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

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Since 2021, Salem and Dindigul have been interchanging results. The Spartans won in 2024 and 2022, while the Dragons won in 2023 and 2021.

The tight affair continues in 2025 with only two points being the separating factor currently. Salem’s three wins have put them among the top four contenders for the play-offs. Dindigul’s two losses have put them just outside that bracket but can close the gap with a solid performance.

Team Stats

Salem Spartans	Vs	Dindigul Dragons
10	Matches Played	10
30%	Win	70%
155	Average Score	148
179	Highest Score	201
126	Lowest Score	93

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Salem Spartans	4
Dindigul Dragons	5

Probable Playing XI

Salem Spartans Expected Playing 11

Hari Nishaanth, S Abhishiek (c), Nidhish Rajagopal, R Kavin (wk), Rajendran Vivek, Sunny Sandhu, Harish Kumar, Mohammed Mohammed, Karthick Manikandan, M Poiyamozhi, Rahil Shah

Dindigul Dragons Expected Playing 11

Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), M Karthik Saran, Vimal Khumar, Aakaash Sharma, Maan Bafna, Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar, Ganeshan Periyaswamy

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Injuries & Illnesses

There are no injuries listed for either side. Both squads should be fresh and ready to go for this crunch game

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

Batting conditions should be favourable with not much rain around. The warm conditions will make it even more likely that the batters will have a pitch to score runs on. More than half of thw matches at the venue have been won batting second.

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Wicketkeeper

Baba Indrajith has been one of the shining lights despite some inconsistent batting performances around him. Indrajith has maintained his composure while fighting fire with fire in earning a strike rate over 150 for the current 2025 season.

Batters

The blistering Shivam Singh is likely to inflict pain on the Salem bowlers. He has been brutal throughout his career in the Tamil Nadu competition with almost 1000 runs in just over 20 innings. His career batting average is above 50. Nidhish Rajagopal has become well-established in the league with 971 runs and seven half-centuries. Hari Nishaanth looks to be a batter that only gets better with age.

The left-hander scored 111 runs in 2024 at a strike rate just over 130 but has already surpassed that this season.

All Rounders

With the ball, Ravichandran Ashwin his bowling partnership with Varun Chakravarthy will be lethal. In this tournament though, his batting has gone to new levels with 674 runs at a strike rate over 140 while accumulating five half-centuries. Mohammed Mohammed’s domestic T20 record is nothing to be sniffed at. The pacer has 20 T20 wickets at almost a wicket per game.

Bowlers

Varun Chakravarthy should be looking to attack the stumps when he lines up the Salem batters. The high-class spinner has 46 TNPL wickets with four three-wicket hauls in those stats. Ganeshan Periyaswamy’s experience should count for a lot. The 31-year-old has best bowling figures of five for 15 in the league while only going for just under seven runs per over in 41 innings.

Karthick Manikandan has moved along swiftly with taking wickets in the early stages of his career. The young leg-spinner has 13 wickets in only seven bowling innings. M Poiyamozhi continues to take breakthroughs and adding to an incredible record of nine three-wicket hauls as part of over 60 wickets in the competition.

SS vs DD Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

When your career record in the TNPL reads 1731 runs with 15 half-centuries at a batting average of almost 30, you can be certain that you’re talking about someone who knows how to get the job done. Hari Nishaanth has not slowed down in 2025 either, with 170 runs this year.

Vice-Captain

Indian international experience in this league is rare and makes Varun Chakravarthy a special player. The right-arm mystery-spinner is likely to shine like a diamond when he gets to work on a dry pitch. Chakravarthy has 14 wickets in his past ten TNPL matches.

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SS vs DD Team Expert Advice

The batters may give you the greatest value on this pitch. The dry conditions and most recent first innings totals at the ground make for sweet reading as a batter.

The new ball will be key for the pacers. Pace-bowling has largely been the more effective type of bowling on this ground. Spin could also play a role after the powerplay. There are some world-class spinners in the Dindigul Dragons squad who you could find a spot in your lineup for.

All-rounders in T20 cricket are always worth a high value.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Ravichandran Ashwin has 524 Dream11 fantasy points. The all-rounder has Mohammed Mohammed with 487 points not far off him.

Most Runs

Shivam Singh has set the marker down with 211 runs. Only Hari Nishaanth and Nidhish Rajagopal are the others to cross the 150-run mark.

Most Wickets

Mohammed Mohammed has been a superstar with wickets. The fast bowler has nine wickets in five matches. M Poiyamozhi on six wickets has a bit of catching up to do.

Most Sixes

Shivam Singh has clearly shown his authority with the bat. The powerful opener has hit 12 sixes in four innings. Ravichandran Ashwin with eight, together with Sunny Sandhu and Hari Nishaanth on seven are behind Singh.

Best Strike Rate

Karthick Manikandan has blasted his way to a strike rate of 300. Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith and Ravichandran Ashwin are in close proximity to each other in the 150s.

Best Economy Rate

Shivam Singh has only bowled once and kept things quiet with an economy rate of 2.40. Varun Chakravarthy and Mohammed have produced some quiet overs too in the six and seven runs per over categories.