Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Pitch Data
(Based on the last three games in Coimbatore)
1st innings avg. score: 168/6
2nd innings avg. score: 187/5
Wins
Batting 1st: —
Batting 2nd: 100%
Spinners picked 59% of the wickets, with 17 of 32 wickets falling between overs 10 and 20. Meanwhile, six fifties were registered – of which only two belonged to the top order.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Vimal Khumar smashed 43 in the only game he played last season.
In the last 10 matches in the tournament, Adithya Ganesh has collected 231 runs at 38 and affected four dismissals.
Kishoor bagged six wickets in four matches last year, averaging over 45 points per match.
S Arun (231 runs and eight wickets) and Mani Bharathi (106 runs and four dismissals) featured in the Best11 in each of the last five matches.
Ganga Sridhar Raju scored 230 runs at 29 in the last edition, including 33 against Dragons.
Meanwhile, R Silambarasan (10 wickets) averaged 44 points per match.
R Alexander scalped 10 wickets during the league stage, going wicketless only once.
Probable XIs
Dragons: Vimal Khumar, Hemanth Kumar, Shivam Singh S, Baba Indrajith, Adithya Ganesh, Affan Khader, R Ashwin, S Arun, Kishoor, Varun Chakravarthy, P Saravan Kumar
Trichy: Ganga Sridhar Raju, Jafar Jamal, R Rajkumar, Akshay Srinivasan, Mani Bharathi (wk), M Shajahan, Daryl Ferrario, Antony Dhas, R Silambarasan, R Alexander, T Natarajan