This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 19th game of the TNPL between the Chepauk Super Gillies and Dindigul Dragons that is scheduled to take place on the 1st of August 2021.
The table-toppers Dindugal Dragons who have won 3 out of their 4 games will take on the defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies who have played just the 3 games so far, winning 1.
Dindigul Dragons faced a defeat in their opening game but came back strong by winning 3 games on the trot. The latest win was against the Salem Spartans on Friday where they trounced them by 76 runs in a one-sided contest. Batting first, the Dragons made 185/6 with their captain C Hari Nishaanth(52) scoring yet another half-century in this season and Rajendran Vivek making 59 from 41 balls. RS Mokit Hariharan’S whirlwind 32 off 15 took them to a match-winning score. With the ball, 3 of their bowlers L Vignesh, R Suthesh, and S Swaminathan took 2 wickets each to bundle out the Spartans for 109.
Likewise, the Chepauk Super Gillies gained their first win of this TNPL against the Spartans in the previous match they played. After restricting the Salem team to 142/7 on the back of Sonu Yadav’s 3/21, the CSG team chased down the target by 4 wickets and with 7 balls to spare thanks to Narayan Jagadeesan’s 52 and U Sasidev’s 42.
Match Details
Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: Unlike what we saw in the IPL where the games were generally low-scoring, the surfaces at the Chepauk for the TNPL have been different this far. The Batsman got runs after getting in, while the pacers have found assistance and spinners get help here most of the time.
It will be another game between a total of 140 to 160. The weather will be partly cloudy and humid with the temperatures hovering around the uncomfortable mark of 32-33C.
Date & Time: August 1, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
The top-order of Dindigul Dragons have done well so far, with each of their top-4 getting amongst runs. Their bowling unit has also been exceptional in this competition. So they wouldn’t want to change the playing XI that had won them 3 consecutive games.
Chepauk Gillies registered its first win in their last game. They won’t make too many changes to the side. Jagadeesan has been in tremendous form but he needs support from the rest of the batters in the top order which includes the skipper Kaushik Gandhi, who hasn’t made a significant contribution yet. The bowlers have done a reasonably good job for them.
Chepauk Super Gillies
Kaushik Gandhi(c), N Jagadeesan(wk), S Sujoy, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Rajagopal Sathish, Harish Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Maniraman Siddharth, Jagannath Sinivas, Dev Rahul/ Radhakrishnan, R Alexander
Dindigul Dragons
S Arun, C Hari Nishaanth(C), K Mani Bharathi, Rajendran Vivek, Suresh Lokeshwar, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Swaminathan, Gurjapneet Singh, R Suthesh, L Vignesh, M Silambarasan.
Match Prediction
Both teams are evenly matched but Dindigul Dragons will be the favorites to make it 4 wins on the trot. The CSG team, though are a relatively strong team and have come back to their winning ways. So this should be an exciting contest.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Dindigul Dragons’ top-order batsman and skipper C Hari Nishaanth can be selected. He made 70, 38, 52 in his last 3 innings and has been in good form throughout the year. Apart from him, Mokit Hariharan who has scored 73 runs as a finisher for the Dragons can be picked and S Swaminathan can also be selected due to his all-round skills.
Wicket-Keeper: Narayan Jagadeesan has been exceptional at the top of the order for the Chepauk team and has scored 2 half-centuries in his last 2 innings, including a 95. K Mani Bharathy of Dindigul is an experienced player and has already scored a match-winning 81 in one of the game.
All-rounders: Rajagopal Sathish of Super Gillies has the best figures of a bowler in this TNPL and he is an obvious pick in the fantasy XI. His teammates, S Harish Kumar did well in CSG’s win in their last game and Sonu Yadav who picked 3/21 against the Spartans can be picked as the other 2 all-rounders.
Bowlers:Rangaraj Suthesh of Dindigul has picked 6 wickets in the first 4 games and is an ideal pick for the fantasy XI. Rajendran Vivek scored a match-winning 59 to go along with the 3 wickets he has taken in this TNPL. He can be picked alongside R Alexander of CSG.
Captaincy Choice
Fantasy Team
Narayan Jagadeesan(C), C Hari Nishaanth(VC), S Swaminathan , Mokit Hariharan, K Mani Bharathy, Rajagopal Sathish, Rajendran Vivek ,Sonu Yadav, R Suthesh, S Harish Kumar, R Alexander
Captain: Narayan Jagadeesan
The wicket-keeper batsman is the best pick to be the captain of the team after his recent form in the tournament. He has the ability to play a long innings for his team.
Vice-Captain: C Hari Nishaanth
Like his TN opening partner Jagadeesan, Hari Nishaanth also has churned consistent performances in TNPL. So he can be made the vice-captain of the fantasy side.
Dream11 Team
