Considering the current form and the teams on paper, Dindigul Dragons should win this match against Lyca Kovai Kings.
League
Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023
Match
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons
Date
7th July 2023
Time
7:15 PM IST
Both the teams have solid batting lineups. Therefore a high scoring game beckons.
LKK defeated Dindigul in their last meeting during the league stage.
LKK scored over 200 and Dindigul fell 59 runs short of it.
However, the star-performer of that match was LKK’s Sai Sudharsan, who is not available for this match as he is playing for West Zone in Duleep Trophy.
LKK’s Thamarai Kanan took 3 wickets in that match.
Manimaran Siddharth also scalped two wickets.
Dindigul bowlers were expensive and Saravana Kumar was the top wicket taker with 2 wickets.
Shivam Singh was the lone warrior with the bat as he scored 61 which was one of the two fifties he scored in Salem this season.
S Sujay has been another positive for LKK especially in absence of Sudharsan.
DD’s Vimal Khumar has found form in the last phase of the league stage.
Pick more batters from the team batting first at least in one of your teams.
The surface at the Salem Cricket Foundation Ground is a balanced one. The average first innings score was around 160 in the league stage. It is expected to offer some help initially for the bowlers in this Qualifier and get better for batting as the game goes on. The first innings score is expected to be around 170. Team winning the toss should bowl first.
There is no rain predicted during the match time in Salem ahead of this game.
There is no news reported from both sides.
Lyca Kovai Kings Playing XI: S Sujay, Suresh Kumar (wk), B Sachin, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan (c), Ram Arvindh, M Mohammed, Atheeq Ur Rahman, M Siddharth, J Subramanyan, V Yudheeswaran
Probable Impact Player: Thamarai Kanan
Dindigul Dragons Playing XI: Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (c&wk), Adithya Ganesh, Boopathi Kumar, Suboth Bhati, Sarat Kumar, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivanan, Varun Chakravarthy, Aushik Srinivas
Probable Impact Player: G Kishoor
Shivam Singh: Shivam Singh has been Dindigul’s best batter this season. He has scored 270 runs in the league stage including three half centuries. Additionally, he scored 135 runs in two innings at Salem including two half centuries. He will be a safe captaincy choice ahead of this game.
Shahrukh Khan: Shahrukh Khan will be another safe captaincy choice ahead of this match. He is currently the highest wicket-taker this season. He has 13 wickets in total and has taken a wicket every 9.2 balls this season.
Thamarai Kanan: Thamarai Kanan will be another brilliant captaincy choice ahead of this match. He took 6 wickets in two matches LKK played at Salem earlier this season. In addition, he took 3 wickets in his last outing against Dindigul during the league stage.
Vimal Khumar: The Dindigul opener has found form in the last couple of games of the league stage. He could not have a good start to the season but made runs in the last couple of league matches. It is advisable to keep him as one of your differential picks for this match.
J Subramanyan: J Subramanyan will be another brilliant differential pick for this match. Being a leg spinner Subramanyan will always be a player to watch out in this format. He will be worth taking a risk in this match.
Adithya Ganesh: Adithya Ganesh has not been as consistent as he can be this season. He has made runs but ended the league stage on a poor note. It is advisable to avoid picking him in your XI ahead of this match.
If LKK bat first
Complete team with three of Mukilesh, Siddharth, Mohammed, B Sachin
If DD bat first
Complete team with three of Vimal Khumar, Subramanyan, Saravana, Kishoor
If LKK bat first
Complete team with three of Mohammed, Mukilesh, Sachin, Subramanyan
If DD bat first
Complete team with three of Chakravarthy, Mathivanan, Vimal, Indrajith
Considering the current form and the teams on paper, Dindigul Dragons should win this match against Lyca Kovai Kings.
