Nellai Royal Kings will face SKM Salem Spartans in the 24th match of the TNPL 2026 season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, August 20.
Captained by Sonu Yadav, Nellai Royal Kings are in fifth place with three wins and two losses in five games, picking up six points. Meanwhile, the S Abishiek-led SKM Salem Spartans are in last place with five losses in five fixtures. It’s expected to be a lop-sided affair between these two sides.
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Details
Match: Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24
Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Thursday, August 20
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Probable XIs
Nellai Royal Kings
D Santhosh Kumar, Athish SR, Ajitesh Guruswamy, U Mukilesh, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sonu Yadav (c), NS Harish, Sachin Rathi, Emmanuel Cherian, Valliappan Yudheeswaran
SKM Salem Spartans
Hari Nishanth, S Abishiek (c), Rajendran Vivek, Boopathi Kumar, Karthick Manikandan, Eshwar M (wk), M Mohammed, S Ajith Ram, M Poiyamozhi, Uday Kumar M, Rahil Shah
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Pitch Report
Any score of 180 saw the chasing sides come out on top quite comfortably. The first-innings score at this venue is 167 in the first match this season; we can expect batters and bowlers to do equally well.
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Top Picks
NS Harish
Nellai Royal Kings skipper NS Harish has scalped seven wickets in five innings and will aim to improve his numbers.
Sonu Yadav
Nellai Royal Kings bowler Sonu Yadav has scalped six wickets from five innings. Moreover, he has scored 100 runs with the willow in hand.
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Captain picks
U Mukilesh
NRK explosive batter U Mukilesh has racked up 197 runs from five innings with a half-century, leading the run-scoring charts.
Rithik Easwaran
Nellai Royal Kings batter Rithik Easwaran has scored 145 runs from five innings at an average of 29.00, with a half-century.
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
U Mukilesh(c), Rithik Easwaran, Sonu Yadav, S Abishiek, Eshwar M, Hari Nishanth, NS Harish(vc), Sachin Rathi, Emmanuel Cherian, M Poiyamozhi, Uday Kumar M
Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans, TNPL 2026, Match 24 Grand League Dream11 team
U Mukilesh, Rithik Easwaran(c), Sonu Yadav(vc), S Abishiek, Eshwar M, Hari Nishanth, NS Harish, Sachin Rathi, Emmanuel Cherian, M Poiyamozhi, Uday Kumar M
