KCA Lions (LIO) will take on KCA Tigers (TIG) in the 1st game of the KCA TCM Presidents Cup T20, 2025 at the Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha on 5th March 2025 at 09:00 AM IST.

LIO vs TIG (KCA Lions vs KCA Tigers), Match 1 - Match Information
Match: KCA Lions vs KCA Tigers, Match 1
Date: 5th March 2025
Time: 09:00 AM IST
Venue: Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha
LIO vs TIG, Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 122 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 45% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha
Temperature will hover around 28.4 °C with 76% humidity. 2.68 m/s winds are expected.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.
LIO vs TIG, Head to Head
In the 5 matches played between these 2 teams, Bowler of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
LIO vs TIG Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abhishek Nair | 5 | 185 | 37 | 0 | - | 25, 103, 30, 1, 26 | - |
Varun Nayanar | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | - | 33, 26, 9, 28, 1 | - |
Ashwin Anand | 4 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 14, 29, 17, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 |
- Abhishek J Nair
Abhishek Nair is a Batter and has an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and can be a high risk, high returns pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top order opening batter, bats Right Handed. In the recently played 5 matches this player has scored 185 runs averaging 37 per match.
- Varun Nayanar
Varun Nayanar is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. Varun Nayanar has an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. He is a top order batter, bats Right Handed and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches this player has scored 33, 26, 9, 28, 1 runs averaging 19.4 per match.
- Ashwin Anand
Ashwin Anand is a Batter and has an average of 16 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 6.5 and is very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high returns pick in your team. Ashwin Anand is a top order Right Handed Batter. In the last 4 matches he has scored 14, 29, 17, 0, 0 runs at an average of 15 per match. This player also bowls decently, bowling off break and in the recent matches has taken 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets, averaging at 22 wickets per match.

LIO vs TIG Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basil Thampi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11.2 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 1, 2, 1, 0, 2 |
Akhil M S | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0, 4, 0, 0, 0 | 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 |
KM Asif | 5 | 0 | - | 8 | 16.6 | - | 0, 0, 2, 2, 4 |
- Basil Thampi
Basil Thampi is a Bowler and has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. Basil Thampi bowls right-arm fast medium and in the recent 4 matches he has taken 6 wickets at an average of 11.2. This player has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches. Basil Thampi has been very successful at this venue in the last 4 matches he played here and has taken 1 wickets.
- Mandhrayil Sajeevan Akhil
Akhil M S is a Bowler and has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a leg spin Bowler and in the recently played 3 matches Akhil M S has taken 3 wickets at an average of 24. He has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches.
- KM Asif
KM Asif is very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high returns pick in your team. This player has an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. KM Asif bowls right-arm medium and in the last 5 matches he has taken 8 wickets at an average of 16.6. This player has done very well against this opposition, taking 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 wickets in the recent matches. KM Asif has a good record at this venue in the recent 5 matches he played here and has taken 7 wickets.

LIO vs TIG Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharafuddeen N M | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | - | 0, 0, 11, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Alfi Francis | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0, 0, 8, 1, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 |
- Muhammed Basheer Sharafuddeen
Sharafuddeen N M can be a high risk, high returns pick for your Dream11 Team. This player has an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. Sharafuddeen N M bowls right-arm medium he has done very well against this opposition, taking 0, 0, 4, 0, 1 wickets in the recent matches. This player has bowled well at this venue in the last 3 matches Sharafuddeen N M played here and has taken 5 wickets.
- Alfi Francis John
Alfi Francis is an All Rounder and has an average of 22 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 5.8 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. He is an off break Bowler and in the last 4 matches this player has taken 1 wickets at an average of 27. Alfi Francis has a good record at this venue in the recent 4 matches he played here and has taken 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 wickets.

Fantasy Tips Prediction | Dream Lineup | Team News | Team Head To Head Records | Player Head To Head Records
LIO vs TIG Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
Player | M | R | Avg R | W | Avg W | RR | RW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basil Thampi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11.2 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 1, 2, 1, 0, 2 |
Akhil M S | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0, 4, 0, 0, 0 | 1, 0, 0, 1, 1 |
Sharafuddeen N M | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | - | 0, 0, 11, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
KM Asif | 5 | 0 | - | 8 | 16.6 | - | 0, 0, 2, 2, 4 |
Abhishek Nair | 5 | 185 | 37 | 0 | - | 25, 103, 30, 1, 26 | - |
- Basil Thampi
Basil Thampi is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Basil Thampi bowls right-arm fast medium and in the last 4 matches he has taken 6 wickets at an average of 11.2. This player has a very good record against this opponent, taking 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches. Basil Thampi has bowled well at this venue in the recent 4 matches he played here and has taken 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets.
- Mandhrayil Sajeevan Akhil
Akhil M S is a Bowler and has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a leg spin Bowler and in the recent 3 matches Akhil M S has taken 3 wickets at an average of 24. He has been very successful against this team, taking 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 wickets in the recent matches.
- Muhammed Basheer Sharafuddeen
Sharafuddeen N M is a high risk, high returns player for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. Sharafuddeen N M is a right-arm medium Bowler he has done very well against this opposition, taking 0, 0, 4, 0, 1 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the recent 3 matches Sharafuddeen N M played here and has taken 5 wickets.
- KM Asif
KM Asif is very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high returns pick in your team. He has an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. This player bowls right-arm medium and in the recently played 5 matches KM Asif has taken 0, 0, 2, 2, 4 wickets at an average of 16.6. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the recent 5 matches KM Asif played here and has taken 7 wickets.
- Abhishek J Nair
Abhishek Nair is a Batter and has an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and can be a differential pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top order opening Right Handed Batter. In the recently played 5 matches this player has scored 185 runs averaging 37 per match.

LIO vs TIG Squad Information
KCA Tigers (TIG) Squad: Pallam Anfal, Basil Thampi, Sudhesan Midhun, Abhishek Nair, Sreehari S Nair, Rahul Chandran, Biju Narayanan, Rohan Nair, Preethish Pawan, Nikhil M, M Ajnas, Rehan Sai, Jishnu A and Manav Krishna
KCA Lions (LIO) Squad: KM Asif, Varun Nayanar, Ashwin Anand, Alfi Francis, Kiran Sagar, Akhil M S, Vinay V Varghese, Sachin PS, Govind Pai, Sharafuddeen N M, Asif Ali, Arjun Venugopal, Akarsh AK, Harikrishnan MU, Adithya Baiju, Adithya Krishnan K and Abhishek P Nair
LIO vs TIG Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keepers: Varun Nayanar and M Ajnas
Batters: Abhishek Nair and Ashwin Anand
All-Rounders: Sharafuddeen N M, Pallam Anfal and Nikhil M
Bowlers: Akhil M S, KM Asif, Sreehari S Nair and Adithya Krishnan K
Captain: Sharafuddeen N M
Vice-Captain: Akhil M S
LIO vs TIG (KCA Lions vs KCA Tigers), Match 1 Preview
KCA Tigers are playing their first game of this season. In their last 5 games, KCA Tigers have won 3 games and lost 2. KCA Lions are also playing their first game of this season. In their last 5 games, KCA Lions have won 2 games and lost 3.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 14 of the KCA TCM Presidents Cup T20, 2023 where Basil Thampi scored the highest fantasy points for KCA Lions with 98 match fantasy points while Aditya Krishnan topped the fantasy points leaderboard for KCA Tigers with 103 match fantasy points.