Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG) will lock horns with Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in Match 1 of TNPL 2022. In the last edition, CSG won four of their 7 league matches. Then they emerged as the champions after defending their score of 183 by seven runs. The key players will be N Jagadeesan and R Sai Kishore.
On the other hand, NRK could not seal the semi-finals spot, after securing three victories in seven appearances with a lower net run rate. The players which performed well for them are R Sanjay Yadav and Baba Aparijith.
Chepauk Super Gillies vs Nellai Royal Kings, 1st Match Preview:
Pitch Report:
The average 1st innings score at this ground is 151, which depicts the support to the batters. The spinners will be the key wicket-takers for the team, as the innings progress.
Venue: Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli
Date & Time: June 23 at 7:15 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Probable Playing XI:
Chepauk Super Gillies:
Kaushik Gandhi (c), N Jagadeesan (wk), S Radhakrishnan, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Rajagopal Sathish, Harish Kumar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sonu Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, B Arun, R Alexander
Nellai Royal Kings:
Baba Aparajith (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith (wk), Sanjay Yadav, Arjun Murthy, Jitendra Kumar, Sri Neranjan, NS Harish, Ashwath Mukumthan, V Athisayaraj Davidson
Top Fantasy Picks:
N Jagadeesan: The experienced domestic cricketer will be the top pick for this game. In 10 matches, he smashed 336 runs at a strike rate of 125.37.
R Sai Kishore: The spinner and a useful batter in the lower order picked up 12 wickets in seven matches and contributed 53 runs as well.
R Sanjay Yadav: In seven matches, Yadav garnered 126 runs and scalped seven wickets, and will look to continue the same form.
Baba Aparajith: In the last edition, Aparajith scored 181 runs and picked up nine wickets, and was the best performer for the team.
Captain and Vice-Captain Choice for your dream11 team:
Captain – N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith
Vice-Captain – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, V Athisayaraj Davidson
