SMP vs NRK Match Prediction Today Match 2025: Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates– 16th Match TNPL 2025

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SMP vs NRK Match Prediction for TNPL 2025 Match 16 Preview:  The TNPL 2025 Season kicked off with the clash between LKK and DD, where the two faced off for the first time, and then opened the contest for the other teams. Eight teams will compete in this thrilling tournament, running until early July, with a total of 32 matches scheduled across venues in Tamil Nadu. The final will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Moving ahead in the league, the TNPL is in the middle of this season, and another face-off awaits between Nellai Royal Kings and Siechem Madurai Panthers on Wednesday. This is a significant one, especially for Panthers who desperately need to get back on track.

Nellai Kings are enjoying a decent season, winning 2 of the three clashes they started with, winning the season opener. Followed by a stumble against Cheapauk, they bounced back big time in their last match against the Salem Spartans. Chasing a modest target of 127, they made it a comfortable win and all thanks to a calm and winning knock from PS Nirmal Kumar who remained unbeaten with 37, it wasn’t the batting unit but Sachin Rathi from the bowling unit did a fab job and took four wickets dismantling the Salem’s middle order. On the other hand, Siechem Madurai Panthers are coming off a disappointing loss against Dindigul Dragons; their batters did manage to post 150, but it wasn’t enough, and ultimately they lost despite key performances from NS Chaturved and Atheeq Ur Rahman.

Nellai Royal Kings head into the match as favorites with two wins in three games and a solid all-around performance. Meanwhile, Madurai Panthers, with just one win so far, are under pressure and need more solid all-around performance from every unit of the squad. With lessons learned from the season’s disappointment, fans can expect to see an intense and competitive opener between the two. The SMP vs NRK match is scheduled at SCF Cricket Ground, Salem on Wednesday, 18th June, starting at 7:15 PM IST. 

SMP vs NRK Match Details, 16th Match TNPL 2025

League Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025
Match Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings, 16th Match
Time 7:15 PM IST, Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Venue SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings Head to Head Records(Last 5 Years)

Total Matches 03
Siechem Madurai Panthers 00
Nellai Royal Kings 03
No Result 00

SMP vs NRK TNPL 2025 Weather & Pitch Report

Temperature 34°C
Weather Forecast 50%Humidity and 265% rain chances
Pitch Behavior Batting
Best Suited To Pacers
Average 1st innings score  153

SCF Cricket Ground, Salem Pitch Report

SCF Cricket Ground, Salem has a batting friendly pitch that favors batters and bowlers as well. When the pitch is new and fresh, batsmen can take the most out of it. However, chasing on this ground has been the favorable option on this ground as the team batting second have won 18 out of 34 matches. Looking at the average first score, the team batting second has a higher chance of winning the game.

SMP vs NRK Match 16 TNPL 2025 Ground Stats

SCF Cricket Ground, Salem Ground Stats
Total 34
Team Bat 1st 16
Team Bat 2nd 18
Tie/ No Result 00
Average First Innings Score 153
Highest Score Nellai Royal King 211/6
Lowest Score Tiruppur Tamizhans 73/10

SMP vs NRK  Prediction Today Match: Probable 11

Siechem Madurai Panthers Playing XI: Ram Arvindh, Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturved (c), Atheeq Ur Rahman, C Sarath Kumar, S Ganesh (wk), P Saravanan, Murugan Ashwin, S Rajalingam, P Vignesh, Gurjapneet Singh

Nellai Royal Kings Playing XI: Arun Karthik (c), Ajitesh Guruswamy, Rithik Easwaran (wk), PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Harish, Sonu Yadav, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Emmanuel Cherian, Rocky Bhasker

SMP vs NRK Today Match Prediction: Today Team Captain And Vice Captain Choices

TNPL 2025 is one of the popular domestic T20 cricket leagues among the fans and fantasy platform. As the tournament has already started, fans are trying to find out the best possible combination on fantasy platforms. Hence, we have made an easy Captain and vice captain choice for you that would help you to earn points for your today teams for small and grand leagues.

  • S Yadav
  • A Karthik
  • S Yadav
  • R Arvindh-R

SMP vs NRK TNPL 2025, Where to Watch Match 16

Where to Watch 
Live Telecast Star Sports Networks
Live Stream FanCode

Who will win the SMP vs NRK Match 16 of the TNPL 2025

As per our analysis and game stats and recent matches and squad of these two teams there is a high probability of NRK to win this match. Although the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and its records. So as per the ground stats the chances of team batting second are high, so the chasing team will likely win the 16th Match of the TNPL 2025 League. However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and SMP’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.

SMP vs NRK Prediction Today Match: Injury Updates

Siechem Madurai Panthers Nellai Royal Kings
No Injury Update. No Injury Update.

 

Vedant Sharma

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Published - June 17, 2025 21:49:42
Updated - June 17, 2025 21:49:42

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