Third time was the appeal for Chepauk Tremendous Gillies because it tasted success after two successive losses within the eighth version of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).
The Chepauk outfit — impressed by Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s unbeaten 67 (46b, 8×4) and a defiant fielding show — beat IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by 15 runs on the Salem Cricket Basis Floor on Wednesday.
S. Ganesh (61, 35b, 7×4, 2×6) did put up a combat for the Tiruppur facet. Nonetheless, G. Periyaswamy (two for 18) bowled a stellar penultimate over (two runs and a wicket) to place the sport too distant from Tamizhans.
Chasing a goal of 158, the Tiruppur outfit misplaced two top-order batters to stellar catches. Skipper B. Aparajith’s diving effort within the deep eliminated S. Radhakrishnan. After Amit Sathvik perished making an attempt for a most, 38-year-old Rahil Shah lept to his left at cowl to see the again of Tushar Raheja. The early jolts meant that Ganesh’s efforts went futile.
After being requested to bat, Tremendous Gillies began robust because of the third-wicket partnership between N. Jagadeesan (36, 26b, 2×4, 2×6) and Pradosh. Mohamed Ali (three for 29) broke the 53-run stand by luring Jagadeesan to hit over the longer boundary and the opener fell proper into the entice. The off-spinner then pouched Daryl S. Ferrario off his personal bowling to make it 94 for 4 in 11.2 overs.
Going through the prospect of ending with a subpar complete, Pradosh extracted some boundaries within the loss of life overs to information Tremendous Gillies to 157, which proved greater than sufficient because of a spirited effort within the discipline.
THE SCORES
Chepauk Tremendous Gillies 157/6 in 20 overs (N. Jagadeesan 36, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 67 n.o., Mohamed Ali 3/29) bt IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 142/8 in 20 overs (S. Ganesh 61, G. Periyaswamy 2/18).
Toss: Tamizhans.
Thursday’s match: Nellai Royal Kings vs. SKM Salem Spartans, Salem Cricket Basis Floor, 7.15 PM IST.