Tamil Nadu T20 League 

NRK vs CSG, Qualifier 1

Preview 

NRK and CSG will lock horns in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing edition of the Tamil Nadu T20 League.This thrilling match will take place at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem. As the winner of this game advances to the final, both teams are expected to start off firing on all cylinders.

This time around, the NRK are having a great tournament. With two games remaining, they won six straight games to gain the top place in the playoffs. Nevertheless, their six-game winning streak came to an end in their last league contest against the LKK. After opting to bowl first, NRK bowlers struggled a bit and gave quite a few runs as LKK posted a challenging total of 177 runs on the board. NRK batters in reply tried hard to get over the line but eventually fell 6 runs short. 

Meanwhile, CSG didn’t get off to the best of starts this year. After losing their first two games, they turned things around and won their next five to advance to the playoffs. They easily defeated the DTT in their previous match.

After being asked to bat first, CSG were only able to score 133 runs in their 20 overs while losing nine wickets. The bowlers came through as they didn't let the DTT batters  get going and eventually bundled them for 73, winning the match comprehensively by 60 runs.

Match Details

Match: NRK vs CSG, Qualifier 1, Tamil Nadu T20 League 2022

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Time: 7:15 PM

Venue: SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

Pitch Report

The pitch at the SCF Cricket Ground is a balanced one. Here, batters and bowlers will get equal assistance for both batters and bowlers. Spinners in particular have enjoyed their time bowling on this wicket. 

NRK vs CSG Squads

NRK: Sri Neranjan, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Baba Aparajith, Sanjay Yadav, Baba Indrajith(w/c), G Ajitesh, M Rooban Raj, M Shajahan, NS Harish, V Athisayaraj Davidson, K Easwaran, Trilok Nag, Rohan Raju, Vikram Jangid, Pradosh Paul, T Veeramani, Jitendra Kumar, Arya Yohan Menon, Krish Jain, Karthick Manikandan, Akash Dev Kumar, G Satheesh Kumar

CSG: Kaushik Gandhi(c), N Jagadeesan(w), S Radhakrishnan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rajagopal Sathish, Sonu Yadav, Uthirasamy Sasidev, S Harish Kumar, Manimaran Siddharth, R Alexander, Sandeep Warrier, B Arun, S Karthik, Nilesh Subramanian, Jaganath Sinivas, S Sujay, Arun Kumar, Dev Rahul, Sai Prakash, H Prashid Akash, S Vijay Kumar

NRK vs CSG Probable Playing XIs

NRK: Sri Neranjan R, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Baba Aparajith, Sanjay Yadav, Baba Indrajith (c & wk), Ajitesh G, Rooban Raj M, M Shajahan, NS Harish, V Athisayaraj Davidson, Easwaran K.

CSG: Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Kaushik Gandhi (c), Radhakrishnan, Rajagopal Sathish, Sai Kishore, Sonu Yadav, Uthirasamy Sasidev, S Harish Kumar, Manimaran Siddharth, Ramadoss Alexander, Sandeep Warrier

Match Prediction

Both teams have been impressive thus far in the tournament. While NRK ended the league stage at the top of the table, CSG finished at second with 5 wins and 2 losses. We predict CSG to win this game. We believe CSG has players who are far more equipped to tackle pressure games/situations.

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