LKK vs SS Match Prediction : TNPL 2025, 26th Match

Neither team has raced away from their competition. Salem is still hovering around the top four. A win against Kovai could give them a firmer grip on a play-off position. Contrary to that, the Kovai Kings have had obstacles in their way throughout the tournament. The team started its campaign with four consecutive losses.

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Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans Head-to-Head Record

These teams played in a humdinger of a match in 2024. Kovai scraped over the line by one wicket off the last ball of the match. The same team has won three matches in a row against Salem, including that win.

Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans Live-Streaming and Broadcast

Catch TNPL action live this Saturday, 28 June 2025, when Lyca Kovai Kings clashes with Salem Spartans at NPR College Ground. The FanCode app will live-stream it in India.

Live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, and in-game betting odds are available on ocbscores.com.

LKK vs SS Team Previews

Lyca Kovai Kings

Balasubramaniam Sachin calmly hit a run-a-ball 24 runs against Tiruppur. Wicket keeper Suresh Lokeshwar and C Andre Siddarth were the other two batters to hit scores in the 20s in the previous innings.

Jitendra Kumar slots into the batting order nicely. He should be looking to emulate an innings like his 42 against Chepauk Super Gillies. Vishal Vaidhya has a thorough understanding of the opposition camp having scored 164 runs for Salem in 2024.

Emerging batter Guru Raghavendran has only shown glimpses this season. His first match in 2025 was an innings of 25 runs against Chepauk. M Shahrukh Khan has carried the responsibility of the team with the captaincy, 173 runs and three wickets currently.

P Bhuvaneswaran, Ramesh Divakar and Jhathavedh Subramanyan were the only bowlers to grab a wicket in the previous match. Manimaran Siddharth experienced the IPL this year where he took two wickets against Delhi Capitals in his debut game for the 2025 season.

Lyca Kovai Kings Expected Playing 11

Jitendra Kumar, Suresh Lokeshwar (wk), Balasubramaniam Sachin, Guru Raghavendran, M Shahrukh Khan (c), Vishal Vaidhya, C Andre Siddarth, Ramesh Divakar, Manimaran Siddharth, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhathavedh Subramanyan

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Salem Spartans

R Kavin opening the batting is a sore sight for opposition bowlers. The wicketkeeper-batter has more than 500 runs in this league. Hari Nishaanth has been a bright spark in the Spartans batting lineup. He currently sits on 180 runs after six innings in 2025.

S Abishiek has sometimes struggled to kick on to bigger innings. His highest score is 47 against Chepauk Super Gillies this year. Nidhish Rajagopal knew how to send the ball to all parts after a played a magnificent knock of 74 runs off 47 balls.

Others like Sunny Sandhu and Rajendran Vivek both made meaningful blasts against Dindigul Dragons with quickfire knocks of 25 and 35 with strike rates over 170. S Harish Kumar had a carnival with his all-round skills against Kovai in 2024. The all-rounder contributed with 42 runs unbeaten and a wicket.

Mohammed Mohammed and M Poiyamozhi did damage in their previous match after each claiming two wickets. Dev Rahul took a wicket in his first game for Salem this season. Rahil Shah at his best is one of the toughest spinners to get away. His best bowling figures are four for 12.

Salem Spartans Expected Playing 11

R Kavin (wk), Hari Nishaanth, S Abishiek (c), Nidhish Rajagopal, Sunny Sandhu, Rajendran Vivek, Harish Kumar, Mohammed Mohammed, M Poiyamozhi, Rahil Shah, Dev Rahul

LKK vs SS Toss Prediction

Salem suffered a two-wicket loss after they were sent into bat against Dindigul. Kovai were also forced to bat first against Tiruppur in their previous game. You can expect both teams to be much happier if they can bowl first.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

Recent TNPL performances at the venue with several mid range totals in the 150 to 170 run bracket reflect its balanced nature. The side batting second may have the slight advantage showing by the stats of more sides winning batting second compared to first. The highest TNPL total here stands at 209 for three, while the lowest is just 59 all out.

There can be variability in the track’s performance at times.

The chance of rain is at 20 percent, making it a slight factor. The largely hot and humid conditions will balance that out though.

LKK vs SS: Who Will Win?

Salem Spartans have shown their best at times this year but haven’t put together the full picture for long enough in their six games. They should be marginal favourites ahead of the Lyca Kovai Kings who have largely been dismal throughout.

Bet on the Salem Spartans to win this match.

LKK vs SS win percentage stands at 55% in favor of SS.

Todays Match Prediction: Salem Spartans to Win.