Tamil Nadu T20 League 2023

4th Match: DD vs RTW

Preview 

On June 14, the Tamil Nadu T20 League 2023 will witness a thrilling encounter as Dindigul Dragons take on Ruby Trichy Warriors at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore. This will be the first match for both teams and they would be eager to clinch a victory to kickstart their campaign on a high note.

In their previous encounter with Siechem Madurai Panthers, Dindigul Dragons batted first after losing the toss but got off to a poor start as they lost two wickets with only 24 runs on the board. Despite some decent partnerships, none of their players could score big individually, and they managed to post a total of 124 runs while losing eight wickets. In response, the Dragons had a difficult start, but some partnerships kept them in the hunt. However, they fell short of the target by 18 runs as they could only manage to score 106 runs.

In their last match against Siechem Madurai Panthers, Ruby Trichy Warriors won the toss and decided to field first. Panthers lost an early wicket but had a solid partnership for the second wicket, which helped them recover. However, they lost wickets at regular intervals and struggled to maintain a high-scoring rate. They eventually managed to post a total of 136 runs. In response, the Warriors had a decent start but began to lose wickets regularly, which slowed down their scoring rate. They were eventually bowled out for a mere total of 100 runs, and the Panthers emerged victorious by 36 runs.

Match Details

Match: DD vs RTW, 4th Match, Tamil Nadu T20 League 2023

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM

Venue: SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

Pitch and Weather Report

The SNR College Cricket Ground pitch is generally favourable to batters, who can play their shots with confidence once they get settled. However, spinners can also benefit from the pitch, as it offers good turn and bounce. Given the conditions, teams would prefer to chase the target as the average first innings score at this venue is around 157.

On the day of the match, the weather in Coimbatore is anticipated to be cloudy, with a temperature of approximately 37°C. The humidity level is expected to be 35%, while the wind speed is predicted to be around 9.8 km/h. The visibility is expected to be good, at 10 KM. However, there is a 50% chance of precipitation during the game

DD vs RTW Squads

DD: S Arun, Shivam Singh S, Affan Khader, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Adithya Ganesh, P Saravana-Kumar, Baba Indrajith(C), Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, G Kishoor, Subodh Bhati, R Vimal Khumar, Advaith Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Mathivanan-M

RTW: Ganga Sridhar Raju, Akshay Srinivasan, Jafar Jamal, P Francis Rokins, K-Mohamed Azeem, K Mani Bharathi, Ravi Rajkumar, G-Godson, Karthik Shanmugam, T Natarajan, K Easwaran, Daryl Ferrario, M Shajahan, Vinod-SP, Monish Satish

DD vs RTW Probable Playing XIs

DD: Baba Indrajith, Hemanth Kumar, S Arun, Shivam Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Vignesh Puthur, Sarath Kumar M, VP Diran, Rohan Bhutra

RTW: K Mani Bharathi, Ganga Sridhar Raju, Akshay Srinivasan, Jafar Jamal, R Alexander , G-Godson, R Rajkumar, M Shahjahan, G Karthik Shanmugam, Ragupathy Silambarasan, V Athisayaraj Davidson

Match Prediction

Looking at the depth and balance within the squads, we pick DD to win this encounter.

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