defending champion Jaffna Kings Take Colombo Caps in the 7th match of lanka premier league 2026 At the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. Both franchises go into this afternoon’s clash with identical campaign records of one win and one loss from two matches, aiming to break the deadlock and climb up the points table.
Jaffna Kings enter the match with high confidence after an impressive 5 wicket win Dambulla Sixerswhere the captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa Being a fast bowler, he started the run-chase with a match-winning half-century. lizad williams and young spinner traven matthew Took an extraordinary three wickets. Colombo Caps, on the other hand, showed remarkable resilience in their last match candy royalsWhile chasing the target of 180 runs, Zenith Liyanaz’s brilliant innings of 53 runs in 32 balls and sharp bowling. Binura Fernando. With power-hitters like Avishka Fernando And James Neesham with experienced campaigners Kusal Mendis And shakib al hassan Featuring both dugouts, fans can expect an exciting T20 contest where opening powerplay wickets and spin control in the middle overs will be the key to victory.
JK vs CK, LPL 2026: Match Details
- date and time: July 22, 3:00 PM IST / 09:30 AM GMT
- venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
JK vs CK, head to head record
Matches played: 11 | Jaffna Kings won: 11 | Colombo Caps won: 3| No results: 0
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium pitch report
The playing surface at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium usually features a well-balanced competition between bat and ball in day play. When pitched early, the new ball comes onto the bat easily in daylight, allowing top-order batsmen to maximize powerplay overs. However, as the innings progress, the dry surface becomes slower, allowing good variation spinners and seamers to come into play. It will be important to control the pace of the ball and control the line-and-length in the middle overs. Chasing the target in dry conditions has historically been favourable, so the team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.
squads
Colombo Caps: Rubin Harman, Kusal Mendis (wk/captain), Sadira Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Ben McDermott, Zenith Liyanage, James Neesham, Wanyuja Sahan, Binura Fernando, Malsha Tharupathy, mujeeb ur rehmanHasan Mahmood, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kushal Bhurtel, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Movin Subasingha, Thanuka Dabre, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Sharujan Shanmuganathan, Arul Pragasam.
Jaffna Kings: Kamil Mishra (wk), Avishka Fernando, Ibrahim Zadran, Chamindu Wickremesinghe, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (captain), David Wiese, Dunit Velez, Shakib Al Hasan, Piyush Chawla, Trevin Mathew, Dilshan Madushanka, Lizaad Williams, Taskin Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nishan Madushka, Mohammed Shiraz, Praveen Manisha, Kugathas Mathulan
JK vs CK, LPL 2026, Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- JK won the toss and batted first
- CK’s powerplay score: 55-60
- Total Score of CK: 190-200
Case 2:
- CK won the toss and batted first
- JK’s powerplay score: 50-55
- JK Total Score: 180-190
Match Result: The team bowling first won the competition.
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