Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL T20 2023, Today Match Prediction

csg vs dgd Match Prediction & Analysis

TNPL 2023 competition is spicing up as it is nearing the half-way stage of the league phase. Dindigul Dragons are the table leaders with 2 wins in as many matches. Chepauk Super Gillies currently occupy the fourth spot in the points table. Both teams will consider this match as a massive opportunity to claim the top spot in the league table while Dindigul Dragons may also have a crucial 2-point lead. Both teams have good momentum so far and will look to build on it as the league phase progresses.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chepauk Super Gillies Preview

Chepauk Super Gillies scored a below par 126/8 in their 20 overs last game. Harish kumar top scored with 32 runs while Sasidev gave him company scoring 22 runs at the other end. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never got any momentum to make a big score. Their top order batters Pradosh Paul, Aparjith, Sanjay Yadav, and Jagadeesan will look to make a big score in this match.

Their bowlers gave the 128 runs in just 16.3 overs picking up just 2 wickets. Rahil Shah and Lokesh were their pick of the bowlers with identical figures of 4-0-26-1. Harish Kumar, Ramalingham Rohit, and Baba Aparjith have picked up crucial wickets in the season so far and they have excellent depth in bowling attack with 8 possible options in playing XI.

Key players: Bab Aparjith, Pradosh paul, Harish kumar

Chepauk Super Gillies Predicted Playing XI:

Pradosh Paul, N Jagadeesan (c & wk), Baba Aparajith, Sanjay Yadav, S Harish Kumar, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Rahil Shah, Ramalingam Rohit, Santosh Shiv, M Silambarasan, M Viju Arul, Lokesh raj

Chepauk Super Gillies Actual Playing XI:

Sanjay Yadav, M Silambarasan, B Aparajith, Rahil Shah, Narayan Jagadeesan, Ramalingam Rohit, S Santosh Shiv, S Harish Kumar, TD Lokesh Raj, Uthirasamy Sasidev, B Rocky

Dindigul Dragons Preview

Dindigul Dragons easily chased down the small total of 124 runs in the last game with 7 wickets and 5.5 overs remaining. Baba Indrajith lead their chase with 78 runs off 48 balls after the quick wickets of top-3 inside powerplay while Aditya Ganesh chipped in with a run-a-ball 22 runs to give him support in the unbeaten 92-run partnership.

Their bowlers did a collective effort to bowl out the opposition for 123 runs. Pace duo of Saravana Kumar (3/22) and Subhoth Bhati (3/19) took 3 wickets each while the spin veterans Ravi Ashwin and Varun Chakravarthy chipped in with 3 wickets between them giving runs at less than 6 RPO in the match. Mathivanan and Arun bowled some crucial overs and contributed with a wicket in the middle overs.

Key players: Ravi Ashwin, Baba Indrajith, S Arun

Dindigul Dragons Predicted Playing XI:

Shivam Singh, Vimal Khumar, Baba Indrajith (wk), C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Boopathi Kumar, S Arun, M Mathivannan, Varun Chakaravarthy, P Saravana Kumar

Dindigul Dragons Actual Playing XI:

Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul, Suboth Bhati, Baba Indrajith, M Mathivannan, S Arun, Shivam Singh S, C Sarath Kumar, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Saravana Kumar P, Adithya Ganesh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

NPR College ground is a slightly slow pitch where the ball will not come onto the bat and batters must apply themselves to score effectively in this pitch. And we expect bright and sunny weather in the match day with no weather interruptions expected.

Venue Details

Dindigul pitch will be tough to score, and teams have not posted 150+ total at this venue so far. But, the pitch seems to quicken up as the match progresses and help batters run quickly in the second innings.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will be looking to chase the total in this match as all 3 matches played here were won by chasing teams so far. We expect both captains to bowl first if they win the toss.