Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) will battle against Dindigul Dragons (DD) in the 23rd match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023 at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli on Saturday (July 1). Both NRK and DD emerged victorious in their previous encounters. NRK defeated Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG) in their last fixture, whereas DD edged past IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans (ITT).
Arun Karthik was the standout performer for NRK in their match against CSG. Karthik slammed a brilliant century in the contest and contributed quickfire 104 runs off 61 deliveries. Among bowlers, M Poiyamozhi bagged three wickets for his team in the first innings. On the other hand, Shivam Singh top-scored for DD with 74 runs in the clash against ITT. Adithya Ganesh (59) also chipped in with a storming knock and guided the team to victory.
NRK currently sit at the second spot of the TNPL 2023 points table and will look to continue their dominance when they meet Dragons on Saturday. Meanwhile, DD are placed on the third position and will aim to snatch the second spot from NRK.
Pitch report:
The pitch provides an advantageous playing field for slower bowlers, enabling them to have a significant influence. At the start, batters can exploit a level surface, but the pitch gradually becomes slower as the game progresses. The average first innings score at this venue is 160 runs.
Head-to-head record (Last 5 matches):
NRK won: 03 | DD won: 02 | No result: 0
Probable XIs:
Nellai Royal Kings: Arun Karthik (c), Ajitesh Guruswamy (wk), Rithik Easwaran, Sonu Yadav, P Sugendhiran, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Lakshay Jain S, NS Harish, M Poiyamozhi, Sandeep Warrier, S Mohan Prasath
Dindigul Dragons: Baba Indrajith (c/wk), Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, Boopathi Kumar, C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Varun Chakaravarthy, G Kishoor, Aushik Srinivas
Dream11 Prediction
- Wicketkeepers: Arun Karthik (c), Baba Indrajith (vc)
- Batters: Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Shivam Singh, Nidhish Rajagopal
- All-rounders: Sonu Yadav, P Saravana Kumar
- Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, S Mohan Prasath, Suboth Bhati
Squads:
Nellai Royal Kings: Arun Karthik (c), Sri Neranjan, Rithik Easwaran, Ajitesh Guruswamy (wk), Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, P Sugendhiran, Sonu Yadav, Lakshay Jain S, NS Harish, M Poiyamozhi, Sandeep Warrier, S Mohan Prasath, Aswin Crist, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Nidhish Rajagopal, Adithya Arun, R Mithun, T Veeramani, Karthick Manikandan, SJ Arun Kumar, Emmanuel Cherian, N Kabilan
Dindigul Dragons: Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, Boopathi Kumar, Advaith Sharma, Baba Indrajith (c/wk), C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, P Saravana Kumar, M Mathivannan, Varun Chakaravarthy, G Kishoor, Aushik Srinivas, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adithya Ganesh, S Arun, Affan Khader, Hemanth Kumar, VP Diran, Rohan Bhutra, ME Tamil Dhileepan, P Vignesh, Rahul