TNPL 2023 Final - Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings – TNPL 2023 – Final | |
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Date | July 12, 2023 |
Time | 7:15 PM IST, 1:45 PM GMT, 7:15 PM Local Time |
Venue | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli |
Lyca Kovai Kings will take on Nellai Royal Kings for the TNPL title. Kovai Kings defeated Dindigul Dragons in the Qualifier 1 to reach the final. The team had a brilliant outing in the league stage and won six of the seven games.
Nellai Royal Kings, on the other hand, won five of the seven games and finished third. They then picked back-to-back wins over Madurai Panthers and Dindigul Dragons in Eliminator and Qualifier 2 to reach the final.
Lyca Kovai Kings rallied on the performance of Sai Sudarshan but the batter’s exit from the tournament raised concerns if the team will keep up with the form.
However, the players raised their game in the absence of the captain and did well to beat a strong Dragons team. Nellai Kings also peaked at the right time, scoring 211 against Panthers and chasing 186 against the Dragons in knockout games.
The pitch will be a good one to bat. In the last game, Nellai Royal Kings chased 185 without breaking a sweat. Once again, a high-scoring game will be on the cards.
It will be a cloudy day with a 10 per cent chance of rain. The temperature will range between 38 and 27 degrees. The humidity will be 40 per cent while wind will blow and 21 km/h.
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Arun Karthik (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Ajitesh Guruswamy, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Nidhish Rajagopal, Sonu Yadav, NS Harish, M Poiyamozhi, S Mohan Prasath, Sandeep Warrier, Lakshay Jain S
No changes are expected in the teams. It is a final, the biggest game of the tournament and both teams are coming off from wins in their last games.
It has been a great match-up between the two teams in the history of TNPL, with Lyca Kovai Kings leading the head-to-head record with 4 games to 3.
Matches Played | LKK | NRK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | K Suresh Kumar, G Ajitesh (VC), A Karthik |
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Batters | N Rajagopal, B Sachin |
All-rounders | S Khan (C), S Yadav |
Bowlers | M Siddharth, M Poiyamozhi, M Mohammed, S Mohan Prasath |
Ajitesh Guruswami has been brilliant in the tournament and he continued the dream run in the Qualifier 2, scoring a match-winning 73. Overall, he has scored 384 runs and is the leading run-scorer of the tournament.
Nidhish Rajagopal is back to his best after an ordinary league stage. The batter scored 76 off 50 in the Eliminator to take the team into Qualifier 2. He struggled against the Dragons and was retired out after scoring 26. However, he will be keen to bounce back and make a statement.
In a crunch game as a final, players like Sonu Yadav can be handy. The all-rounder had a decent outing in the last game and picked up two wickets. Yadav has also played a few good innings for the team in the tournament. If Yadav has a good game, the chances of Nellai Royal Kings will increase significantly.
Shahrukh Khan bats down the order so not a lot of runs are expected of him in the match unless the Kings’ top-order collapse. However, given the fact that he has been in top form with the ball, picking 14 wickets, he becomes a key player.
M Mohammed was on fire in Qualifier 1 and picked 3 wickets for 26 runs. Overall, he has taken 10 wickets in 8 matches. He is a good bowler and the performance in the last game will give him a lot of confidence.
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