Dindigul vs Nellai, Qualifier 2 at Tirunelveli, TNPL, Jul 10 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Qualifier 2 (N), Tirunelveli, July 10, 2023, Tamil Nadu Premier League
(20 ov, T:186) 191/3

Nellai won by 7 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

guruswamy-ajitesh
Player Of The Match
73* (44)
New
Over20
9 runs
NRK 191/3CRR: 9.55
Rithik Easwaran 39 (11b 6x6)Guruswamy Ajitesh 73 (44b 5x4 5x6)
Suboth Bhati0/31 (4)

Nellai Royal Kings won by 7 wickets and they meet Lyca Kovai Kings in the final

19.6
6
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

sixth six seals the game. Attempted yorker gone wrong, knee high full toss and flicks nonchalantly over backward square leg for a huge one

19.5
1
Bhati to Ajitesh, 1 run

full toss on off, thumped straight and just one

19.4
Bhati to Ajitesh, no run

slower short ball on middle and leg, Ajitesh was ages early into the lull but was undone by the lack of pace

19.3
Bhati to Ajitesh, no run

slower ball on off, flummoxed the batter completely. Play and miss

19.2
1
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, 1 run

full on off, drills down the ground

19.1
1
Bhati to Ajitesh, 1 run

slower ball on off stump, pushed to vacant cover for a single

Over19
33 runsNeed 4 runs from 6b
NRK 182/3CRR: 9.57  RRR: 4.00
Rithik Easwaran 32 (9b 5x6)Guruswamy Ajitesh 71 (40b 5x4 5x6)
G Kishoor0/50 (3)
18.6
6
Kishoor to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

sixxxxxxxx.... thirty three off the over. Full toss outside off, shuffles across and scoops over fine leg

Oh wait this is not over yet, Kishoor has over stepped. It's gone from bad to worse

18.6
2nb
Kishoor to Ajitesh, (no ball) 1 run

full toss outside off, slogged to long-off..

18.5
6
Kishoor to Ajitesh, SIX runs

forth in the over... Full from around the sticks, misses the yorker by an inch or so. Clobbered over long-on

18.4
1
Kishoor to Rithik Easwaran, 1 run

yorker on off, jams out for a single

18.3
6
Kishoor to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

three in a row.. the pendulum has swung the Kings way. Fuller on off, slower too. Cracks over cover with an open face.

18.2
6
Kishoor to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

another one in the hitting arc, swings like a golfer and gets the result, sails soaring over long-on

18.1
6
Kishoor to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

fuller on off stump, rocks back to get the elevation and clubs over long-off

Over18
13 runsNeed 37 runs from 12b
NRK 149/3CRR: 8.27  RRR: 18.50
Guruswamy Ajitesh 64 (38b 5x4 4x6)Rithik Easwaran 7 (4b 1x6)
Suboth Bhati0/22 (3)
17.6
4
Bhati to Ajitesh, FOUR runs

shuffled across along way, makes proper contact and scoop/sweeps past short fine

17.5
1
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, 1 run

yorker on stumps, inside edges towards long-on

17.5
1w
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, 1 wide

full outside off, called wide

17.4
6
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, SIX runs

full toss on stumps and tonks over long-on for a six

17.3
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, no run

shuffled across of the scoop, gets beaten

17.2
Bhati to Rithik Easwaran, no run

full toss on of, played back to the bowler

17.1
1
Bhati to Ajitesh, 1 run

full on off, drills down the ground