Match Details

LKK vs SMP 22nd Match, TNPL 2024

SMP

120-1020.0

Lyca Kovai Kings won by 43 runs 🏆

LKK

20.0163-9

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

SMP - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	46	39
10 Over	66	54
15 Over	89	82

LKK - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	50	44
10 Over	75	73
15 Over	119	112
20 Over	175	163

Commentary

So, that also brings an wrap to our coverage of this game between Siechem Madurai Panthers and Lyca Kovai Kings. For now, this is me Hiren Kumar signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Saptak, Sourmaya and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. CHEERS!

Shahrukh Khan (Player of the match and Lyca Kovai Kings Captain): "It was unfortunate. I had a fall in the hotel last night. There is some pain in the shoulder but should be fine. It is good to have Sai back. He can take the game deep and gives me leverage to get in late and then attack.

I enjoy playing here. The wickets are good and that is the reason we are seeing some high scores here. I do have a lot of bowlers to rotate and play with. It is how the game goes and every bowler is crucial. Gowtham was good tonight and got us two crucial wickets in the middle."

Player of the Match: Shahrukh Khan

Most Number of Fours: VS Karthick Manikandan

Maximum Number of Sixes: Shahrukh Khan

Most Dependable Player of the Match: K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan

High Voltage Player of the Match: Shahrukh Khan

Safe Hands of the Match: R Mithun

Maximum Number of Dot Balls: K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan

Golden Wicket: K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan

Great Indian Striker of the Match: Shahrukh Khan

Time for post-match presentations.

Hari Nishaanth(Siechem Madurai Panthers Captain): "We bowled really well. I am very happy with the bowlers. But chasing 160, you should get a good start. We lost a few wickets. I think not only seniors, but every batter should contribute. Obviously the seniors have to take the onus.

We have two more games coming and we have to improve."

Lyca Kovai Kings have qualified for the playoff and they are the first team to do so in this year's TNPL!

22:44 IST and Local Time: ALL OVER! Lyca Kovai Kings win by 43 runs. A clinical performance for them with both bat and ball. They remain to stand on top of the points table and also become the first team to qualify for the playoffs in TNPL 2024. The going gets tougher for Madurai as they have now lost 3 out of the 5 games. So here is how this game panned out.

Opting to bowl first, SMP started well with the new ball and also picked up a couple of early wickets but were then expensive in the middle and death overs. Ajay Krishna and R Mithun were the pick of the bowlers and picked up 4 and 2 wickets respectively.

With the bat, Lyca posted a decent total of 163 after batting first credit to Sharukh Khan who played a brilliant knock of 51 off just 26 in the end. Sai Sudharsan was also decent and scored 34 off 26 at the top.

Coming to the chase, the SMP batters looked pretty ordinary and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. None of their batters could get going today. J Kousik and R Mithun were the top scorers and scored 27 and 26 runs respectively.

With the ball, Lyca Kovai Kings were spot on and were brilliant throughout the innings. Gowtham Thamarai Kannan was the pick of the bowlers for them and ended with the figures of 4/20 in his 4 overs. Manimaran Sidharth also bowled well and picked up 2 wickets.

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OVER 20

Siechem Madurai Panthers

120/10

Gurjapneet Singh

1(3)

V Yudheeswaran

1-29(3.0)

Out

Manikandan

33(21)

c Kumar b V Yudheeswaran

4s/6s

4/1

157.14

19.6 V Yudheeswaran to Manikandan

W Final ball of the innings and it is all over for SMP! Fuller delivery angling wide outside off. Manikandan throws his bat at it but gets an outside edge only to the keeper who moves to his right and grabs the catch. LKK have won it by 43 runs.