TNPL 2018: JONES Tuti Patriots Vs LYCA Kovai Kings: Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

That's it from Natham. Hope you al enjoyed the coverage for this game. Catch you tomorrow for the Live coverage of Chepauk Super Gillies and iDream Karaikudi Kaalai from Chennai. Till then this is Vignesh Ananthasubramanian signing off from Dindigul.

Jones Tuti Patriots registered their second win in TNPL 2018 as they beat Lyca Kovai Kings by 11 runs in their second match of the tournament at the NPR college ground in Natham, Dindigul.

10 runs off the penultimate over. 12 runs needed off the last six balls. Things look dim for Kovai.

Kovai 162/8 after 19 overs

All but over for Kovai as R Rohith is adjudged LBW by Athisayaraj. They still need 31 runs off the last two overs.

R Rohith lbw Athisayaraj Davidson 25 (11)
Kovai 152/7 after 18 overs

11 runs came off the 17th over, thanks to a six from Rohith. Kovai need 41 to win off 18 bals.

Kovai 142/6 after 17 overs

R Rohith hits two sixes for Kovai and takes 15 runs off the 16th over. Kovai need 52 runs in four overs.

Kovai 131/6 after 16 overs

Kovai need 67 runs off 30 balls. Rohith R holds key for Kovai here.

Kovai 116/6 after 15 overs

Another wicket! Akash Sumra gets the wicket of Ashwin Venkatraman who skied one straight to R Sai Kishore.

Ashwin Venkataraman c R Sai Kishore b Akash Sumra 3 (4)

Akkil Srinaath, who was looking good for Kovai with 35 off 20 balls, gets out in a bizarre way as he steps on the stumps trying to play a shot off the back foot. Unfortunate way to get out.

Akkil Srinaath hit wicket b Malolan Rangarajan 35 (20)
Kovai 108/5 after 16 overs

While we were away, Kovai lost the wicket of Pradosh Ranjan Paul heaply and put themselves under a lot of pressure. The asking rate is over 10 and the batsmen at the crease, Antony Dhas and Akkil Srinaath are hitting some lusty blows.

Kovai 92/3 after 12 overs

A successful over from Athisayaraj as he concedes just five runs and takes the wicket of Abhinav Mukund.

Kovai 51/2 after 8 overs

In a bid to increase the scoring rate, Abhinav Mukund perishes offering S Anand a simple catch at mid-off. It looks like the pressure has got to the batsman leading to his dismissal.

Abhinav Mukund c S Anand b Athisayaraj Davidson 21 (23)

Kovai batsmen are struggling to get a move on here as they are reeling at 46/1 after 7 overs on a wicket that is decent for batting. Abhinav should look to cash in on the bowling. Else, things will get tougher for Kovai.

Kovai 46/1 after 7 overs

R Sai Kishore strikes in his first over. Shahrukh Khan tried to slog sweep the spinner, managed to get a top edge and the bowler completed a fairly difficult catch.

M Shahrukh Khan c and b Sai Kishore 23 (19)

Eight runs came off the fifth over bowled by R Sathish.

Kovai 38/0 after 5 overs

Abhinav starts off the over with a boundary before Shahrukh made his presence felt by hitting a huge six. Kovai are getting a move on here. They took 14 runs off the fourth over.

Kovai 30/0 after 4 overs.

It was a good over from Sathish but it could have been better had R Sathish held on to an easy caught and bowled chance when Abhinav was batting on 3.

Kovai 16/0 after 3 overs

A good comeback over from Ganesh Moorthi as he concedes just three off it. HE gave nothing away for the batsmen to score their runs.

Kovai 14/0 after 2 overs

A good start for Kovai as M Shahrukh Khan hits two boundaries off the first over bowled by R Sathish.

Kovai 11/0 after 1 over

The batsman is having some issues with the sight screen and hence the start of the innings is delayed.

Abhinav Mukund and M Shahrukh Khan walk out to bat. R Sathish to bowl the first over.

We will be back for the chase in around 15 minutes.

LYCA KOVAI KINGS NEED 183 RUNS TO WIN.

Tuti were looking good to register a total in excess of 200 when Kaushik Gandhi, S Dinesh and Akshay Srinivasan were batting. They were cruising at 141/2 after 14 overs. But, Kovai bowlers pulled things back and restricted them for just 182/7 in 20 overs. T Natarajan, S Ajith Ram and MP Rajesh were the pick of the bowlers for Kovai as they picked up two wickets apiece while S Dinesh was the stand-out performer with the bat for Tuti with 59 off 42 balls and was well support by Akshay, who scored a 21-ball 45.

R Sathish, in a bid to take his team closer to 200, holes out to the deep mid-wicket fielder.

R Sathish c T Natarajan b MP Rajesh 18 (9)
Tuti 178/6 after 19 overs

And Nattu strikes! Malolan goes for a wild swing and gets the outside edge. Wicketkeeper R Rohith completes an easy catch.

Malolan Rangarajan c R Rohith b T Natarajan 6 (9)

Natarajan to bowl the 18th and probably the 20th over as well.

The pair of Rangarajan and Sathish are finding it tough to get going. Rajesh concedes only 6 runs.

Tuti 162/4 after 17 overs

This was a relatively quiet over but a misfield on the last delivery saw Kovai giving away three more unnecessary runs.

Tuti 156/4 after 16 overs

Ajith Ram, bowling his last over, clean bowled Srinivasan, who was looking unstoppable but missed a straight one.

Srinivasan b Ajith Ram 45 (21)

Vignesh kept it nice and simple and only conceded five runs.

Tuti 146/3 after 15 overs

K Vignesh had kept it simple in his last over of the match and was rewarded with a wicket. A bit of extra bounce and edged back to the keeper.

S Dinesh c Rohith b Vignesh 59 (42)

Shahrukh Khan, who conceded 12 runs in his first over, bowled very short and the batsmen, especially Srinivasan, made full use of it. A six off the second, two consecutive fours and another six on the fifth delivery saw Tuti add 22 runs from this one. They're on a roll!

Tuti 141/2 after 14 overs

Antony Dhas started well with a dot, a wide and two singles but the next three balls cost him ten runs.

Tuti 119/2 after 13 overs

Ajith bowls yet another brilliant over as he conceded just four runs off it.

Tuti 106/2 after 12 overs.

FIFTY for S Dinesh. The southpaw brings up the milestone with a six. He took 36 balls and hit three fours and four sixes in his knock. The team 100 has been achieved. 11 runs came off the 11th over.

Tuti 102/2 after 11 overs

A brilliant over by Ajith Ram as he takes the wicket of Anand and concedes just two runs off it.

Tuti 91/2 after 10 overs

After struggling to read Ajith Ram, Anand Subramaniam is castled by the bowler without scoring a run.

S Anand b Ajith Ram S 0(4)

After conceding a huge six to S Dinesh, MP Rajesh comes back strongly to send Kaushik Gandhi back to the pavilion. Still nine runs came off the over.

Tuti 89/1 after 9 overs

MP Rajesh finally strikes! Kaushik Gandhi's luck finally runs out as he top edges one straight back to the bowler who hardly moved to complete the catch.

Tuti c and b MP Rajesh 43 (25)

Pradosh Ranjan Paul drops a sitter to give a life to Kaushik Gandhi, who was batting on 42. You won't get an easier catch than that. Skipper Abhinav cannot believe what he just witnessed. To add on to the misery, Dinesh smashes Ajith Ram for a huge six off the very next ball.

Tuti 80/0 after 8 overs

Tuti keep applying pressure on the Kovai bowlers as Dinesh and Kaushik take 12 runs off Antony Dhas' first over.

Tuti 69/0 after 7 overs

Tuti Patriots are off to a great start in the field restriction overs. They will expect their batsmen to keep up the run rate and look for a total in excess of 200.

Fifty up for Tuti Patriots in the sixth over as they take 12 runs off the sixth over.

Tuti 57/0 after 6 overs

The Tuti openers are in the mood here in Dindigul. After Dinesh smashes KV through the covers for a boundary, Kaushik Gandhi lofts him over mid-on for a six to end the over. 12 runs came off the fifth over.

Tuti 45/0 after 5 overs

Kaushik Gandhi takes the attack to Shahrukh Khan as he hit a four followed by a six off his first. In total, he collected 13 runs off the fourth over.

Tuti 33/0 after 4 overs

The Tuti batsmen are getting a move on as S Dinesh hits two boundaries off the third. A total of nine runs came off it.

Tuti 20/0 after 3 overs

Kaushik Gandhi started the over with a brilliant flick off his legs before he offered Abhinav Mukund a tough catch. Abhinav, at covers, dived full stretch and had the ball kissing his hands. Calling it a dropped chance will be harsh on the fielder. The first over from T Natarajan conceded seven runs.

Tuti 11/ after 2 overs

Yet again, K Vignesh bowls a brilliant over to begin the innings. He was on target right from the word go and kept things tight. Just three came off it.

Tuti 3/0 after 1 over

Skipper Kaushik Gandhi and S Dinesh open the batting for Tuti. K Vignesh to bowl the first over.