SMS vs MPS 15th Match Prediction

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Salem Spartans

The Salem Spartans side ended up on the losing side in their last match by a margin of 5 wickets. It was a rain-affected game and while batting first in the contest they could muster up just 115 runs from their 16 overs. Kaushik Gandhi was the leading run-getter for the Spartans hitting 51 runs from 43 balls. None of the other batters supported him well in the middle overs and as a result, Salem Spartans could manage just a mediocre total from their quota of overs. The Salem bowlers tried valiantly to defend the total but it was too small.

The Spartans bowlers could not stop their opposition from chasing down the target with 5 wickets still in hand. The pick of the bowlers for the Spartans was Abhishek Tanwar again. He picked up a couple of wickets in the game. Another bowler that bowled well was Sachin Rathi who bowled economically in the game. The key players for the Spartans in this game against Madurai will be Abhishek Tanwar, Kaushik Gandhi, and Sachin Rathi. The Salem Spartans team played their last game against Nellai Royal Kings.

Batting first, Salem Spartans scored 115 runs from 16 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. The revised target for the NRK outfit was 129 runs from 16 overs. They chased it successfully in 15.4 overs with 2 balls and 5 wickets to spare. The D/L equation came into play but Salem could not take advantage of it. Kaushik Gandhi was declared player of the match for his patient 50. Although Abhishek Tanwar was the pick of the bowlers for Salem, Ganesh Moorthi also bowled well for them with Akash Sumra and Sachin Rathi picking up a wicket apiece.

Madurai Panthers

The Siechem Madurai Panthers side will be in total disarray as they have lost their first couple of games in the competition. They need to win the upcoming game against Salem to turn things around. Madurai lost their last game by a margin of 7 wickets. Madurai batted first and managed to score 124 runs as the target for the opposition. The top run-getter for Madurai was Jagatheesan Koushik. He contributed 45 runs in the match. Madurai played this game against Dindigul Dragons. 

Batting first, Siechem Madurai Panthers scored 123 runs all out from 19.3 overs. There were several small contributions from the Madurai batters but none of them could amass big totals that would have taken their team to a win. Suboth Bhati was easily the pick of the bowlers for Dragons picking up 3 wickets for just 19 runs from his 4 overs. Sarvana Kumar was also successful in picking up 3 wickets for 22 runs from his 3.3 overs. During their reply, the Dindigul Dragons team did not get off to a good start either. The Madurai bowlers made early inroads into the Dindigul batting by picking up wickets.

But Baba Indrajith together with Adithya Ganesh ensured that Dragons will get across the line in this game. Indrajith was in devastating form as he scored 78 runs from 48 balls with 4 sixes and 7 fours to lift the team to a win. The only successful bowler for Madurai was Gurjapneet Singh. He bowled well in the early part of the Madurai inning picking up 3 wickets for just 18 runs from his 4 overs. He not only picked up wickets but also bowled economically to create an opportunity for the Madurai team. But other Madurai bowlers failed to support him and the opposition achieved the target pretty easily in the end.