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Trichy Grand Cholas defeated Dindigul Dragons in their last outing for the first time.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 02 Jul 2025, 19:01 IST

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Preview

Dindigul Dragons will face Trichy Grand Cholas in the eliminator game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Wednesday, July 2, at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul. The Dragons finished in third place with four wins in seven games. The Grand Cholas won three out of seven matches and were in fourth position. Both teams have faced each other on three occasions since 2023. The Dragons won the first two matches, while the Grand Cholas registered their first victory in this edition of the tournament.

The Dragons faced the Grand Cholas in their last outing and elected to bat after winning the toss. Vimal Khumar’s unbeaten 55 runs off 37 deliveries helped the team reach a total of 150 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Athisayaraj Davidson and  Saravana Kumar took two wickets each for the Grand Cholas.

The Grand Cholas struggled initially and lost four wickets for just 24 runs. A partnership of 98 runs between Jagatheesan Kousik and Sanjay Yadav helped the team bounce back. Kousik scored 42 runs off 35 deliveries, while Sanjay made an unbeaten 55 runs off 45 deliveries. The Grand Cholas took 19.3 overs to win the match with four wickets in hand. Sasidharan Ravichandran and  Ganeshan Periyaswamy picked up two wickets each for the Dragons. Sanjay won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance.

Match Information

Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Chola, Eliminator

Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2 Jul 2025, Wed, 7:15 PM IST ,NPR College Ground, Dindigul

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

NPR College Ground, Dindigul

Clouds

31.5°C

52% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Dindigul Dragons

L
W
W
L
W

Trichy Grand Chola

W
W
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Shivam Singh

DD - bat

300 Runs

8 Matches

275 Runs

8 Matches

3

R Rajkumar

TGC - all

200 Runs

8 Matches

4

Sanjay Yadav

TGC - all

196 Runs

8 Matches

5

Jagatheesan Kousik

TGC - all

186 Runs

8 Matches

6

R Vimal Khumar

DD - bowl

165 Runs

8 Matches

1

V Athisayaraj Davidson

TGC - bowl

350.00

8 Matches

2

R Rajkumar

TGC - all

198.02

8 Matches

3

Hunny Saini

DD - all

175.00

8 Matches

162.72

8 Matches

160.00

8 Matches

6

Jafar Jamal

TGC - bat

147.67

8 Matches

12 Wkts

8 Matches

2

V Athisayaraj Davidson

TGC - bowl

12 Wkts

8 Matches

3

G Periyaswamy

DD - bowl

11 Wkts

8 Matches

10 Wkts

8 Matches

5

K Easwaran

TGC - bat

10 Wkts

7 Matches

6

P Saravana Kumar

TGC - bowl

8 Wkts

8 Matches

7.00

8 Matches

2

N Selva Kumaran

TGC - all

7.00

6 Matches

7.13

8 Matches

4

K Easwaran

TGC - bat

7.24

7 Matches

5

R Rajkumar

TGC - all

7.52

8 Matches

6

Sanjay Yadav

TGC - all

7.53

8 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Dindigul Dragons

Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Shivam Singh, B Indrajith (wk), MK Bafna, R Vimal Khumar, H Saini, M Karthik Saran, Varun Chakravarthy, S Sandeep Warrier, Shashidharan R, G Periyaswamy

Bench : A Vitkar, M-Viju Arul, DT Chandrasekar, Jayant RK, A Sharma, Dinesh H

Trichy Grand Chola

HI-Waseem Ahmed, SS Kumar (C), S Sujay, Jagatheesan Kousik, R Sanjay Yadav, U Mukilesh, R Rajkumar, P Saravana Kumar, V Athisayaraj Davidson, N Selva Kumaran, K Easwaran

Bench : T-Saran, Jafar Jamal, SP Vinod, W Antony Dhas, Washington Sundar, A Y Menon, M Ganesh Moorthi, J Rejin

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul will likely have a lot to offer to the batters. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches at this venue has been 175 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.

52%

Pace Bowling

48%

Spin Bowling

52%

Batting Pitch

175

Average Score

48%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Ravichandran Ashwin DD | ALL

Ashwin has been one of the best performers for the Dragons with both bat and ball. He is the leading wicket-taker for the team and took nine wickets in seven games at an average of 20.66. With the bat, he has made 192 runs at a strike rate of 158.67.

8
C

Shivam Singh DD | BAT

Shivam is the highest run-scorer for the Dragons and has made 284 runs in seven matches at an average of 56.80 and a strike rate of 139.90. He has scored two half-centuries this season.

8

Sanjay Yadav TGC | ALL

Sanjay won the Player of the Match award in the last game against the Dragons. He has made 195 runs in seven games at an average of 39 and a strike rate of 118.90. He has picked up two wickets as well.

9.5

R Rajkumar TGC | ALL

Rajkumar is the highest run-scorer for the Grand Cholas and has amassed 200 runs in seven games at an average of 50 and a strike rate of 206.18.

8.5

V Athisayaraj Davidson TGC | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker for the Grand Cholas and has picked 11 wickets in seven games at an average of 21, an economy of 8.60, and a strike rate of 14.63.

8

Varun Chakravarthy DD | BOWL

Chakaravarthy has picked eight wickets in seven games for the Dragons at an average of 24.75, an economy of 7.33, and a strike rate of 20.25.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Jafar Jamal

TGC | BAT

He has made just 94 runs in seven games so far and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

8.5

M Karthik Saran

DD | BAT

Karthik Saran has made just 27 runs and taken one wicket so far in seven games. He can be left out of fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jul 2 2025 7:01 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

DD

5 : 6

TGC

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
Baba Indrajith

9

Shivam Singh

8

U Mukilesh

8

Ravichandran Ashwin
C

9

Sanjay Yadav

8

R Rajkumar
VC

9.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

G Periyaswamy

9

P Saravana Kumar

8.5

K Easwaran

8

V Athisayaraj Davidson

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

DD

5 : 6

TGC

Credits Left
9/100

Mega League
Baba Indrajith

9

Shivam Singh
C

8

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

Sanjay Yadav
VC

8

R Rajkumar

9.5

Jagatheesan Kousik

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

P Saravana Kumar

8.5

K Easwaran

8

V Athisayaraj Davidson

8.5

Shashidharan R

6

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