On Saturday evening in Salem, the Lyca Kovai Kings will face the Nellai Royal Kings in Match 26 of the 2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League. So far this season, the Kovai Kings have won three and lost three. The Royal Kings lead the table with six wins in a row. Continue reading for a preview of this game. This match begins at 19:15 local time at the Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium.
In their last four games, the Kovai Kings have defeated IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, Ruby Trichy Warriors, and Salem Spartans. They have regained form at the ideal time of the season.
Nellai Royal Kings’ performance levels have not dipped since Match 1 of the tournament. They will bet on themselves to maintain their perfect record in this game.
Match Details to Note
Match: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings, Match 26, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022
Date: July 23, 2022 (Saturday)
Time: 7:15 PM IST
Venue: SCF Cricket Ground, Salem
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings
Lyca Kovai Kings Team News:
Following the five-wicket loss to Chepauk Super Gillies, Ashwin Venkataraman and Selva Kumaran were omitted from the Kovai Kings lineup. Ganga Sridhar Raju and Krishanmoorthy Vignesh came in for the big win over IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, and we don’t see why we should change the lineup for this match.
Lyca Kovai Kings Squad
Ganga Sridhar Raju, J Suresh Kumar(w), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan(c), Shijit Chandran, U Mukilesh, Abhishek Tanwar, Balu Surya, S Ajith Ram, R Divakar, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, T Natarajan, Ashwin Venkataraman, Mohan Abhinav, M Raja, Manish Ravi, N Selva Kumaran, Govindhan Aravindh, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Ishwar Suresh
Players to watch out for:
Suresh Kumar
The keeper-batter hit nine fours and three sixes while batting through the entire 15.2 overs of the Tamizhans’ innings.
Sai Sudharsan
The 20 year old started the competition with scores of 5 and 0. However, he has responded with two unbeaten half-centuries in his last four innings, including a 68-ball 68.
Ajith Ram
The 23-year-old left-arm spinner has now picked up at least one wicket in four consecutive games. Dinesh Karthik and Tushar Raheja were both fired.
Possible Playing XI:
Ganga Sridhar Raju, S Chandran, Abhishek Tanwar , J Suresh Kumar, Sai Sudharsan, Balasurya, Shahrukh Khan, U Mukilesh, Ajith Ram, R Divakar, K Vignesh
Lyca Kovai Kings Team Form
The Kovai Kings struggled early in the tournament but have risen to fourth place with three wins in their last four games.
Nellai Royal Kings Team News:
Although the Royal Kings have won every game so far in the tournament, they have not been afraid to change their lineup and keep it fresh. M Rooban Raj was the player to miss out ahead of the 66-run win over Ruby Trichy Warriors, with Sri Neranjan replacing him.
Nellai Royal Kings Squad
Sri Neranjan, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Baba Aparajith, Sanjay Yadav, Baba Indrajith(w/c), G Ajitesh, NS Harish, Jitendra Kumar, M Shajahan, V Athisayaraj Davidson, K Easwaran, Trilok Nag, Rohan Raju, Vikram Jangid, Pradosh Paul, M Rooban Raj, T Veeramani, Arya Yohan Menon, Krish Jain, Karthick Manikandan, Akash Dev Kumar, G Satheesh Kumar
Players to watch out for:
Baba Aparajith
The top order batter hit 92 not-outs off 48 balls in the previous match. He and Sanjay Yadav had an unbeaten partnership of 207 runs from 16.2 overs.
Sanjay Yadav
The 27 year old all-rounder scored six fours and nine sixes against the Warriors. He is the competition’s leading run scorer.
K Easwaran
In three appearances, the 25-year-old medium fast bowler has figures of 2-42, 3-11, and 2-31. In the previous match, he defeated the centurion Murali Vijay.
Possible Playing XI:
Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Sri Neranjan, Baba Aparajith, Baba Indrajith (c & wk), G Ajitesh, Sanjay Yadav, NS Harish, Jitendra Kumar, M Shajahan, V Athisayaraj Davidson, K Easwaran
Nellai Royal Kings Team Form
No other team in the 2022 TNPL has won every game they’ve played. They are aiming for their seventh win in a row this season.
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Head to Head
In August of last year, the teams met in Match 27, the penultimate game of the 2021 TNPL group stage, with Lyca Kovai Kings winning by 7 runs. Shahrukh Khan was the Kovai Kings’ standout performer, scoring 64 not out from 29 balls. The Kovai Kings’ victory gives them a one-match lead in the head-to-head series.
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played | LKK Won | NRK Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Toss Prediction
Although IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won the first game of the tournament in Salem by batting first, we expect both captains to choose to field first if they win the toss.
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Pitch Report
On Wednesday, we saw 17 wickets fall for 205 runs on this surface. We anticipate that the bowlers will once again have the upper hand on this pitch in this match.
A heavy shower may delay the start of this game, but it should clear quickly, and the rest of the game will be played in temperatures in the high 20s.
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Prediction
This game should be a nail-biter, pitting the in-form Lyca Kovai Kings against the all-conquering Nellai Royal Kings. If this game had been scheduled 10 days ago, the Royal Kings would not have been concerned, but the Kovai Kings’ recent victories will have made the league leaders take notice. We anticipate a close, low-scoring game, with Nellai Royal Kings claiming yet another victory.
