Salem Spartans will take on Dindigul Dragons in the 19th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025. The match is scheduled to be played at the Chennai Super Kings Ground, Trinelveli, on June 22 at 03:15 PM IST.

The Salem Spartans have gone winless in their last two matches after starting the tournament on a high note. Their latest defeat came against Chepauk Super Gillies, where they suffered a 6-wicket loss. Salem Spartans posted 160 runs on their board against Chepauk Super Gillies, and the latter chased it down with 6 wickets in hand. Currently with 3 wins and two defeats in five matches, Salem Spartans are sitting in second spot on the TNPL 2025 leaderboard.

The reigning champions of the Tamil Nadu Premier League are having a mixed season so far. They started with a victory in this season but have lost two matches in their four outings, with their latest defeat coming against the Chepauk Super Gillies by 8 runs. Chepauk posted 180 in their first innings, but Dindigul Dragons failed to chase it down and were restricted to just 172 in their innings.

The pitch at the Chennai Super Kings ground generally offers a good batting surface. Batters will find the rhythm after getting settled at the crease, with good bounce and pace, the ball will come nicely to their bats. As the match progresses, spinners are likely to come into play, which could prove a crucial aspect of the match. The average first innings total at this surface is 154, which comes down to just 139 in the second innings. Bowling first teams are likely to get more help from the surface than batting first teams.

Salem Spartans: Hari Nishaanth, S Abishiek (c), R Kavin (wk), Nidhish Rajagopal, Sunny Sandhu, S Harish Kumar, M Mohammed, R Vivek, M Poiyamozhi, Karthick Maikandan, Rahil Shah

(Impact Subs: B Kumar, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, G Shankar J, Eshwar M)

Dindigul Dragons: Vimal Khumar R, Shivam Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Maan Bafna, Baba Indrajith (wk), Karthik Saran, Aakash Sharma, G Periyasamy, Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar, Varun Chakravarthy.

(Impact Subs: Hunny Saini, A Maruti Vitkar, M Viju Arul, Dinesh H)

• R Kavin | SS: R Kavin has been one of the best-performing batters this season. In the first five matches of TNPL 2025, he has scored 85 runs, including two good knocks of 32 and 48*. He can play a crucial role in your team if added.

• Baba Indrajith | DD: Baba Indrajith has been one of the performing batters of Dindigul Dragons throughout the years. In the last season, he accumulated 286 runs in just 10 innings. Overall, he has scored 1199 runs in 56 matches, with 96 being his highest score. This season he has been playing really well. In just three matches, he has scored 87 runs, including a 73-run knock in the last match. He can play a crucial role in your team if added.

• H Nishanth | SS: H Nishanth has featured in 65 TNPL matches in his career, scoring 1731 runs with 15 half-centuries. He has scored 170 runs in five matches so far this season. He also played a brilliant knock of 50 runs in the last-to-last match against Nellai Royal Kings. He will look to continue his good form going into this match.

• Shivam Singh | DD: Shivam Singh, the finishing giant who hammers huge runs for his team. He had a phenomenal campaign last year where he scored 364 runs in just 9 matches at a strike rate of 134.81, including three half-centuries and one century. He has been even better this season, in just four matches, he has scored 211 runs, including two unbeaten 80-plus knocks. He will look to continue his good form going into this match.

• M Mohammad | SS: M Mohammad has been playing a crucial role as an all-rounder for his team throughout the years. Scoring runs as a batter and taking wickets with the ball whenever required. In his TNPL career so far, he has added 634 runs in 71 matches and has also taken 70 wickets. He has taken 9 wickets in just five innings this season so far. He is a must-have player for your fantasy XI.

• Ravinchandran Ashwin | DD: Ravichandran Ashwin has been playing a crucial role as an all-rounder for his team throughout the years. Scoring runs as a batter and taking wickets with the ball whenever required. In his TNPL career so far, he has added 674 runs in 31 matches and has also taken 33 wickets. This season, he has scored 149 runs, including a 69-run knock against Chepauk Super Gillies in the last match and has also taken three wickets. He is a must-have player for your fantasy XI.

• M Poiyamozhi | SS: The 34-year-old right-arm medium bowler has been a breakthrough bowler for his team, scalping regular wickets through his bowling throughout the years. He has played 45 TNPL matches so far and has taken 62 wickets, including 6 wickets this season.

• Varun Chakravarthy | DD: The 33-year-old mystery picks crucial wickets in the middle overs. His ability to take crucial wickets with his different spin deliveries has been his key ability, and it has been one of the reasons for his success in this format. He has featured in 41 matches in TNPL, where he has taken 46 wickets, with three crucial wickets in the last match against Chepauk Super Gillies.