It is time for 5th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League, which is all set to kick start from 19th July. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league had to be cancelled last year. On 19th July, first match is between Lyca Kovai Kings & Salem Spartans at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Preview
IN 2019 edition of TNPL, Lyca Kovai Kings were not at their best performance & they missed the the playoffs. They ended their run at number 5 in the tournament. 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, after Vijay Shankar turned down the offer.
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Weather Report
There is a probability of rain on the match day hence their is a possibility that we won’t be able to witness the whole match. The temperature will reach the max 33° Celsius with wind speed 19 km/h.
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Pitch Report
It is a bowling pitch & players have experienced the same in the first leg of IPL. Spinners will be benefited as the bowl will turn & pacers will get extra help in the beginning overs. Batsman will face difficulty to builds some good partnerships.
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Probable Playing XI
Lyca Kovai Kings
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
Salem Spartans
Akshay Srinivasan, KH Gopinath, Daryl Ferrario (c), A Aarif, Suganesh M, Vijay Shankar, Murugan Ashwin, M Ganesh Moorthi, S Boopalan, Ravi Karthikeyan, Ganeshan Periyaswamy
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Dream11 Team Prediction
Dream 11 Team: R Kavin, Akshay Srinivasan (vc), Ashwin Venkataraman, Daryl Ferrario, Nishaanth Kumar Alwar, Ravi Karthikeyan, Vijay Shankar, Shahrukh Khan (c), Murugan Ashwin, S Ajith Ram, M Ganesh Moorthi
LKK vs SS: Result of Last 5 T20 matches
Lyca Kovai Kings: W/L/L/W/W
Salem Spartans: L/L/W/L/L
Watch Live Score: LKK vs SS TNPL 2021
LKK vs SS: TNPL 2021: Match Prediction
Lyca Kovai Kings is a promising team which is lead by a young lad Shahrukh Khan who has proved his worth in IPL tournament. Looking at their last edition’s performance Kovai Kings have a better chance to win the match but Salem Spartans are joining the tournament with a fresh attitude & they will make sure to perform in this season of TNPL. Odds are in favor of Lyca Kovai Kings but Salem Spartans can give us a shock in the vary first match of the tournament.