The curtains closed on the primary leg of the eighth version of the Tamil Nadu Premier League with a photograph end on the picturesque Salem Cricket Basis Floor as Nellai Royal Kings pipped SKM Salem Spartans by three wickets right here on Thursday.
Pursuing a modest goal of 142, Royal Kings threw warning to the wind and it virtually got here again to hang-out them ultimately. With wickets falling at one finish, it took Affect Participant L. Suryapprakash’s (43 n.o., 35b, 5×4) wise batting to take the Nellai facet throughout the road with seven balls to spare.
Regardless of shedding a few wickets, G. Ajitesh (45, 36b, 6×4, 1×6) stored on enjoying his pictures. Nevertheless, Yazh Arun Mozhi (3 for 17) had Ajitesh caught behind and eliminated Nidhish Rajagopal. The off-spinner trapped Rithik Easwaran in entrance to throw the cat among the many pigeons. Nevertheless, Suryapprakash held his nerves and delivered the 2 factors.
After being requested to bat, Spartans fell meekly in entrance of Sonu Yadav’s terrific five-wicket haul (5/30).
B. Emmanuel Cherian caught S. Abishiek off his personal bowling earlier than Sonu eliminated R. Kavin edging to the ’keeper. Sonu then clipped R. Vivek’s off-stump to peg again the house facet.
Robin Bist, Vishal Vaidhya and P. Shijit Chandran, too, departed cheaply. The lower-order batters discovered some well timed boundaries. Nevertheless, Sonu & Co. completed what they began and dismissed the Salem outfit for 141 and arrange the Nellai workforce’s victory.
The scores: SKM Salem Spartans 141 in 19.2 overs (Sonu Yadav 5/30, R. Silambarasan 2/32) misplaced to Nellai Royal Kings 144/7 in 18.5 overs (G. Ajitesh 45, L. Suryapprakash 43 n.o., S. Harish Kumar 2/24, Yazh Arun Mozhi 3/17); Toss: Royal Kings.