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Match Details
DD vs NRK Qualifier 2, TNPL 2023
NRK
191-320.0
Nellai Royal Kings won by 7 wickets 🏆
DD
20.0185-5
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Player of the Match
G Ajitesh
Nellai Royal Kings73(44)
NRK - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 52 | 49 | 10 Over | 80 | 81 | 15 Over | 125 | 123 |
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DD - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 49 | 48 | 10 Over | 80 | 86 | 15 Over | 130 | 127 | 20 Over | 184 | 185 |
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That's it from our coverage of Qualifier 2 of TNPL 2023. Join us for the final where we will have the battle of the Kings on Wednesday July 12th. Do join us for more cricketing actions across the globe in our network across formats. For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Deepak Prakash alongside scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and Take care!
Player of the match: Ajitesh Guruswamy
Rithik Easwaran: "Ah, a much-needed win for us. I am out of the breadth at the moment actually, really sorry about that but happy to go into the final and I think we would have a good party tonight. We just felt we had to take on the bowler with the shorter side, had no choice. Just had to use brain over brawn. It has been a team effort. Every match, somebody other has stepped up."
10:54 PM IST: Easwaran finishes things off in style as Nellai Royal Kings have come out of nowhere to win this game by 7 wickets off the final ball of the match. This match looked to be going Dindigul's way, but the Kings hung in there to win the game.
Chasing a stiff target for 186 for the win, skipper Arun Karthik got off to a great start scoring 26 off 15 balls. His opening partner Sugendhiran struggled but got in the 20s. Rajagopal also struggled for his 26 before retiring out. But it was the Ajitesh show as he scored 73 off 44 balls under pressure and remained unbeaten. He was ably supported by the keeper batter Easwaran as he remained unbeaten 39 off 11 balls. He was the finisher and hit the winning runs in the end off the final ball of the match.
A wicket for Varun Chakravarthy and Aushik Srinivas. The spinners kept things tight but the pacers went for runs. Kishoor was hit for 33 runs in the 19th over he bowled and that turned the game on its head and sealed the deal for the Nellai Royal Kings. The other bowlers went wicketless.
Earlier in the game. Shivam Singh's 76 off 46 balls powered the Dindigul Dragons after they were put into bat first by Arun Karthik. He was ably supported by Boopathi Kumar who scored 41 off 28 balls. Vimal Khumar and Ganesh got to double figures while skipper Baba Indrajith scored a quickfire 13* off 5 balls to power the total past 180.
Sonu Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for Nellai Royal Kings as he picked up a couple of wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. A wicket also for Sandeep Warrier, Poiyamozhi, and Lakshya Jain. It was a thriller of a game and it was the Kings who came out on top in the end.
So, a win for the Nellai Royal Kings by 7 wickets as they qualify for the finals of TNPL 2023. Stick around for the presentations.
Chasing a stiff target for 186 for the win, skipper Arun Karthik got off to a great start scoring 26 off 15 balls. His opening partner Sugendhiran struggled but got in the 20s. Rajagopal also struggled for his 26 before retiring out. But it was the Ajitesh show as he scored 73 off 44 balls under pressure and remained unbeaten. He was ably supported by the keeper batter Easwaran as he remained unbeaten 39 off 11 balls. He was the finisher and hit the winning runs in the end off the final ball of the match.
A wicket for Varun Chakravarthy and Aushik Srinivas. The spinners kept things tight but the pacers went for runs. Kishoor was hit for 33 runs in the 19th over he bowled and that turned the game on its head and sealed the deal for the Nellai Royal Kings. The other bowlers went wicketless.
Earlier in the game. Shivam Singh's 76 off 46 balls powered the Dindigul Dragons after they were put into bat first by Arun Karthik. He was ably supported by Boopathi Kumar who scored 41 off 28 balls. Vimal Khumar and Ganesh got to double figures while skipper Baba Indrajith scored a quickfire 13* off 5 balls to power the total past 180.
Sonu Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for Nellai Royal Kings as he picked up a couple of wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. A wicket also for Sandeep Warrier, Poiyamozhi, and Lakshya Jain. It was a thriller of a game and it was the Kings who came out on top in the end.
So, a win for the Nellai Royal Kings by 7 wickets as they qualify for the finals of TNPL 2023. Stick around for the presentations.
What a finish to this game as the Nellai Royal Kings have come out of nowhere to win this game and qualify for the finals.
OVER 20
Nellai Royal Kings
191/3
Rithik Easwaran
39(11)
G Ajitesh
73(44)
Subodh Bhati
0-31(4.0)
19.6 S Bhati to R Easwaran
6 SIX! Wow, Easwaran finishes things in style! What a thriller of a game we have had tonight, Nellai Royal Kings held their nerves and sealed their berth for the grand Finale. Bhati tries the yorker but loses grip on the ball and ends up bowling a low full-toss delivery on the stumps. Easwaran sits down on one knee and slogs it over the square leg for a massive six.
Scores are level with one ball to go. Could we have a super over here?
19.5 S Bhati to G Ajitesh
1 Low full toss delivery around the off. Ajitesh mistimes it to long-off for a single. Excellent over so far from the purple cap holder Bhati. 1 needed off the one ball now.
19.4 S Bhati to G Ajitesh
0 Another dot ball. Slower bouncer over the stumps. Ajitesh pulls and gets beaten. One for the over signaled by the umpire.
19.3 S Bhati to G Ajitesh
0 106.2 KPH! Back of the hand slower delivery outside the off. Ajitesh follows the ball but gets beaten.
19.2 S Bhati to R Easwaran
1 Much fuller straight on the stumps. Easwaran swings and miscues it to widish long-on for a run.
19.1 S Bhati to G Ajitesh
1 Over the wicket. Length delivery around the off. Ajitesh pushes it to covers for a run.
33 off the over and that's the game for the Nellai Royal Kings. This is the biggest over ever in TNPL history.
OVER 19
Nellai Royal Kings
182/3
Rithik Easwaran
32(9)
G Ajitesh
71(40)
G Kishoor
0-50(3.0)
18.6 G Kishoor to R Easwaran
6 SIX! Goodness me, what was that? Biggest over in the history of TNPL. Fuller delivery on the middle and leg stump line. Easwaran shuffles across, sits down on one knee, and scoops it to deep fine leg region for a maximum. What a player, what a talent, Easwaran, take a bow.
18.6 G Kishoor to G Ajitesh
1nb Fuller delivery on the off. Ajitesh lofts it to long-off for a run. Hold on, the third umpire signals it no ball. Free hit loading.....
Ajitesh joins in the fun and this is Nellai's game to lose now. 25 off the over with one ball to go.
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