This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 15th game of the TNPL between the Dindigul Dragons and Salem Spartans that is scheduled to take place on the 30th of July 2021.
Both the teams, Dindigul Dragons and Salem Spartans will play their 4th game of the season with the former having won 2 games are at 3rd position in the points table. Their opponents Salem won just one game and are at 5th.
Salem Spartans lost their last game to the defending champions Chepauk Super Gilles by 3 wickets. The Spartans made 142/7 batting after 30+ scores from 3 of their batsman namely H Gopinath(33), Vijay Shankar(32), and skipper Daryl Ferrario(39). However, it was enough as Narayan Jagadeesan’s 52 took the Super Gillies past the finish line with 7 balls to spare. Periyasamy and Murugan Ashwin picked 2 wickets apiece.
On the other hand, the Dindigul Team are on the back of 2 consecutive wins and the last one was a 5 wicket victory over the Trichy Warriors. Bowling first, they restricted the Ruby Warriors to 145/5 with Gurjapneet Singh being the pick of the bowlers taking 2/24. Then skipper Hari Nisshanth(38), along with RS Mokit Hariharan who made an unbeaten 41 won the game with 4 balls for the Dragons.
Match Details
Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: The pitch of M Chidambaram Stadium has looked unpredictable so far. Few games have been low-scoring, while there have high-scoring ones as well. This Chennai surface has something for everyone involved. 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 150. The weather will be partly cloudy and humid with the temperatures hovering around the uncomfortable mark of 32-33C.
Date & Time: July 30, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
The Salem Spartans would want the batsmen S Abhishek and Akshay Srinivasan to contribute with the bat. Also, B Praanesh had a disappointing with the ball in the last game. However, they may not change their playing XI for this game.
Openers S Arun and Hari Nishaanth gave the Dragons a good start in their successful run chase in the last game but would want the former to be much more aggressive in the powerplays. Other than that they have a settled team and would not want to disturb the winning combination.
Dindigul Dragons
S Arun, C Hari Nishaanth(C), K Mani Bharathy, Rajendran Vivek, Suresh Lokeshwar, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Swaminathan, Gurjapneet Singh, R Suthesh, L Vignesh, M Silambarasan.
Salem Spartans:
Vijay Shankar, Hari Gopinath, Ravi Karthikeyan, Daryl Ferrario(C), S Abhishek, Akshay Srinivasan, Umashankar Sushil(WK), B Praanesh, M Ganesh Moorthi, Murugan Ashwin, Ganeshan Periyaswamy
Match Prediction
Both teams are evenly matched but Dindigul Dragons will be the favorites to make it a hat trick of wins in this TNPL they go against the Salem Spartans. They have done well in all departments of the game.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Dindigul Dragons’ top-order batsman and skipper C Hari Nishaanth can be selected. He made 70 and 38 in the last 2 games and has been in good form throughout the year. Salem’s K Gopinath, D Ferrario can be the batsman selected for dream 11, the duo has been consistent so far. S Swaminathan of Dragons who also contributes with the ball can be the 4th batsman.
Wicket-keepers: K Mani Bharathy, who has scored 116 runs in 3 games, including a match-winning 80 can be picked as the lone keeper on the fantasy side.
All-rounder: The most experienced in the Salem ranks Vijay Shankar can be selected. He has been making contributions in all the departments of the game. S Arun, a young opener from Dindigul can be selected as the 2nd all-rounder.
Bowlers: Murugan Ashwin and G Periasamy of Salem can be picked. They are two of the highest wicket-taker in this year thus far in TNPL. R Suthesh from Dindigul is the other choice for the fantasy XI along with M Ganesh Moorthy of Salem.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: K Gopinath, D Ferrario,C Hari Nishaanth(C), K Mani Bharathy, S Swaminathan, S Arun, Vijay Shankar, R Suthesh, M Ganesh Moorthy, Murugan Ashwin, and G Periyasamy
Captain: C Hari Nishaanth
The left-hand opening batsman can be made the captain of the fantasy side after his consistent performances in the past season for TN and in TNPL.
Vice-Captain: Vijay Shankar
The all-rounder will want to make this TNPL a good one to boost his own confidence after having a disappointing IPL earlier this year. But for his abilities, he can be made the vice-captain.
Dream11 Team
