TNPL 2024: Chepauk Super Gillies and Dindigul Dragons lose, miss chance to play qualifier
The Hindu
Madurai Panthers defeat Chepauk Super Gillies, while Nellai Royal Kings beat Dindigul Dragons in TNPL matches.
Boosted by Lokeshwar’s opening salvo and J. Kousik’s back-end blows, Siechem Madurai Panthers got to 191 for four and restricted Chepauk Super Gillies to 182 for eight to post a nine-run victory in the eighth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the N.P.R. College cricket ground here on Sunday.
With this loss, the Chepauk side squandered its chance to finish second on the points table and play the qualifier.
Lokeshwar (55, 40b, 2x4, 5x6) is a pocket-knife who makes the opposition bleed runs in the first six overs. The highlight of his PowerPlay batting on Sunday was his taking down of left-arm spinner Rahil Shah for 22 runs in the third over.
He charged and smacked a straight six, paddle-swept for a maximum behind square on the leg side, cut for a four behind square on the off, and swept for a six to deep square leg. There was also a helicopter-like flick for a six to deep midwicket off medium-pacer Abhishek Tanwar on the third ball of the match.
Kousik (43 n.o., 24b, 3x4, 2x6) converted two attempted-yorker-turned-full-tosses into two sixes in the penultimate over.
During the chase, Pradosh Ranjan Paul (52, 37b, 1x4, 4x6) who came in at No. 4, helped his team keep up with the asking rate in his own classical way. He stood and delivered an inside-out six off leg-spinner V.S. Karthick Manikandan for the shot of the day: well-timed and graceful, it was peak Pradosh!
He was involved in a 78-run third-wicket stand with opener and left-hander D. Santhosh Kumar (48, 36b, 3x4, 3x6).
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