Lyca Kovai Kings are favorites to win
Lyca Kovai Kings face winless Ruby Trichy Warriors as the 2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League continues at Tirunelveli. The match takes place on July 27 and the live action begins at 19:15 local time.
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
Teams batting first have tended to have more success at Tirunelveli and both captains will want to get back to winning ways. Ruby Trichy Warriors are yet to bat first in this year’s competition so this could be a key toss for them.
Tirunelveli will be extremely hot and overcast but there has been zero chance of rain forecast.
This will be the second match of the day on the same wicket and, with the wicket already showing signs of wear between innings, it could have slowed down by the time this game starts.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Lyca Kovai Kings vs Ruby Trichy Warriors, TNPL 2019...
Lyca Kovai Kings opted for an extra pace bowler last time out, with Jaganath Sinivas replacing S Ajith Ram in the starting XI. There was also a change behind the stumps, as Ranjan Paul made way for Mohammed Ashik.
Abhinav Mukund: Started the season by hitting an unbeaten 70 from 44 balls in the win against VB Kanchi Veerans and the captain will want to bounce back from his first-ball dismissal against TUTI Patriots.
Anthony Das: After taking three wickets with the ball, the big-hitting all-rounder nearly led Kovai Kings to victory as he hammered seven sixes on his way to a 26-ball 63. His dismissal ultimately ended the Kovai Kings’ charge as they finished just short.
Thangarasu Natarajan: Last year’s leading Kovai Kings’ wicket-taker has picked up where he left off with two relatively economical spells and two wickets in the win against VB Kanchi Veerans.
Lyca Kovai Kings charged to a comprehensive eight-wicket win in their first match, against VB Kanchi Veerans. S Manigandan and Thangarasu Natarajan restricted the Kanchi Veerans to 150/6, and Abhinav Mukund’s unbeaten 70 from 44 balls helped lead the Kovai Kings to victory in 15.2 overs.
Rain hampered their second game, reducing it to 13 overs per side, and they were faced with a daunting 156 to beat TUTI Patriots. Anthony Das pushed them close with a superb 63 from 26 balls, but the Kovai Kings finished on 149/7.
Shahrukh Khan, Abhinav Mukund (c), Balchander Anirudh, Mohammed Ashik (wk), Akkil Srinaath, W Antony Dhas, Malolan Rangarajan, Jaganath Srinivas, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, S Manigandan, Thangarasu Natarajan
Star man Murali Vijay was missing last time out, with R Sathyanarayan in his place. The Trichy Warriors will be keen for their key man to return this time. That was otherwise their only change from their tied opening match.
Murali Vijay: Missed the last match, having hammered 81 from 56 balls at the top of the order in the Trichy Warriors’ opening game. He was a big miss last time out and the Trichy Warriors need him back.
P Saravan Kumar: Three wickets in the first game and two last time out, as well as being one of the only batsmen to offer any kind of resistance against the Chepauk Super Gillies as he finished unbeaten on 22 down the order.
K Mani Bharathi: The wicket-keeper and lower middle-order has already showed his aggressive batting intent in this tournament and more time in the middle could prove very productive for the Trichy Warriors.
Ruby Trichy Warriors are still looking for their first win of the 2019 tournament. Murali Vijay hammered 81 in their first game against Karaikudi Kaalai but they could only reach 171/5 – a tie – and lost in the super over.
Next up, they fell well short chasing 149 to beat Chepauk Super Gillies. The innings never got going, and the Trichy Warriors finished on 107/9.
S Aravind, Murali Vijay, Aditya Barooah, Maaruthi Raghav, Chandrasekar Ganapathy, K Mani Bharathi (wk), R Sai Kishore (c), Saravan Kumar, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, Kannan Vignesh, M Poiyamozhi
Lyca Kovai Kings are unbeaten in their three previous matches against Ruby Trichy Warriors. The two teams tied in 2016, both posting 126/7, but the Kovai Kings have been in dominant form in their two matches since. After restricting the Trichy Warriors to 124/9 in last season’s match, Abhinav Mukund (42*) and Shahrukh Khan (67) put on 96 in 66 balls for the opening wicket and the Kovai Kings sealed an eight-wicket victory with 6.2 overs remaining.
Matches Played | LKK Won | RTW Won | Tie | No Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 0 | ` | 0 |
Lyca Kovai Kings were unfortunate to suffer a rain-reduced game last time out. Their big-hitting batsmen were in excellent form again and, against Ruby Trichy Warriors, they can get back to winning ways.
Final Verdict: Back Lyca Kovai Kings to beat Ruby Trichy Warriors.
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