LKK vs SS Dream11: Welcome to the first match of the Tamil Nadu Premier league where Lyca Kovai Kings takes on Salem Spartans. In the 2019 edition, Lyca Kovai Kings didn’t make it to the playoffs, as they finished 5th in the standings. The talented hard-hitting batter Shahrukh Khan will lead the side in this edition. On the other hand, Tuti Patriots are rebranded as Salem Spartans. With 2 wins and 5 losses, they finished 6th in the standings in the 2019 edition, with 4 points. Daryl Ferrario will captain the side.
Fixture: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans 1st Match
When: July 19, 2021. at 7:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Watch LKK vs SS on Star Sports 2
Form Guide:
LKK: WWLLW
SS: LLWLL
Shahrukh Khan (c), Ganga Sridhar Raju, Ashwin Venkataraman, Nishaanth Kumar Alwar, J Suresh Kumar, R Kavin, Atheeq Ur Rahman, Abhishek Tanwar, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, S Ajith Ram, S Anandakumar
Shahrukh Khan (Tnpl 2019 – 7 M ,194R,138 SR, 27.7 AVG,59 HS) (IPL 2021- 8 M, 107 R, 21.4 AVG , 127.3 SR, 47 HS) , Usually bats in the middle order and is a part-time bowler. Good choice for captaincy
Ganga Sridhar Raju (Tnpl 2019- 9M,229R,28.62 AVG, 120 81 SR), opener and very consistent batter
S Ajith Ram (Tnpl 2019- 6M,6W,7.31 ECO, 2/12 BBI ), the left-arm spinner who will bowl in the middle overs.
Abhishek Tanwar (Tnpl 2019-9M, 83R, 11.85AVG, 109 SR // 8W, 6.71 ECO, 3/18 BBI ), a right-arm medium bowler who can also slog with the bat lower down the order
Akshay Srinivasan, KH Gopinath, Daryl Ferrario (c), A Aarif, Suganesh M, Vijay Shankar, Murugan Ashwin, M Ganesh Moorthi, S Boopalan, Ravi Karthikeyan, Ganeshan Periyaswamy
Murugan Ashwin (Tnpl 2019- 9M, 88R, 17 avg // 8W,6.27 eco,2/11 BBI), (T20 record – 77M, 76W, 7.37eco, 3/8 BBI), has an excellent wicket-taking ability also can be promoted in the batting order, good choice for captaincy
Hari Gopinath (Tnpl 2019- 9M,32.5AVG, 149SR,82HS), an aggressive opener who has a very good record in this format
Vijay Shankar (T20 – 105M, 1515R, 24.4AVG, 125.8SR, 69HS ), will be returning to the TNPL after 3 years. Default captaincy choice
G Periyaswamy (Tnpl 2019- 9M,21W,5/15 BBI,6.47 eco), death bowler who can do well in this match.
Venue Stats:
Total Match Played: 92
Batting First Won: 53
Batting Second Won: 37
Tie: 2
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 160
Highest Score: Chennai Super Kings 246/5
Lowest Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/10
In LKK vs SS Dream11 match prediction, On paper Salem look a better side with so many players who have played in the Ipl like Vijay Shankar and Murugan Ashwin or feature regularly in the domestic side, but Lyca has few match-winners like Shahrukh Khan and has usually performed extremely well in this tournament. Expect a thrilling match and Salem Spartans are expected to win this match.
Wicket-keepers: R Kavin
Batsmen: Akshay Srinivasan, Ashwin Venkataraman, Daryl Ferrario
All-rounders: Ravi Karthikeyan, Vijay Shankar(VC), Shahrukh Khan (c)
Bowlers: Murugan Ashwin, S Ajith Ram, M Ganesh Moorthi
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