Salem Spartans Cricket Team (2025)
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Team |
Salem Spartans |
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League |
Tamil Nadu Premier League |
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Owner |
Selvakumar |
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TNPL titles |
0 |
Salem Spartans are one of the eight teams participating in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). They are owned by Selvakumar and are yet to win the TNPL. The Spartans are led by S Abishiek.
Ahead of the 2021 season, inaugural TNPL winners Tuti Patriots were renamed as Salem Spartans. The team was disbanded after the BCCI initiated an action against the the owners of two of the franchises for match fixing in TNPL.
Later, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) asked Tuti Patriots to remove two of their co-owners. As a result, the team became solely owned by Selvakumar while the other two owners moved out. The team was also renamed as Salem Spartans.
Salem Spartans - Season-wise performance:
Salem Spartans started their journey in the TNPL in 2021. In their debut season, they finished at the 7th spot in the 8-team competition. The Spartans managed to win only 2 of their 7 league games.
Salem Spartans disappointed with their performance in 2022 as well. They finished at the bottom of the points table with just 1 win from 7 games at the league stage. Salem Panthers' fortunes remained the same in 2023 as well.
For the third season in a row, they failed to qualify for the playoffs. They finished at the seventh spot in the points table with just 2 wins from 7 games.
In 2024, Salem Spartans once again failed to impress as they finished at the bottom of the points table. They managed to win only 1 of their 7 league games.
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Season |
Position |
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2016 |
- |
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2017 |
- |
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2018 |
- |
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2019 |
- |
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2021 |
7th |
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2022 |
8th |
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2023 |
7th |
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2024 |
8th |
Salem Spartans - Squad:
Hari Nishanth, S Abishiek(c), Nidhish Rajagopal, R Kavin(w), Rajendran Vivek, Sunny Sandhu, S Harish Kumar, M Mohammed, Karthick Manikandan, Rahil Shah, R Alexander, S Ajith Ram, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, M Poiyamozhi, Dev Rahul, Sudhan Sanjeevi, Boopathi Kumar, J Gowri Sankar, Pavithran R, Eshwar M, Himalaya
Salem Spartans
- Owner : Selvakumar M. Salem
- Captain : S Abishiek
COMPLETED / Match 27 / MA Chidambaram Stadium
124/9 (20 ov)
169/8 (20 ov)
Salem Spartans won by 45 runs
COMPLETED / Match 24 / MA Chidambaram Stadium
146/5 (16.1 ov)
140/7 (20 ov)
Nellai Royal Kings won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 18 / NPR College Ground
158/8 (15 ov)
239/6 (15 ov)
Dindigul Dragons won by 81 runs
COMPLETED / Match 14 / NPR College Ground
186/5 (16.4 ov)
182/7 (20 ov)
Chepauk Super Gillies won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 11 / NPR College Ground
159/9 (20 ov)
195/8 (20 ov)
Siechem Madurai Panthers won by 36 runs
COMPLETED / Match 8 / NPR College Ground
152/9 (20 ov)
155/3 (17 ov)
Trichy Grand Chola won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 4 / NPR College Ground
160/10 (19.4 ov)
194/8 (20 ov)
Lyca Kovai Kings won by 34 runs
Salem Spartans Stats
Most Run Scores
6
Matches
125
Runs
6
Matches
123
Runs
3
Matches
119
Runs
Most Wickets Takers
6
Matches
8
Wickets
6
Matches
5
Wickets
4
Matches
5
Wickets
Salem Spartans Players
Dinesh Vedaguru
Wicket-Keeper
R Kavin
Wicket-Keeper
Boopathi Kumar
Batter
Sudhan Kandepan
Batter
Nidhish Rajagopal
Batter
Rajendran Vivek
All Rounder
B Iyappan
All Rounder
S Harish Kumar
All Rounder
