TNPL 2022: Match 4 & 5- Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report, Match Details, and Updates

The Tamil Nadu Premier League has been a massive hit in domestic cricket. On the back of five popular editions, the TNPL has become the biggest domestic T20 League. The first two games have been a great showcase of the quality and entertainment that TNPL could provide. The fourth and fifth match also promises to bring great fun to cricket lovers. 

Let’s look at the important details of these two matches.

Match 4: Salem Spartans vs Nellai Royal Kings

Salem Spartans and Nellai Royal Kings clash in the fourth match looking for a good start to their TNPL 2022 campaign. Nellai Royal Kings have already won their first match against, the title holders Chepauk Super Gillies and would be brimming with confidence. 

Salem Spartans on the other hand would be looking to bring change to their last year’s campaign and perform better than what they did in 2021. In the 2021 edition, Salem Spartans finished seventh in the league table with just five points. 

Salem Spartans Squad: B Praanesh, S Abhishek, Akshay V Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin, S Boopalan, Daryl S Ferrario, M Ganesh Moorthi, KH Gopinath, TD Lokesh Raj, G Periyasamy, S Shubham Mehta, U Sushil, M Vijay Kumar, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, G Kishoor, A Aarif, M Suganesh, Abhinav Vishnu, A V R Rathnam, R Karthikeyan, Karthikeyan R

Nellai Royal Kings Squad: H Trilok Nag, CH Jitendra Kumar, Sanjay Yadav, V Athisayaraj Davidson, T Ajith Kumar, M Abhinav, NS Harish, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, S Sharun Kumar, Baba Indrajith, Ashwath Mukunthan, L Suryapprakash, S Senthil Nathan, Arjun P Murthy, M Sarath Kumar, R Rohith Ram, A Sarathraj, T Veeramani, R Sri Neranjan, R Vivek, C Suresh, Aparajith B

Match 5: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons

This Sunday will bring a clash between Lyca Kovai Kings and Dindigul Dragons as its solo match. Dindigul Dragons lost their first match against Ruby Trichy Warriors and would be looking to change their course. Lyca Kovai Kings having finished fourth in the league would be looking to do better in this edition of TNPL. 

Lyca Kovai Kings Squad:  P Shijit Chandran, J Suresh Kumar, J Gowjith Subash, K Vignesh, GR Manish, R Kavin, G Aravindh, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, U Mukilesh, Abhishek Tanwar, MA Atheeq Ur Rahman, N Selva Kumaran, Ashwin Venkataraman, B Sai Sudharsan, Nishaanth Kumar Alwar, Shahrukh Khan, Thangarasu Natarajan, S Ajith Ram, E Srinivasan, K Kiran Kasshyap, S Anandakumar, V Yudheeswaran

Dindigul Dragons Squad:  K Vishal Vaidhya, S Arun, Advaith Sharma, R Suthesh, S Swaminathan, L Vignesh, R Srinivasan, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Lokeshwar, C Hari Nishaanth, C Ashwin, MS Sanjay, V Lakshman, K Mani Bharathy, AR Siva Murugan, Ravichandran Ashwin, R Vivek, M Silambarasan, Gurjapneet Singh, R Vimal Khumar, S Kishan Kumar, S Vigneshwaran

Pitch Report: 

Both these games would be played on the Indian Cement Ground, Tirunelveli. The Tirunelveli ground has produced some high-scoring games in the last season’s tournament. This edition of TNPL also got off to a similar high-scoring affair, so fans should expect a good number of runs to be scored by the batting team. The average score on this ground is 153. The pitch behaviour is balanced. The weather forecast shows overcast clouds and a temperature of 34 degrees Celcius. 

Match Details: 

Match 4: Salem Spartans vs Nellai Royal Kings

Date: 25th June 2022

Time: 7:15 PM

Venue: Indian Cement Ground, Tirunelveli

Live Stream: Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar and Voot Select

Match 5: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons

Date: 26th June 2022

Time: 7:15 PM

Venue: Indian Cement Ground, Tirunelveli

Live Stream: Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar and Voot Select