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Toss Winner - Tamil Nadu won the toss and choose to bowl first
Jharkhand beat Tamil Nadu by 28 runs
Can Tamil Nadu stop the Jharkhand juggernaut?
Jharkhand to win
| Tournament: | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Narendra Modi Stadium Gate 2, Ahmedabad, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 18.2°C|Mist |
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Tamil Nadu will take on the table toppers, Jharkhand, in their 6th match of the SMAT 2025 league stage. The N Jagadeesan-led TN have won just 2 of their 5 games so far and find themselves fifth in the Group D points table.
Ishan Kishan’s Jharkhand, on the other hand, have been in exceptional form, winning every game so far. They’ve dominated every aspect of the game, outplaying the opposition with both bat and ball.
They have a great variety in the bowling attack, and that will be one of their biggest strengths in this match. In their last outing at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ground B, Jharkhand bowled out Saurashtra for 125 runs, while defending a 209-run total.
Tamil Nadu have recently found their rhythm, winning two of their last 3 matches. They successfully chased down 165 runs at this venue against Uttarakhand, and in their last match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, N Jagadeesan led the team to a 200+ score with an 83-run knock in the middle order.
There are promising players in both teams, but Tamil Nadu’s form and consistency issues will be a major concern for the skipper. Whereas Jharkhand will be looking to cruise to their 6th straight win of the season.
JKD
185/2 in 17.3 10.57
SMATE 2025
Jharkhand won by 8 wickets
182/7 in 20.0 9.1
158/8 in 19.4 8.03
SMATE 2025
Jharkhand beat Karnataka by 2 wickets
157/9 in 20.0 7.85
132/10 in 19.2 6.83
SMATE 2025
Jharkhand beat Delhi by 7 wickets
138/3 in 14.5 9.3
TND
204/5 in 20.0 10.2
SMATE 2025
143/10 in 18.5 7.59
245/3 in 20.0 12.25
SMATE 2025
Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu by 145 runs
100/10 in 14.2 6.98
168/5 in 17.1 9.79
SMATE 2025
Tamil Nadu beat Uttarakhand by 5 wickets
164/6 in 20.0 8.2
203/4 in 20.0 10.15
SMATE 2025
Delhi beat Tamil Nadu by 6 wickets
198/7 in 20.0 9.9
170/4 in 16.3 10.3
SMATE 2025
Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu by 6 wickets
169/8 in 20.0 8.45
Jharkhand won by an innings and 114 runs
Ishan Kishan and co won their last two outings at this venue in Ahmedabad. In their first game here, they chased down 185 runs against Tripura with 8 wickets in hand and 16 balls remaining.
In the next game, they completely dominated Saurashtra, outplaying them in both innings. Anukul Roy, Vikash Singh, and Sushant Mishra are the key bowlers in this squad to watch out for.
While these three have been consistent and reliable wicket-takers for Jharkhand, they also have others like Bal Krishna and Amit Kumar, who are very promising bowling options. Krishna and Kumar can deliver tight overs and also pick up a wicket or two, making it even more difficult for the opposition to find a way out.
Ishan Kishan leads the batting lineup, opening for the team, while the in-form Virat Singh holds a key position in the middle order. In T20 cricket, a strong middle order can be the difference between winning and losing.
With Kumar Kusagraha, Virat Singh, Anukul Roy, and Robin Minz, Jharkhand will never be out of options to rebuild innings and stage a big finish at the death. We expect Jharkhand to bring their A-game in this match and put Tamil Nadu’s batting order under pressure with regular wickets.
Ishan Kishan (c) (wk), Kumar Kushagra, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Rajandeep Singh, Bal Krishna, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh, Amit Kumar
Rajandeep Singh, Amit Kumar, Ishan Kishan, Kumar Kushagra, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Bal Krishna, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh
Tamil Nadu suffered a humiliating loss in their last game at Ground B. There is a great variety in this bowling attack, too, and N Jagadeesan will expect his key bowlers to come good in this match.
T Natarajan, Gurjanpreet Singh, and Sonu Yadav will be leading the pace attack for the side. Each of these players can deliver game-changing spells, and their recent win should boost their confidence.
The bowlers have failed to make a big impact in their last two outings at this venue. They will be expected to carry the momentum from the recent win and pose a tough challenge to the in-form Jharkhand.
R Sai Kishore and Manimaran Siddharth play a key role in the spin-bowling department. While Kishore has been wicketless in his last two outings and will be under pressure to deliver in this game, Siddharth was decent in his recent outing, picking up 1 for 24 in his 4 Overs.
The batting hasn’t improved significantly despite Tamil Nadu posting 200+ in their last game. It was Jagadeesan and Sai Kishore with their exceptional knocks who led them to a winning score.
Amit Sathvik, Tushar Raheja, and Sai Sudharsan are all struggling to even get off to a decent start in the top 3. R Rajkumar and Shahrukh Khan have also been huge disappointments lower down the order. Tamil Nadu will need a much stronger batting performance from their top order to get themselves back to winning ways.
N Jagadeesan (c) (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Amit Sathvik, Tushar Raheja, R Rajkumar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sonu Yadav, T Natarajan, Manimaran Siddharth, Gurjapneet Singh, Mohamed Ali
Shivam Singh S, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan, Tushar Raheja, Sai Sudharsan, T Natarajan, Sonu Yadav, Gurjapneet Singh, Rajkumar Ravichandiran, Mohamed Ali, Sunny Sandhu
It will be sunny in Ahmedabad with a high of 24 degrees Celsius around the match time, and it will likely be cloudy as the match progresses. However, there is no rain prediction for the day, and we don’t expect any weather interruptions during the match.
Narendra Modi Stadium Ground B offers a batting-friendly wicket where batters have held the upper hand in recent matches. The average first innings score here in the last 5 SMAT matches is 199 runs. We reckon anything over 220 runs in this match can be a match-winning total. There is plenty of help for the batters, but chasing a massive 200+ total will not be easy, especially for Tamil Nadu with their current batting form.
Teams batting first have won 3 of the last 5 SMAT 2025 matches played at this venue. There isn’t any clear advantage to either batting or bowling first on this ground. However, considering the lack of form of Tamil Nadu, we reckon both teams will benefit from batting first and having runs on the board.
Tamil Nadu are strong on paper with big names in every department. They have depth in the batting and also promising players in the bowling attack who found success in TN’s recent win. However, Jharkhand, with their current form and the consistency of key players, will have the edge going into this match, and start as favorites in our match prediction.
Jharkhand to win
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