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Lyca Kovai Kings picked up their fifth win in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 season after beating Siecham Madurai Panthers by 43 runs on Tuesday. Despite wickets falling at regular intervals, the Kovai Kings posted a competitive score of 163 in the first innings.
Four out of their top five batters got starts but failed to convert that into big scores. Sai Sudharsan got out in the 13th over after playing a solid knock of 34 to 26. The Kings had scored 94 for the loss of four wickets at that stage.
They would have been bundled out for a low score but skipper Shahrukh Khan stepped up, once again, with a rollicking knock of 51 off 26 balls.
As for the Panthers, Ajay Krishna was the standout performer as he picked up four wickets for 20 runs in three overs. R Mithun was also brilliant with his three-over spell, picking two for 12.
The Panthers needed a good start but, instead, lost two wickets for just eight runs inside the first two overs. Wickets continued to fall even as Jagatheesan Kousik tried to steady things at the other end.
Half of the side was back to the pavilion with the Panthers only managing 55 in the first eleven overs. The game was all but over after Thamarai Kannan sent Koushik back for 27 off 21.
R Mithun (26 off 22) and Karthick Manikandan (22 off 14) played decent cameos but only to delay the inevitable. The Panthers were, eventually, restricted to 120 runs.
It was a scintillating performance with the ball from the table toppers. Gowtham Thamarai Kannan was no less than sensational, returning with figures of 4 for 20 in four overs. M Siddharth returned with stellar figures of 2 for 20 in three overs.
TNPL 2024 Most Runs List
Tushar Raheja is at the top of the pile with 215 runs to his name in five matches. Baba Indrajith has scored 211 runs in as many matches and finds himself at second spot.
Meanwhile, Narayan Jagadeesan is at three with 210 runs, followed by Sanjay Yadav (210) and Waseem Ahmed (207) at the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
The number sixth position is occupied by Jafar Jamal with 177 runs to his name. Shahrukh Khan has moved to seventh spot with 172 runs, while B Sachin goes down to eighth with 169 runs.
The ninth and tenth spots are now occupied by Arun Karthik (164) and R Kavin (160), respectively.
TNPL 2024 Most Wickets List
M Poiyamozhi continues to be at the top of the wickets tally with 12 wickets under his name. Shahrukh Khan has now 11 wickets and sits at the second spot. At number three is Saravana Kumar with nine wickets, while M Mohammed has moved to fourth with nine wickets to his name as well.
Meanwhile, Athisayaraj Davidson moves to number five with nine wickets, while Mohamed Ali finds himself at sixth with eight wickets.
Murugan Ashwin is now at the seventh spot with eight wickets, while Periyaswamy is at the eighth position with eight wickets.
Meanwhile, the ninth and tenth spots are occupied by Abhishek Tanwar (8) and K Easwaran (7), respectively.
