The Lanka Premier League T20 2020 is soon going to host its 16th match at the scheduled time of 03:30 PM IST on December 09. For this upcoming match, the two totally opposite teams in this tournament will face-off each other on Wednesday and those two will be Kandy Tuskers and Jaffna Stallions. They will lock horns against each other at the ground of Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota. This will be a one-sided game with the upper hand of team Jaffna Stallions as they are leading the point table while Kandy Tuskers is placed at the bottom position in the point table.
KT vs JS Team Squads
Kandy Tuskers Squads:
Nuwan Pradeep, Sohail Tanvir, Seekkuge Prasanna, Asela Gunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Priyamal Perera, Kaveeshka Anjula, Chamikara Edirisinghe, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Ishan Jayaratne, Irfan Pathan, Dale Steyn, Vishwa Fernando, Munaf Patel, Brendan Taylor, Kevin Koththigoda, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Samarakoon, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Jaffna Stallions Squads:
Binura Fernando, Johnson Charles, Nuwanidu Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Avishka Fernando, Thisara Perera (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Shoaib Malik, Vinod Bhanuka, Tom Moores (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Kyle Abbott, Duanne Olivier, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Usman Shinwari, Kanagarathinam Kabilraj, Theivendiram Dinoshan
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Team KT: Nuwan Pradeep, Naveen-ul-Haq, Brendan Taylor, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Kamindu Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Munaf Patel, Vishwa Fernando, Irfan Pathan
Team JS: Binura Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Shoaib Malik, Johnson Charles, Minod Bhanuka, Avishka Fernando, Thisara Perera (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Usman Shinwari, Dhananjaya de Silva, Duanne Olivier
Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions Preview
The upcoming Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions match is going to be the 16th match of the on-going tournament. In this game, team JS stands out the most with their top position in the league table, while, their opponent KT on the other side, has been far away from the JS in terms of their performance and team standings. As of now, the team Jaffna Stallions has a total number of four wins out of their last played six matches. Their previously held performances have made them score nine points scored in their pocket. In the meantime, team KT has been struggling a lot to achieve any victory so far because of their poor form. In their past played six games, the team KT has only achieved success in only one match. It is very clear that only Jaffna Stallions will have higher chances of a win in this next coming match.
Key Players
Both Jaffna Stallions (JS) and Kandy Tuskers (KT) teams are totally opposite from each other. JS has been exceptional so far and so as their players. However, JS has some outstanding performers in their squads and those players are Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chaturanga de Silva, and Thisara Perera (c). The other team KT needs a lot of improvement as they are not at all in competing form. However, there are some expectations from some of their players who might bring a change in the team’s performance. These key players from the team KT are Nuwan Pradeep, Munaf Patel, Kusal Mendis, and Kusal Perera.
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