Pondicherry North XI registered a 23-run win over Pondicherry West XI in the 23rd match of Pondicherry T20 2024. Meanwhile, Karaikal XI secured a three-run win over Mahe XI in the 24th clash.
Delving into the details of the 23rd match, North XI captain Gautham Srinivas shined with his 56-run knock off 34 balls with five fours and four sixes. He received decent support from S Sanjay, who scored 32 runs. Ultimately, North XI posted an imposting total of 180/9 in 20 overs.
In reply, West XI never looked in the chase as they racked up only 157/9 in 20 overs, losing the game by 23 runs. Captain Logesh Prabagaran and Vishnu top scored with 33 runs apiece, but other batters failed badly. Omar Patni scalped a match-winning three-wicket haul.
In the 24th game, Karaikal XI batted first and racked up a total of 155/8 in 20 overs. S Raam Prakaash scored 32 runs off 23 balls, while S Rajaram smacked 30 off 11 to play a perfect cameo in the death overs.
In reply, Mahe XI were in all spots of bother at 43/6 in 9.3 overs. Saju Chothan scored 32 runs off 32 balls with two fours and one six. In the death overs, Salmanul Faris scored 31, while Akshay Prabakar contributed 40 runs but that wasn't sufficient for them as they lost the game by just three runs.
In that context, let’s take a look at the leading run-getters and wicket-takers of the ongoing Pondicherry T20 2024.
Pondicherry T20 2024 Most Runs List
Yanam XI batter Kaladi Nagur Babu continues to dominate on top of the run-scoring charts with 270 runs from seven innings. South XI batter Sivamurugan M retained his second rank, accumulating 187 runs.
Yanam's Shiva Satish Varma maintained his third position, amassing 138 runs. North XI batter Gautham Srinivas propelled from 13th to fourth spot, scoring 134 runs. North XI’s P Sunil Kumar (133) slipped one spot to occupy the fifth rank.
Saju Chothan (128) moved up from seventh to sixth spot. K-Sunil Kumar (119) descended from fifth to seventh rank. Logesh P (118) and Thamizhazhagan R (109) climbed three spots apiece to occupy the eighth and ninth ranks, respectively. Gopal Thivagar (109) slid from ninth to 10th position at an average of 21.8.
Pondicherry T20 2024 Most Wickets List
North XI's Rajakavi Rajagopal continues to lead the wicket-taking charts with 12 scalps. K Kishore Kumar (11), Prabhakaran Gopalakrishnan (9), and Malladi Subrahmanyam Sarma (9) maintain their second, third, and fourth positions at 14.18, 13.56, and 17.44, respectively.
Karan Kannan (9) retained his fourth position, averaging 13.33. Omar Patni (8) moved up from 17th to the sixth spot at 5.13. Harshith S (8) climbed one spot up to hold the seventh position at 12.88.
Karthigesan-S (8) propelled from 15th to eighth slot at 12.25. M Mathan (8) ascended from 14th to ninth rank at 14.13. Karthikaraja Udayanarayanan (8) slipped from sixth to 10th slot at 10.5.
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