Madurai Panthers will lock horns with Trichy Grand Cholas in Qualifier 1 of the TNPL 2026 season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, August 23.
Led by Balchander Anirudh, Madurai Panthers are in pole position with five wins and two losses in seven games, picking up 10 points. Meanwhile, the Jayaraman Suresh Kumar-led Trichy Grand Cholas hold second place with five wins and two losses in seven games, accumulating 10 points.
Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, TNPL 2026, Qualifier 1 Details
Match: Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, TNPL 2026, Qualifier 1
Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Sunday, August 23
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, TNPL 2026, Qualifier 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score at this venue being 165 in the first four matches this season, we can expect batters and bowlers to do equally well. Any score of 180 saw the chasing sides come out on top quite comfortably.
Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, TNPL 2026, Qualifier 1 Probable XIs
Madurai Panthers
Siddharth Mahadevan, R Ram Kumar (wk), NS Chaturved, Balchander Anirudh (c), Hari Ragavendra V, Shoaib Md Khan, Atheeq Ur Rahman, P Saravanan, Gurjapneet Singh, Rohan Bhutra, P Vignesh
Trichy Grand Cholas
K Rajkumar, Jayaraman Suresh Kumar (c) (wk), Sanjay Yadav, R Rajkumar, S Shyam Sundar, Jafar Jamal, Jagatheesan Kousik, Antony Dhas, V Athisayaraj Davidson, M Ganesh Moorthi, N Selva Kumaran
Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, TNPL 2026, Qualifier 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Madurai Panthers
While Madurai Panthers secured five wins in seven games, the Trichy Grand Cholas have also won five in seven fixtures so far. That said, we can anticipate the Madurai Panthers to come out on top quite comfortably, securing their spot in the grand finale.
