CLK vs KAR Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Eliminator T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Aug 05, 2026Last Updated on Aug 05, 2026 02:44 PM
Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals Cricket Match Previews
Lanka Premier League 2026
CLK 203/7 (20)
KRL 135/10 (18.4)
Colombo Kaps won by 68 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garuka Sanketh* | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahnawaz Dahani* | 2.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
Last Wicket:Nuwan Thushara c James Neesham b Shahnawaz Dahani 6(9) - 135/10 in 18.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals
Colombo Kaps — Innings 1 (203/7 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Hermann b Nuwan Thushara | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk) lbw b Shaheen Afridi | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 | |
| Ben McDermott c Dale Phillips b Shaheen Afridi | 71 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 182.05 | |
| Kamindu Mendis (c) c Pawan Sandesh b Zahir Khan | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 175 | |
| Janith Liyanage c Dale Phillips b Zahir Khan | 32 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 168.42 | |
| James Neesham not out | 42 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 182.61 | |
| Malsha Tharupathi c Garuka Sanketh b Nuwan Thushara | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake run out (Dale Phillips/Kusal Perera) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 3 | Wides: 5 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 203 | 7 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Wanuja Sahan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Binura Fernando | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12 |
| Zahir Khan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Garuka Sanketh | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rubin Hermann & Sadeera Samarawickrama | 3 | 9 |
| Ben McDermott & Sadeera Samarawickrama | 10 | 7 |
| Ben McDermott & Kamindu Mendis | 45 | 24 |
| Ben McDermott & Janith Liyanage | 57 | 33 |
| Ben McDermott & James Neesham | 58 | 29 |
| M Tharupathi & James Neesham | 13 | 10 |
| Milan Rathnayake & James Neesham | 15 | 8 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubin Hermann | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | 2.4 | 13 |
| 3 | Kamindu Mendis | 6.4 | 58 |
| 4 | Janith Liyanage | 12.1 | 115 |
| 5 | Ben McDermott | 16.6 | 173 |
| 6 | Malsha Tharupathi | 18.4 | 186 |
| 7 | Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 20 | 203 |
Kandy Royals — Innings 2 (135/10 in 18.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Udara c Rubin Hermann b Malsha Tharupathi | 50 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 138.89 | |
| Pawan Sandesh b Wanuja Sahan | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 150 | |
| Dale Phillips c James Neesham b Malsha Tharupathi | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Kusal Perera (wk) c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Wanuja Sahan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed c James Neesham b Milan Rathnayake | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 125 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga c Janith Liyanage b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Vijay Shankar c Kamindu Mendis b Milan Rathnayake | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Angelo Mathews (c) lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 140 | |
| Shaheen Afridi c Rubin Hermann b Shahnawaz Dahani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garuka Sanketh not out | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 | |
| Nuwan Thushara c James Neesham b Shahnawaz Dahani | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 6 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 135 | 10 wkts, 18.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Zahir Khan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 2.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.2 |
| Wanuja Sahan | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Udara & Pawan Sandesh | 44 | 26 |
| Lahiru Udara & Dale Phillips | 21 | 19 |
| Lahiru Udara & Kusal Perera | 3 | 4 |
| Lahiru Udara & Iftikhar Ahmed | 25 | 19 |
| Lahiru Udara & Wanindu Hasaranga | 11 | 7 |
| Lahiru Udara & Shankar | 2 | 6 |
| Mathews & Shankar | 8 | 9 |
| Mathews & Shaheen Afridi | 8 | 4 |
| Garuka Sanketh & Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 3 |
| Garuka Sanketh & Nuwan Thushara | 13 | 15 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Sandesh | 4.2 | 44 |
| 2 | Dale Phillips | 7.3 | 65 |
| 3 | Kusal Perera | 8.1 | 68 |
| 4 | Iftikhar Ahmed | 11.2 | 93 |
| 5 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 12.3 | 104 |
| 6 | Lahiru Udara | 13.3 | 106 |
| 7 | Vijay Shankar | 14.6 | 114 |
| 8 | Angelo Mathews | 15.4 | 122 |
| 9 | Shaheen Afridi | 16.1 | 122 |
| 10 | Nuwan Thushara | 18.4 | 135 |
CLK vs KAR Match Prediction, Lanka Premier League 2026, Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
CLK vs KAR (Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals) Match Details
| Match | Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals (CLK vs KAR) |
| League | Lanka Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 5th August 2026 |
| Time | 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
CLK vs KAR Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
CLK vs KAR Match Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
CLK vs KAR 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.
CLK vs KAR 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
CLK vs KAR (Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals) Playing 11
Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals (CLK vs KAR) Match Preview
CLK vs KAR Match Preview: Colombo Kaps will lock horns against Kandy Royals in Lanka Premier League 2026 on Wednesday, 05 August 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
Colombo Kaps (CLK) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Rubin Hermann and Sadeera Samarawickrama will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Ashen Bandara will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Kamindu Mendis and Milan Rathnayake will strengthen the middle order for Colombo Kaps.
- Kamindu Mendis will lead the Colombo Kaps as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Sharujan Shanmuganathan will do the Wicket Keeping for Colombo Kaps.
Spin Bowlers
- Kamindu Mendis and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Hasan Mahmud and Binura Fernando will lead the pace attack of his team.
Kandy Royals (KAR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Lahiru Udara and Pawan Sandesh will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Lahiru Udara is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Kusal Perera will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Moeen Ali and Dale Phillips will strengthen the middle order for Kandy Royals.
- Wanindu Hasaranga will lead the Kandy Royals as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Kusal Perera will do the Wicket Keeping for Kandy Royals.
Spin Bowlers
- Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushan Hemantha will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Wanindu Hasaranga was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Nuwan Thushara and Shaheen Afridi will lead the pace attack of his team.
Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals (CLK vs KAR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
CLK vs KAR Match Prediction: Kandy Royals 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, KAR will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
CLK vs KAR Lanka Premier League 2026 Match Expert Advice: James Neesham will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Hasan Mahmud will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
CLK vs KAR Head to Head
CLK vs KAR Head to Head Records: Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Colombo Kaps have won 0 whereas Kandy Royals have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| CLK Won | 0 |
| KAR Won | 0 |
| 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:
CLK vs KAR 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, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Udara are the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
CLK vs KAR Winning Prediction
- Kandy Royals team has the upper hand over Colombo Kaps team. So try to pick more players from Kandy Royals
CLK vs KAR Small League Must Picks:
CLK - James Neesham [242 points], Hasan Mahmud [209 points]KAR - Lahiru Udara [756 points], Nuwan Thushara [518 points]
CLK vs KAR Grand League Risky Picks:
CLK - Milan Priyanath Rathnayake [0 points], Arul Pragasam Antoney [0 points]KAR - Kavija Gamage [0 points], Sahan Mihira [0 points]
CLK vs KAR Death Over Bowlers:
CLK - Shahnawaz DhaniKAR - Asitha Fernando
Colombo Kaps (CLK) Key Players
- Shahnawaz Dhani [2W, 1W]
- Malsha Tharupathi [1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W]
- Sadeera Samarawickrama [37, 44, 16, 1, 3]
- Kamindu Mendis [0W, 28, 88*, 26, 10]
- Janith Liyanage [20, 17, 52*, 53*, 0W]
- James Neesham [(20, 1W), 19, 0W, (24, 1W)]
Kandy Royals (KAR) Key Players
- Moeen Ali [0W, (41, 1W), 2W, 24, 41]
- Dale Phillips [2, 34, 38, 5*, 1]
- Shaheen Afridi [3W, 2W, 1W, 1W]
- Wanindu Hasaranga [0W, (16, 1W), 0W, 29, 2W]
- Nuwan Thushara [0W, 3W, 1W, 1W, 2W]
- Lahiru Udara [54, 16, 4, 51, 53]
CLK vs KAR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Moeen Ali [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Sadeera Samarawickrama [PTs: 48, CR: 7.5]
- Kamindu Mendis [PTs: 72, CR: 8.0]
- James Neesham [PTs: 242, CR: 7.5]
- Dale Phillips [PTs: 278, CR: 7.0]
- Wanindu Hasaranga [PTs: 430, CR: 9.0]
- Lahiru Udara [PTs: 756, CR: 7.0]
CLK vs KAR Injury / Unavailability
Colombo Kaps Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Kandy Royals Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
CLK vs KAR Live Stream
Where can I see CLK vs KAR Live Score?
You can see CLK vs KAR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
CLK vs KAR match will be live telecast on FanCode.
CLK vs KAR Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch CLK vs KAR match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
CLK vs KAR match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals (CLK vs KAR) Squads
Colombo Kaps (CLK) Squad: Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Ben McDermott, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, James Neesham, Kamindu Mendis(C), Ashen Bandara, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Jeffrey Vandersay, Binura Fernando, Rubin Hermann, Shahnawaz Dhani, Hasan Mahmud, Kusal Mendis(WK), Thanuka Dabare, Wanuja Sahan, Malsha Tharupathi, Janith Liyanage, Ravindu Fernando, Movin Subasingha, Milan Rathnayake, Sharujan Shanmuganathan(WK), Arul Pragasam Antoney
Kandy Royals (KAR) Squad: Shaheen Afridi, Vijay Shankar, Kusal Perera(WK), Moeen Ali, Zahir Khan, Daniel Sams, 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, Kavija Gamage
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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