TNPL 2019: Match 9, Chepauk Super Gillies vs Karaikudi Kaalai: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

After the heart-breaking loss in the first game against the Dindigul Dragons, the Chepauk Super Gillies were back on track in their last match. Against the Ruby Trichy Warriors, they won by a 41-margin to register the first win of the tournament. This victory would have come as a huge sigh of relief for the Gillies after the terrible 2018 season where they just won one game.

It’d be ideal for them to build upon this momentum and register a few more wins. On the other hand, things have gone the other way for Karaikudi Kaalai. After just about winning their first game, the side was bowled out for a paltry 67 in the previous encounter versus VB Kanchi Veerans. Thus, they will clearly look to get back on track and this should be an exciting contest.

Match Details:

The 9th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2019 will be played between Chepauk Super Gillies and Karaikudi Kaalai at the Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli.

The match starts at 7:15 PM local time (IST) (1:45 PM GMT).

This game will be live on Star Sports and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Pitch Report

In both the games played thus far in this season in Tirunelveli, the side batting first seemed to have a clear advantage. Batting in the second innings seems to get quite tough and thus toss could play a major role in deciding the winner of this match.

Average first innings score: 147 (Last 5 TNPL matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tied – 0 (Last 5 TNPL matches)

Probable Playing XIs:

Chepauk Super Gillies

Kaushik Gandhi (C), Ganga Sridhar Raju, Gopinath, A Aarif (WK), Uthirasamy Sasidev, Murugan Ashwin, M Siddharth, S Harish Kumar, D Rahul, G Periyaswamy, R Alexander.

Bench: Vijay Shankar, Sunny Kumar Singh, B Arun, S Karthik, Baskaran Rahul, Samruddh Bhat, MK Sivakumar, Arun Kumar.

Karaikudi Kaalai:

V Aditya, Srikkanth Anirudha (c & wk), L Suryaprakash, Rajhamany Srinivasan, Maan Bafna, S Swaminathan/Yo Mahesh, R Rajkumar, Velidi Lakshman, Sunil Sam, M Shajahan, S Mohan Prasath.

Bench: S Ganesh, Dinesh Karthik, Yo Mahesh, T Ajith Kumar, RD Ashwin Kumar, R Kavin, S Kishan Kumar, Ashwath Mukumthan.

Team News:

There is still no clarity about the availability of Dinesh Karthik.

Power Picks:

M Silambarsan’s last 5 TNPL matches: 15 wickets at an average of 6.27, 2 4-fers and 2 3-fers

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – S Aniruddha, K Gandhi, K Gopinath.

Vice-Captain Options – R Alexander, M Ashwin, G Sridhar Raju.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – S Aniruddha (c)

Batters – U Sasidev, K Gopinath, L Suryaprakash, R Srinivas

All-Rounders – M Ashwin, S Harish Kumar

Bowlers – R Alexander (vc), G Periyaswamy, S Sam, V Lakshman

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – S Aniruddha

Batters – K Gopinath, G Sridhar Raju, K Gandhi (c), R Srinivasan

All-Rounders – M Ashwin (vc), R Rajkumar

Bowlers – R Alexander, G Periyaswamy, S Sam, S Mohan Prasath.

Expert Advice:

There isn’t any clarity about the availability of Dinesh Karthik as yet. He takes 10.5 credits and thus it isn’t advisable to have him in your team. If he is there in the eleven, you can make a change at the last moment.

Probable Winners:

Chepauk Super Gillies are expected to win this match.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.