TNPL 2023, SS vs BT | Match Preview, Pitch Report, Predicted XIs, Fantasy Tips, & Prediction
Ganga Sridhar Raju in action against CSG (Twitter)
The Salem Spartans will go up against the Ba11sy Trichy in match number seven of the ongoing TNPL 2023 season. The contest will also commence the Dindigul leg of the tournament.
The Salem Spartans lost their opening match of the season to the Chepauk Super Gillies in Coimbatore. Under Abhishek Tanwar’s leadership, they conceded 217 to CSG after being put into field. Later, Spartans batters fell 52 runs short of the target, with Muhammed Adnan Khan’s 15-ball 47* being the lone bright spot of the run-chase.
Meanwhile, the Ba11sy Trichy also lost their opening fixture, albeit to Ravichandran Ashwin’s Dindigul Dragons at the same venue. Batting first, the Trichy line-up could manage only 120, with R Rajkumar and captain Ganga Sridhar Raju accounting for nearly 75 percent of the team’s total. The bowlers failed to defend the paltry total, as Dragons hunted down their target with more than five overs to spare.
Off the back of heavy defeats, the upcoming match presents a unique opportunity to both sides to register their opening points early in the TNPL 2023 season.
Match Details
Date and Time: June 18, 3:15 PM IST
Venue: NPR College Ground, Dindigul.
Live Streaming and Broadcast: FanCode & Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The conditions at Dindigul’s NPR College Ground provides considerable assistance for spinners, with something on offer for the pacers as well. The average first innings total at the venue has been 153. The captain winning the toss will likely choose to field first, considering the overall track record here.
Probable Playing XIs
Salem Spartans: S Abishiek, Kaushik Gandhi, RS Mokit Hariharan, Amit Sathvik (wk), Maan Bafna, Sunny Sandhu, Abhishek Tanwar (c), Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Akash Sumra and S Aravind.
Ba11sy Trichy: Ganga Sridhar Raju (c), Jafar Jamal, Daryl Ferrario, Akshay Srinivasan, Mani Bharathi (wk), Antony Dhas, R Rajkumar, R Silambarasan, R Alexander and T Natarajan.
Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
Wicket-Keeper: Amit Sathvik
Batters: Ganga Sridhar Raju, S Aravind, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Mani Bharathi
All-Rounders: Sunny Sandhu, RS Mokit Hariharan, R Rajkumar
Bowlers: Abhishek Tanwar, T Natarajan, R Alexander
Captain: Ganga Sridhar Raju
Vice-Captain: Muhammed Adnan Khan
Prediction
The Salem Spartans is considered as favourites to defeat the Ba11sy Trichy, because of their superior squad strength.
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