Clearly the best side in the league so far, Jaffna Stallions have emerged victorious in their opening two fixtures, and that too, very convincingly. Their most recent game saw them take Dambulla Viiking to the cleaners in an emphatic 66-run win. Thisara Perera was the cream of the crop for JS, scoring 97 runs from just 44 balls to put his side in the driving seat, after they had been behind early on. With the likes of Tom Moors, Shoaib Malik and Avishka Fernando in their ranks, Jaffna Stallions batting lineup is probably the most formidable. Enjoying a wonderful game against DV, Usman Shinwari picked up a massive three wickets from only 16 runs in his four overs. Duanne Olivier helped this side in their opening fixture with four wickets, and with Wanindu Hasaranga also in that bowling set-up, this squad looks frightening.
Bayern kicked off powerfully on all fronts. Hans-Dieter Flick’s team is the sole leader of the Bundesliga after nine rounds. However, so far there is no serious advantage over competitors. The second Leipzig has only two points less. Bayer has three points less and Borussia Dortmund is probably still able to add. In the last round Bayern dealt with Stuttgart. The 3:1 victory turned out to be tense. The German champion had to recoup and generally did not shine against the background of its less status rival, for which the coach had to apologize after the meeting. However, at the same time three points fell into the piggy bank and the away winning streak in the Bundesliga lasted up to four matches. In the Champions League Bayern settled all of their questions in four rounds. Without losing points in any of fights, the current trophy holder secured a ticket to the playoffs. At the same time, nobody will be able to knock the Germans off the pedestal. Atl?tico is at a distance of seven points, which cannot be won back in two rounds.
