On Thursday evening in Salem, the Salem Spartans will face the Ruby Trichy Warriors in Match 24 of the 2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League. In the tournament, the Spartans have played five games and lost five. Trichy Warriors have only won one of their five games. Continue reading for a preview of this game. The game begins at 19:15 p.m. local time at the Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium.
Salem Spartans have lost every match this season and were defeated by Chepauk Super Gillies by 7 wickets with 31 balls remaining on Tuesday. Nothing is going well for the Spartans.
In their last four games, Ruby Trichy Warriors have lost to IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, Chepauk Super Gillies, Lyca Kovai Kings, and Nellai Royal Kings. They lack confidence, but Murali Vijay is in excellent form.
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors
Match Details to Note
Match: Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors, Match 24, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022
Date: July 21, 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15 PM IST
Venue: SCF Cricket Ground, Salem
Salem Spartans Team News:
Regardless of the team chosen, the Spartans have yet to find a formula that delivers with both bat and ball in the same game. They have no new injury concerns, and we anticipate that they will give the team that lost in Salem on Tuesday another chance in this match.
Salem Spartans Squad
R Kavin, Vijay Shankar, Lokesh Raj, S Boopalan, Rajendran Karthikeyan, B Praanesh, Dinesh Vedaguru, Jeet Jain, Pranav Kumar, R Rishi, Gopinath, S Ganesh (wk), Daryl Ferrario, Jafar Jamal, Ravi Karthikeyan, Akshay Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin (c), S Abishiek, G Kishoor, G Periyaswamy, M Ganesh Moorthi
Players to watch out for:
H Gopinath
The 34-year-old right-handed opener scored the winning run against Chepauk Super Gillies. He was the only member of the top order to reach double figures, hitting four fours and one six.
Murugan Ashwin
In some games, the captain has stood up and delivered with the ball in a team of underperformers. In the previous match, he hit 14 not-outs before taking 1-29.
Ganesh Moorthi
The left-arm spinner should benefit from the surfaces available in this tournament. He has gone wicketless in his last two appearances, but he is a TNPL wicket taker.
Possible Playing XI:
Gopinath, S Ganesh (wk), Daryl Ferrario, Jafar Jamal, Ravi Karthikeyan, Akshay Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin (c), S Abishiek, G Kishoor, G Periyaswamy, M Ganesh Moorthi
Salem Spartans Team Form
The Spartans are still looking for their first win of the season, having lost nine of their last ten TNPL games.
Ruby Trichy Warriors Team News:
The Warriors were always going to face an uphill battle after losing 236-2 to Nellai Royal Kings. So it proved, with only Murali Vijay’s brilliance keeping a larger-scale defefat from occurring. Saravana Kumar, Adithya Ganesh, and Antony Das replaced Akash Sumra, N Niranjan, and M Mathivannan in the previous game.
Ruby Trichy Warriors Squad
N Niranjan, Akash Sumra, M Mathivannan, MS Sanjay, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, M Poiyamozhi, Muhammed Adnan Khan, P Sugendhiran, Atheeq Ur Rahman, Hemanth Kumar, Jasper Benjamin, Amit Sathvik, Murali Vijay, Santosh Shiv, Nidhish Rajagopal, Adithya Ganesh (wk), Antony Dhas, Rahil Shah (c), P Saravana Kumar, S Gokul Moorthi, Ajay Krishna, R Ganesh
Players to watch out for:
Murali Vijay
The opener, knew that his team needed a big score from someone to give them a chance against Nellai Royal Kings. He contributed seven fours and twelve sixes.
Rahil Shah
In the previous game, the skipper trapped Laxmesha Suryaprakash LBW. He has kept the runs down whenever he has bowled his left-arm spin in the competition.
Saravana Kumar
This season, the experienced medium pace bowler has contributed with runs and wickets. He has only gone wicketless once.
Possible Playing XI:
Amit Sathvik, Murali Vijay, Santosh Shiv, Nidhish Rajagopal, Adithya Ganesh (wk), Antony Dhas, Rahil Shah (c), P Saravana Kumar, S Gokul Moorthi, Ajay Krishna, R Ganesh/ME Yazh Arun Mozhi
Ruby Trichy Warriors Team Form
The Warriors have not won a game since an 8-wicket victory over the Dindigul Dragons in Match 2 of the tournament. They have now lost four consecutive games.
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Head to Head
Last year, Ruby Trichy Warriors won the group stage and defeated Salem Spartans along the way. In Match 18, the Warriors defeated the Tigers by 6 wickets with 9 balls remaining. Captain Rahil Shah was named Player of the Match after scoring 1-18 and taking two catches. Overall, the Warriors lead the series 3-2.
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played | SS Won | RTW Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Toss Prediction
With both teams struggling at the bottom of the table, there is always the chance that they will defy convention and bat first. However, with the humidity rising in the second half of the game, we predict that both captains will prefer to field first.
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Pitch Report
The pitch in Salem, like the previous venues in the 2022 TNPL, favors bowlers over batters, with spinners having the most fun. In this match, we anticipate a par score of no more than 155.
The humidity is rising as a thunderstorm approaches the end of the game. The temperature will start in the low 30s and rise to the mid-high 20s by the end.
Salem Spartans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Prediction
Despite the fact that both teams are having forgettable seasons in the 2022 TNPL, a highly entertaining match is still possible. Murali Vijay was in excellent form in his last innings, and if he can replicate it, Ruby Trichy Warriors will be difficult to beat. The Salem Spartans have been the tournament’s worst team thus far, and we expect them to lose again in this game.
