Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, 24th Match

NellaiNellai
26 Jun - 19:15
Tamil Nadu Premier League
DindigulDindigul
Tirunelveli
Chennai Super Kings Ground
151
39
17
Nellai
NRK
179/6 (20.0)
Nellai chose to BAT
Dindigul
DD
180/6 (18.4)
Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Match Preview: Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons – TNPL 2025

Published on Jun 25, 2025

Match Preview: Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons – TNPL 2025

Date & Venue

  • When: 26 June 2025, 7:15 PM IST
  • Where: Chennai Super Kings Ground, Sankar Nagar, Tirunelveli

Head-to-Head Form
Dindigul Dragons are the defending champions of TNPL (2024). Recent history between these two sides favors Nellai:

  • Nellai won 138/6 vs Dragons 136 (Jul 2024)
  • Nellai also edged with 191/3 vs 185/5 (Jul 2023)

Expect a closely fought contest as both teams hunt dominance.

Key Players to Watch

Nellai Royal Kings

  • Arun Karthik – veteran leader with batting prowess
  • Sachin Rathi & Sonu Yadav – consistent performers in recent TNPL seasons

Dindigul Dragons

  • Ravichandran Ashwin – captain and key spinner, led the team to their maiden title in 2024
  • Sai Kishore – top TNPL wicket-taker across seasons

Pitch & Conditions

  • Venue: Chennai Super Kings Ground, Tirunelveli – often a batting-friendly track, though spinners can exploit the conditions.
  • Evening conditions may favor the chasing side with dew playing a factor.

Tactical Breakdown

Nellai’s Approach

  • Bat deep: build strong middle-order after top-order stability.
  • Use spinners during middle overs; crucial if Ashwin doesn’t play for Dragons.

Dindigul’s Strategy

  • Attack upfront: early wickets via seam or spin to pressure Nellai.
  • Ashwin’s bowling in middle overs could dictate the game's direction.

Fantasy Picks & Predictions

  • Captaincy Choices: Ashwin (DD) for spin overs, Karthik or Yadav (NRK) for middle-late overs impact.
  • Value picks: Emerging bowlers of Dragons or Nellai’s power-hitters for differential options.

Final Word

This TNPL showdown features defending champs versus a rising Nellai side. With both teams boasting veterans and match-winners, this is shaping into a must-watch. Expect spin battles, strategic chases, and a tight finish under night lights.

Tamil Nadu Premier League NRK vs DD players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Muhammed Adnan KhanNRKBAT✅RHB00OB000800013504006
Shivam SinghDDBAT✅4RHB41372312.3388.0904OB000-2597.6488245080293.828.1810.98246200
NS HarishNRKALL✅LHB00SLA000540.820455120374.362.033.04✅3918700
Arun KarthikNRKWK✅101RHB881815868922.65127.498193LBG22222111201/1379572.6363163060191.425.636.711913900
Varun ChakravarthyDDBOWL✅165RHB3718112245.8978.32015LBG1612103.822.087.6617.255/1732552.626313560891.685.6412.11✅6770730
Ganeshan PeriyaswamyDDBOWL✅9RHB00000RM892.717.887.5414.203/362548.824405601173.620.571.29✅10690650
Baba IndrajithDDWK✅30RHB2825467821122.97158LBG000-9541.420791040382.261.792.85✅115527024
Sandeep WarrierDDBOWL✅84RHB1172696.546.4202RM84783.326.477.3421.614/2112545.62281540970.630.611.26209050
Sachin RathiNRKBOWL✅RHB00SLA000569.23461840883.281.352.532380-48
Ajay KrishnaNRKBOWL✅RHB000001200015400360
D Santhosh KumarNRKWK✅LHB00000200012504600
DT ChandrasekarDDBOWL✅RHB00SLA000532.616313401014.950.170.34228040
Emmanuel CherianNRKBOWL✅RHB00RMF000532.616313201116.460.130.28✅8730690
Athish SRNRKBAT✅LHB000001131310094.580.110.1414412908
Ravichandran AshwinDDALL✅343RHB1465512745014118.181147OB3393233.727.147.0822.944/8805127.86391856100197.550.1516.9✅210297316
Dinesh HDDALL✅RHB00RM000000000416.350.841.1117332900
Sonu YadavNRKALL✅12RHB73864321.5130.3010RMF12163.420.257.915.303/1455121.86098012100795.0419.3335.45✅112271398
Rithik EaswaranNRKWK✅6LHB611233324.6153.75017000-1539.819965040422.250.410.52218-206
Hunny SainiDDBAT⚡RHB00OB000527.413771020124.260.10.13✅4817700
Maan BafnaDDBAT✅LHB00SLA00059.84970065.570.120.17✅5786608
Rocky BhaskerNRKBOWL✅RHB00LBG0001000✅9730690
PS Nirmal KumarNRKALL✅RHB00OB000500018302420
Vimal KhumarDDBAT✅LHB000006000✅7777300
M Karthik SaranDDBOWL✅RHB00RM000900016342118
Completed matches of Nellai Royal Kings
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
07 Jun - 07:15 PMCoimbatoreTrichy Grand CholasTRINellai Royal KingsNRK157/8 (20.0)162/5 (19.2) Nellai won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
09 Jun - 07:15 PMCoimbatoreChepauk Super GilliesCSGNellai Royal KingsNRK212/7 (20.0)171/9 (20.0) Chepauk won by 41 runs
15 Jun - 07:15 PMSalemSKM Salem SpartansSALNellai Royal KingsNRK126/9 (20.0)130/2 (13.4) Nellai won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
18 Jun - 07:15 PMSalemSiechem Madurai PanthersSMPNellai Royal KingsNRK168/9 (20.0)158/10 (18.5) Madurai won by 10 runs
21 Jun - 07:15 PMTirunelveliLyca Kovai KingsLKKNellai Royal KingsNRK165/6 (20.0)98/10 (17.5) Kovai won by 67 runs
26 Jun - 07:15 PMTirunelveliNellai Royal KingsNRKDindigul DragonsDD179/6 (20.0)180/6 (18.4) Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
29 Jun - 03:15 PMDindigulIDream Tiruppur TamizhansTTNellai Royal KingsNRK182/5 (20.0)113/10 (19.4) Tiruppur won by 69 runs
Completed matches of Dindigul Dragons
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
05 Jun - 07:15 PMCoimbatoreLyca Kovai KingsLKKDindigul DragonsDD149/8 (20.0)154/3 (17.2) Dindigul won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
08 Jun - 07:15 PMCoimbatoreDindigul DragonsDDIDream Tiruppur TamizhansTT93/10 (16.2)94/1 (11.5) Tiruppur won by 9 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
14 Jun - 07:15 PMSalemSiechem Madurai PanthersSMPDindigul DragonsDD150/8 (20.0)151/1 (12.3) Dindigul won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
16 Jun - 07:15 PMSalemChepauk Super GilliesCSGDindigul DragonsDD180/6 (20.0)172/8 (20.0) Chepauk won by 8 runs
22 Jun - 03:15 PMTirunelveliSKM Salem SpartansSALDindigul DragonsDD188/7 (20.0)192/8 (20.0) Dindigul won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
26 Jun - 07:15 PMTirunelveliNellai Royal KingsNRKDindigul DragonsDD179/6 (20.0)180/6 (18.4) Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
29 Jun - 07:15 PMDindigulDindigul DragonsDDTrichy Grand CholasTRI150/6 (20.0)151/6 (19.3) Trichy won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
02 Jul - 07:15 PMDindigulTrichy Grand CholasTRIDindigul DragonsDD140/9 (20.0)143/4 (16.4) Dindigul won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
04 Jul - 07:15 PMDindigulChepauk Super GilliesCSGDindigul DragonsDD178/7 (20.0)182/6 (18.4) Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
06 Jul - 07:15 PMDindigulIDream Tiruppur TamizhansTTDindigul DragonsDD220/5 (20.0)102/9 (14.4) Tiruppur won by 118 runs
Completed matches at Chennai Super Kings Ground
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
21 Jun - 07:15 PMLyca Kovai KingsLKKNellai Royal KingsNRK165/6 (20.0)98/10 (17.5) Kovai won by 67 runs
22 Jun - 03:15 PMSKM Salem SpartansSALDindigul DragonsDD188/7 (20.0)192/8 (20.0) Dindigul won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
22 Jun - 07:15 PMSiechem Madurai PanthersSMPIDream Tiruppur TamizhansTT120/10 (20.0)121/1 (10.1) Tiruppur won by 9 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
23 Jun - 07:15 PMChepauk Super GilliesCSGTrichy Grand CholasTRI178/5 (20.0)174/7 (20.0) Chepauk won by 4 runs
24 Jun - 07:15 PMLyca Kovai KingsLKKIDream Tiruppur TamizhansTT137/9 (20.0)140/3 (16.5) Tiruppur won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
25 Jun - 07:15 PMSiechem Madurai PanthersSMPTrichy Grand CholasTRI131/7 (20.0)137/6 (18.1) Trichy won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
26 Jun - 07:15 PMNellai Royal KingsNRKDindigul DragonsDD179/6 (20.0)180/6 (18.4) Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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