Siechem Madurai Panthers (SMP) are set to face Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) in the 8th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022 (TNPL) season at NPR College Ground in Dindigul on Thursday. Siechem Madurai Kings beat champions Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG) in their opening match by four wickets. Lyca Kovai Kings lost their first match against Dindigul Dragons by 5 wickets and just four balls remaining. Both teams have won twice against each other in their last five matches.
Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 8th Match Preview:
Venue: NPR College Ground, Dindigul
Date & Time: June 30 at 7:15 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report:
NPR College Ground’s pitch has been excellent for the batters in the past but no match has been played here so far this season. The average score here is around 160 runs so we expect a high-scoring clash on Thursday.
Probable Playing XI :
Siechem Madurai Panthers:
V Adithya, Arun Karthik (wk), B Anirudh Sita Ram, N Sarangarajan Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, K Rajkumar, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunny Sandhu, Ragupathy Silambarasan, L Kiran Akash, Aushik Srinivas.
Lyca Kovai Kings:
Ganga Sridhar Raju, J Suresh Kumar (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Shijit Chandran, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan (c), Mohan Abhinav, S Ajith Ram, Ramesh Divakar, M Raja, Yudheeshwaran V.
Top Fantasy Picks:
N Sarangarajan Chaturved:
The experienced batter was the team’s highest run-scorer last season with 228 runs in just 7 matches at a strike rate of 139.87.
Ragupathy Silambarasan:
The right-arm pacer was the highest wicket-taker for his team with 9 wickets last season and started this season with a wicket while conceding just 23 runs against champions CSG in the first match.
Sai Sudharsan:
The 20-year-old youngster dominated the last season with 358 runs at an average of 71.60 and a strike rate of 143.77.
Shahrukh Khan:
The star all-rounder and skipper scored 210 runs last season and has started this season with two wickets in the first match
Top Captain and Vice-Captain Choice for your dream11 team:
Captain – Varun Chakravarthy, Jagatheesan Kousik
Vice-Captain – Arun Karthik, Shahrukh Khan
