SMP vs VKK Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Final T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Aug 28, 2026Last Updated on Aug 28, 2026 10:58 PM
Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings Cricket Match Previews
Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026
VKK 182/7 (20)
MDP 98/10 (14.2)
Vida Kovai Kings won by 84 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balchander Anirudh* | 24 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrukh Khan* | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4.29 |
| Manimaran Siddharth | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
Last Wicket:P Vignesh c Manimaran Siddharth b Shahrukh Khan 0(1) - 98/10 in 14.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Madurai Panthers vs Vida Kovai Kings
Vida Kovai Kings — Innings 1 (182/7 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Radhakrishnan c Rohan Bhutra b Shoaib Md Khan | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 108.33 | |
| Suresh Lokeshwar (wk) b Saravanan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 | |
| Balasubramaniam Sachin c P Vignesh b Saravanan | 39 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 118.18 | |
| Andre Siddarth C st R Ram Kumar b Saravanan | 82 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 174.47 | |
| Shahrukh Khan (c) c Hari Ragavendra V b Saravanan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| RS Ambrish b Gurjapneet Singh | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Madhava Prasad not out | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 | |
| K Deeban Lingesh run out (R Ram Kumar) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| G Kishoor not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 9 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 182 | 7 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Manimaran Siddharth, Jhathavedh Subramanyan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Vignesh | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Gurjapneet Singh | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| P Saravanan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Shoaib Md Khan | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Rohan Bhutra | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Ganeshan Periyaswamy | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| S Radhakrishnan & Lokeshwar | 34 | 18 |
| S Radhakrishnan & B Sachin | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Siddarth C & B Sachin | 117 | 74 |
| Andre Siddarth C & Shahrukh Khan | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Siddarth C & Ambrish | 11 | 9 |
| Madhava Prasad & Ambrish | 6 | 6 |
| Madhava Prasad & K Deeban | 10 | 8 |
| Madhava Prasad & G Kishoor | 2 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suresh Lokeshwar | 2.6 | 34 |
| 2 | S Radhakrishnan | 3.1 | 34 |
| 3 | Balasubramaniam Sachin | 15.3 | 151 |
| 4 | Shahrukh Khan | 15.6 | 153 |
| 5 | Andre Siddarth C | 17.3 | 164 |
| 6 | RS Ambrish | 18.3 | 170 |
| 7 | K Deeban Lingesh | 19.5 | 180 |
Madurai Panthers — Innings 2 (98/10 in 14.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Ram Kumar (wk) c Lokeshwar b K Deeban Lingesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Siddharth Mahadevan b Manimaran Siddharth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NS Chaturved c Manimaran Siddharth b Jhathavedh Subramanyan | 40 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 142.86 | |
| Hari Ragavendra V run out (G Kishoor) | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 171.43 | |
| Balchander Anirudh (c) not out | 24 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 96 | |
| Shoaib Md Khan c Lokeshwar b K Deeban Lingesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Atheeq Ur Rahman c B Sachin b Shahrukh Khan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Gurjapneet Singh c and b Shahrukh Khan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| P Saravanan b Manimaran Siddharth | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Rohan Bhutra c Lokeshwar b Manimaran Siddharth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P Vignesh c Manimaran Siddharth b Shahrukh Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Wides: 3 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 10 wkts, 14.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Ganeshan Periyaswamy | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Deeban Lingesh | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Manimaran Siddharth | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| G Kishoor | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Jhathavedh Subramanyan | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| R Ram Kumar & Siddharth Mahadevan | 0 | 1 |
| Chaturved & Siddharth Mahadevan | 6 | 7 |
| Chaturved & Hari Ragavendra V | 39 | 24 |
| Chaturved & Balchander Anirudh | 30 | 22 |
| Shoaib Md Khan & Balchander Anirudh | 4 | 4 |
| Atheeq Ur Rahman & Balchander Anirudh | 3 | 6 |
| Gurjapneet Singh & Balchander Anirudh | 8 | 9 |
| Saravanan & Balchander Anirudh | 7 | 10 |
| Rohan Bhutra & Balchander Anirudh | 0 | 1 |
| P Vignesh & Balchander Anirudh | 1 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Ram Kumar | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 | Siddharth Mahadevan | 1.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hari Ragavendra V | 5.2 | 45 |
| 4 | NS Chaturved | 8.6 | 75 |
| 5 | Shoaib Md Khan | 9.4 | 79 |
| 6 | Atheeq Ur Rahman | 10.4 | 82 |
| 7 | Gurjapneet Singh | 12.1 | 90 |
| 8 | P Saravanan | 13.5 | 97 |
| 9 | Rohan Bhutra | 13.6 | 97 |
| 10 | P Vignesh | 14.2 | 98 |
SMP vs VKK Match Prediction, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026, Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SMP vs VKK (Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings) Match Details
| Match | Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings (SMP vs VKK) |
| League | Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 28th August 2026 |
| Time | 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
SMP vs VKK Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
SMP vs VKK Match Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
SMP vs VKK Pitch Report: The MA Chidambaram stadium is generally known for his balanced conditions with slightly better support to the Spinners. The batters do enjoy batting on this surface however as the match proceeds , the spinners gets their grip better.
SMP vs VKK Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Chennai, IN will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 29°C on the match day with 72% humidity and 15.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 89% chances of precipitation during the game.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 17 |
| Batting first won: | 10 |
| Bowling first won: | 6 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 170 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 140 |
| Highest Total: | 256/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 80/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 183/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 103/8 |
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 58%
Spin Bowling
53%Batting Pitch 47%
Bowling Pitch
155
T20 Average Scores
SMP vs VKK (Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings) Playing 11
Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings (SMP vs VKK) Match Preview
SMP vs VKK Match Preview: Madurai Panthers will lock horns against VIDA Kovai Kings in Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 on Friday, 28 August 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
Madurai Panthers (SMP) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ram Kumar and B Anirudh Sita Ram will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- NS Chaturved will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- V Hari Ragavendra and Shoaib Md Khan will strengthen the middle order for Madurai Panthers.
- Balchander Anirudh will lead the Madurai Panthers as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Himalaya will do the Wicket Keeping for Madurai Panthers.
Spin Bowlers
- Siddharth Mahadevan will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Shoaib Md Khan and Gurjapneet Singh will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
VIDA Kovai Kings (VKK) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- S Radhakrishnan and S Lokeshwar will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Balasubramaniam Sachin will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- K Deeban Lingesh and Shahrukh Khan will strengthen the middle order for VIDA Kovai Kings.
- Shahrukh Khan will lead the VIDA Kovai Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Kta Madhava Prasad will do the Wicket Keeping for VIDA Kovai Kings.
Spin Bowlers
- Manimaran Siddharth will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Jhatavedh Subramanyan and RS Ambrish will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings (SMP vs VKK) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SMP vs VKK Match Prediction: VIDA Kovai Kings looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, VKK will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
SMP vs VKK Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 Match Expert Advice: Shoaib Md Khan will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Atheeq Ur-Rahman-MA will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SMP vs VKK Head to Head
SMP vs VKK Head to Head Records: Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings have faced each other in 1 matches in T20. Out of these 1 games, Madurai Panthers have won 1 whereas VIDA Kovai Kings have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 1 |
| SMP Won | 1 |
| VKK Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Sony Sports Ten 4 Tamil.
POINTS TABLE - Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siechem Madurai Panthers - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.548 | 10 | WLLWW |
| 2 | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.095 | 10 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Lyca Kovai Kings - Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.638 | 8 | WWWLL |
| 4 | Trichy Grand Cholas - Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.095 | 8 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Nellai Royal Kings - E | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.148 | 8 | LWWLL |
| 6 | Chepauk Super Gillies - E | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.134 | 6 | LLWWW |
| 7 | Dindigul Dragons - E | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.768 | 4 | LLWLL |
| 8 | Salem Spartans - E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.636 | 2 | WLLLL |
| 9 | VIDA Kovai Kings | NR | |||||||
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
SMP - W L L W WVKK - N
SMP vs VKK Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
SMP vs VKK Winning Prediction
- VIDA Kovai Kings team has the upper hand over Madurai Panthers team. So try to pick more players from VIDA Kovai Kings
SMP vs VKK Small League Must Picks:
SMP - Shoaib Md Khan [396 points], Atheeq Ur-Rahman-MA [300 points]VKK - Jhatavedh Subramanyan [503 points], Balasubramaniam Sachin [418 points]
SMP vs VKK Grand League Risky Picks:
SMP - Himalaya [0 points], Kiran [0 points]VKK - Andre Siddarth C [0 points], Mithun Vijay [0 points]
SMP vs VKK Death Over Bowlers:
SMP - Deepesh DevendranVKK - Jhatavedh Subramanyan
Madurai Panthers (SMP) Key Players
- B Anirudh Sita Ram [PTs: 20, CR: 8.5]
- P Vignesh [PTs: 87, CR: 7.0]
- NS Chaturved [27]
- PK Saravanan [PTs: 122, CR: 8.0]
- Atheeq Ur-Rahman-MA [12]
- Shoaib Md Khan [0W]
VIDA Kovai Kings (VKK) Key Players
- S Radhakrishnan [26]
- RS Ambrish [0W]
- G Kishoor [3W]
- Manimaran Siddharth [1W, 2W]
- Balasubramaniam Sachin [PTs: 418, CR: 7.5]
- Jhatavedh Subramanyan [PTs: 503, CR: 8.0]
SMP vs VKK Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- NS Chaturved [PTs: 110, CR: 8.5]
- PK Saravanan [PTs: 122, CR: 8.0]
- Atheeq Ur-Rahman-MA [PTs: 300, CR: 7.5]
- G Kishoor [PTs: 318, CR: 7.0]
- Balasubramaniam Sachin [PTs: 418, CR: 7.5]
SMP vs VKK Injury / Unavailability
Madurai Panthers Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
VIDA Kovai Kings Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SMP vs VKK Live Stream
Where can I see SMP vs VKK Live Score?
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SMP vs VKK match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Madurai Panthers vs VIDA Kovai Kings (SMP vs VKK) Squads
Madurai Panthers (SMP) Squad: Karthik Meiyappan, Shoaib Md Khan, Shavin Vinodh, Siddharth Mahadevan, P Saravanan, V Shavin, Bharath Siddharth Mahadevan Shankar, Ganeshan Periyaswamy, Balchander Anirudh(C), Atheeq Ur-Rahman-MA, PK Saravanan, B Anirudh Sita Ram, NS Chaturved, Gurjapneet Singh, P Vignesh, V Hari Ragavendra, S Shankar Ganesh, Rohan Bhutra, Ram Kumar, Kiran, Deepesh Devendran, S Rajalingam, Surya Anand-S, Himalaya(WK)
VIDA Kovai Kings (VKK) Squad: Shahrukh Khan(C), Govinth G, K Deeban Lingesh, Mithun Vijay, Abhinav Kannan, Manimaran Siddharth, Sai Sudharsan, G Kishoor, S Radhakrishnan, Maan Bafna, H-Prashid Akash, Jitendra Kumar CH, Trilok Nag, S Lokeshwar(WK), Jhathavedh Subramanyan, R Divakar, Manav Parakh, Kta Madhava Prasad(WK), P Vidyuth, Jitendra Kumar, Balasubramaniam Sachin, Andre Siddharth, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, RS Ambrish, Andre Siddarth C, G Govinth
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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