Match Preview
It will be SMP vs NRK for the 3rd game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League tomorrow at Coimbatore.
Both these teams had a great season last time around and will be eager to win the title for themselves.
Looking back at their previous games, the Siechem Madurai Panthers won five of their seven matches to qualify for the playoffs but then lost to Lyca Kovai Kings in the Eliminator.
Therefore, Hari Nishanth has been handed the responsibility to lead the side for this season.
On the other hand, Nellai Royal Kings did qualify for the Qualifiers but lost out to Chepauk Super Gillies in the first qualifier.
Once more, they lost to Lyca Kovai Kings in the second qualifier and couldn’t reach the final. They will therefore look to win this time around.
Arun Karthik will be leading the Royal Kings for this edition of the TNPL.
Match Details
Match: Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings, Match 3
Venue: SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
Date: 14th June 2023
Time: 3:15 PM IST
Pitch Report
The wicket at Coimbatore is considered a very good surface for batters to bat on. However, as it is a day game between these two sides, chances are spinners will be more effective. On the other hand, the ball will hold for a while and batters will have to wait it out in the initial overs.
Full Squads for SMP vs NRK, Match 3
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Ayush M, C Hari Nishanth (c), Shijit Chandran, Sri Abisek S, V Aditya, Andrew Subikshan, Jagatheesan Kousik, K Deeban Lingesh, Sudhan D, Swapnil Singh, Washington Sundar, Sukumaran Karthik (wk), Krish Jain (wk), Ajay Krishna, Balu Surya, Gowtham V, Gurjapneet Singh, Murugan Ashwin, P Saravanan, Dev Rahul
Nellai Royal Kings
S. J. Arunkumar, Emmanuel Cherian B, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, N Kabilan, P Sugendhiran, Nidhish S Rajagopal, R Mithun, Rohan J, R Sonu Yadav, Sri Neranjan R, G Ajitesh (wk), Arun Karthik (c & wk), Rithik Easwaran S (wk), Adithya Arun, Aswin Crist, Karthick Manikandan, M Poiyamozhi, NS Harish, S Mohan Prasath, Sandeep Warrier
Probable Playing XI for SMP vs NRK, Match 3
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Hari Nishanth (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Krish Jain, Balu Surya, Washington Sundar, S Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Shijit Chandran, Murugan Ashwin, V Aditya, Gowtham V
Nellai Royal Kings
Arun Karthik (c & wk), Nidhish Rajagopal, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Sri Neranjan, Rithik Easwaran, Adithya Arun, NS Harish, Aswin Crist, Sonu Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, M Poiyamozhi
Match Prediction for SMP vs NRK, Match 3
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that this will be an interesting contest between these two sides.
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