Nellai Royal Kings will square off with Dindigul Dragons in the sixth match of the TNPL 2026 season at NPR College Ground in Dindigul on Friday, August 7.
Captained by Sonu Yadav, Nellai Royal Kings initiated the campaign with a 50-run win over Chepauk Super Gillies. Meanwhile, Dindigul Dragons, captained by Baba Indrajith, stunned IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by seven wickets in their TNPL 2026 campaign opener.
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Details
Match: Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6
Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Friday, August 7
Venue: NPR College Ground, Dindigul
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Probable XIs
Nellai Royal Kings
Sonu Yadav(c), Rithik Easwaran(w), D Santhosh Kumar, Athish SR, U Mukilesh, Ajitesh Guruswamy, Muhammed Adnan Khan, NS Harish, Ramalingam Rohit, Emmanuel Cherian, Sachin Rathi
Dindigul Dragons
Mohit Mittan, Anuraag Rajesh Nair, R K Jayant, Vimal Khumar, Hunny Saini, Baba Indrajith (c) (wk), M Karthik Saran, P Bhuvaneswaran, Sandeep Warrier, Nirankar Sharma, Sakthi Karuppasamy
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Pitch Report
Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the team batting second. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first, given the dew. As the game progresses, we can expect batters to do well.
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Top Picks
NS Harish
NRK left-arm spinner NS Harish has racked up four wickets in the campaign opener with the figures of 4/25.
Nirankar Sharma
DD leg-spinner Nirankar Sharma has picked up three wickets, conceding only 24 runs in his four-over spell in the first game of the season.
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Captain picks
Athish SR
NRK batter Athish SR has scored 41 runs from 24 balls at a strike rate of 170.83 with a four and four sixes in the season opener.
R Sonu Yadav
All-rounder Sonu Yadav has scored 35 runs and scalped two wickets with the ball in hand in the TNPL 2026 campaign opener.
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Head to Head Dream11 team
Athish SR (c), S Rithik Easwaran, R Sonu Yadav, G Ajitesh, AR Nair, R Vimal Khumar, NS Harish (vc), Rocky Bhasker, Nirankar Sharma, P Bhuvaneswaran, S Karuppasamy
Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, TNPL 2026, Match 6 Grand League Dream11 team
Athish SR, S Rithik Easwaran, R Sonu Yadav (c), G Ajitesh, AR Nair, R Vimal Khumar, NS Harish, Rocky Bhasker, Nirankar Sharma (vc), P Bhuvaneswaran, S Karuppasamy
