Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 03 August 2021

nrk vs dgd Match Prediction & Analysis

Nellai Royal Kings will face Dindigul Dragons in the 21st fixture of Tamilnadu Premier League on 3rd August at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. NRK are still struggling to find form whereas DD are looking in top form this year’s TNPL. Nellai Royal Kings have won only 1 game so far this season and lost their 2 games out of the 4 they played. Having just 3 points in their account, they are at the bottom of the points table. On the other hand, Dindigul Dragons won 3 matches from 5 they played and with 6 points in hands, they are in 2nd place in the points table. 

NRK needs to win this game to continue their march towards the knockout stage of the tournament while DD are looking forward to booking their place earlier in the top 2, so they will try to continue their winning momentum in this match against NRK.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nellai Royal Kings Preview

Nellai Royal Kings lost their first game of the season against Ruby Trichy Warriors but defeated favourites Chepauk Super Gillies in the next match. Currently, with 3 points in 4 games including 2 defeats and a single victory, they are at the bottom of the league table. After getting bowled out on just 77 runs while chasing the target of 152 runs in the first match of the season against RTW, they made a good comeback in the second match against CSG. They have chased down the target of 167 runs easily and registered their first victory of the season by 7 wickets. Captain; Baba Aparajith’s knock of 55 from 42 balls and Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s knock of 62 from 52 balls, both were the key knocks of the game.

In the next match against IDream Tiruppur Tamizans, their batting failed again as they managed to score just 148 runs which were easily chased down by the IDTT. Baba Aparajith again showed his skills with the ball by putting pressure on opponents while chasing the target. He bowled a superb spell of 3 wickets for just 9 runs in his 2 overs. But that was not sufficient to claim 2 points. They will try to win this game against Dindigul Dragons as this is an important game for them to continue their campaign for making it through the semis. They will target DD’s middle order with a spin bowling attack to claim those 2 points on 3rd August at Chepauk.

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, H Trilok Nag, Arjun P Murthy, NS Harish, R Sanjay Yadav, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Baba Indrajith, Sri Neranjan R, B Aparajith, Jitendra Kumar CH

Dindigul Dragons Preview

After losing their first game of the season against Madurai Panthers, Dindigul Dragons managed to win back to back three games, and currently, with 6 points from 5 matches, they are at 2nd place in the points table. Now they will be facing NRK in their next match of the group stage. Dindigul Dragons’ batsmen struggled in the first match to bowled out on just 96 runs but made a strong comeback in the second match against Lyca Kovai Kings to chase down the target of 202 runs.  C Hari Nishaanth’s 7o runs from 37 balls and K Mani Bharathi’s fiery knock of 81 runs in just 32 balls, helped DD to register their first win of the season.

They have defeated Ruby Trichy Warriors and Salem Spartan in the next two matches with the help of phenomenal performances from the team’s bowlers. But they failed to maintain their winning streak against Chepauk Super Gillies in the last match as they lost that game by 24 runs. The lower order of the team was not on the mark and failed to deliver batting skills. The overall team is looking strong and has good batting depth. The team’s batsmen are performing well and now they will try to put pressure on the bowlers of Nellai Royal Kings in this 21st match of the season which will be played on 3rd August.

Top players for DD: C Hari Nishaanth, Rajhamany Srinivasan, K Mani Bharathi,  M Silambarasan

Dindigul Dragons Predicted Playing XI:

S Arun, C Hari Nishaanth(c), Rajhamany Srinivasan, K Mani Bharathi(wk), RS Mokit Hariharan, Rajendran Vivek, S Swaminathan, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, Gurjapneet Singh, M Silambarasan, Rangarag Suthesh

Dindigul Dragons Actual Playing XI:

S Swaminathan, Rangaraj Suthesh, Rajhamany Srinivasan, K Mani Bharathi, R Vivek, M Silambarasan, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, Gurjapneet Singh, RS Mokit Hariharan, MS Sanjay, C Hari Nishanth

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 35°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.