DD vs LKK Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, TNPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for TNPL 2025

Dindigul Dragons has won three out of the last five games against Lyca Kovai Kings.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 05 Jun 2025, 19:30 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Dindigul Dragons (DD) will face Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) in the first match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Thursday, June 5, at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore. These two teams met each other in the final of the last edition of the TNPL, where the Dragons chased down the target of 130 runs in 18.2 overs with six wickets in hand. It was the first title for the Dragons.

Ravichandran Ashwin will be back to lead the Dragons this season, while Shahrukh Khan will captain the Kovai Kings side once again. The Kovai Kings and the Dragons have played a total of 11 matches so far in the TNPL. The Kovai Kings has won four out of these 11 games, while the Dragons has won six matches.

Match Information

Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings, Match 1

Tamil Nadu Premier League, 5 Jun 2025, Thur, 7:15 PM IST ,SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

FanCode

Weather Report

SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

Clouds

24.9°C

86% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Dindigul Dragons

W
W
W
L
W

Lyca Kovai Kings

L
W
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Shivam Singh

DD - bat

82 Runs

1 Match

2

Balasubramaniam Sachin

LKK - bat

51 Runs

1 Match

3

R Vimal Khumar

DD - bowl

28 Runs

1 Match

4

Shahrukh Khan

LKK - bat

25 Runs

1 Match

5

Andre Siddharth

LKK - bat

25 Runs

1 Match

6

Ravichandran Ashwin

DD - all

15 Runs

1 Match

1

Hunny Saini

DD - all

300.00

1 Match

2

Ramalingam Rohit

LKK - bowl

200.00

1 Match

3

Shahrukh Khan

LKK - bat

178.57

1 Match

4

Shivam Singh

DD - bat

164.00

1 Match

5

Balasubramaniam Sachin

LKK - bat

134.21

1 Match

6

Ravichandran Ashwin

DD - all

125.00

1 Match

1

Sandeep Warrier

DD - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

2

G Periyaswamy

DD - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

3

Ravichandran Ashwin

DD - all

2 Wkts

1 Match

4

Shahrukh Khan

LKK - bat

2 Wkts

1 Match

5

Ramalingam Rohit

LKK - bowl

1 Wkts

1 Match

1

Sandeep Warrier

DD - bowl

6.75

1 Match

2

G Periyaswamy

DD - bowl

7.50

1 Match

3

Ravichandran Ashwin

DD - all

8.25

1 Match

4

Ramalingam Rohit

LKK - bowl

8.50

1 Match

5

Shahrukh Khan

LKK - bat

8.67

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

Dindigul Dragons

B Indrajith (wk), Shivam Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), M Karthik Saran, H Saini, Varun Chakravarthy, S Sandeep Warrier, G Periyaswamy, DT Chandrasekar, Jayant RK, A Sharma

Bench : MK Bafna, A Vitkar, R Vimal Khumar, Rajwinder Singh, M-Viju Arul, Dinesh H

Lyca Kovai Kings

Kta Madhava Prasad, S Lokeshwar (wk), B Sachin, N Kabilan, S Guru Raghavendran, Shahrukh Khan (C), P Vidyuth, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Manimaran Siddharth, B Aditya, G Govinth

Bench : Sai Sudharsan, A Siddharth, K Vishal Vaidhya, Jitendra Kumar CH, R Divakar, P Bhuvaneswaran, R Rohit, P Vishal, R S Ambrish

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the SNR College Cricket Ground might have a decent amount of offerings for both batters and bowlers. The average first innings score in the last 10 games here has been 139 runs. The teams chasing the target have won eight out of the last 10 matches here. Hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl. Both spinners and pacers are likely to find a similar amount of help from the surface.

56%

Pace Bowling

44%

Spin Bowling

52%

Batting Pitch

139

Average Score

48%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Varun Chakravarthy DD | BOWL

Varun had a decent outing in the recently concluded IPL. He took 17 wickets in 13 games at an average of 22.52, an economy of 7.66, and a strike rate of 17.64.

8
C

Shivam Singh DD | BAT

Shivam was the leading run-scorer last season. He made 364 runs in nine outings at an average of 45.50 and a strike rate of 134.81.

6.5

Manimaran Siddharth LKK | BOWL

Siddharth was one of the best performers for the Kovai Kings last season with the ball. He took seven wickets in nine games at an average of 32.42.

7

Balasubramaniam Sachin LKK | BAT

Sachin played just three games last season for the Kovai Kings. He scored 169 runs at a strike rate of 135.20, including two half-centuries.

8.5

DT Chandrasekar DD | BOWL

Chandrasekar has featured in 14 games in the TNPL so far and has taken nine wickets at an average of 37.2.

8.5

Suresh Lokeshwar LKK | WK

Lokeshwar amassed 196 runs last season in six innings at an average of 32.66 and a strike rate of 151.93.

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7

Hunny Saini

DD | ALL

8.5

M Karthik Saran

DD | BAT

Last Updated On - Jun 5 2025 7:30 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

DD

6 : 5

LKK

Credits Left
11.5/100

Head To Head
Suresh Lokeshwar

8.5

Shivam Singh

8

Balasubramaniam Sachin

7

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Shahrukh Khan

8

Varun Chakravarthy
C

8

Sandeep Warrier

8

G Periyaswamy

9

DT Chandrasekar

8.5

Jhatavedh Subramanyan

8

Manimaran Siddharth
VC

6.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

DD

6 : 5

LKK

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Kta Madhava Prasad

9

Suresh Lokeshwar

8.5

Shivam Singh
C

8

Balasubramaniam Sachin
VC

7

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Jayant RK

7

Shahrukh Khan

8

Varun Chakravarthy

8

G Periyaswamy

9

DT Chandrasekar

8.5

Manimaran Siddharth

6.5

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