SMP vs LKK LIVE Score: TNPL 2022 Eliminator LIVE – A top bowling effort followed by V. Ganga Sridhar Raju’s quickfire knock (49 n.o., 40b, 4×4, 3×6) helped Lyca Kovai Kings to a 20-run win (DLS method) over Siechem Madurai Panthers in the rain-affected Eliminator match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League here at the Salem Cricket Foundation ground on Tuesday.
Chasing 127, Kovai Kings was 72 for no loss at the end of 9.5 overs when rain stopped play after its bowlers restricted Madurai Panthers to just 126/7.
SMP vs LKK LIVE: Lyca Kovai Kings make light work of Madhurai Panthers, seal comfortable 20-run win by DLS method after rain halts play – Check Highlights
Kovai was well ahead of the DLS par score of 52 and booked its place in the second qualifier to be played in front of its home crowd in Coimbatore on Friday.
From the first over, Raju went after the Panthers’ pacers and punished the bowlers whenever they erred in length on the shorter side.
The diminutive left-hander got going by pulling Sunny Sandhu for a six over the fine leg fence before he cut Kiran Akash and left-arm spinner P. Saravanan for boundaries.
Raju then pulled Kiran Akash for a six, over mid-wicket before cutting left-arm pacer V. Gowtham over point for another maximum to get his side past 50 in the seventh over.
Earlier, electing to bat, Panthers batters struggled against Kovai bowlers who took the pace off their deliveries on a slow pitch.
SMP vs LKK LIVE: Lyca Kovai Kings make light work of Madhurai Panthers, seal comfortable 20-run win by DLS method after rain halts play – Check Highlights
Opener K.B. Arun Karthick made an unbeaten 47 (51b, 2×4) but struggled to find the boundaries despite carrying his bat through. The experienced batter always looked to hit only through the leg-side but never found his timing and often found the fielders in the deep.
The batters at the other end tried to take on the bowlers but had limited success and eventually perished going for big ones.
Shahrukh Khan led his side extremely well using his four main bowlers including himself up front looking for wickets and was brave to use his spinners in the PowerPlay.
Mystery spinner B. Suriya (1/21) got the first breakthrough when he had opener V. Aditya cut straight to the short-third man fielder before left-arm spinner S. Ajith Ram accounted for the in-form B. Anirudh.
SMP vs LKK LIVE: Lyca Kovai Kings make light work of Madhurai Panthers, seal comfortable 20-run win by DLS method after rain halts play – Check Highlights
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Kovai Kings innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganga Sridhar Raju | 49 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 122.50 | |
| J Suresh Kumar (WK) | 20 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 95.24 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 72/0 (9.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Tanwar, U Mukilesh, PS Chandran, Balu Surya, S Ajith Ram, G R Manish, R Divakar | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Sandhu | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| L Kiran Akash | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Pk Saravanan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 2.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.65 |
| V Gowtham | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
Madurai Panthers Innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Aditya | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 | |
| Arun Karthik | 47 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 92.16 | |
| B Anirudh Sita Ram | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| NS Chaturved (C) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 123.08 | |
| Jagatheesan Kousik | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 121.43 | |
| Sunny Sandhu | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Rithik Easwaran (WK) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| V Gowtham | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Pk Saravanan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 126/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | L Kiran Akash, Varun Chakravarthy | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Tanwar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| S Ajith Ram | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Balu Surya | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| R Divakar | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| G R Manish | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| V Aditya | 1-33 | 5.2 |
| B Anirudh Sita Ram | 2-44 | 8.4 |
| NS Chaturved | 3-76 | 12.6 |
| Jagatheesan Kousik | 4-108 | 17.2 |
| Sunny Sandhu | 5-117 | 18.2 |
| Rithik Easwaran | 6-119 | 18.4 |
| V Gowtham | 7-121 | 19.2 |
Madurai Panthers (Playing XI): V Aaditya, Arun Karthik, Balchander Anirudh, Jagatheesan Kousik, Rithik Easwaran(w), NS Chaturvedi (c), Sunny Sandhu, P Saravanan, Kiran Akash, Varun Chakaravarthy, V Gowtham
Lyca Kovai Kings (Playing XI): Ganga Sridhar Raju, J Suresh Kumar(w), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan(c), Abhishek Tanwar, U Mukilesh, Shijit Chandran, Balu Surya, S Ajith Ram, R Divakar, Manish Ravi
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