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Madurai Panthers seal two-wicket TNPL win with two balls left
Madurai Panthers defeated Trichy Grand Cholas by two wickets with two deliveries remaining in a dramatic Tamil Nadu Premier League chase at the NPR College Ground on Wednesday. Chasing 174, Madurai needed…
The Story in Brief
Madurai Panthers defeated Trichy Grand Cholas by two wickets with two deliveries remaining in a dramatic Tamil Nadu Premier League chase at the NPR College Ground on Wednesday. Chasing 174, Madurai needed 42 from 17 balls before Gurjapneet Singh hit 21 not out off nine deliveries and P. Saravanan made 26 not out off 13. Saravanan struck the winning six and four in the final over. S. Rajalingam had earlier taken three wickets for 26 as Trichy reached 173 for seven.
In the other match, Nellai Royal Kings beat Chepauk Super Gillies by 50 runs. Nellai posted 204 for six, with S.R. Athish scoring 41, before dismissing Chepauk for 154 in 17.2 overs. N.S. Harish took four wickets for 25, while Sonu Yadav contributed 35 not out and two wickets.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy reading is that Madurai won through luck alone, while the dramatic finish can also invite exaggerated claims about a collapse. The scorecard shows both elements: Shyam Sundar dropped Saravanan, but Gurjapneet and Saravanan still had to score 42 from 17 balls under pressure. For Chepauk, a 50-run defeat was not a narrow miss. Their response to totals above 200 will be the clearer test in the next match.
Source: thehindu.com
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