Two top teams of the League, Wanindu Hasaranga led Kandy Falcons and Thisara Perera led Jaffna Kings will meet each other in Qualifier-1 of the Lanka Premier League 2022 on 21st December, Wednesday at Colombo.
Kandy Falcons have been at their best in the tournament so far emerging victorious on 7 out of 8 occasions they played. Andre Fletcher is the top run getter with 264 runs in 7 innings and Carlos Brathwaite has led with ball scalping 15 wickets in 6 games. Kandy Falcons would go into Qualifier-1 as favourites looking the way they have performed so far.
Jaffna Kings, two times champions on the other hand, have been victorious on six out eight occasions, losing only 2 matches against the table toppers. Avishka Fernando is among the runs for Jaffna Kings with 268 runs in 8 games, while Binura Fernanado is leading among wickets with 10 scalps in 3 games. Though Kandy Falcons look favourites, the defending champions have got the full force to topple the table toppers on the given day.
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Matches |
Jaffna Kings |
Kandy Falcons |
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6 |
3 |
3 |
The both teams met last during the 13th match this year where Kandy Falcons pulled off a victory by 10 runs. Opting to bat first, Kandy Falcons posted a defendable total of 160/8 in 20 overs with Andre Fletcher and Fabian Allen scoring 35 and 47 runs to their names respectively. Dunith Wellalage bowled brilliantly picking two wickets and with economy of below 2. In reply Jaffna kings lost by 10 runs with Avishka Fernando and Sadeera Samarawickrama scoring 33 and 48 runs respectively. Brathwaite was pick of bowlers with 4 wickets to his name.
| Date | Winner | Margin | Venue |
| 13-Dec-22 | Kandy Falcons | 10Runs | Pallekele |
| 10-Dec-22 | Kandy Falcons | 3 Wickets | Pallekele |
| 12-Dec-21 | Jaffna Kings | 7 Wickets | Colombo (RPS) |
| 08-Dec-21 | Jaffna Kings | 14 Runs (D/L Method) | Colombo (RPS) |
| 09-Dec-20 | Kandy Falcons | 6 Wickets | Hambantota |
| 01-Dec-20 | Jaffna Kings | 54 Runs | Hambantota |