournament on the back of some good form that e displayed at the 2022 T20 World Cup, so he’s someone we won’t leave out, while the only other recognised Sri Lanka batter is keeper, Kusal Perera. Lakshan Sandakan has two 3-fers and two 4-fers in his last 5 FC games which means he’s likely to be among the wickets this season.
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From the overseas lot, there’s Mohammad Hasnain who has been brilliant in franchise cricket of later, with some good spells in the BBL 2021/22 last year and a match-winning 2-fer in the recent final of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2022. We’re adding him to our MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) JK vs GG fantasy team along with middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed who also had a good T20 World Cup for Pakistan.
Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gladiators – LPL 2022 Betting
LPL 2022 – Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gladiators
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JK vs GG Squads
Jaffna Kings T20 Squad
Thisara Perera (C), Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva, Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Binura Fernando, Suminda Lakshan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Ashan Randika, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nipun Dananjaya, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theesan Vithushan, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Shoaib Malik, James Neesham, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Fuller, Waqar Salamkheil, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Galle Gladiators 2022 Squad
Kusal Mendis (C), Kusal Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nimesh Vimukthi, Movin Subasingha, Nipun Malinga, Sachindu Colombage, Pulina Tharanga, Nuwan Thushara, Lakshan Gamage, Tharindu Kaushal, Shammu Ashan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan.
JK vs GG fantasy team
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