TNPL 2025: Match 28, DD vs TGC Match Prediction – Who will win today’s TNPL match between DD vs TGC?

Dindigul Dragons (DD) will take on Trichy Grand Cholas (TGC) in Match No. 28 of the ongoing 2025 edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul. This will be the final league phase match of the season, post which the top four teams will advance for the business end of the tournament.

Dindigul have already qualified for the Playoffs and have earned a solid opportunity of securing a top two spot and a berth in Qualifier 1 provided they win this game and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans lose theirs in the afternoon fixture.

Trichy have an outside chance of making it into the playoffs. They would be required to win this match and hope for Salem Spartans to lose theirs on Saturday. The Grand Cholas are currently fifth on the points table with a couple of wins in six games. A win on Sunday will culminate their league stage with six points and a hope for qualification, while a loss will knock them out of the competition.

Match Details

Pitch Report

With a whole lot of matches being played at the venue, the pitch is expected to slow down quite a bit. Spinners could be expected to extract turn off the surface. Winning the toss and opting to bat first may prove to be a wise call by the captain calling it correctly at the toss.

Head-to-Head Record

Predicted Playing XIs

Dindigul Dragons

Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Maan Bafna, Vimal Khumar, Hunny Saini, Dinesh H, M Karthik Saran, Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar 

Trichy Grand Cholas

Waseem Ahmed, Suresh Kumar (c & wk), S Sujay, Jagatheesan Kousik, Sanjay Yadav, U Mukilesh, R Rajkumar, Jafar Jamal, Saravana Kumar, Athisayaraj Davidson, N Selva Kumaran

Probable Best Batter: Baba Indrajith

The past couple of outings have been quite subpar for Baba Indrajith. He could be expected to go all guns blazing in this encounter. If he manages to get some runs under his belt and provide a great start to the Dragons, it could really well turn out to be the difference between a win and loss for the side.

Probable Best Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy has been really impressive this season. He has maintained an economy rate of 6.95 while securing seven wickets in six games. He has also been the second-highest wicket-taker after Dindigul captain R Ashwin, who has eight wickets so far.

Today's Match Prediction: Dindigul Dragons to win the match

Scenario 1

• Dindigul Dragons win the toss and opt to bowl first.
• Powerplay: 40-50
• TGC: 140-160
• Dindigul Dragons win the match.

Scenario 2

• Trichy Grand Cholas win the toss and opt to bowl first.
• Powerplay: 55-65
• DD: 180-200
• Dindigul Dragons win the match.

Disclaimer: The prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.