The Final match of LPL T20 is scheduled to play between Jaffna Kings and Colombo Stars on Friday, 23rd December 2022 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Thisara Perera is the leader of the Jaffna Kings and he will be confident for this big match. Jaffna Kings has a decent record against the Colombo Stars as they had won the previous five matches in a row against the Kings. The batting order of the Kings had been just outstanding throughout this tournament. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando are the opening batsmen of this side and had provided a good opening start in almost every match. The middle batting order of Jaffna Kings is also strong and is led by Dunith Wellalage, Afif Hossain, and Sadeera Samarawickrama. These all batsmen had been good in the previous matches.

Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera had also been good in the middle overs. We are sure that the Kings will put a handsome total on the board if they bat first. The bowling unit of Jaffna Kings also had good in this tournament. Binura Fernando and Perera had proved the most successful and leading wicket-taker. We don’t think that Jaffna Kings will change its final playing eleven and they will play with the same team as the qualifier 1 match. There is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of Maheesh Theekshana and Zaman Khan. They have to bowl in the right areas to restrict the batting order of the Colombo Stars on a low total. Vijaykanth Viyaskanth and Shoaib Malik can also bowl well in the middle overs. Binura Fernando and Mahesh Theekshana were just good in the previous match and we are expecting the same kind of performance in this match.

Colombo Stars were not good in the league matches but now they are in the final which many of us were not expecting. The captain of the Stars, Angelo Matthews had been just outstanding in the playoff matches and it was his best performance and good leadership that the Stars won two important matches in a row. They performed well against Galle Gladiators in the eliminator match and were just superb in the qualifier 2 match against the best-performing team of this tournament, Kandy Falcons. The batting order of Colombo Stars is dependent on Nishan Madushka and Dinesh Chandimal. Ravi Bopara and Charith Asalanka are the other two batsmen who have to give the best performance in this match.

Dominic Drakes and Matthews are power hitters in the squad of the Stars and if they perform well in this match, the Colombo Stars will win the title of the Lanka Premier League. Kasun Rajitha had been the best bowler from their side in the previous matches and he has to give the best performance in this match. He is an expert to handle the new ball and we are hoping that he will pick some early wickets. Suranga Lakmal also had been good in the previous matches with the new ball. He can also create some problems for the batting order of the Jaffna Kings. Dominic Drakes and Mohammad Nabi are good bowlers of the middle overs. Benny Howell and Seekkuge Prasanna are other bowlers of the Colombo Stars who had been just good in the previous matches. Both teams had been good in the most recent match and we are hoping for a very close match.

Jaffna Kings is overall a strong team as compared to the Jaffna Kings at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Jaffna Kings are the favorite team who will win this match. Many factors make Jaffna Kings a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Jaffna Kings are the second-best performing team in this tournament
• Jaffna Kings had won five matches in a row against the Stars
• Colombo Stars could manage to win just three out of eight league matches
• Jaffna Kings have a strong batting order which is in good form
• The bowling unit of the Colombo Stars is also strong

Jaffna Kings is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Jaffna Kings have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Jaffna Kings have a 60% chance to win this match
Colombo Stars has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play important in the result of every match of LPL T20 as we had observed in the previous matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to bat first as chasing had been difficult in the most recent matches of LPL.

The Final Match of the Lanka Premier League is going to be held at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast for Colombo is good for this cricket match. There are almost no chances of rain in the region and we are hopeful that we will have a full match to enjoy.

Captain: K Rajitha
Vice-Captain: V Viyaskanth
Denish Chandimal, R Gurbaz, A Matthews, T Perera, C Asalanka, A Fernando, Mohammad Nabi, B Howell, B Fernando

Date: Friday, 23rd December 2022
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: R.Premadasa Stadium
• Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Opened: 1986
• Capacity: 35,000
• Known as: Khettarama Stadium (until June 1994)
• Ends: Khettarama End, Scoreboard End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Sri Lanka
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 47
• Matches won batting first: 19
• Matches won bowling first: 27
• Average 1st Inns scores: 148
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 132
• Highest total recorded: 215/5 (19.4 Ov) by BAN vs SL
• The lowest total recorded: 80/10 (17.2 Ov) by AFG vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 215/5 (19.4 Ov) by BAN vs SL
• Lowest score defended: 115/6 (20 Ov) by RSA vs SL

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Afif Hossain, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Dunith Wellalage, Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera(c), Zaman Khan, Binura Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Maheesh Theekshana, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Suminda Lakshan, Ashan Randika, Theesan Vithushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Waqar Salamkheil, Nipun Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, James Fuller, Dhananjaya de Silva.