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TNPL 2025: CSG vs SMP: All you need to know, head to head, playing XI

The 25th match of the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League will witness the face-off between Chepauk Super Gillies and Siechem Madurai Panthers on Saturday at NPR College Ground, Dindigul. Chepauk Super Gillies, who have been unbeaten so far in the tournament, are sitting atop the points table with six wins in six games.
They have already qualified for the playoffs and would hope to down Siechem Madurai Panthers in their upcoming showdown. They are on a six-match winning streak, carrying 12 points and a positive NRR of +1.352. They beat Trichy Grand Cholas in their last game.
Siechem Madurai Panthers, on the other hand, are going through tough times, having suffered four defeats in their last six games. They are languishing at the bottom with two wins, four points and a negative NRR of -1.404. Going into this game, Madurai Panthers, who have a very slight chance of making it to the playoffs, would hope for a remarkable turnaround.
Head-to-head
Matches - 8
Madurai Panthers won - 5
Chepauk Super Gillies won - 3
Siechem Madurai Panthers probable XI: Ram Arvindh, Balchander Anirudh, NS Chaturved (c), Atheeq Ur Rahman, C Sarath Kumar, Murugan Ashwin, J Ajay Chetan (wk), P Saravanan, Gurjapneet Singh, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Shankar Ganesh
Chepauk Super Gillies probable XI: K Aashiq, RS Mokit Hariharan, N Jagadeesan (wk), Vijay Shankar, Baba Aparajith (c), S Dinesh Raj, Abhishek Tanwar, N Sunil Krishna, J Prem Kumar, Rohit Suthar, M Silambarasan, Aushik Srinivas
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