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

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Both Siechem Madurai Panthers and Nellai Royal Kings have managed wins in the early stages of this tournament. Their next goal would be to maintain sustained momentum through consistency. Nellai’s recent scalp of beating Salem Spartans in Salem is a big one. They have also dominated the Madurai franchise in recent clashes.

Madurai’s inconsistency may hurt them. They have formed a pattern of loss, win and loss in their first three games for 2025.

Team Stats

Siechem Madurai Panthers	Vs	Nellai Royal Kings
10	Matches Played	10
30%	Win	50%
164	Average Score	154
207	Highest Score	184
120	Lowest Score	101

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Siechem Madurai Panthers	2
Nellai Royal Kings	4

Probable Playing XI

Siechem Madurai Panthers Expected Playing 11

Ram Arvindh, Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturved (c), Atheeq Ur Rahman, S Ganesh (wk), Sarath Kumar, Murugan Ashwin, P Saravanan, Rajalingam S, Gurjapneet Singh, P Vignesh

Nellai Royal Kings Expected Playing 11

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

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Injuries & Illnesses

The bottom line for this match is that both lineups will be at full capacity if needed

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The predominant feature of the matchday will be the cloudy weather. There is just under a 50 percent chance of rain, so you would expect the wet conditions to come into play. The better batting half of the match will be in the second innings, where teams have dominated with the bat.

SMP vs NRK Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Arun Karthik is right up there with the best in the TNPL’s history. The Nellai captain has over 2000 runs with 15 half-centuries and three centuries. Ram Arvindh has steadily worked his way up the ranks with two TNPL half-centuries.

Batters

Atheeq Ur Rahman has been swift with scoring his runs. The left-hander has hit two half-centuries in the competition before. NS Chaturved has proved his quality batsmanship with five half-centuries and a high score of 89. D Santhosh Kumar has had some decent recent outings with 169 runs in his past four innings with a strike rate over 155. Muhammed Adnan Khan is a rising superstar on the horizon. The 24-year-old has nearly 400 runs in the tournament.

All Rounders

Atheeq Ur Rahman has been swift with scoring his runs. The left-hander has hit two half-centuries in the competition before. NS Chaturved has proved his quality batsmanship with five half-centuries and a high score of 89. D Santhosh Kumar has had some decent recent outings with 169 runs in his past four innings with a strike rate over 155. Muhammed Adnan Khan is a rising superstar on the horizon. The 24-year-old has nearly 400 runs in the tournament.

Bowlers

Sachin Rathi’s recent five-wicket haul added to his collection of 13 TNPL career wickets.

SMP vs NRK Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Arun Karthik knows how to make the most of a purple patch with the bat. The right-hander currently has 352 runs in his past ten matches while moving along with a strike rate of 144.85

Vice-Captain

Sonu Yadav has continued on his merry way by taking wickets regularly. In his three matches of this season, the right-arm medium-fast bowler has grabbed seven wickets.

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SMP vs NRK Team Expert Advice

The Nellai top order batting is in fine form after a rampaging eight-wicket win. There are a few worthy inclusions from the Nellai batting lineup. The pace-bowling all-rounders are always a treat to have in the lineup in these conditions.

They should earn you a number of points on the bowling and batting fronts.

The bowling unit of the Nellai Royal Kings is strong. Sachin Rathi took five wickets in his previous game but the rest of the lineup also did their job of being economical and taking wickets.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Sonu Yadav has 509 Dream11 fantasy points. He is a fair distance away from teammates Arun Karthik and D Santhosh Kumar with 362 and 326 points respectively.

Most Runs

D Santhosh Kumar leads the way with 128 runs. He is in close company with Ram Arvindh, who is currently on 119 runs

Most Wickets

Sonu Yadav has seven wickets with an even spread across matches. Sachin Rathi has six wickets, mainly down to his five-wicket haul in the previous game

Most Sixes

D Santhosh Kumar and Atheeq Ur Rahman both have the capability of getting the ball over the boundary on the full regularly. The pair of them have six sixes each. Arun Karthik has five sixes

Best Strike Rate

Gurjapneet Singh is striking at 300 after one inning. Rajalingam S has a strike rate of 200 after one inning.

Best Economy Rate

Rocky Bhasker’s economy rate is at 4.25 after one bowling spell. NS Harish’s economy rate of six has been built over three innings