Salem Spartans in 2022
| 2022 season | |
| Head coach | Ramaswamy Prasanna |
|---|---|
| Captain | Murugan Ashwin |
| Ground(s) | Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium |
| Most runs | Daryl Ferrario (144 Runs) |
| Most wickets | Ganeshan Periyaswamy (6 Wickets) |
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Kavin R (2 Dismisals) |
The Salem Spartans (SS) is the franchise based cricket team based in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, which has been playing in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) from this season 2022.[1] They are one of the eight teams compete in 2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Salem Spartans previously lifted one TNPL title in 2016 as Tuti Patriots.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
Salem Spartans kicked off the 2022 TNPL by releasing by 7 players from the team.[3][4]
Retained Players:
- Abishiek .S
- Akshay V Srinivasan
- Ashwin M (C)
- Boopalan .S
- Daryl S Ferrario
- Ganesh Moorthi M
- Gopinath .K .H
- Karthikeyan R
- Karthikeyan R
- Kishoor G
- Lokesh Raj .T .D
- Periyasamy G
- Praanesh .B
- Vijay Shankar
- Washington Sundar.
Released Players:
- Suganesh Mahendran
- AVR Rathnam
- Subham Mehta
- Mihir R
- Umashankar Sushil
- Aarif A
Drafted Players:
- Jafar Jamal
- Kavin R
- Ganesh S
- Dinesh Vedaguru M
- Jeet S Jain
- Praanesh B
- Rishi R
Squad[edit | edit source]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Players with state caps are listed in italic.
| Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Experience | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Abishek S | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Jafar Jamal | Right-handed | Right arm | 2022 | State | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Washington Sundhar | Legt-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | International | ||
| Vijay Shankar | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | International | ||
| Murugan Ashwin | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | ||
| Daryl Ferrario | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | State | Captain[5] | |
| R Karthikeyan | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Jeet S Jain | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2022 | District | ||
| Pranesh B | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Lokesh Raj TD | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Kishoor G | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Karthikeyan R | Left-handed | Left arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Boopalan S | Left-handed | Left arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Akshay V Srinivasan | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Praanesh B | Left-handed | Right arm | 2022 | District | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Gopinath KH | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | Vice Captain | |
| Kavin R | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2022 | District | ||
| Ganesh S | Right - handed | Right - arm | 2022 | District | ||
| Dinesh Veda Guru M | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Ganeshan Periyasamy | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | ||
| Rishi R | Right - handed | Right - arm | 2022 | District | ||
| Ganesh Moorthi | Left-handed | Left-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Source:SS Players | ||||||
Administration and support staffs[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ramaswamy Prasanna |
| Assistant coach | Sai Rupesh |
| Fielding coach | Shyam Sundhar |
| Porselvan | |
| Trainer | RD Ashwin Kumar |
| Vimal Chandrasekharn | |
| Team manager | R Krishna |
| Physio | Perooru Rupesh |
| Vaira Sudharshan | |
| Video Analyst | KC Ramasubramaniyam |
| Management staff | Murugesh |
| Asst. Staff | Ragul Raj |
| Media | Dhanesh |
| Source:SS staffs [6] | |
Sponsors and kit manufacturers[edit | edit source]
| Principal Sponsor | Associate Sponsors |
|---|---|
| Sky Exchange |
|
| Source :[7][8] | |
Standings[edit | edit source]
Points table[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nellai Royal Kings (3rd) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.312 |
| 2 | Chepauk Super Gillies (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.093 |
| 3 | Siechem Madurai Panthers (4th) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.368 |
| 4 | Lyca Kovai Kings (C) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.627 |
| 5 | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −0.362 |
| 6 | Dindigul Dragons | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.475 |
| 7 | Ruby Trichy Warriors | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.372 |
| 8 | Salem Spartans | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.192 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Source:[9]
- Advanced to the qualifiers
- Advanced to the eliminator
- Eliminated from Tournament
League stage[edit | edit source]
Salem Spartans
149/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Nellai Royal Kings
152/5 (17.4 overs) |
G Ajitesh 48* (25)
G Kishoor 2/40 (3 overs) |
- Nellai Royal Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Salem Spartans
146/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lyca Kovai Kings
149/2 (16.3 overs) |
H Gopinath 41 (18)
Balu Surya 3/14 (4 overs) |
J. Suresh Kumar 64 (43)
Murugan Ashwin 1/26 (4 overs) |
- Lyca Kovai Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Siechem Madurai Panthers
165/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Salem Spartans
126/9 (20 overs) |
R Easwaran 41 (27)
G Kishoor 3/39 (4 overs) |
Pranav Kumar 25* (27)
R Silambarasan 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
135/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Salem Spartans
103 (19.2 overs) |
Ravi Karthikeyan 36 (25)
Mohan Prasath 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
Salem Spartans
113/6 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Chepauk Super Gillies
117/3 (14.5 overs) |
H Gopinath 42 (45)
Manimaran Siddharth 3/13 (4 Overs) |
Kaushik Gandhi 46 (45)
Ravi Karthikeyan 1/13 (2 overs) |
- Chepauk Super Gillies won the toss and elected to field.
Salem Spartans
87 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Ruby Trichy Warriors
26/2 (5 overs) |
H Gopinath 24 (19)
Rahil Shah 3/13 (3.5 overs) |
Amit Sathwik 15* (17)
TD Lakshay Raj 2/10 (2 overs) |
- Ruby Trichy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Salem Spartans
124/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dindigul Dragons
106/9 (20 overs) |
Vimal Khumar 43 (37)
Ganeshan Periyaswamy 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Most runs[edit | edit source]
| No. | Name | Matches | Innings | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryl Ferrario | 7 | 7 | 144 |
| 3 | Gopinath KH | 7 | 7 | 113 |
| 2 | Murugan Ashwin | 7 | 7 | 94 |
| 4 | Abhishek S | 7 | 7 | 85 |
| 5 | Pranav Kumar | 3 | 3 | 80 |
| Source :[10] | ||||
Most wickets[edit | edit source]
| No | Name | Matches | Innings | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganeshan Periyaswamy | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Murugan Ashwin | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Kishore G | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ganesh Moorthi | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Lokesh Raj TD | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Source :[11] | ||||
Awards and achievements[edit | edit source]
Awards[edit | edit source]
Man of the Match
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 July 2022 | Ganeshan Periyaswamy | Dindigul Dragons | Won by 18 runs | 11-3 (4 overs including 1 maiden over) | [12] |
Images[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Salem Spartans Cricket Team Scores, Spartans team Matches, Schedule, News, Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Salem Spartans Cricket Team matches, scorecards, news and statistics". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Salem Spartans Squad 2021 TNPL, Captain, Owner, Players List, Fixtures". SportsUnfold. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "TNPL Teams & Squads - TNPL 2021 Players List & Captains". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "TNPL: Ferrario to lead Salem Spartans as Vijay turns down offer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Support staffs". நம்ம Spartans. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "நம்ம Spartans". நம்ம Spartans. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "TNPL 2021 To Start On July 19; All Games To Be Played In Chennai". isports247.net. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "TNPL 2022 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for TNPL".
- ↑ admin. "Team Stats". Tamil Nadu Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ admin. "Team Stats". Tamil Nadu Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans, 28th Match, Jul 24, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 1 August 2022.