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TNPL 2026: Bottom-placed Salem Spartans go against unbeaten Madurai Panthers

Monday, 10-Aug-2026 ● 2 days ago
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In the 11th Match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026, Salem Spartans will be facing off against Madurai Panthers on Monday at NPR College Ground, Dindigul. It has been a highly frustrating campaign for Salem Spartans, who are struggling at the bottom of the points table with no victory in two matches they have played so far.

Currently, they have no points and they are carrying a negative NRR of -1.632. In their previous game, Salem Spartans went down against Trichy Grand Cholas, losing the game by seven wickets. They would now hope to bounce back in order to claim their first victory of the season.

On the other hand, Madurai Panthers have got off to a rollicking start remaining unbeaten with two wins from two games. This will be their third outing in the tournament as they look to make it three in a row. Madurai Panthers are on the third position in the points table with four points and a positive NRR of +0.270. 

Head-to-head

Matches - 5

Salem Spartans won - 2

Madurai Panthers won - 3

Salem Spartans possible XI: Hari Nishanth, R Kavin(wk), S Abishiek(c), Nidhish Rajagopal, Rajendran Vivek, S Harish Kumar, M Mohammed, Karthick Manikandan, S Ajith Ram, M Poiyamozhi, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi

Madurai Panthers possible XI: R Ram Kumar(wk), NS Chaturved, Balchander Anirudh(c), Kiran Karthikeyan, Shoaib Md Khan, Atheeq Ur Rahman, P Saravanan, S Rajalingam, Gurjapneet Singh, Deepesh Devendran, Ganeshan Periyaswamy






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