NRK vs DD Dream11 Prediction, Match 24, TNPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for TNPL 2025

Nellai Royal Kings have won four out of the last five games against the Dindigul Dragons.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 26 Jun 2025, 17:55 IST

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Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) will take on Dindigul Dragons (DD) in the 24th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Thursday, June 26, at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli. The Royal Kings have won two out of five games so far and are in sixth place in the points table. The Dragons are in third position with three wins to their name in five games.

The Royal Kings faced Lyca Kovai Kings in their previous outing and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Kovai Kings scored 165 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Sonu Yadav and Sachin Rathi took two wickets each for the Royal Kings. The Royal Kings were bundled out for just 98 runs in 17.5 overs and lost the match by 67 runs.

The Dragons took on the Salem Spartans in their last game and elected to bowl. The Spartans finished with 188 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 22 runs in four overs. The Dragons chased down the target of 189 runs on the last delivery of their innings and won the match by two wickets.

Match Information

Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, Match 24

Tamil Nadu Premier League, 26 Jun 2025, Thur, 7:15 PM IST ,Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli

Broadcast

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Live Stream

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Weather Report

Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli

Clouds

27.9°C

64% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Nellai Royal Kings

L
L
W
L
W

Dindigul Dragons

W
L
W
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Shivam Singh

DD - bat

247 Runs

6Ā Matches

190 Runs

6Ā Matches

3

Arun Karthik

NRK - wk

168 Runs

6Ā Matches

4

D Santhosh Kumar

NRK - wk

164 Runs

6Ā Matches

5

R Sonu Yadav

NRK - bowl

119 Runs

6Ā Matches

6

Muhammed Adnan Khan

NRK - bat

112 Runs

6Ā Matches

1

NS Harish

NRK - bowl

163.33

6Ā Matches

162.50

6Ā Matches

162.39

6Ā Matches

4

Shivam Singh

DD - bat

151.53

6Ā Matches

5

Muhammed Adnan Khan

NRK - bat

151.35

6Ā Matches

6

D Santhosh Kumar

NRK - wk

147.75

6Ā Matches

1

R Sonu Yadav

NRK - bowl

13 Wkts

6Ā Matches

8 Wkts

6Ā Matches

3

Sachin Rathi

NRK - bowl

8 Wkts

6Ā Matches

7 Wkts

6Ā Matches

5

G Periyaswamy

DD - bowl

7 Wkts

6Ā Matches

6

B Rocky

NRK - bowl

5 Wkts

4Ā Matches

6.96

6Ā Matches

2

NS Harish

NRK - bowl

7.22

6Ā Matches

7.36

6Ā Matches

4

M Karthik Saran

DD - bat

8.00

6Ā Matches

5

B Rocky

NRK - bowl

8.25

4Ā Matches

6

8.32

6Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Nellai Royal Kings

G Ajitesh, KB Arun Karthik (C), NS Harish, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Athish SR, Muhammed Adnan Khan, R Sonu Yadav, S Rathi, Emmanuel Cherian, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, D S Kumar

Bench : PS Nirmal Kumar, S Risheek Kumar, Ajay Krishna, B Rocky, Karan Sampat, J-Rohan, Arun Yoghi, S Vijaykumar, M Udhayakumar

Dindigul Dragons

Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Shivam Singh, B Indrajith (wk), H Saini, Jayant RK, MK Bafna, M Karthik Saran, Varun Chakravarthy, S Sandeep Warrier, DT Chandrasekar, G Periyaswamy

Bench : A Vitkar, Rajwinder Singh, R Vimal Khumar, M-Viju Arul, A Sharma, Dinesh H

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli will likely have a decent offering for both batters and bowlers. The average first innings score in the last five games has been 151 runs. The team winning the toss have elected to bowl in the last five matches here. Hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl. The pacers have picked 65% of wickets at this venue and might dominate in this game as well.

65%

Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

51%

Batting Pitch

151

Average Score

49%

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 has made 185 runs in five games at a strike rate of 165.17. He has taken six wickets as well at an average of 23.16.

8
C

R Sonu Yadav NRK | BOWL

Sonu is the leading wicket-taker this season and has taken 12 wickets in five games at an average of 11.41, an economy of 7.61, and a strike rate of nine. With the bat, he has amassed 80 runs at a strike rate of 126.98.

8

Shivam Singh DD | BAT

Shivam is the highest run-scorer for the Dragons and is the third-highest run-scorer this season. He has made 245 runs in five outings at an average of 81.66 and a strike rate of 157.05.

9.5

Arun Karthik NRK | WK

The skipper of the Royal Kings has amassed 163 runs in four outings at an average of 40.75 and a strike rate of 136.97.

8

Varun Chakravarthy DD | BOWL

Varun has five wickets to his name in five games at an average of 26.60, an economy of seven, and a strike rate of 22.80.

7.5

Sachin Rathi NRK | BOWL

Rathi is the second-highest wicket-taker for the Royal Kings and has eight wickets to his name in five outings at an average of 15.37, an economy of 6.83, and a strike rate of 13.50. He is one of the two bowlers who have taken a five-wicket haul in the tournament.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

R Vimal Khumar

DD | BOWL

Khumar has made just 58 runs in four innings and can be left out of fantasy teams.

7.5

G Ajitesh

NRK | BAT

Ajitesh has made just 19 runs in five matches and can be left out of fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jun 26 2025 5:55 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NRK

4 : 7

DD

Credits Left
7/100

Head To Head
Baba Indrajith

9

Arun Karthik

9.5

Shivam Singh
VC

8

Ravichandran Ashwin
C

9

R Sonu Yadav

8

NS Harish

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Sandeep Warrier

8

G Periyaswamy

9

DT Chandrasekar

8.5

Sachin Rathi

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NRK

5 : 6

DD

Credits Left
8/100

Mega League
Arun Karthik
VC

9.5

Shivam Singh

8

Muhammed Adnan Khan

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin

9

R Sonu Yadav
C

8

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Sandeep Warrier

8

G Periyaswamy

9

DT Chandrasekar

8.5

B Rocky

8

Sachin Rathi

7.5

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