N Selva Kumaran to Waseem Ahmed, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, Waseem Ahmed plays it with an angled

N Selva Kumaran to Waseem Ahmed, no run, quicker one on a length on off, blocked off the back foot to the off-side

N Selva Kumaran to Arjun Murthy, 1 run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length, played with soft hands to mid-wicket

Arjun Murthy and Waseem Ahmed are at the crease. Arjun Murthy is on strike. N Selva Kumaran will open the attack

The players and the umpires stride out to the middle. The conditions are overcast and the pacers will look to make the utmost of it.

Teams:

Trichy Grand Cholas (Playing XI): Arjun Murthy, Waseem Ahmed(w), S Shyam Sundar, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, PS Nirmal Kumar, Antony Dhas(c), P Saravana Kumar, R Rajkumar, Kannan Vignesh, V Athisayaraj Davidson

Salem Spartans (Playing XI): S Abishiek, R Kavin(w), Muhammed Adnan Khan, Aushik Srinivas, N Selva Kumaran, Shijit Chandran(c), Sunny Sandhu, Rajendran Vivek, S Harish Kumar, M Poiyamozhi, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi

Salem Spartans have won the toss and have opted to field

14:15 Local Time, 08:45 GMT, 14:15 IST: Hello and a warm welcome to another double-header from TNPL 2024. Let’s focus on the first game for now in which Salem Spartans will square off against Trichy Grand Cholas. The Spartans have had a disappointing start to their campaign as they have lost two out of three games. Their batting has been wobbly and it hasn’t helped their cause. Meanwhile, the Grand Cholas are placed third on the table as they have won one game and lost one. The Grand Cholas put forth a clinical performance against the Madurai Panthers in their last game crusing to a 67-run victory. They are functioning like a well-oiled unit and will be eager to keep the momentum up. Expect a thrilling contest! Can the Spartans bounce back in style? Or will the Grand Cholas impress once again? Stick around for the toss and team lineups...

Squads:

Trichy Grand Cholas Squad: Arjun Murthy, Waseem Ahmed(w), S Shyam Sundar, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, PS Nirmal Kumar, R Rajkumar, Antony Dhas(c), P Saravana Kumar, Kannan Vignesh, V Athisayaraj Davidson, K Easwaran, Ganga Sridhar Raju, P Francis Rokins, Mani Bharathi, N Mohammed Ashik, K Rajkumar, Arya Yohan Menon, G Godson, SP Vinod, ME Tamil Dhileepan

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