Madurai Panthers claim maiden TNPL title with dominant win over Dindigul Dragons

By: Sports Desk |
Published: August 13, 2018 Four:07:22 am

The expert duo of KB Arun Karthik not out 75(50b,Four×Four,Four×6) and Shijit Chandran 38(49b,Three×Four,1×6) stepped up for the Panthers and steered the employees upwards with an unbeaten 117-run partnership. (Source: Twitter)

Madurai Panthers completed a miraculous comeback this season as soon as they beat Dindigul Dragons on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday by seven wickets to win the 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Madurai had didn't win a single match inside the ultimate two seasons of the TNPL nevertheless have managed to go all the easiest way this 12 months.

Madurai acquired the toss and elected to bowl first. They tore into the sturdy Dindigul batting line up with each of the first 5 overs accounting for a wicket as a minimum. Dindigul Captain N Jagadeesan managed to realize 51 which helped them cross the 100-run mark. They had been bounded out for 117.

Madurai moreover had a considerably disastrous start to the chase, shedding three wickets inside the very first over. But that was all the damage that Dindigul might do. The expert duo of KB Arun Karthik not out 75(50b,Four×Four,Four×6) and Shijit Chandran 38(49b,Three×Four,1×6) stepped up for the Panthers and steered the employees upwards with an unbeaten 117-run partnership. Arun Karthik registered his sixth fifty of the season and remained the perfect run-getter inside the occasion.

Brief Scores:

Dindigul Dragons 117 all out in 19.5 overs ( N Jagadeesan 51, Abhishek Tanwar Four-30, Lokesh Raj Three-31, V Chakaravarthy 2-9) misplaced to Siechem Madurai Panthers 119/Three in 17.1 overs ( KB Arun Karthik n.o. 75, Shijit Chandran n.o. 38 , M Silambarasan Three-23) by seven wickets.

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