# N.S. Chaturved’s 121 off 47 lights up TNPL record books

2026-08-06T15:42:40+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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N.S. Chaturved smashed the fastest century in Tamil Nadu Premier League history on Saturday, scoring 121 off 47 balls for Madurai Panthers in a record chase of 240 against VIDA Kovai Kings. His hundred came in 40 deliveries, beating the previous mark. Chaturved's innings, studded with 15 fours and seven sixes, helped Panthers complete the highest successful chase in the league's nine-year history with six wickets and three balls to spare. Earlier in the week, Panthers had pulled off a heist against Trichy Grand Cholas, needing 42 off the last 17 balls. P. Saravanan (26 off 13) and Gurjapneet Singh (21 off nine) did the job. In the other match on Saturday, opener K. Rajkumar's unbeaten 67 guided Trichy Grand Cholas to their first win of the season, a seven-wicket victory over Salem Spartans.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tnpl-saravanan-and-gurjapneet-help-madurai-panthers-pull-off-a-heist/article71310854.ece>
- sportstar.thehindu.com <https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-2026-ns-chaturved-madurai-panthers-vs-vida-kovai-kings-salem-spartans-vs-trichy-grand-cholas-match-report/article71322516.ece>
- sportstar.thehindu.com <https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-2026-salem-spartans-vs-trichy-grand-cholas-live-score-updates-highlights-cricket/article71321877.ece>

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