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Baba Aparajith (Chepauk SuperGillies Captain): "At one point, it was not looking like we will have a match. Credit to groundstaff for their job and we had a game. 7 overs game is a lottery. Ashwin was great but we did well in the first two overs. Abhishek and Rahil bowled well. Happy to win the toss. Last 20 balls 21 runs we did well out there. Yes, every game is a fresh start and important to win this game. Happy to win this game for us."
Abhishek Tanwar (Player oftheMatch): "Yes, stuck to lines and lengths and the wicket also helped me a lot. This is my home ground and I did well. 100%. First over was good and second over was hit. Outstanding and they did well with the bat to chase it down."
Player of the Match: Abhishek Tanwar.
Maximum Fours of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin.
Most Sixes of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin.
Most Dependable Player of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin.
High Voltage Player of the Match: N Jagadeesan.
Safe Hands: Andre Siddarth.
Most Dot Balls: Rahil Shah.
Golden Wicket Taker: Abhishek Tanwar.
Striker of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin.
Time for the presentations.
Ravichandran Ashwin (Dindigul Dragons Captain): "It was a lottery to get a 7 over game when it was raining like that. Anything around 70-80 could have been a good score. There is nothing to complain about in these types of conditions. We failed to get enough runs on the board. They played well. As a captain, I want the players to have the right intent going to the match. Tonight, we might have lacked it a bit. The ball did grip a bit in the first innings. The ball didn't grip for us in the second innings. Nothing more can be done in such games. We will march on and try to come back stronger in the coming matches."
11:28 PM IST and Local Time: That's it. A comfortable win for the Chepauk Super Gillies as they outclass the Dindigul Dragons by 9 wickets with 2.1 overs to spare in this rain reduced 7 over game. Work to do and think about for the Dragons while the CSG team were too hot to handle tonight.
Chasing 65 for the win, the Super Gillies lost SK Duraisamy early for a golden duck. But then Narayan Jagadeesan and Baba Aparajith combined to take the side home. Jagadeesan was unbeaten on 32* off 14 balls while Baba Aparajith made 31* off 14 balls. 2 extras given by the fielding side as the target was achieved in 4.5 overs.
Sandeep Warrier picked the only wicket to fall and the others struggled and were put to the sword tonight for the Dragons.
Earlier in the game, Dindigul Dragons lost wickets at regular intervals to be reduced to 1/3 before Ravichandran Ashwin rescued them with his 45* off 20 balls and alongside R Vimal Khumar scored 12 off 7 balls. 3 extras given by the fielding side. They ended with 64/6 in 7 overs.
Abhishek Tanwar was the pick of the bowlers for the Chepauk Super Gillies finishing with 2/15 off 2 overs. A couple of wickets for Ganeshan Periyaswamy. While Rahil Shah and Balu Surya picked up a wicket apiece. The bowlers set it up and the batters finished things off in style.
So, Chepauk Super Gillies win by 9 wickets with 2.1 overs to spare in this rain reduced game to climb upwards in the points table. Stay tuned for the presentations.
4.5 R Ashwin to N Jagadeesan
1 Jagadeesan with a big roar as Chepauk Super Gillies smash Dindigul Dragons by 9 wickets in a rain-curtailed fixture! Slower through the air from Ash Anna. Full on the middle stump. Jagadeesan gets low on the front foot and turns it through square leg for a single, which is also the winning run for CSG. Jagadeesan is pumped up and jumps in jubilation.
Scores are level now.
4.4 R Ashwin to B Aparajith
1 Length outside off. Aparajith tries to punch it on the up but gets hit on the splice of the bat, chipping it towards long off for a run.