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Lyca Kovai Kings
Trichy Grand Cholas
This will be the 15th match of TNPL 2025, and it will feature two teams still looking for their first win of the season. Trichy Grand Cholas and Lyca Kovai Kings have both played 3 matches so far and lost all of them. Trichy are currently placed 7th on the table with a net run rate of -0.482, while Lyca are at the bottom with a NRR of -1.658.
Trichy have lost 2 of their 3 matches while chasing. Lyca have lost all 3 of their matches while chasing targets. Both teams have struggled with their batting under pressure, especially during run chases.
In the head-to-head record, Lyca Kovai Kings have dominated Trichy. They have won the last 5 meetings between the two sides. Out of those, 4 wins came while chasing and one while defending. That record will give Lyca a psychological edge despite their current form.
Trichy have shown better wicket-taking form with three different bowlers picking up 3-wicket hauls, while Lyca's main bowlers have struggled in every match so far.
The betting tip is...
Top Bowler Team - Trichy Grand Cholas
57 %
43 %
Lyca Kovai KingsTrichy Grand CholasJagatheesan Kousik will be a key batter for Trichy. He had scored 62 off 39 balls in the second match but managed only 14 in the last outing.
Sanjay Yadav will walk in with confidence after an unbeaten 60 off 32 balls in the previous match. R Rajkumar will provide strong support in the lower order, having scored 59 off 26 and 30* off 16 in two matches. Captain Suresh Kumar will look to break his run of 3 single-digit scores.Β
In the bowling department, Trichy will rely on individuals to step up. K Easwaran bowled a tight spell of 2/10 in the last match. Athisayaraj Davidson had taken 3/31 earlier but went wicketless in the previous match. U Mukilesh started with 3/23 in the first game and will look to bounce back. Sanjay Yadav and R Rajkumar will support with part-time overs.
Yadav, Koushik and Davidson are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: S Sujay, Suresh Kumar (c & wk), Waseem Ahmed, Jagatheesan Kousik, U Mukilesh, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, R Rajkumar, Saravana Kumar, N Selva Kumaran and Athisayaraj Davidson.
The Kovai Kings will be looking to bounce back from 3 losses. They had finished on top of the group stage in TNPL 2024 with 6 wins, but this season has been a struggle.
Captain Shahrukh Khan will remain the key batter. He had scored 77 in the second match but couldnβt get going in the last game. Jitendra Kumar will come in after scoring 42 off 20 in the previous match. Suresh Lokeshwar needs to play a crucial role at the top, as a big score is missing. Balasubramaniam Sachin had hit a fifty in the first match but scored just 15 runs across the next two.
Bowling has been their biggest concern. The team has picked just 7 wickets across 3 matches. Shah Rukh Khan, with 3 wickets, is their leading wicket-taker. No other frontline bowler has picked more than one.
Shahrukh, Jitendra and Siddharth are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Suresh Lokeshwar (wk), Jitendra Kumar, Balasubramaniam Sachin, Andre Siddarth, Guru Raghavendran, Shahrukh Khan (c), Madhava Prasad, Manimaran Siddharth, Ramalingam Rohit, P Bhuvaneswaran and P Vidyuth.
Both teams will enter this match with 3 straight losses, but Trichy have shown slightly better form with the ball. Their bowlers have managed to pick wickets in every match. Athisayaraj Davidson took 3 wickets in the second game, and Mukilesh did the same in the previous one.Β
On the other hand, Lyca Kovai Kings have struggled badly with the ball. In 3 matches, they have picked up only 7 wickets in total. Their captain, Shahrukh Khan, who is a part-time bowler, is the leading wicket-taker with 3 wickets. The regular bowlers have failed to make any impact so far.
