This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 17th game of the TNPL between the Madurai Panthers and Nellai Royal Kings is scheduled to take place on the 31st of July 2021.
Both teams are in a similar position after playing three matches in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021. This will be their second match and they have won one each thus far.
Madurai lost their last match against Lyca Kovai Kings by 19 runs. They failed to chase a target of 173 runs. The skipper Chaturved tried his level best by scoring 39 runs in the middle order. J Koushik also scored 39 runs and picked one wicket against Kovai Kings.
Nellai Royal Kings too failed to defend the target of 149 runs against IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. Nellai Royal Kings lost their last match by 3 wickets. L Suryaprakash was the top performer with the bat, as he scored 43 runs at the top. Baba Aparajith picked three wickets by conceding just 9 runs.
Match Details
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch and Weather: The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium has been unpredictable so far in this tournament. The bowlers and batsmen both got assistance from the wicket in this tournament so far. It will be another similar match as the average score will be around 160. The weather of Chennai will be clear throughout the game as a complete match is expected between the teams.
Date & Time: 31 July, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Both the teams will like to stick with playing XI as they have to persist in their main players. There are some positives from the playing XI as they shined in this tournament so far.
L Suryaprakash and Arjun Murthy will be the main batsmen for Nellai Royal Kings. Baba Aparajith will be the key player with bat and ball. On the other hand, Chaturved and Koushik will be the key batsmen for Lyca Kovai Kings.
Madurai Panthers
Arun Karthik (wk), K Rajkumar, B Anirudh Sita Ram, NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, M Shajahan, R Mithun, Ramalingam Rohit, R Silambarasan, Kiran Akash, Aushik Srinivas
Nellai Royal Kings
Baba Aparajith (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Abhinav Mohan, Baba Indrajith (wk), Sanjay Yadav, Arjun Murthy, Sharun Kumar, T Ajith Kumar, Athisayaraj Davidson, NS Harish
Match Prediction
Both the teams have played evenly so far in the tournament, but Madurai’s playing XI is more settled compared to Lyca Kovai Kings, so Madurai Panthers will start as favorites in this match.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Baba Aparajith and L Suryaprakash will be the key batsmen for Nellai Royal Kings. Suryaprakash scored 43 runs in the last match. Anirudh Sita Ram will bat in top order for Madurai Panthers. N Chaturved can be the main option for Madurai Panthers.
Wicket-Keeper: Arun Karthik picked 21 runs in just 12 balls against Lyca Kovai Kings Indrajith scored 26 runs in the last match.
All-Rounders: Sanjay Yadav can be selected from Nellai Royal Kings. He picked two wickets in the last match. J Koushik will be the best player in this match as he scored 104 runs and picked six wickets.
Bowlers: Kiran Akash picked six wickets so far in this tournament. Ramalingam Rohit also picked the same number of wickets as well. S Kumar can be picked as the third bowling option.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Arun Karthik, Baba Indrajith, Baba Aparajith(vc), L Suryaprakash, B Anirudh Sita Ram, N Chaturved, J Koushik(c), S Yadav, Kiran Akash, Ramalingam Rohit, S Kumar
Captain – Jagatheesan Kousik
Jagatheesan Kousik is the best all-rounder in this tournament so far so he will be the best pick for captain in this match.
Vice-Captain – Baba Aparajith
Baba Aparajith scored 73 runs and also picked three wickets so he will be the best pick for vice-captain.