Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings, TNPL T20 2023, Today Match Prediction

lkk vs nrk Match Prediction & Analysis

TNPL 2023 has kicked off and has created a lot of interest among the common audience. Nellai Royal Kings and Lyca Kovai Kings have started their season on a good note with clinical wins in their opening match. Lyca Kovai Kings are currently the co-champions after the last season final ended as a No-result. They will look to continue their title defense with yet another win in this match while Nellai Royal Kings are looking for their first title this season.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lyca Kovai Kings Preview

Lyca Kovai Kings posted a good score of 179/7 in their 20 overs with their star player Sai Sudharsan leading from the front with 86 runs off 45 balls with 8 boundaries and 4 sixes. Mukilesh provided good support with his cameo of 33 runs after a top order collapse while skipper Sharukh Khan playing a blinder scoring 25 runs off just 15 balls. 

Their bowlers were clinical bundling out the opposition to just 109 runs. Shahrukh Khan was the pick of the bowler with 3/20 while Mohammad chipped inw ith 2 vital wickets. Gowtham Kannan, Kiran Akash, Mukilesh, and Subramanyen chipped in with a wicket each to strangle the opposition batters.

Key players: Shahrukh Khan, Mukilesh, Sai Sudharsan

Lyca Kovai Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Sai Sudharsan, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan, B Sachin , Suresh Kumar, Ram Arvind, Atheeq Ur Rahman, M Mohammad, Kiran Akash, M Siddharth, J Subramanyen, Thamarai Kannan

Lyca Kovai Kings Actual Playing XI:

KG Thamarai Kannan, Suresh Kumar, Sachin Baby, Sai Sudharsan, Ram Arvindh, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, U Mukilesh, M Mohammed, Shahrukh Khan, L Kiran Akash, Manimaran Siddharth

Nellai Royal Kings Preview

Nellai Royal Kings chased a small target of 127 runs inside 14 overs to win comfortably by 6 wickets. Nidhish Rajagopal was the top scorer with 42 runs while KB Arun Karthik played a superb knock of 32 runs of 12 balls to set the tone of the chase. Their batting unit was hugely untested in their first match and will look to play a big role in this match.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 126/8 in their 20 overs. Their bowling trio of Sonu Yadav (4-0-26-2), M Poiyamozhi (4-0-17-2), and Mohan Prasath (4-0-26-3) pegged away with crucial wickets regularly. Sandeep Warrior was economical in his 2 powerplay overs while Lakshmy Jain chipped in with a wicket.

Key players: M Poiyamozhi, Arun Karthik, Nidhish Rajagopal

Nellai Royal Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Arun Karthik, Nidhish Rajagopal, Arun Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Ajitesh, M Poiyamozhi, Mohan Prasath, Lakshay Jain, Sandeep Warrior, R Eashwaran, Karthick Manigandan

Nellai Royal Kings Actual Playing XI:

Ajitesh G, S Lakshay Jain, SS Warrier, M Poiyamozhi, R Sonu Yadav, Arun Karthik, S Arunkumar, S Mohan Prasath, Nidhish Rajagopal, Rithik Easwaran, R Mithun

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

SNR college ground has been used for almost 5 matches and we expect the pitch to wear and tear in this match aiding the slower bowlers mainly. Coimbatore will have a cool and pleasant weather which are excellent playing conditions for the game of cricket.

Venue Details

We expect runs to be in the range of 170-180 runs in this match and any score less than 160 runs will be chased with ease here. 

Toss: To Bowl

Both skippers will look to chase the target in this match as the last 2 matches were comfortably by the chasing teams.