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TNPL 2025: Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons full match highlights

Dindigul Dragons (DD) got their 4th win of the season, and now they are at 8 points after defeating Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in match 24 of the ongoing TNPL 2025. The match was almost a neck-to-neck fight until the 14th over of the second innings. After that, DD took off and comfortably reached the target.

TNPL 2025
TNPL 2025

Dindigul Dragons (DD) got their 4th win of the season, and now they are at 8 points after defeating Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in match 24 of the ongoing TNPL 2025. The match was almost a neck-to-neck fight until the 14th over of the second innings. After that, DD took off and comfortably reached the target. Hunny Saini was awarded the Man of the Match award for a stormy 37-run, 14-ball knock. 

Toss and the first innings:

The number eight batsman of NRK, NS Harish, displayed the best batting from their team. Because of his unbeaten 43-run innings of 20 deliveries, inspired by four 4s and three 7s, Nellai got 179, a respectable total on the scoreboard. Apart from the knock from Harish, R. Sonu Yadav's 39* helped NRK to make a counterattack against Dragons economical bowling performance. Captain Ravichandran Ashwin and Varun Chakravarthy maintained a tight bowling for DD throughout the innings. Both claimed a brace each. 

Second innings:

During the initial stage of the second innings, NRK bowlers were doing their best to prevent DD batters from finding a solid partnership in the beginning. DD lost 3 wickets on 33, and they were looking in deep trouble. The middle-order batters took the game away from the Royal Kings. Impact player Hunny Saini went berserk during the closing moments of the game, after a couple of useful innings from Vimal Khumar (45) and Maan Bafna (38). 

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Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons full match scoreboard: 

Nellai Royal Kings- 179/6 (20 Overs)

Batsman  Runs/Balls Bowler  Wickets/ Overs
NS Harish 43* (20) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/23 (4 Overs)
R Sonu Yadav 39* (24) Varun Chakaravarthy 2/27 (4 Overs)
Santhosh Kumar Duraisamy 26 (20) Ganeshan Periyaswamy 2/25 (4 Overs)

Dindigul Dragons- 180/6 (18.4 Overs)

Batsman Runs/ Balls Bowler Wickets/ Overs
Vimal Khumar 45 (31) Rocky B 2/39 (4 Overs)
Maan Bafna 38 (28) B Cherian 1/19 (4 Overs)
Hunny Saini 37 (14) Ajay Krishnan 1/24 (2 Overs)

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