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The SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore, hosted the 16th match of the 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) between the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans and Dindigul Dragons. The Dragons defeated Tiruppur by eight wickets as the game was reduced to a 13-over-a-side match due to heavy downpours.
Lyca Kovai Kings continue topping the points leaderboard of the 2024 TNPL with a perfect record of four wins in four matches. With eight points and a net run rate of +0.784, the Kovai Kings are the team to beat this season.
The Lyca Kovai Kings are closely followed by the Nellai Royal Kings, with two wins, a loss, and a no result in four games. The Royal Kings are in the second spot with five points and a net run rate of -0.023. Tied for four points each, the Trichy Grand Cholas and the Cheapauk Super Gillies have two wins each in the four games so far. With net run rates of +0.701 and +0.253, the Cholas and the Super Gillies occupy the third and fourth positions, respectively.
Dindigul Dragons, after their win over the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, are in fifth place with four points in four matches and a net run rate of -0.113.
Siechem Madurai Panthers, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, and SKM Salem Spartans, after four games this season, occupy the sixth, seventh, and eighth positions on the points table, with three, two, and two points each to their names, respectively.
Dragons chase down Tamizhans’ target in a rain-hit affair
The trend to win the toss and bowl first continued in the 16th match of the tournament as the Dindigul Dragons asked the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans to bat first. Rain playing spoilsport meant the game was reduced to a 13-over match.
The IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans scored 108/4 in 13 overs, thanks to contributions from Sundararaman Radhakrishnan (36 off 30), Tushar Raheja (32 off 26), and Amith Sathvik (28 off 15). Sathvik scored his runs at a strike rate of 186.67, while Radhakrishnan and Raheja batted at a strike rate of 120 and 123.08, respectively. Subodh Bhati bowled an impressive spell for the Dragons as he snared three wickets, giving away just 14 runs in his three-over spell.
In reply, Baba Indrajith (31* off 25) and Boopathi Kumar (51* off 25) made sure the Dragons cruised to the target with ease and registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Tamizhans.
