Lanka Premier League
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Kandy Royals v Jaffna Kings
Key match-ups
Sun 26 Jul, 09:30 UTC
Jaffna Kings
playing XI (11)
Kandy Royals
playing XI (11)
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
Jaffna Kings lead the match-ups by
18
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffna Kings | 50 12 WIA Fernando · 9 players | 20 5 DN Wellalage · 10 players | 70 |
| Kandy Royals | 33 7 MM Ali · 8 players | 19 4 PWH de Silva · 9 players | 52 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Jaffna Kings batting v Kandy Royals bowling
50 for Jaffna Kings
19 for Kandy Royals
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 K Mishara LHB | AM Fernando +12% Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews PWH de Silva N Thushara MM Ali 1 not readable | AM Fernando +23% MADI Hemantha +21% PWH de Silva +16% Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, G Sanketh AD Mathews N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | G Sanketh +16% AM Fernando +16% N Thushara V Shankar AD Mathews MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 not readable |
| 2 WIA Fernando RHB | MM Ali +19% AM Fernando +15% N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha | MM Ali +25% G Sanketh +23% V Shankar +22% Shaheen Shah Afridi +16% AD Mathews +16% AM Fernando +14% DN Phillips +12% N Thushara +11% MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +16% AD Mathews +14% MM Ali -12% N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh Shaheen Shah Afridi V Shankar PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha |
| 3 Ibrahim Zadran RHB | AM Fernando N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews MM Ali Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 not readable | G Sanketh +22% V Shankar +20% AD Mathews +15% AM Fernando +13% DN Phillips +11% PWH de Silva -16% N Thushara MM Ali Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha | DN Phillips -13% V Shankar -14% G Sanketh -18% MM Ali AM Fernando AD Mathews N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 not readable |
| 4 Towhid Hridoy RHB | AM Fernando +13% MM Ali N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi AD Mathews PWH de Silva 1 not readable | G Sanketh +17% V Shankar +15% MM Ali +14% MADI Hemantha +11% AD Mathews Shaheen Shah Afridi AM Fernando DN Phillips N Thushara PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +17% AD Mathews +15% N Thushara +11% DN Phillips, G Sanketh V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha MM Ali |
| 5 PBB Rajapaksa LHB | AM Fernando +17% DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar +12% Shaheen Shah Afridi -12% AD Mathews MM Ali N Thushara PWH de Silva 1 not readable | AM Fernando +23% Shaheen Shah Afridi +16% MADI Hemantha +12% PWH de Silva DN Phillips, G Sanketh AD Mathews N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | AM Fernando Shaheen Shah Afridi N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews MADI Hemantha MM Ali PWH de Silva |
| 6 C Wickramasinghe LHB | rarely bats here | AM Fernando +19% DN Phillips, G Sanketh AD Mathews MM Ali N Thushara V Shankar MADI Hemantha Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +15% N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva MM Ali |
| 7 Shakib Al Hasan LHB | AM Fernando DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar MM Ali AD Mathews Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva N Thushara 1 not readable | AM Fernando +20% Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha DN Phillips, G Sanketh AD Mathews N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali PWH de Silva | MM Ali +14% AM Fernando +13% N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva |
| 8 DN Wellalage LHB | rarely bats here | AM Fernando +12% MADI Hemantha +10% PWH de Silva Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, G Sanketh AD Mathews N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | PWH de Silva -10% AM Fernando N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh, V Shankar AD Mathews Shaheen Shah Afridi MM Ali MADI Hemantha |
| 9 D Wiese RHB | rarely bats here | G Sanketh +15% V Shankar +13% MADI Hemantha AD Mathews AM Fernando Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips N Thushara MM Ali PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +14% AD Mathews +12% Shaheen Shah Afridi +11% N Thushara DN Phillips, G Sanketh MADI Hemantha V Shankar PWH de Silva MM Ali |
| 11 M Shiraz RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | DN Phillips -10% V Shankar -11% G Sanketh -16% AM Fernando AD Mathews N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi 3 not readable |
| 12 D Madushanka RHB | rarely bats here | PWH de Silva -11% V Shankar G Sanketh AD Mathews MADI Hemantha DN Phillips AM Fernando N Thushara 2 not readable | AD Mathews -11% MM Ali -14% N Thushara -15% PWH de Silva -19% DN Phillips -19% V Shankar -21% MADI Hemantha -21% G Sanketh -24% Shaheen Shah Afridi AM Fernando |
Kandy Royals batting v Jaffna Kings bowling
33 for Kandy Royals
20 for Jaffna Kings
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 MDKJ Perera LHB | DN Wellalage +13% D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka Shakib Al Hasan | DN Wellalage +16% D Madushanka +12% D Wiese +12% Shakib Al Hasan C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy | D Madushanka +17% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Wiese Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage 2 not readable |
| 3 DN Phillips RHB | M Shiraz +13% Shakib Al Hasan -10% DN Wellalage -15% D Madushanka Ibrahim Zadran, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando C Wickramasinghe D Wiese 2 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +19% D Madushanka +15% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Wiese Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | D Wiese D Madushanka C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Towhid Hridoy 3 not readable |
| 4 PWH de Silva RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +26% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +20% D Wiese +11% D Madushanka +10% Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | D Madushanka Shakib Al Hasan D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Towhid Hridoy 1 not readable |
| 5 MM Ali LHB | DN Wellalage D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Madushanka K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy Shakib Al Hasan | DN Wellalage +22% Shakib Al Hasan +13% D Wiese +11% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka | K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +22% Shakib Al Hasan +13% DN Wellalage +11% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Wiese D Madushanka |
| 6 V Shankar RHB | D Madushanka +23% DN Wellalage -13% M Shiraz Ibrahim Zadran, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando C Wickramasinghe D Wiese Shakib Al Hasan 2 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +22% D Madushanka +18% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +12% D Wiese Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage 1 not readable |
| 7 MADI Hemantha RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +15% DN Wellalage -15% Shakib Al Hasan -18% PBB Rajapaksa D Madushanka D Wiese M Shiraz K Mishara 3 not readable | Towhid Hridoy Shakib Al Hasan D Madushanka DN Wellalage D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando 1 not readable |
| 8 N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Shakib Al Hasan -10% D Madushanka -11% DN Wellalage -12% D Wiese -19% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando -20% Towhid Hridoy 1 not readable |
| 9 G Sanketh LHB | rarely bats here | Towhid Hridoy -14% K Mishara 9 not readable | C Wickramasinghe -13% D Wiese -14% M Shiraz -16% D Madushanka 7 not readable |
| 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi LHB | rarely bats here | K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +20% DN Wellalage +17% Shakib Al Hasan D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Madushanka | Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage D Madushanka C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Wiese 2 not readable |
| 11 AM Fernando RHB | rarely bats here | D Madushanka 10 not readable | M Shiraz -11% DN Wellalage -11% C Wickramasinghe Towhid Hridoy D Wiese Shakib Al Hasan 5 not readable |
| 12 AD Mathews RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +17% D Madushanka K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Wiese Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +16% D Madushanka +13% D Wiese C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- Jaffna Kings hold 70 — 50 while they bat, 20 from their bowlers.
- Kandy Royals hold 52 — 33 while they bat, 19 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 18 more for Jaffna Kings.
Who holds them
- WIA Fernando (Jaffna Kings) is the best set up with the bat — 12 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- Towhid Hridoy (Jaffna Kings) is the best set up with the bat — 8 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- MM Ali (Kandy Royals) is the best set up with the bat — 7 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- D Madushanka (Jaffna Kings) is the one to bowl at — 9 against him, 0 in his favour.
- N Thushara (Kandy Royals) is the one to bowl at — 9 against him, 0 in his favour.
- G Sanketh (Kandy Royals) is the one to bowl at — 4 against him, 0 in his favour.
- PWH de Silva (Kandy Royals) holds the most with the ball — 4 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- M Shiraz (Jaffna Kings) holds the most with the ball — 3 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- Shakib Al Hasan (Jaffna Kings) holds the most with the ball — 3 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour Jaffna Kings by 18, on 122 match-ups between the sides.