TNPL: Siechem Madurai Panthers edges past Chepauk Super Gillies

Leg-spinner M. Ashwin (3/25) and pacer Ajay Krishna (4/17) helped Siechem Madurai Panthers pull off a heist and beat Chepauk Super Gillies by 12 runs within the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match right here on the Salem Cricket Foundation floor on Monday.

However, the victory wouldn’t have been attainable with out Washington Sundar’s sensible rear guard motion of an unbeaten 56 (30b, 2×4, 5×6), which helped the Madurai aspect put up a good whole of 141 for seven after being lowered to 18 for 4.

Chasing a modest goal, Super Gillies made heavy climate of it after Ajay Krishna scalped three wickets within the nineteenth over, at the same time as B. Aparajith watched the insanity unfold from the opposite finish whereas batting properly on 33.

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CSG openers Santosh Shiv (29) and N. Jagadeesan (35) set the inspiration with a cautious 59-run stand in 9 overs earlier than Ashwin introduced his aspect again by eradicating the openers.

With 15 wanted off the final over, Gurjapneet eliminated Aparajith off the primary ball and sealed the deal for the Panthers.

Earlier, Super Gillies spinners Aparajith, Rahil Shah and M. Silambaramsan ran by means of the top-order and had the Panthers in large bother at 79 for seven.

Washington discovered an in a position ally in P. Saravanan and stitched an unbroken 52-run stand for the eighth wicket to take the Panthers to an honest whole.

The trendy left-hander confirmed his full vary with well-timed photographs by means of the off-side and a few clear strikes over the fence. He began by sweeping B. Rocky over midwicket for consecutive sixes. In the ultimate over, Washington refused a single and completed the innings in fashion with two sixes off the final two balls of the innings off pacer R. Rohit whereas mentioning his half-century too. Those 12 runs proved, ultimately, proved to be the distinction.