LKK vs SS Match Preview :
LKK vs SS Punjab Kings all-rounder Shahrukh will be expected to perform with both bat and ball for Lyca Kovai Kings. T Natarajan, a specialist in yorkers, will be missed by the Kings. If the team wants to open their season with a win, the other pacers will have to step up.
G Periyaswamy of Salem is a player to keep an eye on in the season opener. He took the most wickets in the TNPL 2019 and also had a five-wicket haul in the final. Murugan Ashwin and Vijay Shankar are two crucial players who have competed in the IPL and will be looking to inspire the Spartans to victory.
LKK vs SS Match Details :
Match: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans
Date & Time: 19th July 2021, 7:30 PM
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Pitch Report LKK vs SS
The side batting first must make the best use of the given conditions as the pitch is likely to slow down as the game progresses, making it difficult to chase targets at this venue. For the bowlers, there is a lot of spin on purchase and thus both teams will look to play three spinners on this track.
The captains will want to choose to bat first if they win the toss in the TNPL 2021 season opener.
Squads to choose from LKK vs SS
Lyca Kovai Kings
P Shijit Chandran, J Suresh Kumar, J Gowjith Subash, K Vignesh, GR Manish, R Kavin, G Aravindh, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, U Mukilesh, Abhishek Tanwar, MA Atheeq Ur Rahman, N Selva Kumaran, Ashwin Venkataraman, B Sai Sudharsan, Nishanth Kumar Alwar, Shahrukh Khan, Srinivasan E, Thangarasu Natarajan, Kiran Kashyap, Yudheeswaran V, Anandakumar S and S Ajith Ram.
Salem Spartans
B Praanesh, S Abishiek, Akshay V Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin, S Boopalan, Daryl S Ferrario, M Ganesh Moorthi, Gopinath KH, TD Lokesh Raj, G Periyasamy, S Shubham Mehta, U Sushil, M Vijay Kumar, Vijay Shankar, Kishoor G, Aarif A, Suganesh M, Abhinav Vishnu, Rathnam AVR, R Karthikeyan and Washington Sundar.
Predicted Playing XIs LKK vs SS
Lyca Kovai Kings: Shahrukh Khan (C), Ganga Sridhar Raju, Ashwin Venkataraman, Nishaanth Kumar Alwar, J Suresh Kumar (WK), 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 (WK), Suganesh M, Vijay Shankar, Murugan Ashwin, M Ganesh Moorthi, S Boopalan, Ravi Karthikeyan, Ganeshan Periyaswamy