TND vs TRA 14th Match Prediction

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu made a winning start to their campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the 2023 season. They won their first game in the competition against Uttar Pradesh by a slender margin of 8 runs. They will be keen to add another victory to their kitty in this game. The Tamil Nadu side is being led by Washington Sundar in this competition. They do have the services of some high-quality batters and bowlers available to them. These players are capable of turning a game around. Sai Sudarshan is a part of this team. He is back after a successful stint in other competitions and is one of the more dependable players in the side.

The Tamil Nadu team and the Tripura team are both in the E Group of the competition. Although Tamil Nadu has played a couple of games so far in the competition, one of the matches ended in no result. In their last game in the tournament, they managed to secure a close 8-run victory over Uttar Pradesh. Batting first, Tamil Nadu put together a score of 146 runs from its quota of 20 overs. The team performed well as a unit with Vijay Shankar and Sai Sudarshan contributing towards the team cause in their top order.

The adept bowling performance by Natarajan was instrumental in controlling the run flow and in picking up crucial scalps. Sai Sudarshan remains the most vital cog in the Tamil Nadu batting machine. He is a top-order bat and has already made his presence felt with a 46-run innings in their last game that laid a foundation for his teammates. Vijay Shankar also scored 42 runs in their last game and displayed his skills with both bat and ball. T Natrajan is known for his exceptional bowling capabilities.

Tripura

Tripura on the other hand has not done too badly either. It has made a winning start to its campaign in the SMAT 2023 with a victory over Nagaland. Their batting and bowling were right on the money in this match-up. They managed to win a low-scoring game with some excellent all-round work. Although they do not have the same experience as the Tamil Nadu team, the Tripura team will be looking to place their best foot forward in this contest. They have just played a single game so far and will be keen to pick up another victory here.

Nagaland managed to score 129 runs during their first inning while setting a target for Tripura. Some critical contributions from Nirupam Sen Chowdhary and Wriddhiman Saha ensured that the Tripura chase was right on track. As far as their bowling attack is concerned, Abhijit Sarkar and Parvez Sultan delivered some important breakthroughs that guided the Tripura team to a close victory. This 41-run contribution from Wriddhiman Saha in the last game would have consolidated his position in the Tripura outfit as a dependable batter.

Another top-order Tripura batter who is worth a mention is Nirupam Sen Chowdhary. This top-order batsman contributed 28 crucial runs in the last encounter that established him as one of the regular players in the side. Tripura has the services of a useful bowler in Abhijit Sarkar who can strike early blows. He picked up 2 scalps in the last game displaying his effectiveness as Tripura's top pacer. Although the Tripura team was chasing a modest target of 129 runs in their last game against Nagaland, they lost 7 wickets during the chase and won the game with just one ball to go.