Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Colombo Stadium- LPL 2024 Final

Published - 21 Jul 2024, 01:56 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:16 AM

LPL 2024 Final
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R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is all set to host the LPL 2024 final on Sunday, July 21. The match starts from 7.30 pm IST. The two teams have played thrice this season already with Galle winning two games and Jaffa one.

Galle Marvels became the first team to make it to the final by beating Jaffna Kings in Qualifier 1. The Kings then beat the Kandy Falcons to make it to the final.

Galle Marvels, Jaffna Kings, Kandy Falcons, and Colombo Sixers made it to the playoffs with Dambulla Sixers the only team to get eliminated. The Kings have already won the title thrice from 2020-2022. The Galle Marvels made it to the final twice in the first two seasons and now they have an opportunity to win their first LPL title.

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The LPL 2024 season comes to an end with this final match. It has been a riveting and high-scoring match so far. There have been some close finishes as well as the Qualifier Two between Jaffna and Kandy. After scoring 187 with the bat, Jaffna Kings managed to stop Kandy Falcons at 186.

Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Colombo Stadium- LPL 2024 Final

Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings Weather Report Of Colombo

The match starts at 7.30 pm IST in Colombo. The temperatures will be around 31 degrees with heavy rain predicted in the daytime. The rain is expected to persist in the afternoon as well. The chances of rain in the afternoon come down from 80 to 60 percent.

In the evening, the temperatures will be around 28 degrees and the conditions are expected to clear out. Humidity levels rise to 85 percent almost and the chance of rain lessens to 20 percent. However, there is enough threat of rain that remains.

Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings Pitch Analysis

The LPL 2024 has been a high-scoring season so far. Teams have been winning by six or even seven wickets chasing 200-plus totals with Kandy Falcons managing to take the game deep against Jaffna Kings in the second qualifier and lost by just one run to get eliminated from the tournament. Thus traditionally this has been a high-scoring season and the final is expected to be played on the same liens.

Colombo is among the better batting venues in Sri Lanka. High-scoring games have been played here as well. Galle defeated Jaffna by seven wickets chasing 178 to win at this venue in the first Qualifier and will look to repeat the feat in the final. Teama might prefer chasing in the final.

Weather Impact on Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings LPL 2024 Final

There is a 20 percent chance of rain in the evening of the LPL 2024 final. Rain might play spoilsport in the final and if that happens we might get a delayed start. If the match is delayed beyond the cut-off time we might start losing overs as well.

Conclusion

Galle Marvels have already defeated Jaffna Kings twice in the season and are looking to beat them a third time, this time to win their first LPL title. Jaffna Kings have already won the title thrice and are looking for their fourth.

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