Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons Match 23 Match Commentary: Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2023

10.57pm  Right then, that's all from this game. The action in the 2023 Tamil Nadu League continues on Sunday 2nd of July with a doubleheader. The first game of the day will see Madurai lock horns with Kovai and that game will begin at 3.15 pm IST (9.45 am GMT). This game will be followed by Trichy taking on Chepauk and it will start at 7.15 pm IST (1.45 pm GMT). As always, you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

10.55pm  Vimal Khumar is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning knock.

10.55pm  Earlier in the game, after Nellai were asked to bat first, Arun Karthik got his side off to a swift start in the Powerplay. After the field restrictions were lifted, Nellai found it hard to score at a brisk pace. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were struggling at 109-5. Thanks to knocks by Sonu Yadav and NS Harish, Nellai were able to reach a competitive total. As far as Dindigul are concerned, Varun Chakaravarthy was their most economical bowler on the night with figures of 1 for 15 from his four overs. Subodh Bhati and Mathivannan M were a bit expensive but accounted for two wickets each.

10.54pm  On the other hand, Nellai began well with the ball, conceding only 37 runs in the Powerplay. However, they were unable to keep the pressure on as they did in the first six overs. They kept leaking boundaries which meant that the game was slipping away from them. M Poiyamozhi and Mohan Prasath got a wicket each but they didn't have enough runs to play with and faced defeat in the end.

10.47pm  A fine victory for Dindigul! They have confirmed their playoffs spots and are still in contention to finish on top of the table. In pursuit of 160 runs, Dindigul were off to a steady start courtesy of the two openers. Once the Powerplay was done. Vimal Khumar and Shivam Singh S, the openers stepped on the gas and started scoring at a fast rate. With a 117-run opening stand, Nellai found themselves in firm control of the game. Both of them registered fifties but got out in quick succession and they themselves got in a difficult situation but Adithya Ganesh and Baba Indrajith made sure that they get over the line with thre balls to spare

OUT! That is a sharp catch taken by the wicketkeeper.
Subodh Bhati c R Easwaran b M Poiyamozhi 10 (10b 0x4 1x6)

OUT! The fielder whips the bails off and appeals. The umpire raises the finger and the batter is run out.
Vimal Khumar run out (Nidhish Rajagopal) 62 (53b 3x4 4x6)

OUT! BOWLED! That has gone through the batsman’s defense.
Shivam Singh S b SM Prasath 51 (39b 7x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Laxmesha Suryaprakash c G Kishoor b S Bhati 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Sonu Yadav c A Srinivas b S Bhati 22 (17b 2x4 1x6)

OUT! The fielder disturbs the bails and appeals for a run out. No need to go upstairs. Given out on the field.
Rithik Easwaran (wk) run out (Vimal Khumar) 18 (13b 3x4 0x6)

OUT! Cleaned up! The batter had no answer to that one.
Ajitesh G b M M 17 (14b 1x4 1x6)

OUT! The batter has missed the ball and is hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for LBW and it is given.
Arun Karthik (c) lbw M M 39 (33b 4x4 2x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Nidhish Rajagopal c M M b V Chakaravarthy 13 (11b 0x4 1x6)

OUT! That is a sharp catch taken by the wicketkeeper.
Sri Neranjan R c B Indrajith b G Kishoor 6 (9b 1x4 0x6)

7.12pm  Impact Players for Nellai - S Lakshay Jain, P Sugendhiran, Arunkumar S.J., Veeramani T.

7.12pm  Nellai (Playing XI) - Arun Karthik (C), Sri Neranjan R, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Ajitesh G (WK), Rithik Easwaran, Nidhish Rajagopal, Sonu Yadav, NS Harish, M Poiyamozhi, S Mohan Prasath, Sandeep Warrier.

7.11pm  Impact Players for Dindigul - Shivam Singh S, Diran VP, Affan Khader, Hemanth Kumar G.

7.11pm  Dindigul (Playing XI) - Baba Indrajith (C)&(WK), Vimal Khumar, Adithya Ganesh, Aushik Srinivas, Boopathi Kumar, Sarath Kumar C, Subodh Bhati, P Saravan Kumar, Mathivannan M, G Kishoor, Varun Chakaravarthy.

7.02pm  TOSS - Dindigul have won the toss and elected to FIELD first.

6.20pm  Nellai have done well with the bat throughout the tournament with Arun Karthik also hitting a century in the last game. Ajitesh G, ???Laxmesha Suryaprakash and Sonu Yadav makes up a solid middle order. Their bowling depends on good spells from M Poiyamozhi, ????NS Harish and S Lakshay Jain who have been decent so far. Dindigul, on the other hand, have two of the best spinners in the country, Ravichandran Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy with the former leading the side well. Shivam Singh S has been in good touch lately while Baba Indrajith and Adithya Ganesh have also contributed well. It will be the battle of the toughest bowling attack against the best batting side and we cannot wait for it start. Stay tuned for toss and other updates.