Nellai Royal Kings enter this clash with confidence, thanks to standout performances in their recent victory over Chepauk Super Gillies. Opener Mokit Hariharan and number five batter Nidhish Rajagopal both reached half-centuries in Match 4. Additionally, captain and opener Arun Karthik and number three Guruswamy Ajitesh contributed with impressive strike rates exceeding 200.

In the bowling department, four of Nellai’s bowlers went wicketless in their last game, but 31-year-old right-arm medium-fast bowler Ragupathy Silambarasan shone with figures of 3/31. He, along with Mohan Prasath and Sonu Yadav, who also took wickets in the previous match, will be key players to watch.

The Salem Spartans, after a rocky start with a loss to Madurai, secured their first win of the season against Dindigul, comfortably chasing down 150 with seven wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare. Rajendran Vivek was the star performer, scoring an unbeaten 51 from 28 balls from the number three spot, well supported by keeper-batter R Kavin’s 46 runs off 34 balls.

Harish Kumar and Sunny Sandhu, both of whom took two wickets in the win against Dindigul, will be eager to continue their form in this upcoming match.