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Lyca Kovai Kings beat Chepauk Super Gillies by 8 wickets in the ninth match of the 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at NPR College Stadium in Dindigul on Monday, June 19.
With the win over the Super Gillies, the Lyca Kovai Kings have now picked up two wins from their three games and have moved into second place in the points table with a net run average of +1.687. Dindigul Dragons remain at the top of the table with four points to their names and a net run rate of +2.408.
Nellai Royal Kings are third in the points table. They’ve won both matches so far and have four points under their belt. Chibok Super Gillies suffered their first loss in the competition and fell to fourth place in the points table.
Salem Spartans have two points after their first two games of the season. They sit under Super Gillies at the table. Ba11sy Trichy, Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans and Siechem Madurai Panthers have not won a single game in the competition and occupy the bottom three spots in the points table.
Valliappan Yudheeswaran and Sai Sudharsan help Lyca Kovai Kings get back to winning ways at TNPL 2023
Lyca Kovai Kings won their first match but suffered a loss on the final ball in their next match against Nellai Royal Kings. Against Chepauk Super Gillies on Monday, the Kovai Kings won the toss and picked to bowl first. They did a great job of fielding to restrict Super Gillies to 126/8.
Valliappan Yudheeswaran bowled beautifully and caught three wickets while giving 29 runs in four overs. Harish Kumar is the highest scorer with 32 for Gillies Super.
In reply, Suresh Kumar and Sai Sudarsan put together a solid partnership for the second wicket. Kumar scored 47 runs off 34 balls with eight fours and one big maximum.
Sai Sudharsan bowled an impressive 64 runs off 43 balls to take the Kings across the line with 21 balls to spare and eight wickets in hand. Sudharsan has been in great form in TNPL 2023 and is the leading scorer of the tournament.
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