Who Will Win Dindigul Dragons vs VB Kanchi Veerans, TNPL 2019?
Unbeaten league leaders Dindigul Dragons face fourth-placed VB Kanchi Veerans in the 2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League at Dindigul. The match takes place on August 5 and the live action begins at 19:15 local time.
After extending their winning streak to five consecutive matches, the Dragons start as favourites and will want to continue their seemingly unstoppable charge towards success this season.
VB Kanchi Veerans are well placed too, however – a win in this game would go a long way to securing their play-off place with a game to spare. They did lose heavily last time out, however, and need to bounce back quickly from that defeat.
DDD vs VKV, TNPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live streaming: Hotstar
DDD vs VKV Toss Prediction
Dindigul Dragons won the toss and made an excellent call to field first last time out, breaking with their usual norm of batting first. VB Kanchi Veerans may want to bat first if they win the toss this time, however – they are due to win, having lost the toss and then the game last time out.
DDD vs VKV Weather Report
Though very overcast and a little bit cooler than it has been in Dindigul, there is little chance of rain forecast. It could be a grey, humid day, however.
DDD vs VKV Pitch Condition
The tendency in Dindigul has been for a team to bat first and build a big total before really restricting their opposition on a worn wicket. Dindigul broke that tradition last time out, however, to prove this pitch has something for the batsmen from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Dindigul Dragons vs VB Kanchi Veerans, TNPL 2019.....
Dindigul Dragons Team News & Playing 11
DDD Team News
Dindigul Dragons recalled Mohan Abhinav in place of H Trilok Nag last time out, in only their second change to their starting XI of this tournament. The Dragons have favoured consistency and, though they are well placed, they are likely to continue in that vein as they look to build momentum for the play-offs.
DDD Key Players
Narayan Jagadeesan: After three consecutive half-centuries in TNPL 2019, the Dragons’ in-form opening batsman went one better last time out as he hit an unbeaten 105 from 60 balls. He now has 340 runs in his five innings, while behind the stumps he has claimed six catches too.
C Hari Nishanth: Fell from a breezy 21 from 12 balls last time out, but the Dragons’ opener has proved his worth in this tournament with some big innings – including his unbeaten 81 in the previous game – and he now has 187 runs in total.
Ravichandran Ashwin: His impact on the last game was minimal – run out for one, after finishing with 0-33 from his four overs. Nevertheless, with both bat and ball – and with his captaincy – he has proved a key figure for the Dragons so far.
DDD Team Form
Dindigul Dragons have successfully chased in each of their last two matches to move to five consecutive wins.
Narayan Jagadeesan has been in superb batting form, sharing an unbroken 161-run stand with Hari Nishanth in a ten-wicket thrashing of Karaikudi Kaalai before his 105* against Ruby Trichy Warriors in a five-wicket win. Jagadeesan anchored the innings last time out, as they reached their 179-run target with five balls to spare.
Dindigul Dragons Predicted Playing 11
Hari Nishanth, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Rajendran Vivek, NS Chaturved, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Sumant Jain, Mohan Abhinav, M Mohammed, Ramalingam Rohit, M Silambarasan, Jagannathan Kaushik
VB Kanchi Veerans Team News & Playing 11
VKV Team News
With S Siddharth missing last time out, Deeban Lingesh opened the batting but struggled as he hit one from ten balls. Siddharth will surely return in his place, rejoining an otherwise unchanged team, if fit.
VKV Key Players
Baba Aparajith: Remains the Kanchi Veerans’ top run-scorer so far, with 179 from his five innings, including his match-winning 76 from 48 balls against TUTI Patriots.
Rajagopal Sathish: As well as the seven wickets he has picked up, the medium-pacer has proved himself a useful middle-order hitter too. He scored an unbeaten 47 from 19 balls against TUTI Patriots and followed that up with 44 from 26 balls against Chepauk Super Gillies.
Kannan Gowtham Thamarai: Though he has been expensive with the ball in his four matches so far, he has still claimed eight wickets – more than any of his team-mates.
VKV Team Form
VB Kanchi Veerans have been inconsistent in this tournament so far, winning three in a row between two heavy defeats. After scoring 193/3 against TUTI Patriots before restricting them to 135/8, with Baba Aparajith and Rajagopal Sathish in the runs, their most recent game was almost in reverse. Chepauk Super Gillies scored 191/3, and nobody really got going for the Kanchi Veerans, who finished 130 all out in the final over.
VB Kanchi Veerans Predicted Playing 11
K Vishal Vaidhya, S Siddharth, Baba Aparajith, R Sanjay Yadav, Rajagopal Sathish, Suresh Lokeshwar, P Francis Rokins, NS Harish, R Silambarasan, Rangaraj Suthesh, Kannan Gowtham Thamarai
Dindigul Dragons vs VB Kanchi Veerans Head to Head
Dindigul Dragons beat VB Kanchi Veerans in 2016 and again last season, but were bowled out for 83 as they lost in 2017. Their most recent meeting saw the Kanchi Veerans, powered by Mokit Hariharan (77*) and Francis Rokins (64*) hitting an unbroken 139-run partnership in 14.1 overs, set 166/4. In reply, Hari Nishanth hit a half-century at the top of the order and both Narayan Jagadeesan and NS Chaturved scored 41 in a seven-wicket win.
DDD vs VKV Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
DDD Won |
VKV Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Dindigul Dragons vs VB Kanchi Veerans Betting Odds
In such fine form, Dindigul Dragons are 1.61 favourites to beat VB Kanchi Veerans and make it six wins in a row with Bet365. VB Kanchi Veerans, on the other hand, are 2.30 to win.
🏆 Dindigul Dragons vs VB Kanchi Veerans Prediction
Dindigul Dragons look unstoppable so far, winning well whether they are batting first or second. The Dragons can make it six in a row against inconsistent VB Kanchi Veerans.
Aug 05, 2019
19:15 IST / 13:45 GMT
NPR College Ground - Dindigul, India
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