After a sensational start in the ongoing TNPL 2023, Dindigul Dragons will be hoping to keep up with the momentum when they take on IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans on June 28 at SCF Cricket Ground in Salem. Amidst all the positives, the team suffered their only defeat of the season against Lyca Kovai Kings in the last match and thus, they will be aiming to bounce back stronger.
Batting looked a bit weak but they have quality players in the form of Baba Indrajith, Shivam Singh and Adithya Ganesh, who can take some responsibility and get the job done in the coming match. When it comes to bowling, skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and Varun Chakravarthy will have to get better as both cricketers leaked a lot of runs in the last match.
Coming to the opponent, Tiruppur are currently sixth on the points table with two wins in four matches. After two back-to-back defeats to kick off the season, the NS Chaturved-led side has found momentum, winning the last two. Thus, they are one of the in-form teams at the moment and thus, the Dragons can’t take them lightly. Batters like Sai Kishore, Balchander Anirudh and Vijay Shankar have done very well in the last match and will be hoping to continue in a similar fashion.
ITT vs DD Match Details:
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons in match No. 20, TNPL 2023
Venue: SCF Cricket Ground, Salem
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 28, 7:15 PM IST
Broadcast & Live Streaming Details: Star Sports and FanCode
SCF Cricket Ground Pitch Report
The surface at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem generally assists spinners. The captain winning the toss should elect to field first and above 170 will be a good score on this surface.
ITT vs DD Probable Playing XIs
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans (ITT)
S Radhakrishnan, Tushar Raheja (wk), Balchander Anirudh, Rajendran Vivek, NS Chaturved (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, S Ajith Ram, Alliraj Karuppusamy, P Bhuvaneswaran, S Ganesh
Dindigul Dragons (DD)
Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith(w), Boopathi Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Adithya Ganesh, C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, M Mathivannan, P Saravana Kumar, VP Diran, Varun Chakaravarthy
ITT vs DD Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter:
Dindigul Dragons batter Shivam Singh is currently the sixth leading run-scorer of the tournament. In four matches so far, the cricketer has hit 137 runs, which includes 61 in the last match against Kovai Kings. Thus, given his form, Shivam can prove to be really dangerous in the middle.
Probable Best Bowler:
P Bhuvaneswaran
All-rounder P Bhuvaneswaran is in remarkable form at the moment. He has 10 wickets to his name in the last four matches and with that, the 28-year-old is currently the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.
Today’s Match Prediction: Bowling first team to win the match