The second and third games of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024 took place on Saturday. Dindigul Dragons squared up against Trichy Grand Cholas in the first match of the day.
Shivam Singh's stellar knock of 78 off 51 helped the Dragons to a competitive 160-8. Baba Indrajith (33 off 28) and Boopathi Kumar (23 off 16) also made decent contributions.
K Easwaran stole the show with six wickets for 32 runs in four overs. Chasing 161, Trichy Grand Cholas kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Shyam Sundar (23 off 22), Sanjay Yadav (24 off 28), and Rajkumar (31 off 17) got starts, but none of them converted into big scores, managing only 144.
Ravichandran Ashwin produced a match-winning spell of 3-18 in four overs. Sandeep Warrier was also brilliant, returning figures of 2-17 in four overs.
Meanwhile, Siechem Madurai Panthers took on SKM Salem Spartans in the third match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024. Riding on R Kavin’s outstanding knock of 70 off 45, Salem Spartans powered their way to 180-7.
Vishal Vaidhya played a valuable knock of 56 off 33, including six fours and one six. As for the Panthers, Murugan Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers, with three wickets for 20 runs in four overs.
In response, Suresh Lokeshwar (69 off 38) and Jagatheesan Kousik (57 off 46) played match-winning knocks to help their team chase down the total with four wickets in hand. Murugan Ashwin provided the finishing touches with an unbeaten cameo of 20 off five.
TNPL 2024 Most Runs List
Shivam Singh is at the top of the TNPL batting charts with 78 runs. R Kavin is second with 70, while Suresh Lokeshwar is third with 69. The fourth and fifth positions are occupied by Balasubramaniam Sachin (63) and Jagatheesan Koushik (57), respectively.
Vishal Vaidhya has 56 runs in one match and is sixth, followed by Pradosh Ranjan Paul (40) at the seventh. Baba Aparajith is eighth with 38 runs, while his twin brother Baba Indrajith is ninth with 33. U Mukilesh rounds off the top-10 with 31 runs.
TNPL 2024 Most Wickets List
K Easwaran is at the top of the TNPL wickets chart with six wickets, followed by Abhishek Tanwar in second with four wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin is third with three wickets, while Murugan Ashwin is fourth with three wickets.
The fifth position is occupied by Sandeep Warrier with two wickets. Ramadoss Alexandar is sixth with two wickets, while M Poiyamozhi is seventh, also with two wickets.
Meanwhile, the eighth and ninth positions are occupied by Sunny Sandhu (2) and Jhathavedh Subramanyan (1), respectively. M Shahrukh Khan rounds off the top-10 with a solitary wicket.
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