NRK vs SMP Dream11 Prediction, Match 28, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026
Nellai Royal Kings will lock horns with Siechem Madurai Panthers in Match No. 28 of the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, August 22.
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Nellai Royal Kings will lock horns with Siechem Madurai Panthers in Match No. 28 of the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, August 22. This is going to be the last league match before the playoffs.
Sonu Yadav-led Nellai Royal Kings are placed third on the points table with four wins and two defeats from six matches. They can finish at the top of the points table if they win on Saturday and get two chances to make it to the final. On the other hand, Balchander Anirudh's Siechem Madurai Panthers are positioned at No. 5 on the table, with four wins and two defeats from six games. They need a win on Saturday to progress to the knockouts.
Match Information
Nellai Royal Kings vs Siechem Madurai Panthers, Match 28
Tamil Nadu Premier League, 22 Aug 2026, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
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Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Nellai Royal Kings
NRK
vs
SS
TNPL
VKK
vs
NRK
TNPL
NRK
vs
TGC
TNPL
ITT
vs
NRK
TNPL
NRK
vs
DD
TNPL
Siechem Madurai Panthers
SMP
vs
ITT
TNPL
SMP
vs
CSG
TNPL
DD
vs
SMP
TNPL
SS
vs
SMP
TNPL
SMP
vs
VKK
TNPL
Players Stats in current Series
U Mukilesh
NRK - all
204 Runs
6 Matches
NS Chaturved
SMP - bat
197 Runs
5 Matches
Atheeq Ur Rahman
SMP - all
162 Runs
6 Matches
Athish SR
NRK - bat
158 Runs
6 Matches
Ram Kumar
SMP - bat
151 Runs
6 Matches
Rithik Easwaran
NRK - wk
149 Runs
6 Matches
Ram Kumar
SMP - bat
201.33
6 Matches
Rithik Easwaran
NRK - wk
198.67
6 Matches
NS Chaturved
SMP - bat
187.62
5 Matches
P Saravanan
SMP - bowl
185.00
6 Matches
D Santhosh Kumar
NRK - wk
184.81
6 Matches
Muhammed Adnan Khan
NRK - bat
181.25
6 Matches
NS Harish
NRK - bowl
9 Wkts
6 Matches
Emmanuel Cherian
NRK - bat
7 Wkts
6 Matches
R Sonu Yadav
NRK - ALL-ROUNDER
6 Wkts
6 Matches
Shoaib Md Khan
SMP - all
5 Wkts
6 Matches
Sachin Rathi
NRK - bowl
5 Wkts
5 Matches
G Periyaswamy
SMP - bowl
5 Wkts
5 Matches
P-Vignesh
SMP - bat
5.67
1 Match
Shoaib Md Khan
SMP - all
6.67
6 Matches
Sachin Rathi
NRK - bowl
7.14
5 Matches
Valliappan Yudheeswaran
NRK - bowl
7.38
2 Matches
NS Harish
NRK - bowl
7.40
6 Matches
Rohan Bhutra
SMP - bowl
7.63
4 Matches
Probable Playing XI
Nellai Royal Kings
Rithik Easwaran (wk), Athish SR, Muhammed Adnan Khan, R Sonu Yadav (C), D S Kumar, U Mukilesh, G Ajitesh, S Rathi, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, NS Harish, Emmanuel Cherian
Bench : KB Arun Karthik, S Risheek Kumar, B Rocky, R Rohit, J-Rohan, Selvaganapathi-S, S Sre Dev, Arun Yoghi, Subash S, B Kumar M
Siechem Madurai Panthers
R Kumar (wk), Balchander Anirudh (C), S Mahadevan, NS Chaturved, Atheeq Ur Rahman, P Saravanan, V Hari Ragavendra, Rohan Bhutra, Gurjapneet Singh, Deepesh Devendran, G Periyaswamy
Bench : Shoaib Md Khan, Himalaya, K Karthikeyan, Shavin V, Surya Anand, S Rajalingam, K Meiyappan, P-Vignesh, S Shankar Ganesh, K Bharath Shankar
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
45%
Pace Bowling
55%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
170
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
NS Chaturved SMP | BAT
The 35-year-old NS Chaturved has already amassed 197 runs in just five games at an average of 39.40 and a strike rate of 187.61.
NS Harish NRK | BOWL
NS Harish has been in fine form with the ball. In six matches, he has accounted for nine wickets at an economy rate of 7.40.
U Mukilesh NRK | ALL
U Mukilesh has aggregated 204 runs so far in the competition after playing six games. He has remained unbeaten twice and scored his runs at a strike rate of 129.11.
D Santhosh Kumar NRK | WK
D Santhosh Kumar slammed a blistering 50 off just 24 balls in the last game and will be high on confidence heading into Saturday.
Emmanuel Cherian NRK | BAT
Emmanuel Cherian bowled brilliantly in the last game, finishing with figures of 3/22 in four overs. He will look to continue from where he left off in the last game.
Shoaib Md Khan SMP | ALL
Shoaib Md Khan was scintillating in the last game, picking up four wickets for 21 runs in four overs. He will be carrying that confidence into the upcoming encounter.
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P Saravanan
SMP | BOWL
G Ajitesh
NRK | BAT
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Aug 22 2026 11:12 AM
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