This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 21st game of the TNPL between the Nellai Royal Kings and Dindigul Dragons that is scheduled to take place on the 3rd of August 2021.
The last-placed Nellai Royal Kings led by Baba Aparajith will take on the Dindigul Dragons who are in the 2nd spot with 3 wins on Tuesday. The Royal Kings will hope to get their 2nd win of this edition in their 5th game.
Dindigul Dragons had a rare poor game this season in the last game where they lost to the Chepauk Super Gillies by 24 runs. Courtesy of a quickfire 73-run opening stand of just 46 balls from Chepauk’s Narayan Jagadeesan(45) and Kaushik Gandhi(40), they managed to reach 159/7 batting first, despite R Silambarsan’s economical spell of 2/18. WIth the chase, the Dragons didn’t get going as they lost their way despite a good start from Hari Nishaanth who made 39.
The Nellai Royals Kings’ last game was marred by rain as they didn’t get to bat. The King’s bowling first had reduced the Madurai Panthers to 144/8 in 19.2 overs before the rains played spoilsport on Saturday. A Davidson had figures of 2/17 while the rest of the bowlers bowled decently when the play was interrupted.
Match Details
Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: The pitch of M Chidambaram Stadium has looked unpredictable so far. Few games have been low-scoring, while there have high-scoring ones as well. This Chennai surface has something for everyone involved. Batsman got runs after getting in, while the pacers have found assistance due to overcast conditions and spinners get help here most of the time. It will be another game between a total of 150 to 160. The weather will be cloudy with the temperatures touching 32C.
Date and Time: August 3, 2021, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Nellai Royal Kings would most likely go with the same team that played the Siechem Madurai Panthers on Saturday. The bowling unit did well to keep the score to 144 and we don’t know how the match would have gone if we had a full game.
On the other hand, the Dragons despite suffering their first defeat in 4 games will go in with the same team. Hari Nisaanth continued his good form with the bat while Silambarasan was impressive with the ball.
Nellai Royal Kings
Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Pradosh Ranjan, Baba Aparajith(c), Baba Indrajith(wk), Arjun Murthy, Sanjay Yadav, Sharun Kumar/ Sri Neranjan, A Davidson, T Ajith Kumar/ Ashwath Mukunthan, Mohan Abhinav, NS Harish
Dindigul Dragons
S Arun, C Hari Nishaanth(C), K Mani Bharathi, Rajendran Vivek, Suresh Lokeshwar/ Rajhamany Srinivasan, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Swaminathan, Gurjapneet Singh, R Suthesh, L Vignesh, M Silambarasan.
Match Prediction
Dindigul Dragons will be the favorites to win against the Nellai team to make it 4 wins out of 6 in this TNPL. The Nellai is at the bottom of the standings, while Dragons have dominated in most of their games.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Dindigul Dragons’ top-order batsman and skipper C Hari Nishaanth can be selected. He is the top run-getter with 218 runs in this TNPL and has been in good form throughout the year. Mokit Hariharan has scored runs for the team this season and can be selected for the fantasy team. Nellai skipper has contributed with the ball as well in addition to being good with the bat and along with him, L Suryaprakash can be picked.
Wicket-Keepers: K Mani Bharathy made a match-winning 80 in one of the games and can be picked as the wicket-keeper of the side. Along with him, Baba Indrajith from the Nellai Kings can be 2nd keeper of the fantasy side.
All-rounder: Sanjay Yadav of Nellai is a great all-rounder and contributes to all departments of the game. He has scored 53 runs in 4 games while picking 4 wickets being economical. M Silambarasan who has picked 3 wickets can also be selected as the 2nd all-rounder of the side.
Bowlers: R Vivek has 3 wickets to go along with the 96 runs he has scored in the tournament from 5 games. R Suthesh, his teammate from Dindigul can be picked as the other choice for the fantasy XI. He has taken 7 wickets in the 5 games while Gurjapneet Singh can be selected as the 3rd bowler of the side.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Baba Aparajith, Sanjay Yadav(VC), C Hari Nishaanth(C), K Mani Bharathy, Mokit Hariharan, L Suryaprakash, Baba Indrajith, R Vivek, M Silambarasan, R Suthesh, Gurjapneet Singh
Captain: C Hari Nishaanth
The left-hand opening batsman can be made the captain of the fantasy side after his consistent performances in the past season for TN and in TNPL.
Vice-Captain: Sanjay Yadav
Sanjay Yadav has done well with the bat scoring 53 thus far and has 3 wickets to his kitty. So, he will be the best pick for vice-captain in this match.
Dream11 Team
