This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 24th game of the TNPL between the Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings that is scheduled to take place on the 6th of August 2021.
The defending Champions Chepauk Super Gillies have jumped to the 2nd spot after winning their last 2 games on the trot and they take on the Lyca Kovai Kings led by Shahrukh Khan on Thursday. The LKK is in 5th place after 5 games with 2 wins on the board.
Chepauk Gillies led by Kaushik Gandhi won a low-scoring encounter against the Madurai Panthers by 5 wickets on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant knock of 64 from the captain himself. His calming influence was vital in the team chasing a lowly target of 125. In the end, they went past the target by 5 wickets in the penultimate over. Manimaran Siddharth’s 4/20 pegged back the Panthers and they could manage just 124 in their 20 overs earlier in the game.
Lyca Kovai Kings lost their last against the Tiruppur team in a nail-biting finish by just 2 runs. Bowling first, the Kovai team allowed the Tamizhans to score 162/7 after being relatively dominant at the 10-over mark. At the end of 10-over, Tiruppur was 68/4 but the end overs proved too costly for the Kovai Kings. Chasing 163, youngster Sai Sudharsan’s 51 and few other supporting knocks was not enough to get them over.
Match Details
Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: Unlike what we saw in the IPL where the games were generally low-scoring, the surfaces at the Chepauk for the TNPL have been different this far. The Batsman got runs after getting in, while the pacers have found assistance and spinners get help here most of the time.
It will be another game between a total of 140 to 160. The weather will be cloudy but there is no chance of rain. The temperatures will be hovering around the uncomfortable mark of 31C.
Date & Time: August 6, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Lyca Kovai Kings will be pleased with their batting dispute the defeat in the last game as most of its batters is in good knick. But they would want their bowlers, especially at the death overs which eventually cost them, dear, against Tiruppur.
On the other hand, Chepauk Super Gilles will be pleased with their performance in the last match as they are unlikely to make any change in playing XI. Kaushik Gandhi is in good form while Jagadeesan is one of the leading run-getters. Left-arm spinners M Siddharth, R Sai Kishore have 4-wicket hauls each in the last 2 games.
Chepauk Super Gillies
Kaushik Gandhi(c), N Jagadeesan(wk), Uthirasamy Sasidev, Rajagopal Sathish, Harish Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Maniraman Siddharth, Jagannath Sinivas, Sandeep Warrier, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ramadoss Alexander
Lyca Kovai Kings
Ganga Sridhar Raju, Sai Sudarshan, Ashwin Venkataraman, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan (c), J Suresh Kumar (wk), Abhishek Tanwar, N Selvakumaran, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh/ V Yudeeswaran, S Ajith Ram, Elangovan Srinivasan/ R Divakar
Match Prediction
Chepauk Super Gillies is in the second position so they will start as favorites in this match against Lyca Kovai Kings.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: CSG’s skipper Kaushik Gandhi can also be picked in the fantasy section as he is back to form at the top of the order and is in very good batting form. Lyca’s Sai Sudharsan is one of the star batters in this tournament thus far and is a certainty in the fantasy XI. Ganga Sridhar Raju, the LKK’s opener can also be picked as the 3rd batter.
Wicket-Keeper: Narayan Jagadeesan has been exceptional at the top of the order for the Chepauk team and has scored 2 half-centuries in his last 4 innings.
All-Rounders: Abhishek Tanwar has picked 6 wickets in this TNPL and has scored crucial runs with the bat lower down the order. M Siddarth is slotted as an all-rounder but is a specialist bowler and picked 4 wickets last game. S Harish Kumar from CSG is another all-rounder who can be picked as in R Sonu Yadav.
Bowlers: R Sai Kishore is a must in the fantasy XI and he is a must in it after his exceptional performance in his 1st game of this TNPL. S Ajith Ram has picked 5 wickets in the tournament with his left-arm spinners and can be picked. The last in the fantasy XI can be the experienced pacer Sandeep Warrier.
Captaincy Choice
Fantasy Team
Narayan Jagadeesan(C), Kaushik Gandhi, G Sridhar Raju, Sai Sudharsan, Manimaran Siddharth, R Sonu Yadav, R Sai Kishore, R Harish Kumar, A Tanwar, S Ajith Ram, Sandeep Warrier
Captain: Narayan Jagadeesan
The wicket-keeper batsman is the best pick to be the captain of the team after his recent form in the tournament. He has the ability to play long innings for his team.
Vice-Captain: B Sai Sudharsan
The left-hander has scored 4 half-centuries in the 5 innings he played in the TNPL so far and is the leading run-getter of this TNPL.
Dream11 Team
