Squads –
JS –
Thisara Perera, Johnson Charles, Wanidu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Avishka Fernando, Dananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Binura Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Chathuranga de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Nuwandinu Fernando, Kanakaratnam Kapilraj, Thevendiram Dinoshan, Vijayakanth Vijayakanth, Kyle Abbott, Duanne Olivier, Tom Moores, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Sebastianpillai Vijeyaraj
GG –
Shahid Afridi, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Amir, Danushka Gunatilleka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Akila Dananjaya, Milinda Siriwardena, Azam Khan, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammed Shiraz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chanaka Ruwansiri, Sahan Arachchi, Duvindu Tillakaratne, Chadwick Walton, Ashan Ali, Abdul Nasir, Waqas Maqsood
Team News –
JS –
– The Jaffna Stallions have played 3 games till date and won all three of them by good margins and are sitting right at the top of the table.
– Tom Moores, Shoaib Malik, Duanne Oliver and Kyle Abbott will be their likely foreigners.
– Avishka and M Bhanuka/N Fernando will open the Innings. Avishka has been really consistent for Sri Lanka in International Cricket also scored 97 in 1st game. Bhanuka played last game but looked unsettled.
– Young u19 Nuwandinu Fernando can Open this game. He has scored 400+ runs in his 15 u19 Innings and can also bowl some off spin.
– Tom Moores English Wicket keeper will bat at 2 down. Moores can be a x-factor played with the batting style he has.
– Experienced Shoiab Malik and Dhananjaya De Silva will be batting in middle. Malik can be crusial part of team if the top order doesn’t work. Both can bowl a few overs in middle.
– Thisara Perera and Hasaranga will bat in the lower order. Perera has been batting in the 6th gear from last 2 games scoring 97 and 68.
– Wanindu Hasaranga Malik and Dhananjaya De Silva will be the spinners for the Stallions. Hasaranga has been brilliant with his mystery spin. Malik and De Silva hasn’t bowled much yet.
– Duanne Oliver, Usman Shinwari Lakmal and Thisara Perera will lead the pace attack. Shinwari has been excellent for the Stallions in last 2 games picking 6 Wickets.
GG –
– Shahid Afridi has left to Pakistan due to some personal reasons and will not play this game. Gunathilaka will lead the team in his absence.
– Hazratullah Zazai and Gunathilaka will open the innings for Gladiators. Both attacks from word go. Gunathilaka can also bowl some part time medium pace.
– Bhanuka Rajapaksha will be batting at no 4 followed by Siriwardene .Rajapaksha has flavours of Jayasuriya in him. Gunathilaka scored a attacking 82 last game but was on a losing cause.
– Azam Khan will bat at 1 down. Azam has been a young talent in Pakistan who is known for his attacking batting and he will also keep the Wickets.
– Shehan Jayasuriya and Milinda Siriwardene will hold the middle order. Milinda Siriwardene has been really consistent in last domestic t20 scoring 259+ runs also took 6 Wickets.
– Sandakan and Akila Dhananjaya will lead the spin attack. Both played last game and took 3 Wickets. Akila also bowled in powerplay.
– Mohammad Amir , Mohammad Shiraj and Waqas Maqsood will be leading the pace attack. Amir is having a poor runnthis tournament.
Probable XI –
JS –
Avishka Fernando Minod Bhanuka/N Fernando, DhDhananjaya De Silva,Tom Moores(wk), Shoaib Malik Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, C De Silva, Duanne Oliver, Suranga Lakmal, Usmam Shinwari
GG –
Hazratullah Zazai, Danushka Gunatilaka, Azam Khan(wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Milinda Siriwardene, Sheyan Jayasuriya, Mohammad Shiraj, Akila Dhananjaya, Mohammad Amir, Lakshan Sandakan, Waqas Maqsood.
Pitch Report –
Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium Hambantota, Sri Lanka
There have not been much international games at this venue so Wicket can be very unpredictable.
Average Score : 219( 1st game )
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Chadwick Walton ( Middle order + wk, hard hitting windies batsman but completely out of form )
Azam Khan( 1 down, very attacking Batsman, 20,10,13 runs this series)
Tom Moores( 2 down + wk, attacking English batsman, 1200 t20 runs in 58 innings , good option to have )
BAT –
D Gunathilaka( Open + part time medium pace, 500+ runs + 5 Wickets in t20s, 82 runs last game )
Avishka Fernando ( Open, Excellent talent with sr of 140 in t20s , 169 runs in 3 games last domestic t20 in Srilanka , 92 runs in 1st game )
Shoaib Malik( 3 down + off spin, experienced, must while Batting 2nd )
H Zazai( Opener, very aggressive , but hit or miss, 180 runs in shpageeza t20 recently, failed in both games, Still Must )
B Rajapaksha (2 down, 1300+ t20 runs at a SR of 137, 96 in bpl2019, 12 runs last game )
N Fernando ( Open/1 down, u19 batsman, 448 runs in 15 Innings, part time off spin )
Milinda Siriwardene ( 2/3 down + slow orthodox, 264 runs + 3 Wickets in domestic legaue recently )
ALL –
Thisara Perera ( Lower order + Medium pacer, very good form, 97 + 1w, 68+2w last 2 games, Must have )
Dhananjaya De Silva( 1 down + off spin, can play attacking Cricket, 61(38b) last game, not bowling )
Sheyan Jayasuriya ( Middle + off spin, batting very low this LPL, 34 runs this tournament )
W Hasaranga ( Leggie, 51 Wickets in t20s + 500+ runs, 5 Wickets in 3 games, Must have )
BOWL –
Kyle Abbott( Pacer , south African bowler, very experienced with 153 t20 Wickets , didn’t played last 2 games)
Mohammad Amir ( Left arm Pacer, known for his swing, 207 t20 Wickets with 6 in National T20 2020, just 2 Wickets in 3 games this LPL )
Aikla Dhananjaya ( Off spin, mystery bowler, 12 Wickets in SLC domestic 2020, 1w last game )
Suranga Lakmal ( Right Arm Medium pacer, decent t20 bowler, 2 Wicket last game )
Duanne Oliver ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 62 t20 Wickets with 6 in MSL2019 , 6 Wickets in 3 games this LPL)
Usman Shinwari ( Left arm fast, hit the deck faster, 6 Wickets in just 2 games this series )
Lakshan Sandakan ( Chinnaman, 52 Wickets in t20s with economy just under 8 , 2 Wickets last game)
P Jayasuriya ( Left arm orthodox, experienced with 62 Wickets in t20s, selected by less than 5% )
C/VC –
JS –
Avishka Fernando
Thisara Perera
D De Silva
GG –
D Gunathilaka
Hazratullah Zazai
Akila Dhananjaya