This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 16th game of the TNPL between the Lyca Kovai Kings and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans that is scheduled to take place on the 31st of July 2021.
The Lyca Kovai Kings led by Shah Rukh Khan will aim to continue their winning streak against IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans on Saturday at the Chepauk. This will be Lyca Kovai Kings’ 5th game and the same number of games for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans as well.
Lyca Kovai Kings have won 2 of their four matches so far in this TNPL 2021. They suffered their only defeat in the high-scoring contest against Dindigul Dragons. In the last match, skipper Shah Rukh Khan played a match-winning knock of 58 runs and Sudharsan also scored 61 runs as LKK beat Madurai by 19 runs.
On the other hand, I dream Tiruppur Tamizhans have managed just one victory in four matches of TNPL 2021 so far. M Mohammed-led side lost their last match against Ruby Trichy Warriors by 7 wickets. S Mohan Prasath was the only good performer for ITT in the last match.
Match Details
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium has been inconsistent so far in this tournament. The bowlers and batsmen both got assistance from the wicket as some matches were high-scoring and some of them were low-scoring as well. It will be another similar match as the average score will be around 160. The weather of Chennai will be clear throughout the game as a complete match is expected between the teams.
Date & Time: July 31, 3.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Lyca Kovai Kings will be pleased with their performance in the last match as they are unlikely to make any change in playing XI. Ganga Sridhar and Suresh Kumar will aim to score runs at the top as both the batters failed to score in the last match. In the bowling department, N Selva Kumaran will look to take some wickets in this match.
On the other hand, the middle order of Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans has scored some runs in this match. S Siddharth and A Crist will aim to contribute with bat in this match. In the bowling department, except K Gowtham every bowler bowled well in the last match for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans.
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, S Ajith Ram, Elangovan Srinivasan
Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans
S Siddharth, N Mohammed Ashik(WK), Maan Bafna, P Francis Rokins, Tushar Raheja, R Rajkumar, S Aravind, M Mohammed(c), Aswin Crist, S Mohan Prasath, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
Match Prediction
Lyca Kovai Kings are in the second position so they will start as favorites in this match against IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: G Sudharsan Raju and Sai Sudharsan will be the important picks from Lyca Kovai Kings. Sai Sudharsan scored 61 runs in the last match. Siddharth can be selected from IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans.
Wicket-Keeper: J Suresh-Kumar will be the best pick from the wicket-keeping section. He has been a consistent performer for Lyca Kovai Kings.
All-Rounders: Abhishek Tanwar scored 22 runs in just 10 deliveries and picked two wickets in the last match. N Selva Kumaran can be picked as a second all-rounder from LKK. M Mohammed scored 19 runs and picked one wicket. R Rajkumar can be selected.
Bowlers: S Ajith Ram picked four wickets in this season of TNPL. A Crist picked three wickets in the last match. M Bafna can be picked as the third bowler in this match.
Captaincy Choice
Fantasy Team: J Suresh-Kumar, G Sridhar Raju(c), S Siddharth, S Sudharsan, M Mohammed(vc), A Tanwar, R Rajkumar, N Selva Kumaran, Aswin Crist, S Ajith Ram, Maan Bafna.
Captain – G Sridhar Raju
Ganga Sridhar Raju is the second-highest run-scorer in this tournament with 198 runs in four matches. So, he will be the best pick for the captain.
Vice-Captain – M Mohammed
M Mohammed has picked five wickets in this tournament so far and he can also contribute with the bat, so he will be the best pick for vice-captain in this match.
Dream11 Team
