Both teams are having a horrible season so far, having lost all three matches in a row. Trichy Grand Cholas are sitting in the 7th spot in the points table, while Lyca Kovai Kings are at the bottom of the table.
Trichy Grand Cholas lost their last match to IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by seven wickets. Batting first, they scored 164 runs with Sanjay Yadav’s late effort in the end, scoring 60 off 32 balls. However, the season's top run-scorer Tushar Raheja stole the match away from Trichy Grand Cholas. K Easwaran took two wickets, being the only positive in bowling for Trichy Grand Cholas.
Lyca Kovai Kings also suffered an 8-wicket loss against Chepauk Super Gillies in their last match. They also batted first, only to struggle and score 144 runs. Jitendra Kumar scored 42 runs. Chepauk Super Gillies chased down the total easily. P Bhuvaneswaran took one wicket for Lyca Kovai Kings, being the most economical bowler for them.
The pitch at SCF Cricket Ground, Salem is a chasing-friendly wicket so far, with a more than 60% win ratio. The team batting first is seen to be struggling on this pitch. The run rate of the batting-first team is lower than the second innings team, which clearly indicates that chasing is the best option on this wicket. First-innings death bowlers and finger spinners are very successful on this ground. Batters find it hard to score runs flawlessly in the first innings. This is a good ground overall, with an average first-innings score of 140–150 runs. While making your Dream11 teams, keep in mind to pick first-innings death bowlers and finger spinners, especially left-arm orthodox spinners.
The head-to-head battle between Trichy Grand Cholas and Lyca Kovai Kings has been one-sided in favor of Lyca Kovai Kings, having won all the matches against Trichy Grand Cholas. They have fought 4 battles against each other, which Lyca dominated well enough to maintain a win streak.
In the last battle between the two teams, Trichy Grand Cholas batted first to score a mere total of 124, with Jafar Jamal scoring 41 and Sanjay Yadav scoring 34 to save the team from a below-100 total. M Mohammed and captain Shahrukh Khan stood tall for Lyca Kovai Kings and took three wickets each. It was a comfortable chase for S Sujay and U Mukilesh, scoring 48 and 63 respectively. This match is the best chance for Lyca Kovai Kings to bring back the lost form and momentum this season.
Sujay Sivasankaran, Jayaraman Suresh Kumar(w/c), Waseem Ahmed, Jagatheesan Kousik, U Mukilesh, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, R Rajkumar, P Saravana Kumar, N Selva Kumaran, V Athisayaraj Davidson
Injury Update: None
Jitendra Kumar, Suresh Lokeshwar(w), Balasubramaniam Sachin, Andre Siddarth C, Shahrukh Khan(c), Guru Raghavendran, Madhava Prasad, Manimaran Siddharth, Ramalingam Rohit, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Injury Updates: None
Keepers: H Ahmed, S Lokeshwar
Batters: B Sachin, U Mukilesh, A Siddharth
All-rounders: S Khan, J Kousik, S Yadav
Bowlers: A Davidson, R Rohit, P Bhuvaneswaran
Shahrukh Khan
Sanjay Yadav
U Mukilesh
Andre Siddharth
Keepers: S Lokeshwar, Suresh Kumar
Batters: B Sachin, U Mukilesh, S Sujay
All-rounders: S Khan, J Kousik, S Yadav, M Siddharth
Bowlers: A Davidson, P Bhuvaneswaran
B Sachin
U Mukilesh
A Davidson
P Bhuvaneswaran
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