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Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) will take on defending champions Dindigul Dragons (DD) in match number 24 of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2025 at Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli on June 26. NRK had an impressive start to their campaign but lost the momentum in the next few matches. They are standing at the fifth spot in the points table with two wins and three losses and need to win both their remaining matches to make it to the top four.
On the other hand, DD have maintained their form in the ongoing season and are standing at third position in the points table with three wins and two losses. Now, the defending champions will be looking to both their remaining matches and finish at top two in the points table after the end of the league stage. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the NRK versus DD TNPL 2025 24th match.
NRK vs DD Match Details
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Match Number |
24 |
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Teams |
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons |
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Venue |
Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli |
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Time |
7:15 PM (IST) |
NRK vs DD Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Nellai Royals Kings have a dominant record over Dindigul Dragons in the TNPL history. Out of four matches played between both the teams in TNPL so far, NRK won all four times while are yet to defeat them in the tournament.
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NRK |
vs |
DD |
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4 |
Matches Played |
4 |
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4 |
Won |
0 |
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191 |
Highest Score |
185 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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133 |
Lowest Score |
131 |
NRK vs DD Pitch Report
The surface of the Indian Cement Company ground in Tirunelveli provides equal contest between bat and ball. Out of 75 T20 matches played at this ground so far, the team batting first 36 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 37 occasions with two matches ending in no result.
NRK vs DD Probable Playing XIs
Nellai Royal Kings: Ajitesh Guruswamy, Arun Karthik (c), NS Harish, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Athish SR, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sonu Yadav, Sachin Rathi, Rocky Bhasker, Emmanuel Cherian, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, D Santhosh Kumar
Dindigul Dragons: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Hunny Saini, R K Jayant, Maan Bafna, M Karthik Saran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar, Ganeshan Periyaswamy
NRK vs DD TNPL 2025 Full Squads
Nellai Royal Kings: Ajitesh Guruswamy, Arun Karthik (c), NS Harish, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Athish SR, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sonu Yadav, Sachin Rathi, Rocky Bhasker, Emmanuel Cherian, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, D Santhosh Kumar, PS Nirmal Kumar, Ajay Krishna, J Rohan, Uday Kumar M, S Vijay Kumar, Karan Sampat, selvaganapathi S, S Risheek Kumar, Arun Yoghi
Dindigul Dragons: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Hunny Saini, R K Jayant, Maan Bafna, M Karthik Saran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar, Ganeshan Periyaswamy, Vimal Khumar, Aakaash Sharma, Rajwinder Singh, M Viju Arul, Atul Vitkar, Dinesh H
NRK vs DD TNPL 2025 Match 24: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Shivam Singh
Last 5 TNPL innings
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
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245 |
81.66 |
86* |
R. Ashwin
Last 5 TNPL innings
Batting
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
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185 |
37.00 |
67 |
Bowling
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Wickets |
Best Figures |
4-Wicket Haul |
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6 |
3/22 |
0 |
NRK vs DD, TNPL 2025 Match 24: Top Players to pick
Shivam Singh: Shivam SIngh is Dindigul Dragons’ leading run scorer this year and has been a constant performer in the ongoing TNPL season. The opening batter has amassed 245 runs from five matches in TNPL 2025 so far at an average of 81.66 and a strike rate of 157.05.
R. Ashwin: Dindigul Dragons skipper Ravichandran Ashwin has impressed more with the bat than performance with the ball in the ongoing TNPL season. Coming as an opening batter, Ashwin is currently second highest run getter for DD this year amassing 185 runs from five matches so far at a strike rate of 165.17. With the ball, Ashwin has scalped six wickets so far with an economy rate of 7.72.
R Sonu Yadav: Nellai Royal Kings pacer is currently the leading wicket taker of the ongoing TNPL season so far. The right-arm fast bowler has been a constant performer this year taking 12 wickets from five matches so far and will be a key player for NRK in the upcoming clash against DD.
NRK vs DD, TNPL 2025 Match 24: Players to avoid
Maan Bafna: Dindigul Dragons batter Maan Bafna had a forgettable season in the ongoing TNPL season so far where he couldn’t cross even 10 runs overall. In five matches this year, Bafna only got a chance to bat three times where he could score only seven runs with four as his highest score this year.
NRK vs DD Match 24 Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)
Wicketkeepers: Baba Indrajit
Batters: Shivam Singh, Hunny Saini, Muhammed Adnan Khan
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Sonu Yadav, RK Jayant
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, Sachin Rathi, DT Chandrasekar,
NRK vs DD Match 24 Fantasy Team 2 (Head-To-Head)
Wicketkeepers: Rithik Easwara,
Batters:Shivam Singh, Hunny Saini, Muhammed Adnan Khan
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Sonu Yadav, RK Jayant
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, Sachin Rathi, DT Chandrasekar,
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