Pondicherry T20 League 2024 Points Table: Updated Standings after Lions XI vs Sharks XI, Match 12

On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Tuskers XI and Panthers XI squared off in the 11th Pondicherry T20 League 2024 match while Lions XI and Sharks XI locked horns in the next.

Tuskers defeated Panthers XI in the previous encounter and solidified their top spot in the Pondicherry T20 League 2024 Points Table with four wins in a row.

Tigers retained their second position with three wins in four games. They have a positive net run rate of +1.322.

Sharks secured their second consecutive victory over the Lions and moved from fourth to third in the points table with a negative NRR of -0.045. On the other hand, Bulls, with similar records, dropped from third to fourth with an NRR of -0.540.

Panthers suffered their third loss in a row and retained the fifth spot with two points. Meanwhile, the Lions' campaign continue to be poor as they lie at the bottom of the table with four losses.

On that note, let’s take a look at the Pondicherry T20 League 2024 Points Table after Match 12:

Pondicherry T20 League 2024 2024 Points Table
Rank	Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Tied	NRR	PTS
1	Tuskers XI	4	4	0	0	0	1.548	6
2	Tigers XI	4	3	1	0	0	1.322	6
3	Sharks XI	4	2	2	0	0	-0.045	4
4	Bulls XI	4	2	2	0	0	-0.540	2
5	Panthers XI	4	1	3	0	0	-0.413	2
6	Lions XI	4	0	4	0	0	-1.434	0

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Tuskers extend their winning streak to four; Sharks win back-to-back games

Panthers posted a 173-run target for six wickets against the unbeaten Tuskers in the first half. N Zeeshan led the batting lineup with an impressive 46-ball 63-run knock backed by skipper Nitin V’s 39 (21) and Mohan R’s 37(32) while the rest were dismissed in single digits. Krishnakumar S was the pick of the Tuskers bowlers with a four-fer.

In reply, Tuskers started well with a 55-run opening partnership with Virendra Chauhan, scoring 44 off 30. The No. 3 batter Ujwal Gowda played an unbeaten innings of 62 runs off 39 to guide his side to a comfortable six-wicket win. Karan Kannan took two wickets for the Panthers while Thivagar Gopal and Jullian Jacab picked up one each.

In the second game, Sharks registered a narrow victory against the Lions. Batting first, they had set a target of 152 runs with George Samuel and Maria M top-scoring 27 runs each. Vikas Gupta also contributed 24 runs to the team’s total.

In reply, the Lions struggled hard and lost nine wickets while chasing. However, despite Gajender Tanwar’s 35 and Premraj Rajavelu’s 24, they fell short by four runs.