In the first game of the NSK Trophy State T20 Championship, DCA Kannur will face Combined Districts at the St. Xavier’s College Ground in Thumba. Both teams have some experienced players in their respective squads, and they will be hoping to get their campaigns off to a good start.
Expected Playing XI
DCA Kannur
- Vinoop Manoharan
- Vinod Kumar-I
- Ahamed Imran
- S Sivaraj
- Vishweshwar A Suresh
- Chowakkaran Shahid
- Amal Raj R
- K Sreenath
- Appu Prakash
- CS Sooraj
- Vinay V Varghese
Combined Districts
- Varun Nayanar
- Salman Nizar
- Ahmed Farzeen
- Akshay Chandran
- Mannembeth Sreeroop
- Muhammed Afriedh
- Vyshnav EP
- Dheeraj Prem
- Sangeeth Sagar
- Athul Babu-PV
- Muhammed Nazeel-CTK
Top Picks from DCA Kannur
Salman Nizar
- Decent T20 batter – 131 runs in 9 innings at 26.20 avg.
- 112 runs in 7 innings in Presidents Cup.
Akshay Chandran
- He can contribute with the bat and ball.
- 160 runs in 7 innings in Presidents Cup.
- 13 wickets in 11 matches in Presidents Cup.
Mannembeth Sreeroop
- Bowling All-rounder.
- 16 wickets in 11 matches in Presidents Cup.
Top Picks from Combined Districts
Vinoop Manoharan
- Bowling All rounder
- 106 runs in 9 innings in Presidents Cup
- 15 wickets in 10 innings in Presidents Cup
Vishweshwar Suresh
- 7 wickets in 8 innings KCA Club Championship.
Vinod Kumar
- Slow Left arm Orthodox bowler
- Recently played for KCA panthers in KCA Presidents Cup.
Safe Captaincy Picks: CAN v CDS
Vinoop Manoharan
Akshay Chandran
Mannembeth Sreeroop
Differential Captaincy Picks: CAN vs CDS
Salman Nizar
Ahamed Imran
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