TNPL 2022 | SMP vs CSG | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Shivani Shukla

Siechem Madurai Panthers will lock horns with Chepauk Super Gillies in the third fixture of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2022. The high-voltage clash will take place at Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli, on Saturday (June 25). 


The defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies lost their opening game against Nellai Super Kings in a Super Over. Chasing 185 for victory, the Super Gillies finished on 184 for 7 in the allocated 20 overs. 


In the Super Over, the Kaushik Gandhi-led side posted nine runs on the board, courtesy of the final ball-six from N. Jagadeesan. The Royal Kings chased down the total on the penultimate delivery to hand the Super Gillies their first defeat of the season. 


Siechem Madurai Panthers, on the other hand, finished the last season at the sixth spot in the group stage with just two wins from the seven matches. Led by NS Chaturved, the Panthers would be keen to make a fresh start in this season of the TNPL.  


Match Details


Match: Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Chepauk Super Gillies, Match 3

Venue: Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli

Date & Time: June 25 at 3:15 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Voot App 


Pitch Report 


The pitch at Tirunelveli generally offers a balanced surface, but as we have seen in the first match, batters will dominate the proceedings. It’s a 160-170 kind of a wicket, and bowling first is a preferable choice here. 


Squads 


Siechem Madurai Panthers: R Mithun, V Gowtham, PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Chaturved (c), P Praveen Kumar, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, KB Arun Karthik, R Rohit, R Aushik Srinivas, J Kousik, DT Chandrasekar, V Aaditya, R Silambarasan, M Shahjahan, K Deeban Lingesh, Varun Chakravarthy, L Kiran Akash, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, K Rajkumar, P Sugendhiran, P K Saravanan, B Rocky


Chepauk Super Gillies: B Arun, S Vijayakumar, Rajagopal Sathish, R Ajith Kumar, RS Jaganath Srinivas, V Santhana Sekar, Manimaran Siddharth, S Sujay, S Harish Kumar, V Arun Kumar, H Prasidh Akash, R Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan, V Sai Prakash, M Kaushik Gandhi (c), R Alexander, U Sasidev, Sonu Yadav, D Rahul, Sandeep Warrier, R Nilesh, Subramanian, S Radhakrishnan 


Probable Playing XI 


Siechem Madurai Panthers: NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Thalaivan Sargunam, B Anirudh Sita Ram, V Gowtham, Ayush-M, Sunny Sandhu, Varun Chakravarthy, Aushik Srinivas, R Mithun


Chepauk Super Gillies: Kaushik Gandhi (c), N Jagadeesan (wk), S Radhakrishnan, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Rajagopal Sathish, S Harish Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, R Alexander, Sandeep Warrier, B Arun


CREX XI Suggestion 


Wicket-Keeper: Narayan Jagadeesan, Rithik Easwaran

Batters: NS Chaturved, Kaushik Gandhi, Thalaivan Sargunam, S Radhakrishnan

All-Rounders: Jagatheesan Kousik, R Sonu Yadav

Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, M Siddharth


Captain: Narayan Jagadeesan

Vice-Captain: NS Chaturved


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