Nellai Royal Kings prevails over Super Gillies in a thriller

SALEM: Nellai Royal Kings pulled off a thrilling victory as it defeated Chepauk Super Gillies by three wickets in the fourth match of Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 here.

After being asked to bat first, the Super Gillies openers Santhosh Kumar and Narayan Jagadeesan contributed 58 runs together before Santhosh Kumar was dismissed for a brisk 41 off 29 balls in the 7th over by Mohan Prasath. Following his departure, Baba Aparajith added a quick 24 off 18 balls, while debutant Andre Siddarth contributed 17 runs off as many balls.

Narayan Jagadeesan anchored the innings, reaching his 19th TNPL fifty

and remaining unbeaten on 63 runs. In the final two overs, the Super

Gillies added 23 runs to finish its innings at 166 for six wickets.

Royal Kings bowlers were consistent throughout the innings. R

Silambarasan led the attack with three wickets, while Mohan Prasath and

Sonu Yadav grabbed one apiece.

Chasing a target of 167 for victory, the runner-up from last season quickly

reached 72 runs within six overs. Mokit Hariharan and G Ajitesh (30 off 14

balls) capitalized on the powerplay, forming a 48-run partnership for the

2nd wicket.

Hariharan achieved his maiden half-century of TNPL 2024, scoring 52

runs off 38 balls, before being dismissed by Daryl S Ferrario. Ferrario’s

subsequent dismissal of Sonu Yadav shifted momentum in favour of the

four-time champion.

Brief scores: Chepauk Super Gillies 166/6 in 20 overs (N Jagadeesan 63*, D Santhosh Kumar 41, R Silambarasan 3/31) lost to Nellai Royal Kings 168/7 in 19.5 overs (N Rajagopal 53*, M Hariharan 52, D Ferrario 3/32)