JK vs GM Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Jul 17, 2026Last Updated on Jul 18, 2026 03:41 PM
Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels Cricket Match Previews
Lanka Premier League 2026
GAM 213/6 (20)
JKS 177/10 (19.4)
Galle Marvels won by 36 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizaad Williams* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traveen Mathew | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga* | 3.4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.8 |
Last Wicket:Traveen Mathew b Eshan Malinga 6(7) - 177/10 in 19.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Jaffna Kings vs Galle Marvels
Galle Marvels — Innings 1 (213/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper (wk) c Chawla b Lizaad Williams | 40 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 210.53 | |
| Lasith Croospulle c Avishka Fernando b Dunith Wellalage | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Charith Asalanka c Ibrahim Zadran b Wiese | 65 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 171.05 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Nuwanidu Fernando b Lizaad Williams | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 | |
| Sahan Arachchige c Nuwanidu Fernando b Chawla | 35 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 145.83 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) not out | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 344.44 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz c Wiese b Chawla | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 233.33 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 8 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 213 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Chamika Karunaratne, Dinura Kalupahana, Akif Javed, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wiese | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 15 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 20 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Lizaad Williams | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Traveen Mathew | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.8 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper & Croospulle | 43 | 20 |
| Sam Harper & Charith Asalanka | 3 | 7 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz & Charith Asalanka | 36 | 35 |
| Sahan Arachchige & Charith Asalanka | 74 | 39 |
| Sahan Arachchige & Dasun Shanaka | 9 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nawaz & Dasun Shanaka | 48 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lasith Croospulle | 3.2 | 43 |
| 2 | Sam Harper | 4.3 | 46 |
| 3 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 10.2 | 82 |
| 4 | Charith Asalanka | 16.5 | 156 |
| 5 | Sahan Arachchige | 17.2 | 165 |
| 6 | Mohammad Nawaz | 19.6 | 213 |
Jaffna Kings — Innings 2 (177/10 in 19.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando c Mohammad Nawaz b Eshan Malinga | 34 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 161.9 | |
| Kamil Mishara (wk) c V Viyaskanth b Akif Javed | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 200 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran c V Viyaskanth b Eshan Malinga | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Nuwanidu Fernando c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Eshan Malinga | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c) c Dasun Shanaka b Charith Asalanka | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Dunith Wellalage c and b V Viyaskanth | 40 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 166.67 | |
| David Wiese c Sahan Arachchige b Akif Javed | 15 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 78.95 | |
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe run out ((sub)Virandeep Singh) | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 240 | |
| Piyush Chawla c C Karunaratne b Dasun Shanaka | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 | |
| Traveen Mathew b Eshan Malinga | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Lizaad Williams batting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 11 | Total: 15 | |||||
| Total | 177 | 10 wkts, 19.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Dilshan Madushanka | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Eshan Malinga | 3.4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Charith Asalanka | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando & Kamil Mishara | 63 | 32 |
| Ibrahim Zadran & Kamil Mishara | 2 | 3 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando & Kamil Mishara | 3 | 5 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando & Rajapaksa | 4 | 6 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando & Dunith Wellalage | 12 | 12 |
| Wiese & Dunith Wellalage | 42 | 28 |
| Wiese & Wickramasinghe | 27 | 12 |
| Wiese & Chawla | 14 | 7 |
| Wiese & Traveen Mathew | 5 | 7 |
| Lizaad Williams & Traveen Mathew | 5 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avishka Fernando | 5.2 | 63 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Zadran | 5.5 | 65 |
| 3 | Kamil Mishara | 6.4 | 68 |
| 4 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 7.4 | 72 |
| 5 | Nuwanidu Fernando | 9.4 | 84 |
| 6 | Dunith Wellalage | 14.2 | 126 |
| 7 | Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 16.2 | 153 |
| 8 | Piyush Chawla | 17.3 | 167 |
| 9 | David Wiese | 18.4 | 172 |
| 10 | Traveen Mathew | 19.4 | 177 |
JK vs GM Match Prediction, Lanka Premier League 2026, Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
JK vs GM (Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels) Match Details
| Match | Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels (JK vs GM) |
| League | Lanka Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 17th July 2026 |
| Time | 07:45 PM (IST) - 02:15 PM (GMT) |
JK vs GM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
JK vs GM Match Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka
JK vs GM Pitch Report: Pitch at Sinhalese Sports club is expected to offer good place for the batters, the spinners are likely to get benefits as the match progresses.
JK vs GM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Colombo, LK will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 25°C on the match day with 90% humidity and 14.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Sinhalese Sports Club Score Records:
| Total matches: | 14 |
| Batting first won: | 6 |
| Bowling first won: | 7 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 138 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 114 |
| Highest Total: | 235/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 97/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 148/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 113/6 |
Sinhalese Sports Club Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 52%
Spin Bowling
46%Batting Pitch 54%
Bowling Pitch
126
T20 Average Scores
JK vs GM (Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels) Playing 11
Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels (JK vs GM) Match Preview
JK vs GM Match Preview: Lanka T20 League will see Jaffna kings facing off against Galle Marvels on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
Jaffna kings (JK) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ibrahim Zadran and Avishka Fernando will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Kamil Mishara will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Dipendra Singh-Airee and Dunith Wellalage will strengthen the middle order for Jaffna kings. Wicketkeeper
- Nishan Madushka will do the Wicket Keeping for Jaffna kings.
- Dunith Wellalage and Sandeep Lamichhane will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Lizaad Williams and Dilshan Madushanka will lead the pace attack of his team.
- Sam Harper and Lasith Croospulle will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Rassie van der Dussen will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Charith Asalanka will strengthen the middle order for Galle Marvels.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa will lead the Galle Marvels as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
- Sam Harper will do the Wicket Keeping for Galle Marvels.
- Shakib Al Hasan and Charith Asalanka will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Eshan Malinga and Kasun Rajitha will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
Galle Marvels (GM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
One-Down Batter
Middle-Order Batters
Wicketkeeper
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels (JK vs GM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
JK vs GM Match Prediction: Galle Marvels has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, JK will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
JK vs GM Lanka T20 League Match Expert Advice: Avishka Fernando will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Lizaad Williams will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
JK vs GM Head to Head
JK vs GM Head to Head Records: Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels have faced each other in 9 matches in T20. Out of these 9 games, Jaffna kings have won 6 whereas Galle Marvels have won 3 Matches.
| Match Played | 9 |
| JK Won | 6 |
| GM Won | 3 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports 3 and Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Lanka Premier League 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffna kings - Q | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.385 | 11 | NRWWWL |
| 2 | Galle Marvels - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.604 | 10 | WLWLW |
| 3 | Colombo Strikers - Q | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.108 | 8 | LWLWW |
| 4 | Kandy Falcons - Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.567 | 6 | LWLWL |
| 5 | Dambulla Sixers - E | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.565 | 5 | NRLLLW |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
JK - N W W W LGM - W L W L W
JK vs GM Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Kamil Mishara will be the better option.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
JK vs GM Winning Prediction
- Galle Marvels looks more strong as compared to Jaffna kings, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Galle Marvels
JK vs GM Small League Must Picks:
JK - Avishka Fernando [0 points], Lizaad Williams [0 points]GM - Charith Asalanka [0 points], Mehidy Hasan Miraz [0 points]
JK vs GM Grand League Risky Picks:
JK - Dunith Wellalage [0 points], Ibrahim Zadran [0 points]GM - Dasun Shanaka [0 points], Eshan Malinga [0 points]
JK vs GM Death Over Bowlers:
JK - Lizaad Williams, Dilshan MadushankaGM - Eshan Malinga
Jaffna kings (JK) Key Players
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe [24]
- Piyush Chawla [2W]
- Ibrahim Zadran [2]
- Dunith Wellalage [(40, 1W)]
- David Wiese [(15, 1W)]
- Avishka Fernando [34]
Galle Marvels (GM) Key Players
- Dinura Kalupahana [0W]
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz [10]
- Sahan Arachchige [35]
- Dasun Shanaka [(31*, 1W)]
- Charith Asalanka [(65, 1W)]
JK vs GM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Dunith Wellalage [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- David Wiese [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Avishka Fernando [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz [PTs: 21, CR: 8.0]
- Dasun Shanaka [PTs: 110, CR: 9.0]
- Charith Asalanka [PTs: 162, CR: 8.5]
JK vs GM Injury / Unavailability
Jaffna kings Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Galle Marvels Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
JK vs GM Live Stream
Where can I see JK vs GM Live Score?
You can see JK vs GM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
JK vs GM match will be live telecast on FanCode.
JK vs GM Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch JK vs GM match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
JK vs GM match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Jaffna kings vs Galle Marvels (JK vs GM) Squads
Jaffna kings (JK) Squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Kamil Mishara(WK), Piyush Chawla, Ibrahim Zadran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nishan Madushka(WK), Dipendra Singh-Airee, David Wiese, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(C), Mohamed Shiraz, Dilshan Madushanka, Lizaad Williams, Nuwanidu Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Traveen Mathews, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Praveen Maneesha, Mathulan Kugathas
Galle Marvels (GM) Squad: Dasun Shanaka(C), Kasun Rajitha, Rassie van der Dussen, Mohammad Nawaz, Charith Asalanka, Lasith Croospulle, Sam Harper(WK), Chamika Karunaratne, Haider Ali, Akif Javed, Prabath Jayasuriya, Tharindu Ratnayake, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Kesrick Williams, Sahan Arachchige, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Sachindu Colombage, Pramod Madushan, Eshan Malinga, Dinura Kalupahana, Yuri Koththigoda
JK vs GM Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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