Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers: When & where to watch match LIVE, Probable XI, Fantasy XI

The Salem Spartans will meet the Siechem Madurai Panthers in a contest of underperformers in the 26th game of the ongoing edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

The Spartans are languishing at the bottom of the points table with just a solitary win from six games this season. The situation is not too different for the Madurai Panthers, who have managed to win just one more game than the Spartans.

The fortunes of Spartans will depend on Akshay Srinivasan and Vijay Shankar, while Jagatheesan Kousik and NS Chaturved will give batting impetus to the Madurai Panthers.

Match Details

Match: ITT vs DGD, 25th Match, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021

Date: Saturday, August 07, 2021

Time; 7.30 PM

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Pitch report

The pitch at the M.A Chidambaram stadium has been traditionally on the slower side and will assist spinners. However, the onset of dew, especially in the second innings will negate some of the advantages for the spinners.

Probable XI

Salem Spartans

S Abhishek, Akshay Srinivasan, Daryl Ferrario (c), Vijay Shankar, Umashankar Sushil (wk), Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Karthikeyan, M Ganesh Moorthi, AVR Rathnam, Lokesh Raj, G Periyaswamy

Madurai Panthers

P Praveen Kumar, Sugenthiran, B Anirudh Sita Ram (wk), NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Arun Karthik, Aushik Srinivas, R Silambarasan, V Gowtham, Kiran Akash, B Rocky

Fantasy XI

Arun Karthik, Akshay Srinivasan, B Anirudh Sita Ram, NS Chaturved, Jagatheesan Kousik (C), V Gowtham, Vijay Shankar, B Rocky, G Periyaswamy (VC), Kiran Akash, Murugan Ashwin

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