On Monday evening, Salem Spartans and Madurai Panthers meet in Tamil Nadu Premier League match 16. The Spartans have played two games and lost both, putting them at the bottom of the table. The Panthers have won three of their last four games and are in second place. The match begins at 19:15 local time at The SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore.
The Salem Spartans are at the bottom of the table and have yet to win a game this season. They are, however, three games behind some of the competition’s teams and are not so weak that they should be written off ahead of this match.
The Madurai Panthers appear to be a serious contender for the tournament this year. They were defeated by the Nellai Royal Kings but quickly rebounded with a victory over the Dindigul Dragons.
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers
Match Details to Note
Match: Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers, 16th Match, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022
Date: July 11, 2022 (Monday)
Time: 7:15 PM IST
Venue: SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
Salem Spartans Team News:
The Spartans were humiliated by the Nellai Kovai Kings last time out, and their fans will be clamoring for significant changes to the lineup. We expect Murugan Ashwin’s team to stick with the same lineup as they try to familiarize the squad with each other’s roles.
Salem Spartans Squad
Jafar Jamal, Gopinath, R Kavin (wk), Akshay Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin (c), Daryl Ferrario, Pranav Kumar, S Abishiek, B Praanesh, M Ganesh Moorthi, G Periyaswamy, Vijay Shankar, Ravi Karthikeyan, Lokesh Raj, S Ganesh, S Boopalan, Rajendran Karthikeyan, G Kishoor, Dinesh Vedaguru, Jeet Jain, R Rishi
Players to watch out for:
Daryl Ferrario
The middle-order batter scored 5 runs on 4 balls last Wednesday. He did, however, play well in the first game of the competition and appears to be thriving without the captaincy.
Hari Gopinath
The opener was dismissed against the Kovai Kings with a strike rate of 227.78. He got three fours and four sixes on the board.
G Kishoor
Given the side’s toothless bowling performance in the previous game, it would be a travesty if Kishoor is not brought back in. Against Lyca, he struck out a set batter and another for a golden duck.
Possible 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 Team Form
Two defeats in two games is never a good sign. When combined with last year’s poor finish, the Spartans are far from being a consistent side this season.
Madurai Panthers Team News:
The Panthers put on an outstanding team performance in their most recent game, Match 13 against the Dindigul Dragons, which they won by 7 wickets with 4.3 overs remaining. Despite picking up three wickets through run-outs, all of their frontline bowlers impressed, and we do not anticipate any changes to their XI for this match.
Madurai Panthers Squad
Arun Karthik, Vignesh Iyer, Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Sunny Sandhu, Kiran Akash, R Silambarasan, Varun Chakaravarthy, B Rocky, Aushik Srinivas, Thalaivan Sargunam, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, K Deeban Lingesh, R Mithun, S Senthil Nathan, V Gowtham, K Rajkumar, P Saravanan, V Aaditya, M Ayush
Players to watch out for:
Arun Karthik
The opener was the Panthers’ second highest scorer, with 41 runs from 31 balls against the Dragons. In his inning, Karthik hit seven fours.
NS Chaturved
The skipper hit one boundary before being bowled for 10 runs off 12 balls in the previous game. In this year’s tournament, he has the highest score of 75.
Kiran Akash
The right-arm medium fast bowler had his most economical game against the Dindigul Dragons. Even though he didn’t take a wicket, he was extremely difficult to get away from.
Possible 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 Team Form
Despite their lone defeat to the Nellai Royal Kings, the Panthers are flying high in the table. The winning margin demonstrated Dindigul Dragons’ dominance.
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers Head to Head
After five games in the TNPL, the Salem Spartans hold a one-game lead in the head-to-head standings. Before last year’s game, which the Salem Spartans won by 11 runs, the score was 2-2. For the Spartans, who chose to bat first, Vijay Shankar scored 47, while Daryl Ferrario and Murugan Ashwin each contributed 30. The Panthers were limited to 133-8 in response, with five Spartans bowlers picking up wickets.
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played | SS Won | SMP Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers Toss Prediction
So far in the tournament, all skippers have bowled first. Although you are not out of the game if you bat first, fielding is much easier in the early hours of the game, and both captains are expected to field first.
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers Pitch Report
This venue typically produces a wicket that allows for more of a bat-and-ball contest than some of the others in the tournament. The surface will undoubtedly provide plenty of turn for spinners.
The game will take place with temperatures in the mid-twenties, cloudy skies, and rising humidity.
Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers Prediction
We believe the Salem Spartans are a better team than the league table indicates. Unfortunately for them, they will be up against the powerful and impressive bowling attack of the Madurai Panthers in this game. The Panthers have quality throughout their squad, and while we expect them to lose a few more games this year, we predict a Madurai Panthers victory.
