The Siechem Madurai Panthers (SMP) will lock horns with Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in the 3rd match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023 at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore on Wednesday (June 14). While SMP will be captained by Hari Nishanth, the NRK will be led by Arun Karthik.
It is worth mentioning that the Madurai-based side reached the playoffs last year and had a decent outing in the 2022 season of the league. However, they were defeated by the eventual joint-winner Lyca Kovai Kings in that match.
On the other hand, NRK dominated the league stage fixtures of TNPL 2022 and finished at the top of the points table. Although they faced back to back setbacks in the playoffs and failed to reach the final.
Both teams would look to start their TNPL 2023 campaign on a high and will aim to register a win in their first match of the season.
Pitch report:
The track at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore generally favours the spinners and the team winning the toss would look to bat first considering the past record of the ground. The average first innings score at the venue is 170-180.
Head-to-head record (Last 5 matches):
SMP won: 02 | NRK won: 02 | No result: 01
Probable XIs:
Siechem Madurai Panthers: Hari Nishanth (c), S Karthik, Shijit Chandran, Jagatheesan Kousik, Krish Jain (wk), Washington Sundar, Balu Surya, P Saravanan, Murugan Ashwin, Swapnil Singh and Gurjapneet Singh.
Nellai Royal Kings: Arun Karthik (c and wk), Nidhish Rajagopal, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Emmanuel Cherian, Rithik Easwaran, P Sugendhiran, Karthick Manikandan, Sandeep Warrier, Aswin Crist, S Mohan Prasath and Adithya Arun.
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- SMP wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 45-55
- SMP total: 175-185
Case 2:
- NRK wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 40-50
- NRK total: 165-175
Team batting first to win the contest.
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