Siechem Madurai Panthers finished second-last in the previous edition of TNPL, winning just two out of seven matches. In their last five games, they registered one win and had one no-result match. In their final game of the last season, they ended on a high note by defeating Chepauk Super Gillies by nine runs. Suresh Lokeshwar performed well with the bat, and Ajay Krishna took two wickets with the ball.
Salem Spartans had the most disappointing season, managing to win only one out of seven matches. They lost all of their last five games. Their most recent defeat came against Lyca Kovai Kings by just one wicket. Salem Spartans posted a defendable total of 171 runs, with Rajendran Vivek and Harish Kumar contributing quick runs. Their bowlers put up a good fight, but they fell short by one wicket. M. Poiyamozhi stood out with four wickets in that match.
The pitch of SNR College Ground, Coimbatore is balanced. Here both batting and bowling get a chance. Till now, 22 TNPL matches have been held in which 15 times the team chasing has won the match and only 7 times the team batting first has won.
The average first innings score of this ground is 151. The highest score here was made by Nellai Royal Kings – 236/2. And the lowest score on this ground was also made by Siechem Madurai Panthers – 64/6. It is best for the team winning the toss to bowl first. The pitch can be slow during the match, but scoring runs is possible if wickets are in hand.
The Head-to-Head record between these two teams favors Siechem Madurai Panthers, who lead 3-1 against Salem Spartans. In their last meeting during the 2024 TNPL season, Madurai Panthers defeated Salem Spartans by four wickets. Batting first, Salem posted a strong total of 180 runs, with R Kavin scoring 70 off 45 balls and Vishal Vaidhya contributing a steady 56 off 33 balls.
However, Murugan Ashwin (4 wickets) and R Alexander (2 wickets) slowed down the scoring with their economical spells. While chasing, Suresh Lokeshwar and Jagatheesan Kousik played crucial innings, scoring 69 and 57 runs respectively, to guide Madurai Panthers to a comfortable victory.
M Ayush, NS Chaturved, Ram Arvindh, Karthik M, Atheeq Ur Rahman, Gurjapneet Singh, Murugan Ashwin, P Vignesh, Saravanan P, Balchander Anirudh, Shankar Ganesh
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S Abishiek, Vivek R, Hari Nishaanth, Nidhish Rajagopal, Boopathi Kumar, Sunny Sandhu, R Kavin, S Harish Kumar, Mohammed M, M Poiyamozhi, S Ajith Ram
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Keeper: R Arvindh-R
Batters: S Abishiek, Hari Nishaanth, B Anirudh Sita Ram
All-rounders: Mohammed M, Vivek R, PK Saravanan
Bowlers: S Ajith Ram, Murugan Ashwin, Gurjapneet Singh, M Poiyamozhi
Mohammed M
R Vivek
Murugan Ashwin
PK Saravanan
Keeper: R Arvindh-R
Batters: S Abishiek, Hari Nishaanth, B Anirudh Sita Ram
All-rounders: Mohammed M, Vivek R, PK Saravanan
Bowlers: S Ajith Ram, Murugan Ashwin, Gurjapneet Singh, M Poiyamozhi
Hari Nishanth
R Arvindh-R
S Ajith Ram
Gurjapreet Singh
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