Lanka Premier League
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Jaffna Kings v Kandy Royals
Key match-ups
Thu 30 Jul, 14:00 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
12
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffna Kings | 39 10 WIA Fernando · 8 players | 25 5 Zahoor Khan · 9 players | 64 |
| Kandy Royals | 30 6 MM Ali · 8 players | 22 4 V Shankar · 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
39 for Jaffna Kings
22 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, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar PWH de Silva N Thushara MM Ali 2 not readable | AM Fernando +23% MADI Hemantha +21% PWH de Silva +16% Zahir Khan -11% Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | AM Fernando +16% N Thushara V Shankar MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 not readable |
| 2 WIA Fernando RHB | MM Ali +19% AM Fernando +15% N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha 1 not readable | MM Ali +25% V Shankar +22% Shaheen Shah Afridi +16% AM Fernando +14% DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh +12% N Thushara +11% MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva Zahir Khan | AM Fernando +16% MM Ali -12% N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh Shaheen Shah Afridi V Shankar PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha 1 not readable |
| 3 Ibrahim Zadran RHB | AM Fernando N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar MM Ali Shaheen Shah Afridi 3 not readable | V Shankar +20% AM Fernando +13% DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh +11% PWH de Silva -16% N Thushara MM Ali Shaheen Shah Afridi Zahir Khan MADI Hemantha | DN Phillips -13% V Shankar -14% MM Ali AM Fernando N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 not readable |
| 4 PBB Rajapaksa LHB | AM Fernando +17% DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar +12% Shaheen Shah Afridi -12% MM Ali N Thushara PWH de Silva 2 not readable | AM Fernando +23% Shaheen Shah Afridi +16% MADI Hemantha +12% PWH de Silva Zahir Khan DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | Zahir Khan -12% AM Fernando Shaheen Shah Afridi N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar MADI Hemantha MM Ali PWH de Silva |
| 5 DN Wellalage LHB | rarely bats here | AM Fernando +12% MADI Hemantha +10% Zahir Khan -18% PWH de Silva Shaheen Shah Afridi DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali | PWH de Silva -10% AM Fernando N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi MM Ali MADI Hemantha 1 not readable |
| 6 Towhid Hridoy RHB | AM Fernando +13% MM Ali N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva 2 not readable | V Shankar +15% MM Ali +14% MADI Hemantha +11% Shaheen Shah Afridi AM Fernando DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh Zahir Khan N Thushara PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +17% N Thushara +11% DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva MADI Hemantha MM Ali 1 not readable |
| 7 C Wickramasinghe LHB | rarely bats here | AM Fernando +19% DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh MM Ali N Thushara V Shankar MADI Hemantha Shaheen Shah Afridi Zahir Khan PWH de Silva | AM Fernando +15% N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva MM Ali 1 not readable |
| 8 Shakib Al Hasan LHB | AM Fernando DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar MM Ali Shaheen Shah Afridi PWH de Silva N Thushara 2 not readable | AM Fernando +20% Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh N Thushara V Shankar MM Ali PWH de Silva Zahir Khan | MM Ali +14% AM Fernando +13% N Thushara DN Phillips, Pawan Sandesh, V Shankar Shaheen Shah Afridi MADI Hemantha PWH de Silva 1 not readable |
| 10 M Shiraz RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | DN Phillips -10% V Shankar -11% AM Fernando N Thushara Shaheen Shah Afridi 5 not readable |
| 11 Zahoor Khan RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | AM Fernando -11% N Thushara -17% DN Phillips -21% V Shankar -22% Shaheen Shah Afridi 5 not readable |
| 12 D Madushanka RHB | rarely bats here | PWH de Silva -11% V Shankar MADI Hemantha DN Phillips AM Fernando Zahir Khan N Thushara 3 not readable | MM Ali -14% N Thushara -15% PWH de Silva -19% DN Phillips -19% V Shankar -21% MADI Hemantha -21% Shaheen Shah Afridi AM Fernando 2 not readable |
Kandy Royals batting v Jaffna Kings bowling
30 for Kandy Royals
25 for Jaffna Kings
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Pawan Sandesh RHB | M Shiraz +16% D Madushanka +13% PBB Rajapaksa +10% C Wickramasinghe Zahoor Khan Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage 4 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +17% PBB Rajapaksa D Madushanka M Shiraz DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan Zahoor Khan K Mishara 3 not readable | rarely bats here |
| 3 MDKJ Perera LHB | DN Wellalage +13% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka Shakib Al Hasan Zahoor Khan | DN Wellalage +16% D Madushanka +12% Shakib Al Hasan C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy Zahoor Khan | D Madushanka +17% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage 2 not readable |
| 4 DN Phillips RHB | M Shiraz +13% Shakib Al Hasan -10% DN Wellalage -15% D Madushanka Ibrahim Zadran, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando C Wickramasinghe Zahoor Khan 2 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +19% D Madushanka +15% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | D Madushanka C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Towhid Hridoy Zahoor Khan 3 not readable |
| 5 MM Ali LHB | DN Wellalage C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Madushanka K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy Shakib Al Hasan Zahoor Khan | DN Wellalage +22% Shakib Al Hasan +13% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka Zahoor Khan | K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +22% Shakib Al Hasan +13% DN Wellalage +11% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan D Madushanka |
| 6 MADI Hemantha RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +15% DN Wellalage -15% Shakib Al Hasan -18% PBB Rajapaksa D Madushanka M Shiraz Zahoor Khan K Mishara 3 not readable | Zahoor Khan -17% Towhid Hridoy Shakib Al Hasan D Madushanka DN Wellalage C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando 1 not readable |
| 7 PWH de Silva RHB | rarely bats here | C Wickramasinghe +26% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +20% D Madushanka +10% Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | D Madushanka Shakib Al Hasan C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando DN Wellalage Towhid Hridoy Zahoor Khan 1 not readable |
| 8 AM Fernando RHB | rarely bats here | D Madushanka 10 not readable | M Shiraz -11% DN Wellalage -11% Zahoor Khan -15% C Wickramasinghe Towhid Hridoy Shakib Al Hasan 5 not readable |
| 9 N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Shakib Al Hasan -10% D Madushanka -11% DN Wellalage -12% C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando -20% Zahoor Khan -26% Towhid Hridoy 1 not readable |
| 10 Zahir Khan LHB | rarely bats here | M Shiraz -11% C Wickramasinghe -19% Zahoor Khan -22% DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan D Madushanka 5 not readable | D Madushanka -13% C Wickramasinghe -16% Zahoor Khan -18% M Shiraz -19% 7 not readable |
| 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi LHB | rarely bats here | K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +20% DN Wellalage +17% Shakib Al Hasan C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando D Madushanka Zahoor Khan | Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage D Madushanka C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan 2 not readable |
| 12 V Shankar RHB | D Madushanka +23% DN Wellalage -13% M Shiraz Ibrahim Zadran, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando C Wickramasinghe Zahoor Khan Shakib Al Hasan 2 not readable | C Wickramasinghe +22% D Madushanka +18% K Mishara, Towhid Hridoy +12% Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Zahoor Khan DN Wellalage Shakib Al Hasan | C Wickramasinghe, Ibrahim Zadran, M Shiraz, PBB Rajapaksa, WIA Fernando Towhid Hridoy D Madushanka Zahoor Khan Shakib Al Hasan DN Wellalage 1 not readable |
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 64 — 39 while they bat, 25 from their bowlers.
- Kandy Royals hold 52 — 30 while they bat, 22 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 12 more for Jaffna Kings.
Who holds them
- WIA Fernando (Jaffna Kings) is the best set up with the bat — 10 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- PBB Rajapaksa (Jaffna Kings) is the best set up with the bat — 7 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- MM Ali (Kandy Royals) is the best set up with the bat — 6 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- N Thushara (Kandy Royals) is the one to bowl at — 9 against him, 0 in his favour.
- D Madushanka (Jaffna Kings) is the one to bowl at — 7 against him, 0 in his favour.
- Zahir Khan (Kandy Royals) is the one to bowl at — 7 against him, 0 in his favour.
- Zahoor Khan (Jaffna Kings) holds the most with the ball — 5 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- DN Phillips (Kandy Royals) holds the most with the ball — 4 in his favour, 3 batters the other way.
- M Shiraz (Jaffna Kings) holds the most with the ball — 4 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour Jaffna Kings by 12, on 116 match-ups between the sides.