SMP vs NRK Full Scorecard, TNPL 2023 Updates

3rd T20 • SNR College Cricket Ground • Coimbatore

Siechem Madurai Panthers

126/8 (20)

Nellai Royal Kings

129/4 (13.4)

NRK won by 6 wickets

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Playing XI

Player of the Match S Mohan Prasath

3/26

SMP

NRK

Info

Siechem Madurai Panthers

126/8 (20)

Batters

S Karthik

33.33

c R Easwaran b R Sonu Yadav

C Hari Nishanth

(C)

125.49

c L Jain b S Mohan Prasath

K Deeban Lingesh

54.55

c R Sonu Yadav b L Jain

Washington Sundar

111.76

c G Ajitesh b S Mohan Prasath

Jagatheesan Kousik

75.00

c KB Arun Karthik b S Mohan Prasath

Swapnil Singh

140.00

c S Mohan Prasath b R Sonu Yadav

D Sudhan

50.00

Not out

Murugan Ashwin

0.00

c KB Arun Karthik b M Poiyamozhi

D Rahul

0.00

b M Poiyamozhi

Gurjapneet Singh

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.3)

126/8

Did not Bat

Balu Surya, V Gowtham

Bowlers

EXT

Sandeep Warrier

2.50

R Sonu Yadav

6.50

Lakshay Jain

7.25

M Poiyamozhi

4.25

Sj Arunkumar

10.00

S Mohan Prasath

6.50

Karthick Manikandan

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

S Karthik

c R Easwaran b R Sonu Yadav

1-3

1.2

K Deeban Lingesh

c R Sonu Yadav b L Jain

2-24

4.5

Washington Sundar

c G Ajitesh b S Mohan Prasath

3-73

11.3

C Hari Nishanth

c L Jain b S Mohan Prasath

4-103

15.4

Jagatheesan Kousik

c KB Arun Karthik b S Mohan Prasath

5-112

17.1

Swapnil Singh

c S Mohan Prasath b R Sonu Yadav

6-124

18.6

Murugan Ashwin

c KB Arun Karthik b M Poiyamozhi

7-125

19.4

D Rahul

b M Poiyamozhi

8-125

19.5

Nellai Royal Kings

129/4 (13.4)

Batters

Sri Neranjan

107.14

runout (Jagatheesan Kousik)

Arun Karthik

(C)

266.67

c & b D Rahul

Nidhish Rajagopal

161.54

Not out

Sj Arunkumar

100.00

lbw b B Surya

R Sonu Yadav

130.00

c & b V Gowtham

Guruswamy Ajitesh *

155.56

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(13.4 Ov, RR: 9.44)

129/4

Did not Bat

Rithik Easwaran, Karthick Manikandan, Sandeep Warrier, M Poiyamozhi, Lakshay Jain

Bowlers

EXT

Washington Sundar

8.50

Gurjapneet Singh

2.4

11.25

Balu Surya

9.25

D Rahul

6.00

Swapnil Singh

8.00

Murugan Ashwin

13.00

V Gowtham

4.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sri Neranjan

runout (Jagatheesan Kousik)

1-30

3.1

Arun Karthik

c & b D Rahul

2-49

4.4

Sj Arunkumar

lbw b B Surya

3-77

8.2

R Sonu Yadav

c & b V Gowtham

4-106

11.1

Match Info

Date & Time

14 Jun, 03:15 PM IST

Venue

SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

Match

3rd T20,

Umpires

M Ashwin Kumar(India), Madanagopal Kuppuraj(India), Rakesh Raghavan(India, TV)

Referee

Arjan Kripal Singh(India)

Toss

Siechem Madurai Panthers elected to bat

Player of the Match S Mohan Prasath

3/26

Commentary

Right then. That brings us to the end of our coverage for this game. The good news is that it's a double-header day, so we've got one more game in store. There are plenty of big names in action there too, none bigger than a certain Ravichandran Ashwin. To keep up with all the action from that game, you only have to switch tabs. That's all from myself (Pratyush), and my partner-in-crime, Soorya. Buh bye for now!

Arun Karthik (Nellai Royal Kings captain): I don't know if we bowled well or they played badly. The wicket was good but since it was the first game they were playing here we picked up wickets using the wind factor. After giving the new ball to the fast-bowlers, I felt it would work by bringing the spinners on after four or five overs. My old team (Madurai) but they're a superb team. They've got all their bases covered. This win is special for me not because it's Madurai but they have a lot of special players. They will definitely bounce back. We're a young side. We don't have great superstars in our side. There are a lot of areas we can improve - the catching and run outs. We will work on that in the next match.

C Hari Nishanth (Siechem Madurai Panthers captain): Somehow I feel we didn't get a partnership going since wickets kept falling. But I had to talk to the boys and get the best out of them. We needed a partnership and it's part of our process. We definitely missed it today but it's a very short tournament. So we have to keep going. We have batters and a lot of youngsters. When it comes to responsibility we have J Koushik, Washi and Swapnil bringing experience. We had to drag the game until the end since net run-rate is a big factor in this tournament. Some minus points but we have to take it in our stride.

S Mohan Prasath is the Player of the Match. Here is what he has to say: It's very important since we built pressure at the right time. I executed well. The odd delivery did hold in the pitch but the wicket was good. After the 15th over, the captain trusted me with more overs and I'm very happy. Bowling quick is my strength. The odd delivery I can bowl slow but I didn't try much. Yes (I stuck to the basics).

Nidhish Rajagopal (Nellai Royal Kings): I would call it more of a team effort. The bowlers bowled really well. On this wicket it was way below par. We thought of 170 at the toss. 126 was an excellent effort by the bowling and fielding department. Sandeep Warrier is really experienced, he has played for India. Poiyamozhi and Mohan Prasath have been playing this tournament for a long time. They know the expectations that comes with this tournament. I felt we were always in control if we could keep the scoreboard moving.

Nellai Royal Kings won by 6 wickets!

Nidhish Rajagopal - 42* (26) | S Mohan Prasath - 3/26
C Hari Nishanth - 64 (51) | V Gowtham - 1/4

Game. Set. Match. To keep it in tennis terms, this was as convincing as wrapping up a game in straight sets. Nellai Royal Kings were superb with the ball in the afternoon and did a superb job to restrict the Madurai Panthers to an under-par total, even though the surface might have been a tad tricky to begin with.

In reply, their openers did most of the damage upfront with the captain leading the way. A quickfire knock from Arun Karthik set the tone for his side with Sri Neranjan also doing his bit in the powerplay. Even though the Kings lost their two openers within five overs, they were well ahead in this contest through and through.

Nidhish Rajagopal took control of the innings to make sure he shuts the door on any hopes of a Panthers comeback. The spinners for Siechem left plenty to be desired in terms of their performance, and so did some of their tactics throughout the game. Eventually, they were outplayed in all three departments and that shows in the end result.

Rajagopal led the way with his splendid knock, missing out on a well-deserved half-century. Considering how easily his side chased this total down though, the bowlers deserve most of the credit for the work they did in the first innings. In the end, it's the Royals who start their campaign with a commanding win to jump to second place in the points table. Stick around to get the reactions from the captains.

13.4 Gurjapneet Singh to G Ajitesh, FOUR! DONE IN STYLE! Overpitched outside the off stump and Ajitesh powers his wrists into it. He shovels it past extra cover and picks the gap with the sweeper having no chance of cutting across. A dominant performance from start to finish as Nellai Royal Kings beat Siechem Madurai Panthers by 6 wickets with 38 deliveries to spare!

13.3 Gurjapneet Singh to G Ajitesh, attempted yorker outside the off stump but it comes out as a full toss. Ajitesh doesn't get bat on his attempted slash as he misses out on that

13.2 Gurjapneet Singh to G Ajitesh, EDGED! FOUR! Sums up everything you need to know about this game. Slower delivery into the block hole outside the off stump. Ajitesh throws everything into it as the ball takes the outside edge and trickles between the keeper and short third man for a boundary

13.1 Gurjapneet Singh to G Ajitesh, slower back of a length delivery with width on offer. Ajitesh cuts hard off the splice as short third man fumbles to his left, allowing the batters to ease back for the second

Gurjapneet Singh [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Did that go all the way? Seems like it did. That brings the equation down to single digits. Royals only need 8 runs to win now.

overs

119 /4 score

runs

Nidhish Rajagopal *

42 (26)

G Ajitesh

4 (5)

Balu Surya

1 /37

12.6 Balu Surya to Nidhish Rajagopal, SIX! MOUSSED! Steps out to the pitch of this full one on middle and leg stump and gets a good piece of it. Smokes it handsomely over long on who hares to his right but in vain as it clears the ropes

12.5 Balu Surya to Nidhish Rajagopal, AH! Skids across a length outside the off stump as Rajagopal rocks back attempting a cut. Beaten for pace though to the keeper

12.4 Balu Surya to G Ajitesh, width offered on a back of a length radar. Ajitesh sticks his bat out and chops his late cut to short third man for a single

12.3 Balu Surya to Nidhish Rajagopal, good length delivery outside the off stump. Rajagopal dabs it late to short third man for a single

12.2 Balu Surya to Nidhish Rajagopal, yorks himself as Surya fires it in just outside the line of off stump. Rajagopal steps out and jams it out to extra cover, no run

12.1 Balu Surya to G Ajitesh, short and well outside the off stump. Ajitesh rocks back to flat-bat it along the carpet for a single to long off

Siechem Madurai Panthers have probably got it wrong with the bowling changes. Yes, the surface is on the slower side and the spinners should have been in play but they haven't bowled well. The pacers, on the other hand, are getting some success with their variations. Perhaps the Panthers could have turned to their pacers sooner in this innings.

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