Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Qualifier TNPL 2023
The Qualifier 2 of the 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League sees Dindigul Dragons take on Nellai Royal Kings on Monday evening in Tirunelveli. The Dragons lost to Lyca Kovai Kings by 30 runs in Friday’s Qualifier 1 with the Royal Kings beating Siechem Madurai Panthers by 4 runs in Saturday’s Eliminator. Read on as we preview this game. This clash begins at the Indian Cement Company Ground at 19:15 local time.
Dindigul Dragons were well beaten on Friday but had excellent form during the group stage. This will be a very tough game but they certainly have the quality in the side to win.
Nellai Royal Kings are in strong form of their own although they only got over the line by a small margin on Saturday. They will fancy their chances of beating the Dragons and advancing to the final.
Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings T20 Live Streaming
Live Streaming: This match can be live streamed on FanCode.
DD vs NRK Match Toss Prediction
We saw wins for teams batting first and batting second during the group stage games at this venue earlier in the tournament. We predict that both teams will want to field first in this match.
DD vs NRK Pitch Report
Most scores in Tirunelveli were around 160-165 during the group stage and we expect a par score to be around 175 in this fixture. There will be turn for the spinners.
Tirunelveli Weather Report
According to the forecast, the temperature will not fall beneath 30 degrees throughout this game. There will not be a significant increase in humidity from the first innings to the second innings.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings, Qualifier TNPL 2023
Dindigul Dragons Team News & Playing 11
DD Team News
Although Dindigul Dragons were beaten in their last game, it was only their second defeat of the entire season of TNPL 2023 with both losses coming against Lyca Kovai Kings. We expect the same XI to be selected ahead of this match on Monday evening.
DD Key Players
- Baba Indrajith- the skipper has gone past 50 twice in the tournament with a top score of 83 not out. His experience will be vital for the Dragons in this game.
- Sarath Kumar- the 32 year old lower order batter comes into this match with plenty of confidence after hitting eight sixes in his 26-ball 62 in the Qualifier 1.
- Suboth Bathi- the right arm medium pacer has chipped in with runs during the 2023 TNPL but his bowling has been brilliant in recent games. He has taken 8 wickets from his last three matches.
DD Team Form
Dindigul Dragons had won three successive games before their defeat to Lyca Kovai Kings in the Qualifier 1 on Friday.
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Dindigul Dragons Predicted Playing 11
Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, Boopathi Kumar, Baba Indrajith (c) (wk), Adithya Ganesh, G Kishoor, Suboth Bhati, Sarath Kumar, M Mathivannan, Saravana Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy
Nellai Royal Kings Team News & Playing 11
NRK Team News
Although the Royal Kings are in excellent form and no injuries have been reported ahead of this match, there are no guarantees that they will select the same XI on Monday evening. The Tirunelveli pitch is more spin friendly than in Salem and they may choose to include another spinner in their side.
NRK Key Players
- Guruswamy Ajitesh- only Sai Sudharsan has scored more runs in this year’s tournament than the young Nellai Royal Kings’ batter. He has hit 45 boundaries across the tournament.
- Nidhish Rajagopal- the left-handed batting all-rounder has hit over 100 runs in his last two innings. In the Eliminator he struck a brilliant 76 runs from 50 balls.
- M Poiyamozhi- the consistent bowler was in the wickets once more in the last game. He has 13 wickets in the competition with a strike rate of 13.75.
NRK Team Form
Nellai Royal Kings have been beaten only once in their last five matches and have lost only two games all season. However, one of those defeats was against Dindigul Dragons.
Nellai Royal Kings Predicted Playing 11
Arun Karthik (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Guruswamy Ajitesh, Nidhish Rajagopal, Sonu Yadav, Rithik Easwaran (wk), NS Harish, M Poiyamozhi, Mohan Prasath, Sandeep Warrier, Lakshay Jain
Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings Head to Head
Nellai Royal Kings had won successive games against Dindigul Dragons before the teams met in Tirunelveli on July 1st. The Dragons were too strong and got over the winning line with 7 wickets remaining.
DD vs NRK Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
DD Won |
NRK Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings Betting Odds
According to the bookies, there is nothing to choose between the teams. Both sides can be backed at 1.83 but we are backing Dindigul Dragons to win.
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We think that the two teams are very well matched with strong batters and bowlers in good form for the Dragons and the Royal Kings. Overall, we think that Dindigul Dragons have more match winners particularly with the ball.
🏆 Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings Prediction
This promises to be an exciting and entertaining contest with the prize of a place in Wednesday’s final against Lyca Kovai Kings up for grabs. Both teams have lost only two matches across the tournament but we think that their last meeting, here in Tirunelveli, shows us an indication of how this game will play out. Dindigul Dragons won comfortably when the teams last met and we are backing them to get the victory again in the Qualifier 2.
Jul 10, 2023
19:15 IST / 13:45 GMT
Indian Cement Company Ground - Tirunelveli, India
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