• B-Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings Dream11 Team for today's match - August 17 (2:00 pm GMT) | Lanka Premier League

  • The contest will take place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo..

LPL 2023 Eliminator, BLK vs JK: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Lanka Premier League 2023
Wanindu Hasaranga and Thisara Perera (Image Source: Twitter)

B-Love Kandy (BLK) will battle against Jaffna Kings (JK) in Eliminator of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday (August 17). Both teams lost their last league stage fixtures and are coming from defeats.

BLK finished the group stage of the tournament at the third spot with four wins in eight matches, while JK ended their league stage campaign on the fourth place of the points tally with three wins in eight games.

As far as the battle between the two teams is concerned, BLK and JK have met each other twice in the LPL 203, with BLK dominating the faceoff and emerging victorious on both occasions.

BLK will look to continue their dominance over Jaffna in the knockout game as well. Meanwhile, JK will be determined to make a statement and book a spot in Qualifier 2 of the LPL 2023.

BLK vs JK, Eliminator:

  • Date and Time: August 17, 07:30 IST/ 02:00 pm GMT/ 07:30 pm local
  • Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report:

As the match unfolds at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium, the pitch gradually loses pace and becomes more advantageous for spin bowlers. Nevertheless, batters can amass considerable runs by spending some time in the middle. The team that wins the coin toss would likely opt to bat first on this ground.

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BLK vs JK Prediction Picks:

  • Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Haris, Dinesh Chandimal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
  • Batters: Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik
  • All-rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Angelo Mathews
  • Bowlers: Nuwan Pradeep, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Maheesh Theekshana

BLK vs JK Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

Choice 1: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Dunith Wellalage (vc)
Choice 2: Angelo Mathews (c), Shoaib Malik (vc)

BLK vs JK Dream11 Prediction Backups:

Asif Ali, David Miller, Thisara Perera, Towhid Hridoy

BLK vs JK Dream11 Team for today’s match:

BLK vs JK, LPL 2023 - Eliminator, Dream11 Team
BLK vs JK, LPL 2023 – Eliminator, Dream11 Team

Squads:

B-Love Kandy: Mohammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Angelo Mathews, Chaturanga de Silva, Asif Ali, Ashen Bandara, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Abeyratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Madushanka, Kamindu Mendis, Navod Paranavithana, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sahan Arachchige, Mohammad Hasnain, Avishka Tharindu, Malsha Tharupathi, Aamer Jamal, Thanuka Dabare

Jaffna Kings: Nishan Madushka (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chris Lynn, Dunith Wellalage, Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (c), Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Hardus Viljoen, Priyamal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Asitha Fernando, Towhid Hridoy, Nandre Burger, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Ashan Randika, Zaman Khan, Theesan Vithushan, Pathum Kumara, Ratnarajah Thenurathan, Asanka Manoj

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