CSG vs NRK Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – TNPL 2025

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Chepauk Super Gillies and Nellai Royal Kings both won their previous matches and come into this contest with confidence. Both achieved their victories through impressive chases. One of them will need to get comfortable with batting first for the first time this tournament.

The Chepauk Super Gillies’ superior net run rate currently puts them above their opposition. The Royal Kings will be confident after a complete team performance though.

Team Stats

Chepauk Super Gillies	Vs	Nellai Royal Kings
10	Matches Played	10
60%	Win	60%
151	Average Score	164
198	Highest Score	211
65	Lowest Score	101

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Chepauk Super Gillies	3
Nellai Royal Kings	4

Probable Playing XI

Chepauk Super Gillies Expected Playing 11

K Aashiq, Mokit Hariharan, Baba Aparajith (c), Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Tanwar, S Dinesh Raj, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Swapnil Singh, M Silambarasan, Lokesh Raj, Sunil Krishna

Nellai Royal Kings Expected Playing 11

Arun Karthik (c), D Santhosh Kumar, Guruswamy Ajitesh, Rithik Easwaran (wk), PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Harish, Sonu Yadav, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Emmanuel Cherian

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Injuries & Illnesses

Both squads can be confident of going full force into this one. Neither team is riddled with injury

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

Pitch and weather conditions will make for a sporting wicket. The warm temperatures and high humidity should keep the batters and bowlers both involved in executing their roles. The average first-innings score at the ground is 149. Chepauk have never lost a match at this venue.

CSG vs NRK Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Arun Karthik’s TNPL total career runs places him among the top five run-scorers in league history. Narayan Jagadeesan leads the league’s all-time run charts with 2260 runs.

Batters

Vijay Shankar has been a key signing for Chepauk by bringing IPL-level experience into their middle order. He has over 1200 runs. Muhammed Adnan Khan has been part of the Nellai squad consistently for good reason. The 24-year-old was striking at just under 130 runs per 100 balls last season.

All Rounders

Captain Baba Aparajith brings a daunting presence to the crease for his opposition bowlers. The Chepauk all-rounder sits third on the league’s all-time run-scorer list. Abhishek Tanwar has mainly worked his magic with the ball.

The medium pacer has 74 wickets in the tournament’s history. Sonu Yadav was a masterful part of the Nellai machine in 2024 with nine wickets and 103 runs, striking at over 150. NS Harish started off 2025 well with a 35 runs unbeaten and a wicket against Trichy.

Bowlers

Lokesh Raj only played a couple matches in 2024, but he maintained an impressive economy rate of just over six. Emmanuel Cherian’s debut TNPL season last year gave him a firm foundation to work from with four wickets.

CSG vs NRK Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Vijay Shankar’s expertise has started to be more on the batting side of things. Although he has 36 T20 wickets, Shankar’s 152-match T20 career is probably better remembered for almost 2500 runs and 11 half-centuries.

Vice-Captain

Baba Aparajith’s 2024 TNPL season would be the envy of many. He hit 234 runs with a high score of 72. He added a couple of wickets to those stats too.

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CSG vs NRK Team Expert Advice

You should look to find the middle ground between batters who can manage strike rotation on what may be trickier conditions to start and those who can clear the boundary consistently after the dust settles in the back half of the innings.

All-rounders are forever a valuable commodity in your lineup. They are a reasonable pick in conditions which batters and bowlers can benefit from equally.

The seam bowlers should be more likely to bring you points if they can maximise their use of the new ball in the powerplay.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Arun Karthik leads the charge for Dream11 fantasy points with 437 of them. Sonu Yadav also has over 400 points

Most Runs

Chepauk Super Gillies all-rounder Baba Aparajith has 77 runs. He is a fair distance ahead of the rest in the 40s

Most Wickets

Sonu Yadav has three wickets. Both Abhishek Tanwar and Vijay Shankar have two wickets

Most Sixes

Baba Aparajith hit a mighty impressive five sixes in one innings. Vijay Shankar hit three sixes

Best Strike Rate

Mokit Hariharan is currently striking at over 200. Only Arun Karthik with 195.24 comes close to him

Best Economy Rate

NS Harish has been great by going at only 4.67 runs per over. Emmanuel Cherian and Abhishek Tanwar join him in the club of players under six runs per over