Emmanuel Cherian to S Abishiek, no run, appeal for LBW. Cherian also goes off on a celebrappeal. But the umpire is not interested. No review taken as well.

S Abishiek and R Kavin are at the crease. S Abishiek is on strike. Emmanuel Cherian will open the attack

Teams:

Salem Spartans (Playing XI): S Abishiek, R Kavin(w), Muhammed Adnan Khan, Robin Bist, K Vishal Vaidhya, Shijit Chandran(c), Sunny Sandhu, Rajendran Vivek, S Harish Kumar, M Poiyamozhi, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi

Nellai Royal Kings (Playing XI): Arun Karthik(c), RS Mokit Hariharan, Ajitesh Guruswamy, Nidhish Rajagopal, SJ Arun Kumar, Rithik Easwaran(w), Sonu Yadav, S Mohan Prasath, NS Harish, R Silambarasan, Emmanuel Cherian

Nellai Royal Kings have won the toss and have opted to field

18:30 Local Time, 13:00 GMT: Hello and welcome to match 9 - Nellai Royal Kings v Salem Spartans. Both the teams come into this fixture on the back of victories. Nellai have played just one game and it was a final over thriller which they won by 3 wickets against Chepauk Super Gillies. The Spartans have played two games, losing their first and winning convincingly their second. The batting has been the standout for them with 180 being scored in the opening game and then they chased down 150 on a tricky surface with ease. Nellai, on the other hand, were lucky to get the two points but winning a close encounter would have certainly boosted their confidence. We have witnessed some one-sided affairs in the last few games and hope that is not the case today. Stay tuned for the toss and teams..

Squads:

Salem Spartans Squad: S Abishiek, R Kavin(w), Rajendran Vivek, K Vishal Vaidhya, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Aushik Srinivas, Shijit Chandran(c), Sunny Sandhu, S Harish Kumar, M Poiyamozhi, N Selva Kumaran, Robin Bist, M Ganesh Moorthi, Jaganath Sinivas, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, Sachin Rathi, R Rajan, Sudhan Kandepan, J Gowri Sankar, S Guru Sayee

Nellai Royal Kings Squad: Arun Karthik(c), RS Mokit Hariharan, Ajitesh Guruswamy, SJ Arun Kumar, Nidhish Rajagopal, Sonu Yadav, Rithik Easwaran(w), R Kirubakar, R Silambarasan, S Mohan Prasath, Lakshay Jain S, Emmanuel Cherian, NS Harish, P Sugendhiran, V Gowtham, N Kabilan, Gohulmoorthi S, J Rohan, AV Abilash, Laxmesha Suryaprakash