NRK vs TGC Match Prediction : TNPL 2025, 3rd Match – Who Will Win Today’s Match Between NRK vs TGC?

As the 9th edition of the hugely successful Tamilnadu Premier League begins this week, the Nellai Royal Kings will begin their campaign with a match against the Trichy Grand Cholas this weekend. The two teams will clash at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore on Saturday.

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Nellai Royal Kings vs Trichy Grand Cholas Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other twice, with both teams winning 1 game each.

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NRK vs TGC Team Previews

Nellai Royal Kings

The Nellai Royal Kings weren’t in the best of forms last season as they managed to win only 3 of the 7 matches they played. As a result, they failed to make it to the playoffs. Nevertheless, they will look to make a positive start to this season.

The Royal Kings have retained most of their players from the last season as they had a well-balanced squad. Arun Karthik, who was the team’s leading run-scorer last year, will lead the batting line-up and is likely to be joined by L Suryaprakash.

The middle order is likely to be made up of G Ajitesh, Rithik Easwaran, Rocky Bhasker, and Sachin Rathi. The Royal Kings are also likely to select Sonu Yadav and NS Harish who are both quality all-rounders. Yadav was the joint-highest wicket-taker for the team with 9 wickets.

He is likely to be joined by V Yudheeswaran with the new ball while Harish could be joined by J Rohan in the spin department.

Nellai Royal Kings Expected Playing 11

Arun Karthik, Ajitesh Guruswamy, PS Nirmal Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Rocky Bhasker, Emmanuel Cherian, Ajay Krishna, Muhammed Adnan Khan, NS Harish, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, S Vijay Kumar

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Trichy Grand Cholas

The Trichy Grand Cholas have been one of the worst-performing teams in the history of TNPL. Barring the 2021 season, where they finished as the runners-up, they have never reached the playoffs. In the last season, they were 6th on the points table.

The biggest news for the Grand Cholas is the inclusion of Washington Sundar. However, he is unlikely to be available for the first half of the tournament due to international duties. A lot will depend on the opening pair of Waseem Ahmed and K Rajkumar. In addition to the duo, the Cholas have a strong batting line-up that has experienced batsmen like U Mukilesh, Jafar Jamal, Jagatheesan Kousik, and Shyam Sundar.

Sanjay Yadav was the team’s leading run-scorer last year and will be an indispensable part of the middle order. He is also a dependable bowler. He could be joined by N Selva Kumaran in the spin department. R Rajkumar, Saravana Kumar, and Athisayaraj Davidson make up a strong pace attack.

They had picked up an aggregate of 29 wickets in the last season.

Trichy Grand Cholas Expected Playing 11

U Mukilesh, Jagatheesan Kousik, Washington Sundar, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, Suresh Kumar, T Saran, P Saravana Kumar, V Athisayaraj Davidson, M Ganesh Moorthi, Antony Dhas

NRK vs TGC Toss Prediction

8 of the last 10 matches played here have been won while chasing. Also, in 8 of those games, the captain winning the toss opted to field first and we expect that trend to continue.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the SNR College Cricket Ground is usually balanced, providing equal opportunities to batsmen and bowlers. The average first-inning score here is around 150, and that is also a par score here. The surface is likely to have some moisture and that will help the seamers get some movement off the seam, especially during the first half. The spinner could get some turn during the second inning. The weather will remain overcast and humid and rain could cause some interruptions.

NRK vs TGC: Who Will Win?

Both teams weren’t in the best of last season and will be eager to make a positive start to their campaign. While we are expecting a close contest between the two teams, we feel that the Nellai Royal Kings have a slight edge here thanks to a stronger batting unit.

Bet on Nellai Royal Kings to win this match.

NRK vs TGC win percentage stands at 58% in favor of NRK.

Todays Match Prediction: Nellai Royal Kings to Win.