Dindigul Dragons 131 for 4 (Ashwin 52, Indrajith 32, Siddharth 1-14) beat Lyca Kovai Kings 129 for 7 (Arvindh 27, Atheeq 25, Vignesh 2-15, Varun 2-26, Warrier 2-26) by six wickets
After being inserted in, Kings raced away to 48 for 1 in 5 overs. However Varun struck twice in two balls within the last over of the powerplay to do away with S Sujay (22 off 12) and U Mukilesh. B Sai Sudharsan, who scored an unbeaten 123 within the Qualifier 1, quickly lower a brief and broad one straight to backward level to depart Kings in tatters at 51 for 4.
R Ashwin struck his third successive half-century within the TNPL•TNPL
Atheeq Ur Rahman and Ram Arvindh then stitched a 36-run stand in 28 balls. However as soon as that partnership was damaged by Suboth Bhati, Kings run-rate took successful. M Shahrukh Khan, Kings’ captain, additionally had an off day and that culminated in an abject end to the innings.
The begin to Dragons’ 130-run chase was a bit frantic, with each the openers being dismissed in 15 balls. However Ashwin and B Indrajith (32 off 35) introduced a way of calmness. Ashwin hit one 4 and three sixes in his keep. They added a run-a-ball 65 for the third wicket to all however seal the chase. One which was accomplished swiftly ultimately, because of Sarath Kumar’s 15-ball 27 with two fours and as many sixes.
