This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 7th game of the TNPL between the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans and Salem Spartans that is scheduled to take place on the 24th of July 2021.
The 2nd game of the doubleheader on Saturday will see the Salem Spartans locking horns with the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. This is the 7th match in this edition of TNPL and both these might have narrowly escaped defeats in their opening game due to rain.
While Daryl Ferrario led Salem allowed the Lyca Kovai to score 168 in 18 overs when the rain stopped play. This stands the highest total this year in TNPL so far at the Chepauk. Tiruppur team led by M Mohammad had an even greater escape in their first match of the tournament. Batting first, the Tamizhans team had accumulated just 64 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 16 overs when rain halted the play. So both the teams will consider themselves lucky that they got a point out of the no-result.
Match Details
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: It has been a typical Chepauk surface so far in this TNPL. The pacers have found assistance initially, while the spinners coming into play later on. The batsmen have found it difficult especially in the time of a chase. We can expect a similar kind of story happening in this game especially with this being a doubleheader. The weather is expected to be overcast and humid in the evening with no chances of rain. Temperatures will hover 32-33C during game time.
Date and Time: July 24, 2021, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Both teams will likely play with an unchanged XI as their respective last game didn’t yield a result. Salem will depend on their 2 experienced campaigners Vijay Shankar and Murugan Ashwin bowl much better than they did in the 1st game. They would also like Ganeshan Periyaswamy to continue on from where he ended in game 1.
Tiruppur team has a lot of fresh faces on the side and the likes of Aswin Christ and M Mohammad have to take responsibility for being the senior players. They would want a good showing from their batsman.
Salem Spartans:
Vijay Shankar, Murugan Ashwin, Hari Gopinath, Daryl Ferrario(C), S Abishiek, Akshay Srinivasan, Umashankar Sushil(WK), B Praanesh, M Ganesh Moorthi, Ravi Karthikeyan, Ganeshan Periyaswamy
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
S Dinesh, S Aravind, S Siddharth, Maan Bafna, P Francis Rokins, Tushar Raheja(w), R Rajkumar, M Mohammed(c), Aswin Crist, S Mohan Prasath, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
Match Prediction
Salem Spartans will be the favorites to win their opening contest against the Tirupur Tamizhans. This Salem team has a lot of well-established TN players in their ranks and it will be a surprise if they win their 1st contest of this TNPL edition.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Salem’s Akshay Srinivasan, D Ferrario can be the batsman selected for dream 11. Srinivasan too had a great season last time around. S Sidharth of the Tiruppur team had a great outing in the last TNPL and can be selected along with S Aravind.
Wicket-Keeper: Tushar Raheja of the Tiruppur can be selected as the keeper in your fantasy team.
All-rounder: Tiruppur skipper M. Mohammad, a proven performer for TN can be selected. Likewise, the most experienced in the Salem ranks Vijay Shankar can be selected.
Bowlers: These 2 sides boast some of the best TN bowlers in this format currently. Murugan Ashwin and G Periyasamy of Salem can be picked along with M Ganesh Moorthy who bowled last game. From Tiruppur, Aswin Crist can be picked.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Akshay Srinivasan, S Siddharth, S Sidharth, S Dinesh, Tushar Raheja, Vijay Shankar, M Mohammad, Aswin Crist, Murugan Ashwin, M Ganesh Moorthy, and G Periyasamy
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 captain.
Vice-Captain: M Mohammad
The Tiruppur skipper can be made the Vice-Captain of the fantasy team for his ability to make contributions in all the departments of the game.
Dream11 Team
