Lyca Kovai Kings
Lyca Kovai Kings is currently at the bottom of the points table and the team has won only 1 match and lost 4 in their last 5 matches. In the last match they faced IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in which LKK lost by 7 wickets. The team made 137/9 while batting where Balasubramaniam Sachin scored 24 runs and Andre Siddarth scored 21* runs. In bowling Esakkimuthu A performed best by taking 3 wickets giving 30 runs in 4 overs. But the target was small and IDTT won the match in 16.5 overs.
Salem Spartans
Salem Spartans is currently in 4th position on the team table. The team has won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches. Their last match was against Dindigul Dragons where SS scored 188/7. Nidhish Rajagopal scored 74 runs and Rajendran Vivek played a useful innings of 35 runs. In bowling Mohammed Mohammed took 2/29 and Poiyamozhi took 2/35 but the team lost the match by 2 wickets. The team gave a strong fight and their batting form looks quite solid.
The NPR College Ground in Dindigul has been an excellent venue that has hosted the TNPL since its inaugural season. This venue has been the site for a total of 71 TNPL games. The team that chased has secured 42 victories, whereas the team batting first has managed to win only 29 matches at this venue up until now. This venue has a typical scoring rate, boasting an average first innings total of 158.
Nellai Royal Kings previously achieved a total of 203 runs in their first innings, which still stands as the highest score on this ground. In 30 matches, teams have not managed to score more than 150 runs, indicating that the wicket is difficult for batting, though the initial matches will feature fresh wickets. These new wickets can be quite beneficial for the batsmen in the early stages of Dindigul.
Lyca Kovai Kings and Salem Spartans’ head-to-head record might be a surprising one for the viewers who have just started to watch TNPL but this head-to-head is not to be fooled by. Lyca Kovai Kings are a very strong team and they have rightly dominated Salem Spartans in the tournament. Salem Spartans are not the strongest of teams in this league while Lyca Kovai Kings have won a title in 2023 and were runner-up in last edition.
This season is quite a tough one for Lyca and their fans to digest. There is still hope for a comeback for Lyca Kovai Kings to leave some spark for the next season. This could be the match for them to turn things around. However Salem Spartans are not to be taken for granted. In this season they have been doing great and can add one more game to their name in the head-to-head record list.
Jitendra Kumar, Suresh Lokeshwar(w), Balasubramaniam Sachin, K Vishal Vaidhya, Andre Siddarth C, Shahrukh Khan(c), Guru Raghavendran, Manimaran Siddharth, R Divakar, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Injury Update: None
Hari Nishanth, S Abishiek(c), Nidhish Rajagopal, R Kavin(w), Rajendran Vivek, Sunny Sandhu, S Harish Kumar, M Mohammed, M Poiyamozhi, Rahil Shah, Dev Rahul
Injury Updates: None
Keepers: R Kavin, Suresh Lokeshwar
Batters: Hari Nishanth, Balasubramaniam Sachin, Nidhish Rajagopal
All-rounders: Sunny Sandhu, M Mohammed, Shahrukh Khan
Bowlers: M Poiyamozhi, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Shahrukh Khan
M Mohammed
Sunny Sandhu
M Poiyamozhi
Keepers: Suresh Lokeshwar
Batters: Hari Nishanth, Balasubramaniam Sachin, Nidhish Rajagopal
All-rounders: Sunny Sandhu, M Mohammed, Shahrukh Khan
Bowlers: M Poiyamozhi, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, R Divakar
Balasubramaniam Sachin
Nidhish Rajagopal
Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Hari Nishanth
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