Standing tall: Sai Sudharsan produced one more good innings.
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Sai Sudharsan (64 n.o., 43b, 9×4, 1×6), who has been in high quality kind, guided a bouncer off medium-pacer Lokesh Raj over the wicketkeeper for a boundary. He additionally deftly touched one off left-arm spinner Silambarasan previous the ’keeper for 4.
Those two strokes mirrored the nonchalance with which Lyca Kovai Kings chased down 126 to beat Chepauk Super Gillies by eight wickets within the two hundredth Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match on the NPR cricket floor in Natham right here on Monday.
Medium-pacer V. Yudheeswaran starred with three for 29 as Kovai Kings restricted Super Gillies to 126 for eight. The spotlight of his bowling was the onerous size he hit 9 occasions in his first three overs and the 2 wickets they yielded.
Sudharsan and Suresh have been a formidable pair as their 65-run partnership took the aspect to a simple win.
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Yudheeswaran had left-hander R. Sanjay Yadav caught behind and U. Sasidev, one other left-hander, caught at long-off. Lokesh Raj was trapped lbw the following ball after Sasidev’s dismissal. Yudheeswaran conceded solely 14 in his first three overs earlier than his last over went for 15.
The spinners’ efforts have been commendable, too. Left-armer M. Siddharth’s supply that went with the angle caught Chepauk captain N. Jagadeesan off-guard on the crease.
Siddharth additionally ran out the in-form B. Aparajith on the non-striker’s finish with an excellent direct hit from level.
Shahrukh Khan, who determined to bowl himself within the fourth over in his fiftieth TNPL match, castled Santosh Shiv. The dismissals of Jagadeesan and Shiv was because of the batters’ lack of footwork against the spinners.
Leg-spinner Jhatavedh Subramanyan (3-0-10-1) additionally saved the Super Gillies batters on a leash.
Chasing a modest goal, Sudharsan and Suresh couldn’t be contained by the bowlers.
The scores: Chepauk Super Gillies 126/8 in 20 overs (Harish Kumar 32, V. Yudheeswaran 3/29) misplaced to Lyca Kovai Kings 128/2 in 16.3 overs (Suresh Kumar 47, Sai Sudharsan 64 n.o.).
