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SKM Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings, Match 4 Match Summary

SS vs LKK, 2026 - T20 Summary

SKM Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings Scorecard
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Match 4, NPR College Ground, Dindigul , Aug 06, 2026
SKM Salem Spartans SKM Salem Spartans
160 (19.4/20)
Lyca Kovai Kings Lyca Kovai Kings
194/8 (20.0/20)
Lyca Kovai Kings beat SKM Salem Spartans by 34 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Balasubramaniam Sachin
    77(42)
LKK 194/8
Bat Top Batsmen
Balasubramaniam Sachin
Balasubramaniam Sachin
77 (42)
  • 7x4s
  • 4x6s
  • 183.33SR
Abhinav Kannan
Abhinav Kannan
32 (32)
  • 3x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 100SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
SS 160/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/115301-nidhish-rajagopal-playerprofile>Nidhish Rajagopal</a>
Nidhish Rajagopal
69 (52)
  • 6x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 132.69SR
<a href=/cricket/players/63774-m-mohammed-playerprofile>M Mohammed</a>
M Mohammed
30 (18)
  • 2x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 166.66SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
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TGIF - Thank God, It's Friday. Because we are going to have double the fun. The afternoon match kicks off at 3.30 pm IST, between Chepauk Super Gillies and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. And then, in the evening, from 7.30 pm IST, the Dindigul Dragons take on the Nellai Royal Kings. Dindigul would be up and buzzing with the weekend around the corner but our buildup will begin a lot earlier than the mentioned timings. So do tune in early on 7th August, 2026. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Leap of faith - This is just the first game for both sides, but Lyca Kovai Kings have jumped up to second spot, thanks to this big victory margin. Correspondingly, the Spartans are second from bottom. They don't have much time to fret as they meet Trichy Grand Cholas on Saturday next. The Kings, on the other hand, also play on the same day, but in the afternoon, against Siechem Madurai Panthers.
We are a process-oriented team - The victorious skipper of Lyca Kovai Kings, SHAHRUKH KHAN, says that they are a very process-oriented team and feels that the boys were in good nick before the tournament, and they tried to keep things simple on the field. Adds that the wicket was a bit sticky early on, but the way the batters played, even in the middle phase, was good to see. On the bowling, he says Jhathavedh Subramanyan has always been a wicket-taker for them and bowls the tougher overs, and feels that it is always a blessing to have someone like Jhatavedh and Manimaran Siddharth in your team.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - The award goes to Lyca Kovai Kings' BALASUBRAMANIAM SACHIN for his blistering knock of 77 (42) studded with 7 fours and 4 sixes. On his knock, Sachin says that this is just the start of the season, so it is a great confidence builder. Believes that he can contribute more as the season progresses. On the conversation in the middle with Abhinav Kannan during their 85-run partnership for the second wicket, Balasubramaniam says that the plan was to just avoid dot balls and try to score as much as possible. On his thoughts on his team's score at the halfway mark, BS says that the wicket was good but sticky and the Kings have a good bowling attack. So he believed that 194 was a very good score.
Needed a good start - The captain of SKM Salem Spartans, ABISHIEK SELVAKUMAR, rues the early part of the run chase. He says that his team needed to have a good start in the chase. Explains that the ball was sticking around a bit and batting was difficult, but his batters chose to play their shots rather than adapting to the conditions. Adds that had they played out those first 3-4 overs watchfully, they could have chased this total down as the wicket was not all that bad entirely. On the lone warrior, Nidhish Rajagopal, Selvakumar says that he played really well, showing defiance in the state of woe, holding one end, but unfortunately, the rest of his batters simply could not support him.
... THE PRESENTATION ...
Not utilizing the conditions - When Abishiek Selvakumar chose to bowl, he would have expected his bowlers to pick up at least 2-3 wickets in the Powerplay. But they managed just a solitary wicket in that phase and even missed a catch and could never come back. Lyca Kovai Kings put on a combined team show, with Balasubramaniam Sachin sparkling brightly, making 77, and the others chipping in bits. Towards the end, M Poiyamozhi and M Uday Kumar picked up 3 wickets apiece but that just prevented the Kings from crossing the 200-mark.
One-warrior show - Sadly, for the Spartans, only one batter stood out - Nidhish Rajagopal. He batted superbly for his 69, surviving the tough phase initially, before changing gears. He found an able ally in S Harish Kumar and for a brief period in that 6th-wicket stand of 60, we got a brief feeling that maybe, this game could have a closer finish. But then, Harish fell and with that, forget the win, even getting close to the target seemed impossible. Towards the end though, M Mohammed's cameo of 30 helped cut down the defeat margin a touch.
Wreckers-in-chief - K Deeban Lingesh and Manimaran Siddharth. Lingesh created ruckus in the opening over itself, picking up 2 wickets in 4 balls and then got his third in his next over. Siddharth played good foil, not allowing runs to be leaked from his end. There was a brief partnership in the middle, but G Kishoor, called into the middle of the chase as an impact substitute, did well to pick up 3 wickets. The others were also decent with the spinners doing really well to choke the batters in the middle overs.
Khadishmal Khadishmal, Paradoosh Paradoosh! Anyone who has watched the first part of The Mummy trilogy, would remember this spell uttered towards the end, to send the Mummy back to where it came from. The first 20 balls of the run chase were nothing but a spell from the Kovai Kings. The ball was sticking on the surface, swinging a touch and in next to no time, the Salem Spartans were reduced to 8/4! That further became 31/5 by the 7th over and it is safe to say, the game was done in the Powerplay itself.
Blown away without the rain - It rained from 1.30 pm local to approximately around 4.30 pm. Having been under the covers for that much time, the pitch was expected to behave in a sticky manner. It did behave that way, but in the second innings, taking SKM Salem Spartans totally by surprise. In the end, it has been a comprehensive opening win for the Lyca Kovai Kings.
Over 19.4 : 160/10
2 Runs
  • 119.1
  • W 19.2
  • 119.3
  • W 19.4
B Iyappan
6 (4)
M Poiyamozhi
1 (1)
G Kishoor
2.4-0-18-3
19.4
W
G Kishoor To B Iyappan OUT!
OUT! BOWLED! LYCA KOVAI KINGS WIN BY 34 RUNS! On a length, around off, from around the wicket, B Iyappan shapes up for the reverse pull but the ball comes slowly off the deck, takes the glove and deflects onto the stumps. Kishoor ends up with 3 wickets and this is a confident start for the Kovai Kings.
19.3
1
G Kishoor To M Poiyamozhi
The bowler should have taken a bit more time. Back of a length and around off, M Poiyamozhi swings across the line but cue-ends it just into the off side. The batters set up for the single, and it is the bowler who races after it. Poiyamozhi is struggling to reach the crease at the non-striker's end, but the throw is wide, and he just jogs back to safety.
M Poiyamozhi is the last batter in, replacing M Mohammed.
19.2
W
G Kishoor To M Mohammed OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Straight down the fielder's throat and Shahrukh Khan isn't going to drop that. Kishoor goes into the pitch and bangs it in a bit short over off. M Mohammed hangs back and tries to wallop it down the ground but smacks it down to long on, where Khan pouches it safely. An entertaining cameo from Mohammed, but it ends here.
19.1
1
G Kishoor To B Iyappan
Just back of a length, slower too and on the pads. B Iyappan gets inside the line and tucks it off the inside edge. The ball brushes the pads and goes towards backward square leg. A single taken.
36 runs needed for a Super Over. That previous over has helped cut down the defeat margin by a significant amount. G Kishoor to finish things off.
Over 19 : 158/8
24 Runs
  • 418.1
  • 118.2
  • 118.3
  • 2 WD 18.4
  • 618.4
  • 618.5
  • 418.6
M Mohammed
30 (17)
B Iyappan
5 (2)
S. Khan
2-0-41-0
18.6
4
Shahrukh Khan To M Mohammed
FOUR! 16 off the last 3 balls, 24 of the over! Tossed up, outside off, M Mohammed swings hard and gets a thick outside edge. To his luck, the ball scoots past short third, to his left, into the deep third fence!
18.5
6
Shahrukh Khan To M Mohammed
SIX MORE! Action replay of the previous delivery. Shahrukh gives it more air and Mohammed goes big again, with the slog. Finds the man in the deep, but it is a spectator in the stands! 150 UP FOR THE SPARTANS, giving the score a bit more respectability now.
18.4
6
Shahrukh Khan To M Mohammed
SIX! CLUBBED! Tossed up, outside off, Mohammed gets down on a knee and slogs it way over deep mid-wicket!
18.4
wd
Shahrukh Khan To B Iyappan
WIDE. Down the leg side, B Iyappan cannot flick it away. The keeper fumbles and the batters run a bye as well.
18.3
1
Shahrukh Khan To M Mohammed
Shorter in length again, pulled off the back foot and down to deep square leg for a single.
18.2
1
Shahrukh Khan To B Iyappan
A better throw and things might have been close. Quicker and a bit shorter, angled in. Iyappan hops back and jams it out to point for a single. The throw at the keeper's end is wide and Suresh Lokeshwar has to really reach for it.
18.1
4
Shahrukh Khan To B Iyappan
FOUR! What a shot! Good length, bowled flatter and around off. B Iyappan brings out the reverse sweep and nails it down to deep third for a boundary. That nearly went all the way.
Over 18 : 134/8
11 Runs
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • 617.3
  • 017.4
  • W 17.5
  • 417.6
M Mohammed
13 (13)
B Iyappan
0 (0)
G Kishoor
2-0-16-1
17.6
4
G Kishoor To M Mohammed
FOUR! Just over! On a length, outside off, M Mohammed lofts this over a leaping cover and finds the boundary.
B Iyappan walks in next, at number 10, replacing S Ajith Ram.
17.5
W
G Kishoor To S Ajith Ram OUT!
OUT! S AJITH RAM IS RUN OUT! Great work in the field. Outside off, S Ajith Ram punched it towards cover. He set off for the single but Maan Bafna returned a very smart throw, slightly wide of the bowler but slow. Kishoor ran quickly back at the stumps, collected the ball and disturbed the bails! The run out appeal was referred upstairs and the replay shows Ajith Ram way short of his crease! From 91/5, SKM SALEM SPARTANS ARE NOW 130/8!
Is that a run out? Seems to be so, with the third umpire called into play.
17.4
0
G Kishoor To S Ajith Ram
Banged in short, at the body, from around the wicket, S Ajith Ram swings for the hills but misses.
17.3
6
G Kishoor To S Ajith Ram
SIX! S Ajith Ram gets a hold of that one and puts it away for a maximum. Another slower ball, outside off, Ajith Ram walks into the shot, holds his shape and whacks it straight down the ground for a biggie.
Full Commentary
19 OV
24 Runs
S. Khan to B Iyappan M Mohammed
  • 418.1
  • 118.2
  • 118.3
  • 2 WD 18.4
  • 618.4
  • 618.5
  • 418.6
18 OV
11 Runs
G Kishoor to M Mohammed S. Ram
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • 617.3
  • 017.4
  • W 17.5
  • 417.6
17 OV
3 Runs
J. Subramanyan to M Mohammed S. Ram
  • 116.1
  • 116.2
  • 016.3
  • 016.4
  • 016.5
  • 116.6
16 OV
6 Runs
M. Siddharth to N. Rajagopal M Mohammed S. Ram
  • 115.1
  • 115.2
  • 215.3
  • 215.4
  • W 15.5
  • 015.6
15 OV
6 Runs
J. Subramanyan to M Mohammed N. Rajagopal
  • 214.1
  • 014.2
  • 114.3
  • 114.4
  • 114.5
  • 114.6
14 OV
17 Runs
S. Khan to N. Rajagopal M Mohammed
  • 1 WD 13.1
  • 413.1
  • 213.2
  • 113.3
  • 113.4
  • 213.5
  • 613.6
13 OV
5 Runs
G Kishoor to N. Rajagopal S. Kumar
  • 012.1
  • 412.2
  • 012.3
  • 012.4
  • 112.5
  • W 12.6
12 OV
19 Runs
R. Ambrish to S. Kumar N. Rajagopal
  • 411.1
  • 411.2
  • 5 NB 11.3
  • 111.3
  • 011.4
  • 411.5
  • 111.6
11 OV
13 Runs
R. Divakar to S. Kumar N. Rajagopal
  • 610.1
  • 110.2
  • 410.3
  • 010.4
  • 110.5
  • 110.6
10 OV
8 Runs
R. Ambrish to N. Rajagopal
  • 09.1
  • 29.2
  • 09.3
  • 29.4
  • 09.5
  • 49.6
9 OV
9 Runs
J. Subramanyan to N. Rajagopal S. Kumar
  • 68.1
  • 18.2
  • 08.3
  • 18.4
  • 08.5
  • 18.6
8 OV
5 Runs
M. Siddharth to S. Kumar N. Rajagopal
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 17.3
  • 07.4
  • 17.5
  • 1 WD 7.6
  • 07.6
7 OV
6 Runs
J. Subramanyan to K. Manikandan S. Kumar N. Rajagopal
  • 1 WD 6.1
  • 06.1
  • 46.2
  • W 6.3
  • 06.4
  • 16.5
  • 06.6
6 OV
5 Runs
R. Divakar to N. Rajagopal K. Manikandan
  • 25.1
  • 1 WD 5.2
  • 05.2
  • 15.3
  • 05.4
  • 05.5
  • 15.6
5 OV
11 Runs
K. Lingesh to N. Rajagopal K. Manikandan
  • 04.1
  • 14.2
  • 14.3
  • 44.4
  • 14.5
  • 44.6
4 OV
3 Runs
M. Siddharth to N. Rajagopal S. Sandhu K. Manikandan
  • 13.1
  • W 3.2
  • 03.3
  • 13.4
  • 13.5
  • 03.6
3 OV
3 Runs
K. Lingesh to N. Rajagopal H. Nishaanth
  • 02.1
  • 12.2
  • 12.3
  • 02.4
  • 12.5
  • W 2.6
2 OV
4 Runs
M. Siddharth to H. Nishaanth N. Rajagopal
  • 01.1
  • 01.2
  • 01.3
  • 21.4
  • 11.5
  • 11.6
1 OV
0 Runs
K. Lingesh to R Kavin A. Selvakumar N. Rajagopal
  • 00.1
  • W 0.2
  • 00.3
  • W 0.4
  • 00.5
  • 00.6
Match Info
  • Venue NPR College Ground, Dindigul
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss SKM Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Lyca Kovai Kings beat SKM Salem Spartans by 34 runs
  • Player of the Match Balasubramaniam Sachin
  • Umpire GS Ananth Ramakrishnan (IND), Saidharshan Kumar (IND) and Rajesh Kannan (IND)
  • Referee Hemanth Kumar (IND)
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