GG vs JK Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Qualifier 1 T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Aug 05, 2026Last Updated on Aug 05, 2026 02:54 PM
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings Cricket Match Previews
Lanka Premier League 2026
JKS 242/2 (20)
GAG 230/8 (20)
Jaffna Kings won by 12 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinura Kalupahana* | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Sachindu Colombage | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 300 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizaad Williams* | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
Last Wicket:Tharindu Ratnayake c Towhid Hridoy b Dilshan Madushanka 7(3) - 192/8 in 17.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings
Jaffna Kings — Innings 1 (242/2 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Mishara (wk) not out | 108 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 196.36 | |
| Avishka Fernando c Sahan Arachchige b Akif Javed | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 135.71 | |
| Khawaja Nafay run out (Sam Harper) | 54 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 168.75 | |
| Towhid Hridoy not out | 54 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 257.14 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 4 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 242 | 2 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dunith Wellalage, Mohamed Shiraz, Traveen Mathew, Lizaad Williams | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Akif Javed | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 15.3 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 14 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Sachindu Colombage | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 15 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Charith Asalanka | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Kamil Mishara & Avishka Fernando | 35 | 28 |
| Kamil Mishara & Khawaja Nafay | 138 | 65 |
| Kamil Mishara & Towhid Hridoy | 71 | 28 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avishka Fernando | 4.4 | 35 |
| 2 | Khawaja Nafay | 15.3 | 173 |
Galle Gallants — Innings 2 (230/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper (wk) c Chamindu Wickramasinghe b Lizaad Williams | 44 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 209.52 | |
| Thomas Fraser Rogers c Kamil Mishara b Mohamed Shiraz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charith Asalanka b Lizaad Williams | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 207.69 | |
| Chamika Karunaratne c B Rajapaksa b Shakib Al Hasan | 39 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 185.71 | |
| Sahan Arachchige c Kamil Mishara b Dunith Wellalage | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) c Dunith Wellalage b Mohamed Shiraz | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 178.95 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz c B Rajapaksa b Mohamed Shiraz | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 | |
| Dinura Kalupahana not out | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.67 | |
| Tharindu Ratnayake c Towhid Hridoy b Dilshan Madushanka | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 | |
| Sachindu Colombage not out | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 300 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 10 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 230 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Akif Javed, Eshan Malinga | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Shiraz | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12 |
| Traveen Mathew | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Lizaad Williams | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Harper & Thomas Rogers | 1 | 4 |
| Sam Harper & Charith Asalanka | 75 | 29 |
| Sam Harper & Chamika Karunaratne | 9 | 10 |
| Sahan Arachchige & Chamika Karunaratne | 12 | 11 |
| Dasun Shanaka & Chamika Karunaratne | 63 | 27 |
| Dasun Shanaka & Mohammad Nawaz | 5 | 8 |
| Dinura Kalupahana & Mohammad Nawaz | 11 | 8 |
| Dinura Kalupahana & Tharindu Ratnayake | 16 | 9 |
| Dinura Kalupahana & Colombage | 38 | 14 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Fraser Rogers | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2 | Charith Asalanka | 5.3 | 76 |
| 3 | Sam Harper | 7.1 | 85 |
| 4 | Sahan Arachchige | 8.6 | 97 |
| 5 | Chamika Karunaratne | 13.3 | 160 |
| 6 | Dasun Shanaka | 14.5 | 165 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nawaz | 16.1 | 176 |
| 8 | Tharindu Ratnayake | 17.4 | 192 |
GG vs JK Match Prediction, Lanka Premier League 2026, Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
GG vs JK (Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings) Match Details
| Match | Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings (GG vs JK) |
| League | Lanka Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 5th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT) |
GG vs JK Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
GG vs JK Match Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
GG vs JK Pitch Report: R Premadasa Stadium offers a pitch that will be helpful for the batsmen as well as the bowlers. In particular, spinners may enjoy some turn and bounce, which can cause problems for the batsmen, while they can play their shots freely after spending a few balls on the ground.
GG vs JK Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Colombo, LK will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 25°C on the match day with 82% humidity and 6.3 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
R. Premadasa Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 66 |
| Batting first won: | 28 |
| Bowling first won: | 37 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 145 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 129 |
| Highest Total: | 215/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 80/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 215/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 115/6 |
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 53%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
137
T20 Average Scores
GG vs JK (Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings) Playing 11
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings (GG vs JK) Match Preview
GG vs JK Match Preview: Galle Gallants will take on Jaffna kings in Lanka Premier League 2026 on Wednesday, 05 August 2026 at 03:00 PM IST at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Galle Gallants (GG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Sam Harper and Tom Fraser Rogers will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Charith Asalanka will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Dinura Kalupahana and Chamika Karunaratne will strengthen the middle order for Galle Gallants.
- Dasun Shanaka will lead the Galle Gallants as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Wicketkeeper
- Litton Das will do the Wicket Keeping for Galle Gallants.
Spin Bowlers
- Charith Asalanka and Sahan Arachchige will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Eshan Malinga and Akif Javed will lead the pace attack of his team.
Jaffna kings (JK) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kamil Mishara and Khawaja Nafay will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Avishka Fernando will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shakib Al Hasan will strengthen the middle order for Jaffna kings.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa will lead the Jaffna kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Nishan Madushka will do the Wicket Keeping for Jaffna kings.
Spin Bowlers
- Dunith Wellalage and Shakib Al Hasan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Dunith Wellalage is having topmost good points in this series.
- Shakib Al Hasan was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Lizaad Williams and Dilshan Madushanka will lead the pace attack of his team.
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings (GG vs JK) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
GG vs JK Match Prediction: Galle Gallants looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, JK will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
GG vs JK Lanka Premier League 2026 Match Expert Advice: Dasun Shanaka will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Eshan Malinga will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
GG vs JK Head to Head
GG vs JK Head to Head Records: Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings have faced each other in 10 matches in T20. Out of these 10 games, Galle Gallants have won 5 whereas Jaffna kings have won 5 Matches.
| Match Played | 10 |
| GG Won | 5 |
| JK Won | 5 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
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:
JK - N W W W LGG vs JK 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. You can choose any of one.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
GG vs JK Winning Prediction
- Galle Gallants team has the upper hand over Jaffna kings team. So try to pick more players from Galle Gallants
GG vs JK Small League Must Picks:
GG - Dasun Shanaka [461 points], Eshan Malinga [429 points]JK - Dunith Wellalage [615 points], Kamil Mishara [509 points]
GG vs JK Grand League Risky Picks:
GG - Sahan Arachchige [344 points], Dasun Shanaka [461 points]JK - Shakib Al Hasan [245 points], Avishka Fernando [347 points]
GG vs JK Death Over Bowlers:
GG - Akif JavedJK - Zahoor Khan
Galle Gallants (GG) Key Players
- Dinura Kalupahana [20, 10, 0W, 0W]
- Tharindu Ratnayake [1W, 0W, 3W]
- Charith Asalanka [58, 14, 6, 28]
- Eshan Malinga [2W, 3W, 1W, 4W]
- Dasun Shanaka [21*, 57, (12, 1W), 1W]
Jaffna kings (JK) Key Players
- Shakib Al Hasan [1W, 1W, 1W]
- Avishka Fernando [66, 34, 34]
- Dunith Wellalage [3W, (56, 1W), (19, 1W), (40, 1W)]
GG vs JK Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Shakib Al Hasan [PTs: 245, CR: 9.0]
- Avishka Fernando [PTs: 347, CR: 8.5]
- Charith Asalanka [PTs: 365, CR: 8.5]
- Dasun Shanaka [PTs: 461, CR: 9.0]
- Dunith Wellalage [PTs: 615, CR: 8.0]
GG vs JK Injury / Unavailability
Galle Gallants Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Jaffna kings Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
GG vs JK Live Stream
Where can I see GG vs JK Live Score?
You can see GG vs JK Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
GG vs JK match will be live telecast on FanCode.
GG vs JK Cricket Match Highlights
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GG vs JK match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Galle Gallants vs Jaffna kings (GG vs JK) Squads
Galle Gallants (GG) Squad: Dasun Shanaka(C), Kasun Rajitha, Rassie van der Dussen, Mohammad Nawaz, Nurul Hasan(WK), Charith Asalanka, Lasith Croospulle, Sam Harper(WK), Litton Das(WK), Chamika Karunaratne, Haider Ali, Akif Javed, Prabath Jayasuriya, Tharindu Ratnayake, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Chris Lynn, Kesrick Williams, Virandeep Singh, Sahan Arachchige, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Sachindu Colombage, Pramod Madushan, Tom Fraser Rogers, Eshan Malinga, Dinura Kalupahana, Yuri Koththigoda
Jaffna kings (JK) Squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Kamil Mishara(WK), Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Taskin Ahmed, Nishan Madushka(WK), Dipendra Singh Airee, Towhid Hridoy, David Wiese, Sineth Jayawardena, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(C), Mohamed Shiraz, Dilshan Madushanka, Lizaad Williams, Avishka Fernando, Zahoor Khan, Traveen Mathews, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Khawaja Nafay, Praveen Maneesha, Mathulan Kugathas
GG vs JK 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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