The 2nd match of LPL T20 is scheduled to play between Colombo Stars and Kandy Falcons on Tuesday, 7th December 2022 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

Colombo Stars had made some interesting changes in their squad for this season of the Lanka Premier League. They had not picked any regular batsman while a total of six batting all-rounders are part of this squad of this team and they also have three wicket-keeper batsmen. Angelo Mathews is the new captain of Colombo Stars and he will be leading the batting order of this team with Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chathuranga Kumara, Navod Paranavithana, Benny Howell, and Ravi Bopara. Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella, and Nishan Madushka are wicketkeeper batsmen in the squad of the Stars.

Colombo Stars got the services of some best bowlers of the shorter format of cricket and we are sure that they will give a tough time to the batters of almost all teams. Naveen-ul-Haq and Karim Janat are the leading bowlers of this team. These both players had played in the recent season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League and had performed well. We are hoping that both bowlers will also perform well in this tournament. Seekkuge Prasanna and Dominic Drakes are other experienced bowlers in the squad of the Stars. Dominic Drakes was just outstanding in the recent season of CPL and we are hoping for his best performance. Jeffrey Vandersay, Muditha Lakshan, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Romario Shepherd, Kasun Rajitha, and Suranga Lakmal are also available for the selection of the final playing eleven of this match.

Colombo Stars had made some interesting changes in their squad for this season of the Lanka Premier League. They had not picked any regular batsman while a total of six batting all-rounders are part of this squad of this team and they also have three wicket-keeper batsmen. Angelo Mathews is the new captain of Colombo Stars and he will be leading the batting order of this team with Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chathuranga Kumara, Navod Paranavithana, Benny Howell, and Ravi Bopara. Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella, and Nishan Madushka are wicketkeeper batsmen in the squad of the Stars.

Colombo Stars got the services of some best bowlers of the shorter format of cricket and we are sure that they will give a tough time to the batters of almost all teams. Naveen-ul-Haq and Karim Janat are the leading bowlers of this team. These both players had played in the recent season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League and had performed well. We are hoping that both bowlers will also perform well in this tournament. Seekkuge Prasanna and Dominic Drakes are other experienced bowlers in the squad of the Stars. Dominic Drakes was just outstanding in the recent season of CPL and we are hoping for his best performance. Jeffrey Vandersay, Muditha Lakshan, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Romario Shepherd, Kasun Rajitha, and Suranga Lakmal are also available for the selection of the final playing eleven of this match.

Kandy Falcons are also overall a strong team as compared to the Colombo Stars at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Kandy Falcons are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Kandy Falcons a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Kandy Falcons are overall a strong and more experienced team than Colombo Stars
• Colombo Stars are weak in the batting order
• Kandy Falcons has extra strength in the bowling unit
• Kandy Falcons are also rich in the batting order

Kandy Falcons 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 Kandy Falcons 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.

Kandy Falcons have a 56% chance to win this match
Colombo Stars has a 44% 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 2nd Match of the Lanka Premier League is going to be held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota. 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 Hambantota 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.

It will be updated shortly

Date: Tuesday, 7th December 2022
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium
• Location: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
• Opened: 2009
• Capacity: 34300
• Known as: Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
• Dimensions: 100m long, 100m wide
• Ends: Thanamalwila End, Sooriyawewa End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Ravi Dissanayake

• Total matches: 7
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 2
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 130
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 103
• Highest total recorded: 182/4 (20 Ov) by SL vs ZIM
• The lowest total recorded: 95/10 (17.4 Ov) by PAK vs SL
• The highest score chased: 164/4 (18.1 Ov) by SL vs RSA
• The lowest score defended: 78/4 (7 Ov) by RSA vs SL

Angelo Mathews (c), Seekkuge Prasanna, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dwaine Pretorius, Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq, Dominic Drakes, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Muditha Lakshan, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Kevin Koththigoda, Chathuranga Kumara, Navod Paranavithana.