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Dindigul Dragons (DD) and Salem Spartans (SS) will square off against each other in the 26th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023 at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli on Monday, (July 3). Both DD and SS emerged victorious in their last fixture. DD defeated Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in their previous match, whereas SS edged past IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans (ITT).
Vimal Khumar shined for the Dindigul-based team in their victory over NRK. Vimal hammered brilliant 62 runs off 53 deliveries. Shivam Singh also contributed 51 runs off 39 balls. On the other hand, Sunny Sandhu (61) stole the show in SS versus ITT match by smashing a match-winning half-century.
DD are currently placed on the second position in the TNPL 2023 points table and will look to continue their momentum. Meanwhile, SS sit at the seventh spot and would look to end their campaign on a winning note.
Pitch report:
Bowlers at this venue benefit from the surface. Although batters will initially receive help from a level playing field, the pitch gradually becomes slower as the game progresses. The average first-inning score at the ground is 160.
Head-to-head record (Last 5 matches):
DD won: 03 | SS won: 02 | No result: 0
Dream11 Prediction
- Wicketkeepers: Baba Indrajith (c), Adithya Ganesh
- Batters: Kaushik Gandhi, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Shivam Singh
- All-rounders: P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Sunny Sandhu
- Bowlers: Abhishek Tanwar, Varun Chakaravarthy (vc), Sachin Rathi
Probable XIs:
Dindigul Dragons: Vimal Khumar, Boopathi Kumar, Adithya Ganesh, Baba Indrajith (c/wk), C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Varun Chakaravarthy, Aushik Srinivas, G Kishoor, Shivam Singh
Salem Spartans: S Aravind, RS Mokit Hariharan, Kaushik Gandhi, R Kavin (wk), S Abishiek, Sunny Sandhu, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Akash Sumra, Abhishek Tanwar (c), Jaganath Sinivas, Sachin Rathi
Squads:
Dindigul Dragons: Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, Adithya Ganesh, Suboth Bhati, Baba Indrajith (c/wk), Boopathi Kumar, C Sarath Kumar, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Varun Chakaravarthy, Aushik Srinivas, G Kishoor, Affan Khader, Hemanth Kumar, VP Diran, Advaith Sharma, S Arun, Rohan Bhutra, ME Tamil Dhileepan, P Vignesh, Rahul
Salem Spartans: S Aravind, Kaushik Gandhi, R Kavin (wk), Sunny Sandhu, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Abishiek, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Abhishek Tanwar (c), Jaganath Sinivas, Akash Sumra, N Selva Kumaran, Sachin Rathi, Ravi Karthikeyan, M Ganesh Moorthi, Maan Bafna, VRS Guru Kedarnath, Prasanth Rajesh, Amit Sathvik, J Gowri Sankar, S Guru Sayee, Rajendran Karthikeyan
