Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings Match 3 Match Commentary: Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2023

6.35pm  That is it from this game and it is Nellai who get their campaign underway with a win. The action in the TN T20 League 2023 continues as it is a double-header day and in the next game, Dindigul will take on Trichy at the very same venue. That game will begin at 7.15 pm IST (1.45 pm GMT) but you can simply switch tabs and catch our build-up to that game. Cheers!

6.33pm  S Mohan Prasath has been adjudged the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant showing with the ball.

6.24pm  Madurai will be disappointed with that effort as neither their batting nor their bowling went as planned. They scored just 126 runs and out of those, 64 were made by their skipper Hari Nishaanth which shows how less all the other batters contributed. Washington Sundar did get a start with the bat but couldn't go on to get a 30 or 40 odd. Their bowling too wasn't at its best and even though they got a couple of quick wickets between overs 3 and 5, the bowlers simply conceded runs at an alarming rate and were blown away by the opposition.

6.20pm  Nellai with a stellar showing with both bat and ball have cruised to a win here and have opened their account on the points table. It really was the bowling that set everything up for them. Nellai restricted Madurai to just 126 runs as Sonu Yadav and M Poiyamozhi picked up a couple of wickets each and the latter hardly went for runs. But S Mohan Prasath was the star with the ball picking up 3 vital wickets. Coming to their batting, Arun Karthik played a blinder of a cameo up top and then Nidhish Rajagopal also made 42 quick runs to set up the run chase beautifully. In the end, they simply cruised to victory inside 14 overs.

OUT! Good return catch. No one’s help required.
Sonu Yadav c&b G V 13 (10b 0x4 1x6)

OUT! The batter has missed a straight ball and is struck on the pads, right in front. No problems for the umpire to adjudge him LBW.
Arunkumar S.J. lbw B Surya 11 (11b 2x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a very fine caught and bowled. First, did the batter with a cutter and then ran hard to take a good catch.
Arun Karthik (c) c&b R Dev 32 (12b 4x4 2x6)

OUT.
Sri Neranjan R run out (Jagatheesan Kousik) 15 (14b 0x4 2x6)

OUT! BOWLED! That has gone through the batsman’s defense.
Rahul Dev b M Poiyamozhi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Murugan Ashwin c A Karthik b M Poiyamozhi 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Swapnil Singh c SM Prasath b S Yadav 14 (10b 1x4 1x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Jagatheesan Kousik c A Karthik b SM Prasath 12 (16b 0x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a good running catch. Such catches are never easy to judge and take.
Hari Nishaanth c SL Jain b SM Prasath 64 (51b 4x4 3x6)

OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder.
Washington Sundar c A G b SM Prasath 19 (17b 2x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a terrific leaping catch taken.
K Deeban Lingesh c S Yadav b SL Jain 6 (11b 1x4 0x6)

OUT! That is a sharp catch taken by the wicketkeeper.
Karthik S (wk) c R Easwaran b S Yadav 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)

2.49pm  Impact Players for Madurai - Gowtham V, P Saravanan, Sri Abisek S, Krish Jain.

2.48pm  Madurai (Playing XI) - Karthik S (WK), Hari Nishaanth, Jagatheesan Kousik, Washington Sundar, Swapnil Singh, K Deeban Lingesh, Murugan Ashwin, Sudhan D (C), Balu Surya, Gurjapneet Singh, Rahul Dev.

2.47pm  Impact Players for Nellai - Sri Neranjan R, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, R Mithun, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh.

2.46pm  Nellai (Playing XI) - Arun Karthik (C/WK), Ajitesh G, Rithik Easwaran, Karthick Manikandan, Nidhish Rajagopal, Arunkumar S.J., Sonu Yadav, S Mohan Prasath, Sandeep Warrier, S Lakshay Jain, M Poiyamozhi.