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N.S. Chaturved’s 121 off 47 lights up TNPL record books
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.…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The TNPL is being sold as a carnival of sixes and record chases, but the lazy narrative that T20s are a lottery misses the technique behind Chaturved's pull and sweep. Every hitter is called a 'game-changer' until they fail. It is the bowlers who absorb punishment and still pick wickets, Antony Dhas took 3 for 36 in one game, who keep the league honest. The real test: will Panters' young batsmen sustain this form when the pitch slows in the playoffs?
Sources (3): thehindu.com, sportstar.thehindu.com, sportstar.thehindu.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
