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Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) will take on Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in the 18th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Saturday, June 21, at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli. The Kovai Kings are still looking for their first win of the season and have lost four games. They are in the last position in the points table currently. The Royal Kings are in fourth position with two wins and losses each.
The Royal Kings took on the Siechem Madurai Panthers in their previous game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Madurai Panthers scored 168 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Sonu Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for the Royal Kings and took three wickets for 41 runs in four overs. Arun Karthik scored 67 runs off 43 deliveries for the Royal Kings; however, it was not enough. The Royal Kings were bundled out for 158 runs and lost the match by 10 runs.
The Kovai Kings faced Trichy Grand Cholas in their previous game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Grand Cholas made 168 runs for the loss of five wickets. The Kovai Kings scored 154 runs for the loss of nine wickets and lost the match by 14 runs. Balasubramaniam Sachin (38 off 26) and Andre Siddarth C (39 off 36) were the only batters who managed to cross the 25-run mark for the team.
Match Information
Tamil Nadu Premier League, 21 Jun 2025, Sat, 7:15 PM IST, Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli
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Weather Report
Clouds
57% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Lyca Kovai Kings
S Lokeshwar (wk), Jitendra Kumar CH, B Sachin, Shahrukh Khan (C), S Guru Raghavendran, N Kabilan, Kta Madhava Prasad, Manimaran Siddharth, R Rohit, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Bench : Sai Sudharsan, A Siddharth, K Vishal Vaidhya, R Divakar, P Vidyuth, G Govinth, B Aditya, P Vishal, R S Ambrish
Nellai Royal Kings
KB Arun Karthik (C), G Ajitesh, Rithik Easwaran (wk), PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Harish, R Sonu Yadav, S Rathi, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Emmanuel Cherian, B Rocky
Bench : D S Kumar, S Risheek Kumar, J-Rohan, Ajay Krishna, Karan Sampat, M Udhayakumar, Athish SR, Arun Yoghi, S Vijaykumar
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Pitch Report
57%
Pace Bowling
43%
Spin Bowling
56%
Batting Pitch
Average Score
43%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Shahrukh Khan LKK | BAT
Shahrukh is both the highest run-scorer as well as wicket-taker for the Kovai Kings this season. He has made 124 runs at a strike rate of 149.39 and has taken three wickets in four matches.
R Sonu Yadav NRK | BOWL
Sonu Yadav is the second-highest wicket-taker this season and has amassed 10 wickets in four games at an average of 12.10, an economy of 8.64, and a strike rate of 8.40.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Ramalingam Rohit
LKK | BOWL
Rohit has managed just 11 runs in four games and can be avoided in fantasy teams.
G Ajitesh
NRK | BAT
Ajitesh has scored just 11 runs and can be left out of fantasy teams.
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