Theni won their first game of the season and are at the top of the points tally in Zone G.
Preview
TEI vs PRM will face off in the 42nd match of the SS Rajan T20 Trophy 2024 on Wednesday (January 24) at the Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium in Salem. Both teams are placed in Zone G. Theni won their first game of the season and are at the top of the points tally. Perambalur lost their opening match and are ranked last in the points table.
Theni faced Salem in their last match and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Salem scored 158 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Sujith G was the highest scorer for the team and scored 53 runs off 43 deliveries. Arun Kumar M was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 23 runs in three overs. Subash Nandha scored 74 runs off 34 deliveries for Theni and helped the team cross the line in 19 overs with four wickets in hand.
Perambalur faced Tirupattur in their last game and elected to bowl. Tirupattur scored 152 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Pradeep D was the most successful bowler for Perambalur and took three wickets for 12 runs in four overs. Perambalur could score only 132 runs for the loss of seven wickets and lost the match by 20 runs. Only Niranjan N scored more than 25 runs for Perambalur.
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Match Information
Probable PlayingXI
Theni
Sudhan Kandepan, K Subash Nandha, M Thiyagu, P Venkatesan(C), Arun Kumar-M, Eshwar, Dharmendra, R Donald, P K Sriram, N Muthumaran, S Shankar Ganesh
Bench: Mohana Sundaram, A P T Thilak, I Joyson, Amarnath, Vishnu Priyan, Sandeep, Yuvraj, K-Larsen Gavin-Meshach, K Karthick Selvam, Hariprasath
Perambalur
Ram Kumar, N Niranjan(C), Pravin Kumar, P Thamaraiselvan, D-Pradeep, Aathithan-M, Raj kumar, Arun, Karthikeyan, Anandha Kumar, Siranjeevi-C
Bench: P Goutham, A Semmalai, Mohanapriyan, P Geno, R Pavun Kumar, Nithiyanantha Ganesh, Prithivraj-B, N Prveenkumar, Mohamed Haneef
Injury News
(Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report: Few Clouds
Win Prediction: Theni
Pitch Condition: Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score: 145
Pitch Report
The surface at the Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium in Salem will likely remain balanced throughout this match. The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches has been 145 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Captains: 8
D-Pradeep PRM bat
He was the highest scorer for Theni in the first game and made 74 runs off 35 deliveries and hit seven fours and five sixes.
N Niranjan PRM