Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings, TNPL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 31 July 2021

mp vs nrk Match Prediction & Analysis

Nellai Royal Kings will face Siechem Madurai Panthers in the Tamilnadu Premier League on 31st July in the 17th match of the tournament at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both teams have few new faces with them this year and they are struggling to win this season. Nellai Royal Kings are new to this edition and lost their 2 games out of the 3 they played and with just 2 points in hand, they are at the bottom of the table this year, On the other hand, Siechem Madurai Panthers also lost their 2 games from 3 matches and they are at the 7th place in the points table.

Both teams have a strong squad this year but failed to deliver according to their strengths so far this season. They will try to win this game and move ahead from the bottom of the table which might turn this Saturday’s game into a thriller one.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Madurai Panthers Preview

After starting the season with a win in the first match, Siecham Madurai Panthers lost two back-to-back matches, and currently, with just 2 points from 3 games, they are at the 7th position in this year’s TNPL. In the first match against Dindigul Dragons, they showed superb bowling skills to bowed out opponents on just 96 runs. Ramalingam Rohit’s superb spell of 3 wickets for 19 runs and Jagatheesan Kousik’s 3 wickets for 23 runs in his spell of 4 overs, helped SMP to register massive victory in the first match.

SMP’s batting lineup collapsed terribly in front of Ruby Trichy Warriors and Lyca Kovai Kings in the next two matches and they lost both those consecutively. They bowled out on just 137 against RTW and lost that match by 3 wickets and failed to chase down the target of 173 against LKK in the next match. SMP have a strong bowling lineup and bowlers are looking in good touch but their main concern is the middle-order batting of the team. If they need to win this game and move upwards in the points table, they have to build a strong partnership in middle overs against NRk on 31st July, otherwise, it will be difficult for them to survive with bowling only.

Top players for SMP: K Rajkumar, Arun Karthik, Jagatheesan Kousik, Ramalingam Rohit.

Madurai Panthers Predicted Playing XI:

K Rajkumar, Arun Karthik(wk), Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturvedi(c), M Shajahan, R Mithun, L Kiran Akash, Aushik Srinivas, Jagatheesan Kousik, Ragupathy Silambarasan, Ramalingam Rohit.

Madurai Panthers Actual Playing XI:

J Kousik, Gowtham V, R Silambarasan, NS Chaturved, L Kiran Akash, Aushik Srinivas, P Praveen Kumar, B Anirudh Sita Ram, Arun Karthik, P Sugendhran, R Mithun

Nellai Royal Kings Preview

Newly added Nellai Royal Kings struggled in the first match of the series against Ruby Trichy Warriors but made a good comeback in the next game. With 2 points from 3 games, they are currently at the bottom of the table. In the first match against Ruby Trichy Warriors, NRK were not on the mark and got bowled out on just 77 runs while chasing the target of 152 runs in the 2nd inning. Only Baba Indrajit (32 from 31 balls) and Sanjay Yadav (28 from 21 balls), scored few runs for the teams. They lost that game by 74 runs. NRK made a strong comeback in the 2nd match to defeat Chepauk Super Gillies.

They restricted opponents on 166 runs and easily chased down the target of 167 with the help of captain; Baba Aparajith’s knock of 55 from 42 balls and Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s knock of 62 from 52 balls. But in the next match again they failed to put more runs on the board. IDTT easily chased down the target of 149 runs in that game. By looking at the new squad building, they have a good depth in the batting but they have not executed their full batting strength yet. They need to work on their middle-order batting before playing against SMP on 31st July.

Top players for NRK: Baba Aparajith, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith, Sanjay Yadav.

Nellai Royal Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Baba Aparajith(c), Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith(wk), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Sanjay Yadav, NS Harish, Arjun Murthy, Mohan Abhinav, Sharun Kumar, T Ajith Kumar, V Athisayaraj Davidson.

Nellai Royal Kings Actual Playing XI:

V Athisayaraj Davidson, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Arjun P Murthy, NS Harish, R Sanjay Yadav, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Baba Indrajith, Sri Neranjan R, M Abhinav, Ashwath Mukumthan, B Aparajith

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be partly cloudy on the match day. There will be 20-30% chances of rain on the match day. The temperature will vary between 36°C to 28°C.

Venue Details

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai, will host this match. This venue features long boundaries and a bowling-friendly pitch. This is likely to be a low-scoring match.

Toss: To Bowl

The pitch of this ground has offered an advantage to batsmen in the past few matches. Here, teams generally prefer to chase down the target because heavy dew is observed as the night proceeds. The team who will win the toss might choose to bowl first.