SMP vs NRK Dream11 Prediction, Match 16, TNPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for TNPL 2025

Find out Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings Dream11 prediction, TNPL fantasy cricket tips, playing XI, and more updates for the Match 16 of TNPL 2025.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 Jun 2025, 17:26 IST

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SMP vs NRK Dream11 Prediction, Match 16
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Preview

Siechem Madurai Panthers will face Nellai Royal Kings in the 16th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Wednesday, June 18, at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem. The Madurai Panthers have won one out of three games so far and are in sixth place. The Royal Kings are in fourth position and have recorded two wins in three outings.

The Madurai Panthers faced the Dindigul Dragons in their last outing and scored 150 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Atheeq Ur Rahman was the highest scorer for the team and made 50 runs off 41 deliveries. The Dragons reached the target of 151 runs in 12.3 overs with nine wickets in hand.

The Royal Kings faced the Salem Spartans in their previous game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Spartans scored 126 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Sachin Rathi was the pick of the bowlers for the Royal Kings and took five wickets for 17 runs in four overs. D Santhosh Kumar led the batting charge for the Royal Kings with his knock of 73 runs off 36 deliveries. The team won the match by eight wickets in 13.4 overs.

Match Information

Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings, Match 16

Tamil Nadu Premier League, 18 Jun 2025, Wed, 7:15 PM IST ,SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

FanCode

Weather Report

SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

Clouds

24.4°C

82% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Siechem Madurai Panthers

L
W
L
W
L

Nellai Royal Kings

W
L
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Arun Karthik

NRK - wk

163 Runs

5 Matches

2

Balchander Anirudh

SMP - bat

139 Runs

4 Matches

3

D Santhosh Kumar

NRK - wk

138 Runs

5 Matches

4

Atheeq Ur Rahman

SMP - all

131 Runs

4 Matches

5

Ram Arvindh

SMP - wk

128 Runs

4 Matches

6

NS Chaturved

SMP - bat

94 Runs

4 Matches

1

Gurjapneet Singh

SMP - bowl

300.00

4 Matches

2

P Saravanan

SMP - bowl

171.43

4 Matches

3

Muhammed Adnan Khan

NRK - bat

152.54

5 Matches

4

D Santhosh Kumar

NRK - wk

151.65

5 Matches

5

Atheeq Ur Rahman

SMP - all

143.96

4 Matches

6

NS Harish

NRK - bowl

137.50

5 Matches

1

R Sonu Yadav

NRK - bowl

12 Wkts

5 Matches

2

Sachin Rathi

NRK - bowl

8 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Surya Anand

SMP - bat

5 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Valliappan Yudheeswaran

NRK - bowl

5 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Gurjapneet Singh

SMP - bowl

4 Wkts

4 Matches

6

P Saravanan

SMP - bowl

3 Wkts

4 Matches

1

P Saravanan

SMP - bowl

7.00

4 Matches

2

NS Harish

NRK - bowl

7.22

5 Matches

3

Murugan Ashwin

SMP - bowl

7.27

4 Matches

4

B Rocky

NRK - bowl

7.50

3 Matches

5

Gurjapneet Singh

SMP - bowl

8.53

4 Matches

6

Sachin Rathi

NRK - bowl

8.79

5 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Siechem Madurai Panthers

Ram Arvindh, Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturved (C), Atheeq Ur Rahman, S Kumar, S Ganesh (wk), P Saravanan, Murugan Ashwin, S Rajalingam, P-Vignesh, Gurjapneet Singh

Bench : Ajay Chetan, S Shyam Sundar, S Shankar Ganesh, Deepesh Devendran, K Gowtham Thamarai, K Meiyappan, Surya Anand, M Ayush, Sanjeev Kumar V

Nellai Royal Kings

KB Arun Karthik (C), G Ajitesh, Rithik Easwaran (wk), PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Harish, R Sonu Yadav, Muhammed Adnan Khan, S Rathi, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Emmanuel Cherian, B Rocky

Bench : D S Kumar, S Risheek Kumar, J-Rohan, Ajay Krishna, Karan Sampat, M Udhayakumar, Athish SR, Arun Yoghi, S Vijaykumar

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem will likely remain balanced throughout this match. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches here has been 158 runs. The teams batting second have found a lot of success here; hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl. Pacers are likely to perform better than the spinners in this match.

66%

Pace Bowling

34%

Spin Bowling

53%

Batting Pitch

158

Average Score

47%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

R Sonu Yadav NRK | BOWL

Sonu Yadav is the leading wicket-taker for the Royal Kings and has taken seven wickets in three games at an average of 11.42, an economy of eight, and a strike rate of 8.57.

8.5
VC

Murugan Ashwin SMP | BOWL

Ashwin has three wickets to his name in three games at an average of 26.33, an economy of 7.18, and a strike rate of 22.

9

Atheeq Ur Rahman SMP | ALL

Atheeq has been one of the best performers with the bat for the Madurai Panthers. He has amassed 95 runs in three games at a strike rate of 148.43.

8.5

NS Harish NRK | BOWL

Harish has contributed with both bat and ball so far. He has made 49 runs at a strike rate of 168.96 and has taken one wicket in three games.

8

Ram Arvindh SMP | WK

Arvindh is the leading run-scorer for the Madurai Panthers and has amassed 119 runs in three games at an average of 39.66 and a strike rate of 127.95. He is one of the two batters who have scored a half-century for the Madurai Panthers this season.

9.5

Arun Karthik NRK | WK

Karthik, the skipper of Royal Kings, has led from the front and has 92 runs to his name in two outings at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 146.03.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Sarath Kumar

SMP | BOWL

He has made just 11 runs in two games and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

7.5

G Ajitesh

NRK | BAT

Ajitesh has also scored 11 runs and can be left out of fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jun 18 2025 5:26 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SMP

6 : 5

NRK

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10/100

Head To Head
Arun Karthik

9.5

D Santhosh Kumar

7.5

Ram Arvindh

8

Balchander Anirudh

8

P-Vignesh

8

Atheeq Ur Rahman

9

R Sonu Yadav
C

8

NS Harish
VC

8.5

Sachin Rathi

7.5

Murugan Ashwin

8.5

S Rajalingam

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SMP

5 : 6

NRK

Credits Left
9/100

Grand League
Arun Karthik

9.5

D Santhosh Kumar

7.5

Ram Arvindh

8

Balchander Anirudh

8

Atheeq Ur Rahman
VC

9

R Sonu Yadav

8

NS Harish

8.5

Valliappan Yudheeswaran

8

Sachin Rathi

7.5

Murugan Ashwin
C

8.5

Gurjapneet Singh

8.5

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