Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers, TNPL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

sms vs mp Match Prediction & Analysis

It is the 16th game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2022 where the Salem Spartans would be up against the Madurai Panthers. The Spartans lost to the Lyca Kovai Kings in their previous game and the side would be searching for its first win of the season here. The Panthers have looked good, and the side won by a big margin in their last game against the Dindigul Dragons.  

The Panthers have won three out of the four games the side has played, and this would add to their confidence here. Their batsmen have been in good form, and they would like to ride the momentum. A loss would hurt the Spartans as far as their standing on the points table is concerned. It will be interesting to see how the Spartans approach this very important game. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Salem Spartans Preview

Murugan Ashwin’s side has suffered losses in both the games so far and they sit at the bottom of the points table. They went down against the Lyca Kovai Kings in their last game by 8 wickets and shall look to strike form here. Ashwin would like his batsmen to do well at the top as the lack of runs is hurting the side’s fortunes.  

Jafar Jamal has failed in both games and the side would expect to see a better show from him as he opens the batting with Gopinath. In the middle order R Kavin, Akshay Srinivasan, and Ashwin need to build partnerships to take the side to a big score. Pranav Kumar must improve on his strike rate down the order and add quick runs with Daryl Ferrario and S Abishiek.  

Their bowling attack has performed poorly in both games, and this is the area the side would need to work on in this game. M Ganesh Moorthi and G Periyaswamy must bowl good lines with the new ball as the Panthers have a strong batting line-up. Ashwin is the most experienced bowler on the team, and he will have to inspire Pranav Kumar and B Praanesh to do well here.

Salem Spartans Predicted Playing XI:

Murugan Ashwin (c), Jafar Jamal, Gopinath, R Kavin (wk), Daryl Ferrario, S Abishiek, M Ganesh Moorthi, G Periyaswamy, B Praanesh, Akshay Srinivasan, Pranav Kumar

Salem Spartans Actual Playing XI:

Pranav Kumar, G Kishoor, G Periyaswamy, Jafar Jamal, M Ganesh Moorthi, Hari Gopinath, S Ganesh, Daryl S Ferrario, S Abishiek, Murugan Ashwin, R Kavin

Madurai Panthers Preview

NS Chaturved’s team comes here with a massive win against the Dindigul Dragons. The side won the last game by 7 wickets after having restricted the opponents to a small total. They would like to carry this confidence forward and improve their position on the points table with a win. Their opponents are in poor form and Chaturved shall like to exploit it here.  

Arun Karthik has looked in good form and the side would like to see a good show from him at the top along with Vignesh Iyer. Chaturved and Balchander Anirudh are looking good in the middle order, and they shall look to add runs along with Jagatheesan Kousik. They bat deep with Sunny Sandhu and Thalaivan Sargunam having their range of strokes making this line-up formidable.  

Their bowlers made a strong comeback in the last game after the poor show against Nellai Royal Kings in the previous game. Sandhu and Kiran Akash bowled magnificently with the new ball and the same would be expected from them. Varun Chakravarthy too bowled well which is great news for the team. They would also like to see good spells from R Silambarasan, B Rocky, and Kousik bowl better lines. 

Madurai Panthers Predicted Playing XI:

NS Chaturved (c), Balchander Anirudh, Arun Karthik, Vignesh Iyer, Jagatheesan Kousik, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Sunny Sandhu, Kiran Akash, R Silambarasan, Varun Chakaravarthy, B Rocky

Madurai Panthers Actual Playing XI:

J Kousik, PK Saravanan, R Silambarasan, Aushik Srinivas, NS Chaturved, Sunny Sandhu, Vignesh S Iyer, Arun Karthik, K Raj Kumar, Rithik Easwaran, B Rocky

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The skies over Coimbatore would be clear on July 11. It is a fresh wicket, and we expect to see some assistance for the bowlers early in the innings. The wicket would be flat allowing batsmen to play their strokes easily. The side batting first in this game shall be eying a total of 180 runs or more.

Venue Details

SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore is a small ground which makes it a paradise for the batsmen. The ball comes to the bat nicely allowing batsmen to play their strokes freely. There isn’t much on this track for the fast bowlers once the ball gets old. Spinners have done well as the dry surface makes the ball turn sharply.

Toss: To Bowl

Most of the sides have won games in this tournament by chasing scores. The side chasing always has an advantage in this format of the game as they can pace the innings according to the demands of the situation. Hence, the side winning the toss here would have no hesitation in bowling first.