KFL vs DS Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 2nd T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, Jul 18, 2026Last Updated on Jul 20, 2026 11:22 AM
Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers Cricket Match Previews
Lanka Premier League 2026
DAS 205/6 (20)
KFS 187/6 (20)
Dambulla Sixers won by 18 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Shankar* | 41 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 227.78 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera* | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Mohammad Wasim Jr | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
Last Wicket:Dale Phillips c Maheesh Theekshana b Mohammad Wasim Jr 52(39) - 156/6 in 17.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers
Dambulla Sixers — Innings 1 (205/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinesh Chandimal (c) c Vijay Shankar b Shaheen Afridi | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160 | |
| Sahibzada Farhan c Shaheen Afridi b Nuwan Thushara | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 176.92 | |
| Niroshan Dickwella (wk) b Nuwan Thushara | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | |
| Reeza Hendricks not out | 87 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 174 | |
| Pavan Rathnayake c Wanindu Hasaranga b Dushan Hemantha | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Marques Ackerman lbw b Asitha Fernando | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 106.67 | |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan c Vijay Shankar b Dushan Hemantha | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Gulbadin Naib not out | 46 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 200 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 3 | Total: 5 | |||||
| Total | 205 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Vishwa Lahiru, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.7 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.8 |
| Asitha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan & Chandimal | 13 | 7 |
| Sahibzada Farhan & Niroshan Dickwella | 13 | 6 |
| Sahibzada Farhan & Reeza Hendricks | 38 | 22 |
| Pavan Rathnayake & Reeza Hendricks | 14 | 10 |
| MJ Ackerman & Reeza Hendricks | 22 | 22 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan & Reeza Hendricks | 11 | 10 |
| Gulbadin Naib & Reeza Hendricks | 94 | 44 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Chandimal | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2 | Niroshan Dickwella | 2.1 | 26 |
| 3 | Sahibzada Farhan | 5.5 | 64 |
| 4 | Pavan Rathnayake | 7.3 | 78 |
| 5 | Marques Ackerman | 11.1 | 100 |
| 6 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | 12.5 | 111 |
Kandy Falcons — Innings 2 (187/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishen Halambage c Pavan Rathnayake b Mohammad Wasim Jr | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Kusal Perera c Niroshan Dickwella b Dushmantha Chameera | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 | |
| Lahiru Udara (wk) c Dhananjaya Lakshan b Gulbadin Naib | 44 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 157.14 | |
| Dale Phillips c Maheesh Theekshana b Mohammad Wasim Jr | 52 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 133.33 | |
| Angelo Mathews (c) b Gulbadin Naib | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga c Vishwa Lahiru b Maheesh Theekshana | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 210 | |
| Vijay Shankar not out | 41 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 227.78 | |
| Dushan Hemantha not out | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 2 | Total: 4 | |||||
| Total | 187 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Muditha Lakshan, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Shaheen Afridi | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.8 |
| Mohammad Wasim Jr | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Vishwa Lahiru | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vishen Halambage & Kusal Perera | 10 | 8 |
| Vishen Halambage & Lahiru Udara | 12 | 8 |
| Dale Phillips & Lahiru Udara | 52 | 41 |
| Dale Phillips & Mathews | 15 | 13 |
| Dale Phillips & Wanindu Hasaranga | 33 | 17 |
| Dale Phillips & Shankar | 34 | 17 |
| Dushan Hemantha & Shankar | 31 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusal Perera | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2 | Vishen Halambage | 2.4 | 22 |
| 3 | Lahiru Udara | 9.3 | 74 |
| 4 | Angelo Mathews | 11.4 | 89 |
| 5 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 14.3 | 122 |
| 6 | Dale Phillips | 17.2 | 156 |
KFL vs DS Match Prediction, Lanka Premier League 2026, Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
KFL vs DS (Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers) Match Details
| Match | Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers (KFL vs DS) |
| League | Lanka Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 18th July 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT) |
KFL vs DS Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
KFL vs DS Match Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
KFL vs DS 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.
KFL vs DS 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
KFL vs DS (Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers) Playing 11
Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers (KFL vs DS) Match Preview
KFL vs DS Match Preview: Kandy Falcons will take on Dambulla Sixers in Lanka Premier League 2026 on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 03:00 PM IST at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Kandy Falcons (KFL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kusal Perera and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Lahiru Udara will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Vijay Shankar and Angelo Mathews will strengthen the middle order for Kandy Falcons.
- Wanindu Hasaranga will lead the Kandy Falcons as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for Kandy Falcons.
Spin Bowlers
- Wanindu Hasaranga and Moeen Ali will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Nuwan Thushara and Asitha Fernando will lead the pace attack of his team.
Dambulla Sixers (DS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Sahibzada Farhan and Niroshan Dickwella will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Dinesh Chandimal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Pavan Rathnayake and Gulbadin Naib will strengthen the middle order for Dambulla Sixers.
- Dinesh Chandimal will lead the Dambulla Sixers as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Niroshan Dickwella will do the Wicket Keeping for Dambulla Sixers.
Spin Bowlers
- Maheesh Theekshana and Ramesh Mendis will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- FazalHaq Farooqi and Dushmantha Chameera will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers (KFL vs DS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
KFL vs DS Dream11 Prediction: Kandy Falcons has very good form in the recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KFL will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
KFL vs DS Lanka Premier League 2026 Match Expert Advice: Wanindu Hasaranga will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
KFL vs DS Head to Head
KFL vs DS Head to Head Records: Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers have faced each other in 10 matches in T20. Out of these 10 games, Kandy Falcons have won 7 whereas Dambulla Sixers have won 2 Matches.
| Match Played | 10 |
| KFL Won | 7 |
| DS Won | 2 |
| Tie/NR | 1 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on 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:
KFL - L W L W LDS - N L L L W
KFL vs DS 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, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dinesh Chandimal are the best choice.
- This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
KFL vs DS Winning Prediction
- Kandy Falcons looks more strong as compared to Dambulla Sixers, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Kandy Falcons.
KFL vs DS Small League Must Picks:
KFL - Wanindu Hasaranga [0 points], Rahmanullah Gurbaz [0 points]
DS - Sahibzada Farhan [0 points], Dian Forrester [0 points].
KFL vs DS Grand League Risky Picks:
KFL - Angelo Mathews [0 points], Asitha Fernando [0 points]
DS - Gulbadin Naib [0 points], Dushmantha Chameera [0 points].
KFL vs DS Death Over Bowlers:
KFL - Asitha Fernando
DS - Dushmantha Chameera.
Kandy Falcons (KFL) Key Players
- Vijay Shankar [41*]
- Vishen Halambage [2]
- Dale Phillips [52]
- Shaheen Afridi [1W]
- Nuwan Thushara [2W]
- Wanindu Hasaranga [21]
Dambulla Sixers (DS) Key Players
- Vishva Lahiru [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Gulbadin Naib [63, 0W, 0W, 0W]
- Reeza Hendricks [87*, 10, 51*, 6, 18]
- Sahibzada Farhan [15, 17, 68, 32, 24]
- Dinesh Chandimal [30*]
- Maheesh Theekshana [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W]
KFL vs DS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Vijay Shankar [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Vishen Halambage [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Dale Phillips [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Gulbadin Naib [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Sahibzada Farhan [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Dinesh Chandimal [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
KFL vs DS Injury / Unavailability
Kandy Falcons Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Dambulla Sixers Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
KFL vs DS Live Stream
Where can I see KFL vs DS Live Score?
You can see KFL vs DS Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
KFL vs DS match will be live telecast on FanCode.
KFL vs DS Cricket Match Highlights
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KFL vs DS match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Sixers (KFL vs DS) Squads
Kandy Falcons (KFL) Squad: Shaheen Afridi, Vijay Shankar, Sediqullah Atal, Kusal Perera(WK), Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Zahir Khan, Pawan Sandesh, Lahiru Udara(WK), Angelo Mathews, Wanindu Hasaranga(C), Dale Phillips, Nuwan Thushara, Asitha Fernando, Muditha Lakshan, Dushan Hemantha, Sahan Mihira, Brandon McMullen, Isitha Wijesundera, Vishen Halambage, Garuka Sanketh
Dambulla Sixers (DS) Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Niroshan Dickwella(WK), Akila Dananjaya, FazalHaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Sahibzada Farhan, Ramesh Mendis, Marques Ackerman, FazalHaq Farooqi, Dinesh Chandimal(WK)(C), Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pavan Rathnayake, Sachitha Jayathilake, Vishva Lahiru, Dian Forrester, Gayana Weerasinghe
KFL vs DS 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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