Dindigul Dragons and Lyca Kovai Kings will be up against each other in the Eliminator of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021, on Wednesday, 11 August. The winner of this contest will square off against Chepauk Super Gillies to book their place in the final.
The Dragons won four matches and lost three to finish third in the points table. The Kovai Kings advanced to Playoffs on the basis of a higher run rate. They had accrued seven points from as many games, the same as Nellai Royal Kings.
The Dragons will be coming to this game off a six-wicket victory against IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. They chased down 146 with six wickets and three overs to spare. They skidded to 65/4 before R.S. Mokit Hariharan and R. Vivek added 82 for the fifth wicket to take their team across the finishing line.
The Kovai Kings rode on a scintillating knock from captain Shahrukh Khan in their last game of the league stage to seal their spot in the Playoffs. Shahrukh made an unbeaten 64 to propel his team to 169. The Royal Kings could only manage 162/8 in 20 overs.
Betway Fantasy Tips
- Lyca Kovai Kings’ Ganga Sridhar Raju and Sai Sudharsan are the top two leading run-getters of the tournament so far. Both of them should be in your fantasy team.
- From Dindigul Dragons, opt for their skipper Hari Nishanth, who has amassed 253 runs so far.
- Bowling has been a weak aspect for the Kovai Kings. Relying on the Dragons' to complete your bowling attack make sense.
Probable XIs
Dindigul Dragons: Hari Nishanth (c), Lakshminarayanan Vignesh (wk), Rajhamany Srinivasan, M. Silambarasan, S. Swaminathan, R. Vivek, R.S. Mokit Hariharan, Mani Bharathi, Suresh Lokeshwar, Rangaraj Suthesh, Gurjapneet Singh
Lyca Kovai Kings: Shahrukh Khan (c), Ganga Sridhar Raju, Atheeq Ur Rahman, S. Ajith Ram, R. Divakar, J. Suresh Kumar (wk), Abhishek Tanwar, U. Mukilesh, N. Selva Kumaran, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Sai Sudharsan
Prediction:
Lyca Kovai Kings to face off Chepauk Super Gillies in Qualifier 2.