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Toss Winner - Mahe Megalo Strikers won the toss and choose to bowl first
Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Genid Yanam Royals by 8 wickets
Can Yanam Royals drop a comeback win to set another date with Mohit Kings?
Mahe Megalo Strikers to win.
| Tournament: | Pondicherry Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | CAP Siechem Ground, Puducherry, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 29.5°C|Thundery outbreaks in nearby |
Yanam Royals and Mahe Megalo Strikers will lock horns in the qualifier 2 of the Pondicherry Premier League League 2026 on Saturday, 25th July. The venue for this match is CAP Siechem Ground, Thuthipet and the scheduled start time is 18:00 IST.
Mahe Megalo Strikers are coming off a heartbreaking loss in the qualifier 1 against the Strikers, while Yanam Royals enter the contest with a splendid victory in the eliminator. Both teams would eye victory to reach the finals.
MMS
170/9 in 20.0 8.5
166/7 in 20.0 8.3
177/8 in 20.0 8.85
178/5 in 19.1 9.29
170/8 in 20.0 8.5
168/6 in 20.0 8.4
139/10 in 18.2 7.58
143/4 in 17.3 8.17
YAR
186/6 in 20.0 9.3
115/10 in 18.1 6.33
141/9 in 20.0 7.05
172/7 in 20.0 8.6
139/10 in 18.2 7.58
143/4 in 17.3 8.17
188/6 in 19.0
PPL 2026
Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Genid Yanam Royals by 4 wickets
184/7 in 20.0
Mahe Megalo Strikers head into the contest back off a tough loss to the tournament’s best team, Villainur Mohit Kings. The opposition posted 170 runs while batting first. In reply, Mahe Megalo fell short of four runs. Lokesh Prabagaran smashed 41 off 26 balls and Karan Kannan added 29-ball 49. It was a painful defeat for them.
Mahe Megalo are inching towards a berth to finals. The Strikers are now ready for the next assignment of the league as they take on Yanam Royals. Both teams will play each other for the second time in the tournament. One more win will give them one more chance to get their hands on the trophy. Their batters need improvement as they revolve around Ritik.
Ritik Sharma could be a player to watch out for. He has scored 437 runs in 11 innings. He has two scores of 82 and 98 runs in the tournament. He accelerates the innings from the powerplay. We back him to score above 30 runs in the contest. Raghav Goyal can help them to get early wickets. He has 14 scalps to his name in the tournament. Anurag Latwal is the leading wicket-taker of the league with 15 wickets.
Ajay Rohera (wk), Aahil Kachru, Kamaleeshwaran A, Karan Kannan, Ragavan Ramamoorthy, Sai Hariram K, Shrikaran A (c), Shobhit Chaudhary, Bharat Sharma, Thivagar Gopal, Sagar Udeshi
Sai Hariram K, Srujan Sankappa Sinhasan, Logesh Prabagaran, Sourav Chanda, Ragavan Ramamoorthy, Shrikaran A, Raghav Goyal, Karan Kannan, Anugrah Latwal, Pankaj Yadav, Nithiyananda Raman, Ritik Sharma
Yanam Royals enter the contest back off a solid victory against Karaikal Kniights in the eliminator game. They posted 186 runs while batting first and then, bowled out the Kniights to 115 runs. Parameeswaran smashed 39-ball 51 runs in the victory. Irfan Ul Haq dropped 41 off just 10 balls. They will now go back to full forces to face the Mahe Megalo Strikers in qualifier 2.
Yanam would be looking for the desperate victory as they take on the second-best unit of the league in the next assignment. Consistency will be a key factor for any team in this tournament. They can’t afford a defeat in the competition. One more loss will keep them out of the competition.
Yanam Royals won their opening game against White Town Giants by six wickets. They chased down 157 runs in 15.2 overs. Parameeswaran scored 66 off 25 balls in the chase. He could also be a player to watch out for. We back him to score above 30 runs in the contest. Sanaboyina Tarun is the leading run-scorer for the Royals in the league.
Vedant Bhardwaj, Aditya Garhwal, Pravin R, S Parameeswaran, Sanaboyina Tarun (wk), Thanneru Vamsi Krishna, Irfan-ul-Haq, Thivagar Gopal, Pranay Singh, Kannan Vignesh, Pradeep Jakhar
Vedant Bhardwaj, Aditya Garhwal, R Pravin, Rahul Tomar , S Parameeswaran, Somraj Bishnoi, Irfan ul Haq, Satish Jangir B, Thivagar Gopal, Sandeep Paswan, Pranay Singh, Pardeep Jakhar
The weather at Thuthipet on 25th July is expected to be cloudy with a high of 34°C and a low of 28°C, along with a 40% chance of rain and north winds at 16 kph.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
High Turn
The surface at CAP Siechem Ground, Thuthipet is a solid surface for batting. It offers good time to the batters during the evening games. The new ball might be effective here but spin will also play a handy role in the middle overs. In the last five matches at this ground, the average first batting score in T20 is 172. It is a good T20 batting surface where batsmen need to play sensibly.
Score prediction:
If Yanam bat first - 130-140 runs
If Mahe Megalo bat first - 160-170 runs
In the last five T20s on this surface, chasing sides won only two times. 150-plus scores have been chased down in the competition. Any score above 160-170 is not possible to chase. Both teams have had earlier success while batting first and they will look to bat first in this fixture as well.
Toss Prediction: Royals to win the coin toss
Mahe Megalo Strikers enter this contest as the favourites to win this match. They are slightly a better T20 side compared to the Royals. They had a great start to the competition. This is also a crucial match for both teams as both teams would eye to reach the final.
Mahe Megalo Strikers to win.
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