Match 13, Dindigul, June 22, 2023, 07:15 PM
Salem Spartans
115/4(16.0ov)
Nellai Royal Kings
129/5(15.4ov)
Nellai Royal Kings beat Salem Spartans by 5 wickets (D/L method)
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Laxmesha Suryaprakash
Commentry
Right then, that is it from this rain-affected game where Nellai gets the two points. Credit must go to the ground staff for their superb job as it was looking really difficult for a match to happen at one point in time. The action in the Tamil Nadu T20 League will be back on 24th June, Saturday as we have a doubleheader. In the first match, Nellai will take on Chepauk at 3.15 pm IST (9.45 am GMT) and the second game will be played between Salem and Madurai which will begin at 7.15 pm IST (1.45 pm GMT), but as you know you can join us early for the build-up of both games. Until then, Cheers and Goodbye!
Laxmesha Suryaprakash is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning cameo with the bat.
Earlier in the game, after being asked to bat first after a long rain delay, Salem huffed and puffed to 115 runs in 16 overs as their innings was cut short due to rain. Kaushik Gandhi continued his fine form by scoring a good fifty and Maan Bafna played a quick cameo of 19 runs off just 8 balls. S Lakshay Jain was the best bowler for Nellai with his two wickets while NS Harish got one. The revised target was 129 runs in 16 overs. It was a hot and cold chase from Nellai as they kept losing wickets but also remained within the required rate. However, in the end, they got over the line and get back to winning ways.
Nellai got off to a shaky start as they lost their skipper Arun Karthik for a duck and Sri Neranjan R too went without troubling the scorers much in the Powerplay. After that, Rithik Easwaran and Ajitesh G started to rebuild well and they were looking good to chase down this total but unfortunately for them, both of them lost their wickets in quick succession which did not help their cause. However, Laxmesha Suryaprakash smashed 33 runs off 14 balls and helped Nellai to another victory.
What a win for Nellai! They looked down and out in the last few overs but Laxmesha Suryaprakash came out of nowhere and took his team home with a smashing knock and with two balls to spare as well.
In over# 16
1b
1
0
6
Akash Sumra 22/1(2.4)
15.4
1b
Bye, beaten! Lovely bowling as the batter is defeated all ends up.
15.3
1
1 run, that is pushed away for a single.
15.2
.
No run, that is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.
15.1
6
Six! That is a lovely shot. The batter has just lofted this with fine timing and cleared the ropes too.
In over# 15
0
2
4
6
6
0
Abhishek Tanwar 30/2(4)
14.6
.
No run.
14.5
2
2 runs, this is driven through the covers for a couple.
14.4
4
Four! Nice one. A good-looking square drive is played and it results in a boundary.
14.3
6
Six! Up, up and away! The batter has lofted this clean as a whistle and it has cleared the boundary.
14.2
6
Six! That is a lovely shot. The batter has just lofted this with fine timing and cleared the ropes too.
14.1
.
No run. Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.
In over# 14
1
4
0
0
6
1
Sunny Sandhu 29/0(3)
13.6
1
1 run, the batter comes forward and plays an off drive for a run.