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

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Trichy Grand Cholas secured a dominant victory over Madurai Panthers in 2024 by 67 runs. With strong top-order batting and consistent strike bowling, Trichy will be formidable for Madurai.

This could be close to last chance saloon for either team’s efforts to make the top four. The Madurai side will be looking to their domestically experienced players to pull through.

Trichy Grand Cholas	Vs	Siechem Madurai Panthers
10	Matches Played	10
30%	Win	30%
164	Average Score	153
198	Highest Score	191
122	Lowest Score	120

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Trichy Grand Cholas	1
Siechem Madurai Panthers	1

Probable Playing XI

Trichy Grand Cholas Expected Playing 11

Waseem Ahmed, Suresh Kumar (c) (wk), Jagatheesan Kousik, Sanjay Yadav, R Rajkumar, U Mukilesh, Saravana Kumar, S Sujay, Ganesh Moorthi, Athisayaraj Davidson, K Easwaran

Siechem Madurai Panthers Expected Playing 11

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

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Injuries & Illnesses

There should be no injuries or unavailabilities to be concerned about in either camp

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The conditions will remain hot and humid for this clash. Rain probably won’t do much damage, so the pitch should be set fair for a balanced contest between bat and ball. Madurai scored 120 all out and Trichy scored 174 for seven in each teams’ previous innings at the venue. A par score could look closer to 160-plus.

TGC vs SMP Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Suresh Kumar has kept on going in a superb TNPL career. The right-hander has 990 runs with eight half-centuries and a strike rate over 140.

Batters

Atheeq Ur Rahman has firepower to burn with his TNPL strike rate of 142.62 while hitting two half-centuries too.

All Rounders

R Rajkumar and Sanjay Yadav have been examples of batting brilliance in their past ten matches. They have scored 268 and 277 runs respectively in that period. All-rounder Sanjay Yadav showed his all-round class when he hit 60 runs unbeaten off 33 balls and took three for 28 against Madurai in 2024. P Saravanan will be handy down the order with the bat after moving at a strike rate of 146.36. He also has 14 wickets. Rajalingam S’ two for 22 against Nellai has shown that he is a capable bowler.

Bowlers

Athisayaraj Davidson has some impressive returns in his past ten matches. He has 17 wickets in that time. K Easwaran is locked in to getting wickets every game. The pace bowler has five wickets in four matches this season. Gurjapneet Singh’s consistency should be recognized through him taking ten wickets in his past ten matches with an economy rate of almost 7.50.

TGC vs SMP Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

R Rajkumar needs to remember his bowling performance against the Madurai Panthers last year. The all-rounder should be a top call to captain your side after three for nine in three overs against the side in 2024.

Vice-Captain

All-rounder Sanjay Yadav doesn’t have much more to prove with the bat. He has more than 1500 runs, including one century and 12 half-centuries, and 30 wickets in the league.

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TGC vs SMP Team Expert Advice

The pacers should have the freedom to play with their hearts. The history of over 60 percent of the wickets at the venue going to pacers should give them enough belief on this deck. A couple of worthy pace bowlers should earn their spot in your lineup.

The batters shouldn’t be too far away from the fun either. There have been some above-par scores on this pitch, meaning the best batters should be worth taking a punt on to score you runs.

The all-rounders are probably the strongest suit in both lineups. They are always worth having in your side to keep you earning batting and bowling points.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

R Rajkumar should be enjoying his season after going to 452 Dream11 fantasy points. Sanjay Yadav with 364 points has also not been too bad.

Most Runs

R Rajkumar has 153 runs. Sanjay Yadav on 135, Atheeq Ur Rahman on 131 and Ram Arvindh on 129 are in similar territory.

Most Wickets

Athisayaraj Davidson has taken seven wickets in five innings. K Easwaran and Surya Anand have taken five wickets each.

Most Sixes

R Rajkumar has 12 sixes with more than two sixes per innings on average. Atheeq Ur Rahman has eight sixes in five innings.

Best Strike Rate

Three batters have strike rates of 200 or more. R Rajkumar’s strike rate is currently 204. Gurjapneet Singh and Rajalingam S both have strike rates of 200.

Best Economy Rate

K Easwaran has the best economy rate at 7.07. Sanjay Yadav, R Rajkumar and Gurjapneet Singh have economies between seven and eight.