Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans, TNPL T20 2023, Today Match Prediction

nrk vs slst Match Prediction & Analysis

TNPL 2023 is up and running with teams fighting hard to keep themselves in best position to qualify for the play offs. Nellai Royal Kings started their season on a good note with 2 clinical wins but lost their previous match against Idream Tirupur Tamizhans. Salem Spartans after losing their first match made a superb comeback to win their last game. Salem Spartans will look to continue their winning momentum while Nellai Royal Kings will look to return to winning ways.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nellai Royal Kings Preview

Nellai Royal Kings were bundled out for just 124 runs in their 18.2 overs. Sonu Yadav was the top scorer with 35 runs while Ajitesh (20 runs) and R Eashwaran (15 runs) played a good cameos after their top order was bundled out cheaply for 49/5 at the halfway stage. Their batting unit will look to play responsibly and make a big score in this match.

Their bowlers failed to restrict the opposition and gave runs in 18.2 overs. Their bowling duo of Sonu Yadav (4-0-23-2) and Lakshay Jain (4-0-14-1) pegged away with 3 crucial wickets in middle overs. Sandeep Warrior gave too many runs in powerplay overs while L Vignesh chipped in with economical overs.

Key players: M Poiyamozhi, Sonu Yadav, Sri Renjan

Nellai Royal Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Arun Karthik, Nidhish Rajagopal, Arun Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Ajitesh, M Poiyamozhi, Mohan Prasath, Lakshay Jain, Sandeep Warrior, R Eashwaran, Karthick Manigandan

Nellai Royal Kings Actual Playing XI:

NS Harish, Ajitesh G, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, S Lakshay Jain, SS Warrier, M Poiyamozhi, R Sonu Yadav, P Sugendhiran, Arun Karthik, S Mohan Prasath, Rithik Easwaran

Salem Spartans Preview

Salem Spartans chased a competitive score of 143/5 in their 15.2 overs with their star player Kaushik Gandhi leading from the front with 52 runs off 32 balls with 3 boundaries and 3 sixes. Amit Sathvik provided good support with his cameo of 22 runs before a top order collapse with 3 wickets falling in quick time. 

Their bowlers were clinical restricting the opposition to just 139/9. Abhishek Tanwar was the pick of the bowler with figures of 4-1-9-3 while Sunny Sandhu and R Karthikeyan contributed with 2 wickets each. Sachin Rathi and Ganesh Moorthy chipped in with a wicket each to strangle the opposition batters.

Key players: Kaushik Gandhi, Abhishek Tanwar, Amit Sathvik 

Salem Spartans Predicted Playing XI:

Amit Sathvik, Akash Sumra, Maan Bafna, K Gandhi, Mokit Hariharan, S Abhishek, Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Ganesh Moorthy, Sunny Sandhu, Abhishek Tanwar, Ravi Karthikeyan 

Salem Spartans Actual Playing XI:

Rajendran Karthikeyan, S Abishiek, Kaushik Gandhi, Akash Sumra, Muhammed Adnan Khan, R Kavin, Abhishek Tanwar, V P Amith Sathvik, Sunny Sandhu, Sachin Rathi, Maan Bafna

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

NPR college ground has been used for 6 matches and we expect the pitch to wear and tear in this match aiding the slower bowlers mainly. Dindigul will have a cool and pleasant weather which are excellent playing conditions for the game of cricket.

Venue Details

We expect runs to be in the range of 170-180 runs in this match and any score less than 160 runs will be chased with ease here. 

Toss: To Bowl

Both skippers will look to chase the target in this match as the last 2 matches were comfortably by the chasing teams.