- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.5 back of a length around the left shoulder, Neeranjan stays put and tries to pull over midwicket. He was in no position to play the pull, gets a top edge and Sai Kishore takes a good running catch 17/13.2 saw the shimmy and drags it wide outside off, Surya on the charge reaches out for the ball only to edge towards the slip fielder. Umps have sent it upstairs to check if the ball has carried, looks like it is 26/24.5 another one bites the dust.. length on off, angled away. Arun tries to play away from the body and nicks one to the keeper 34/43.4 nipped in and Arun Karthik has to make a long way back. The length was relatively fuller, AK decides to play from the crease, ball jags back in after pitching, takes the inside edge and cannons onto the stumps 30/39.6 tossed up on off, goes for the slog sweep and finds Shankar at deep midwicket 49/515.4 what an unfortunate way to go.. Full on stumps, drills back, Shankar gets finger tips on the ball and crashes into the stumps. Sonu was backing a long way 105/713.5 tucks to on side and scampers back for the second. Fielder cracks at the keepers end and he's well short 83/618.1 fuller on off stump, reaches out but miscues towards long-on 123/917.2 makes room for the lofted drive, misses and the ball crashes into the middle pole 120/818.2 short ball on off, gets a top edge and short third swallow's a dolly. Five for for Bhuvaneswaran 124/10Extras11 (lb 4, w 7)TOTAL124 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 6.76)Did not bat: S Mohan PrasathFall of wickets: 1-17 (Sri Neranjan, 1.5 ov), 2-26 (Laxmesha Suryaprakash, 3.2 ov), 3-30 (Arun Karthik, 3.4 ov), 4-34 (SJ Arun Kumar, 4.5 ov), 5-49 (Lakshay Jain, 9.6 ov), 6-83 (Rithik Easwaran, 13.5 ov), 7-105 (Sonu Yadav, 15.4 ov), 8-120 (Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, 17.2 ov), 9-123 (Guruswamy Ajitesh, 18.1 ov), 10-124 (Sandeep Warrier, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB V Shankar 4 0 41 0 10.25 12 5 1 3 0 P Bhuvaneswaran 3.2 0 17 5 5.1 16 4 0 1 0 G Periyaswamy 3 0 9 2 3 12 0 0 2 0 R Sai Kishore 4 0 25 1 6.25 11 2 1 0 0 S Ajith Ram 4 0 28 0 7 9 1 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.3 angled in from off, goes the pull but the ball stays low to fox the shot and cannons onto the stumps 73/113.3 arm ball, quicker too. Goes for the cut but the ball manages to snake through to castle the stumps 90/216.1 full on off, carved straight the sweeper at cover 114/3Extras6 (lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL128/3 (18.2 Overs, RR: 6.98)Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Radhakrishnan, 8.3 ov), 2-90 (Tushar Raheja, 13.3 ov), 3-114 (Rajendran Vivek, 16.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Sandeep Warrier 4 0 48 0 12 8 3 4 2 0 L Vignesh 2 0 7 0 3.5 8 1 0 0 0 S Mohan Prasath 2.2 0 18 0 7.71 2 2 0 0 0 R Sonu Yadav 4 0 23 2 5.75 14 4 0 0 0 S Lakshay Jain 4 0 14 1 3.5 14 1 0 0 1 M Poiyamozhi 2 0 16 0 8 6 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
20 June 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 2, Nellai Royal Kings 0
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Nellai Royal Kings - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 4 wickets)
- Nellai Royal Kings: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 6
- Nellai Royal Kings: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Nellai Royal Kings - 124/10 in 18.2 overs (M Poiyamozhi 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 4.5: Review by IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MM Srinivasa Rangan, Batter - S Radhakrishnan (Upheld)
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (S Radhakrishnan 23, Tushar Raheja 27, Ex 2)
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 4
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