Who Will Win Karaikudi Kaalai vs Madurai Panthers, TNPL 2019?
Madurai Panthers will look to seal their spot in the playoffs when they take on the Karaikudi Kaalai in this 26th game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2019. The match will be played on August 8 at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 7:15 PM local time.
Karaikudi Kaalai are already out of contention for the race to the playoffs. They are currently placed second from the bottom on the points table with five defeats from six matches. Even if they win this match, they will finish with four points which won't be enough to take them through. Madurai Panthers, on the other hand, will be assured of a playoffs berth upon winning this game. They are third on the TNPL 2019 leaderboard with eight points in the bag after four wins from six matches and can still make it to the playoffs even if they lose this game with a few other results going their way.
KK vs MAD, TNPL 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Karaikudi Kaalai vs Madurai Panthers, TNPL 2019...
Karaikudi Kaalai Team News & Playing 11
Karaikudi Kaalai's top-order struggled to get going last time in their chase against Lyca Kovai Kings with Srikkanth Anirudha and Maan Bafna being the only positives for them. In their final league game against Madurai Panthers, the team will want the opening pair of Laxmesha Suryaprakash and Srikkanth Anirudha to set the tone of the innings and will need the others to step up as well. Srikkanth has scored the most runs for his side this year - 197 runs which includes a couple of half-centuries.
Sunil Sam has been the pick of the bowlers with seven wickets in six games at an economy of 8.13. The pacer will lead the team's bowling attack and the onus will be on him to take wickets in the powerplay. R Rajkumar is another bowler to watch out for. He has taken six scalps in as many matches and returned figures of 2-38 from four overs last time.
Karaikudi Kaalai Predicted Playing 11
Srikkanth Anirudha (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Rajhamany Srinivasan, Maan Bafna, S Ganesh (wk), M Shajahan, R Rajkumar, RD Ashwin Kumar, Yo Mahesh, Sunil Sam, S Swaminathan
Madurai Panthers Team News & Playing 11
Madurai Panthers have a settled batting line-up with Arun Karthik being the key man. The opening batsman is the second-highest run-scorer of the season with 281 runs at an impressive average of 56.20. He blitzed an unbeaten 85 against Karaikudi Kaalai last year and will look to replicate that on Thursday. Shijit Chandran and Nilesh Subramanian who scored a 15-ball 31 in the last game against Chepauk Super Gillies are two other batsmen in the side with the potential of playing the big knocks.
When it comes to bowling, Madurai Panthers will turn to their go-to men Kiran Akash, Rahil Shah and Abhishek Tanwar to do the job for them. Akash, with 11 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of under 7, is one of the season's best bowlers. He and his new-ball partner Abhishek Tanwar took three wickets each last time and the duo will be expected to do some early damage again. Rahil Shah has been very economical so far and the left-arm spinner will look to create pressure on the batsmen from one end.
Madurai Panthers Predicted Playing 11
Arun Karthik, A Sarath Raj, Shijit Chandran (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Abhishek Tanwar, Nilesh Subramanian (wk), R Mithun, R Karthikeyan, Kiran Akash, Rahil Shah, N Selva Kumaran
Karaikudi Kaalai vs Madurai Panthers Head to Head
Karaikudi Kaalai and Madurai Panthers have faced each other three times in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (once in each of the previous three seasons) with the scoreline 2-1 in favor of the former.
While Karaikudi Kaalai won the first two encounters - in 2016 by 52 runs and in 2017 by 43 runs - Madurai Panthers registered a four-wicket victory in the most recent encounter which was played last year at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul.
KK vs MAD Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
KK Won |
MAD Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Karaikudi Kaalai vs Madurai Panthers Prediction
Karaikudi Kaalai have had a very disappointing tournament this year with just the solitary win from six games. They are already out of the competition and now have nothing to play for but pride. Defending champions Madurai Panthers, on the flipside, have been very impressive just like they were last year. Momentum too is on their side having won their previous three matches on the bounce. They have a pretty settled line-up and also have a comparatively stronger bowling attack. Karaikudi may have the upper hand in terms of head-to-head record, but given the way the two teams have performed this season, we are backing Madurai to prevail here and confirm their place in the playoffs.
Final Verdict: Back Madurai Panthers to beat Karaikudi Kaalai.
Aug 08, 2019
19:15 IST / 13:45 GMT
Indian Cement Company Ground - Tirunelveli, India
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