It will be both teams’ first game of the season.
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In this prediction, Get JK vs GM Fantasy11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI updates, pitch report, injury news for Match 2 of Lanka Premier League 2024. Jaffna Kings will face Galle Marvels in the second match of the Lanka Premier League 2024 on Tuesday (July 2) at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. It will be both teams’ first game of the season. Kandy Falcons defeated Dambulla Sixers by six wickets in the season opener on Monday.
Jaffna have been the most successful team in the history of LPL. They have won the title thrice since making their debut in 2020. Charith Aslanka has replaced Thisara Perera as the captain of the side this year. Last season, Jaffna finished in fourth place with three wins in eight matches. They lost the eliminator match against Kandy last year by 61 runs.
Cricket Marvels LLC owned by Prem Thakkar acquired the team from Galle. They changed the name from Galle Titans to Galle Marvels. The team finished as the runner-up in their first two seasons of the LPL. They have failed to make it to the final in the last two seasons. Galle won four out of eight games last season and were in second position. They lost both the qualifiers and were eliminated from the tournament last year.
Match Information
Probable PlayingXI
Jaffna Kings
Pathum Nissanka, A Fernando, C Asalanka(C), Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, D de Silva, Fabian Allen, SMLD Samarakoon, K Mendis, PM Liyanagamage, JP Behrendorff
Bench: KNM Fernando, PVR de Silva, PVR de Silva, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Ahan Wickramasinghe, AI Ross, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, A Prakash, RR Rossouw, M Abinash, Wanuja Sahan, Wanuja Sahan, AM Fernando, AM Fernando, Eshan Malinga, Eshan Malinga, NT Gamage, Theesan Vithushan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Shamsi
Galle Titans
AD Hales, B Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, J Liyanage, SC Williams, Dwaine Pretorius, I Udana, N Dickwella(C), Tim Seifert, L Kumara, M Theekshana
Bench: P Sooriyabandara, P Sooriyabandara, Sadisha Rajapaksa, D Lakshan, SSD Arachchige, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Chamindu Wijesinghe, K Nadeeshan, Malsha Tharupathi, JF Vandersay, JF Vandersay, M Shiraz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, NGRP Jayasuriya, Zahoor Khan
Injury News: (Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report: Overcast Clouds
Win Prediction: Galle Titans
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score: 170
Pitch Report
Captains
He scored 192 runs in 10 matches last season at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 128.85.
He has made 138 runs in seven innings in the T20 Blast at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 110.40.
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He was the second-highest run-scorer for Galle last season and amassed 231 runs in seven innings at an average of 38.50 and a strike rate of 133.52.
He took eight wickets in five matches last season at an average of 11.25, an economy of 5.29, and a strike rate of 12.75.
Budget
He picked nine wickets in nine matches last season at an average of 26.55, an economy of 8.53, and a strike rate of 18.66.
The wicketkeeper-batter scored 90 runs in five innings in the Major Clubs T20 Tournament 2024 at a strike rate of 183.67.
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