Chota Nagpur Royals vs Koylanchal Super Kings, JT20CL, Today Match Prediction

CNR vs KSS Match Prediction & Analysis

Chota Nagpur Royals and Koylanchal Super Kings cricket team will lock horns in the league stage game of the Jharkhand T20 League 2026 on Friday, 12th June. The venue for this match is JSCA International Stadium Ranchi and the scheduled start time is 12:00 IST. 

Chota Nagpur are coming off a breakthrough victory in the second game, while Koylanchal enter the contest with a thumping victory against Jamshedpur. Both teams would eye victory for different reasons. 

Recent Performances 

The Royals are going through a relaxed form with a narrow loss in the opening game and a top-class victory in the second game. On the other hand, the Super Kings made a solid start to the campaign, thanks to a top-order fire. 

H2H history: This is the inaugural season of Jharkhand T20 League. No head-to-head matches have been played yet between Chota Nagpur Royals and Koylanchal Super Kings in the Jharkhand T20 League. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chota Nagpur Royals Preview

Chota Nagpur Royals are coming off a 10-wicket victory over Dhanbad. They chased down 65 runs in 4.2 overs in a rain-affected game. Previously, they featured in the opening game of the league and lost to Ranchi Titans by 5 runs. The Titans posted 155 runs while batting first. Chota Nagpur got a stunning start by the top order but the middle order couldn’t finish the game. 

Virat Singh scored 44 off 25 balls in the opening game and 38 off 15 balls in the second game. The Titans failed to read Ritwik Pathak, who picked up six wickets in the opener. Virat Singh could be a player to watch out for. The top-order batter looked in great touch in the opener. He scored 382 runs in the SMAT last year for Jharkhand. We back him to score above 30 runs in the upcoming game. Ritwik Pathak will again play a big role with his bowling. 

Chota Nagpur Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Virat Singh (c), Md. Nazim Siddiqui, Himanshu Dwivedi, Avinash Kumar, Mohit Kumar, Supriyo Chakraborty, Varun Kumar Singh, Pankaj Yadav, Vikash Singh, Ritwik Pathak, Sonu Kumar Singh

Koylanchal Super Kings Preview

Koylanchal Super Kings are high on confidence after a clinical victory in their opening game against Jamshedpur Steelers. Sharandeep Singh smashed season’s first century and guided the Super Kings to 250/2 in the first innings. Jamshedpur were restricted to 128 and suffered a 122-run defeat. Rahul Prasad bagged a 5-wicket haul in the victory. 

Koylanchal proved in the opening game why they are well adapted to the modern style of T20. Their middle-order still needs a test. Their bowlers also did a great job on a batting-friendly wicket. Sharandeep could be a player to watch out for. He scored a magical hundred in the opening game. We back him to score above 25 runs in the upcoming game. Utkarsh Singh is also a good pick for the format. He smashed 77 in the last game. 

Koylanchal Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Robin Minz (wk), Shubh Sharma, Utkarsh Singh (c), Amit Kumar, Harsh Raj, Sharandeep Singh, Yogesh Bhaskar, Satyam Singh, Rahul Prasad, Aditya Jha (or A R Jha), Gunjan Yada

Weather Conditions

The weather at Ranchi on 12th June is expected to be cloudy with a high of 32°C and a low of 24°C, along with a 70% chance of rain and north winds at 13 kph.

CNR vs KSS Pitch Report

The surface at JSCA International Stadium Ranchi is good for batting. It also offers a good balance between bat and ball. Spin assistance will be there in the middle overs. In the last five matches at this ground, the average first batting score in the women’s T20I is 138. It is a quality T20 batting surface where batsmen need to play aggressively. 

Score prediction: 

If Chota Nagpur bat first - 160-170 runs 

If Koylanchal bat first - 180-200 runs 

Toss: To Bowl

In the last five T20s on this surface, chasing sides won only three times. Super Kings posted a 250-plus total here. It means it has a lot to offer for the batters. In another game, Titans defended 156. So, captains would follow the same pattern if they win the toss. Both teams have had earlier success while bowling first and they will look to bowl first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: Royals to win the coin toss.