TNPL 2018: Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Jones Tuti Patriots: Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

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After winning their first-ever TNPL match a few days back, Siechem Madurai Panthers registered consecutive wins as they beat a strong Jones Tuti Patriots side by seven wickets at the NPR college ground in Natham, Dindigul.

A four and a six from J Kousik to seal the game for Madurai.

Twelve runs needed off a many balls as S Dinesh comes to bowl his first over in TNPL.

SMP 154/3 after 18 overs

Athisayaraj Davidson strikes again. Shijit Chandran top-edges one straight to R Sathish at deep point.

Shijit Chandran c R sathish b Athisayaraj Davidson 29 (23)

12 runs off the 16th over bowled by Akash Sumra brings the equation down to 25 runs off 24 balls.

SMP 141/2 after 16 overs

After two slow overs, Madurai take 10 off the 15th over bowled by Davidson. This brings the equation down to 37 runs needed off 30 balls.

SMP 129/2 after 15 overs

Five came off the 14th over bowled by R Sai Kishore. Madurai need 47 runs off 36 balls.

SMP 119/2 after 14 overs

A successful over from Davidson as he concedes just five runs apart from dismissing KB Arun Karthick, who was lookiong in fine touch.

SMP 114/2 after 13 overs

Arun Karthick departs as he top edges one straight to S Anand at covers. A fantastic innings from Arun comes to an end. Athisayaraj Davidson takes the wicket.

KB Arun Karthick c S Anand b Athisayaraj Davidson 59 (42)

100 up for Madurai in the 12th over. Arun Karthick continues his good form as he helps his team take 14 runs off the 12th over.

SMP 109/1 after 12 overs

Fifty for KB Arun Karthick off just 38 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes. Five runs came off the 11th over.

SMP 95/1 after 11 overs

Both KB Arun KArthick and Shijit Chandran take Malolan Rangarajan to the cleaners as they take 16 runs off it. Some fantastic batting by the Madurai batsmen.

SMP 90/1 after 10 overs

Just four runs and a wicket off the ninth over bowled by Ganesh Moorthi, who has finished his spell of four overs conceding 22 runs.

SMP 74/1 after 9 overs

D Rohit tries to go inside out and loft the ball over covers. He didn't get his timing right as the ball went straight to Akshay V Srinivasan at long-off.

D Rohit c Akshay V Srinivasan b Ganesh Moorthy 28 (20)

R Sathish comes back into the attack and D Rohit welcomes him into the attack with a four through the covers, taking ten runs off the eighth over.

SMP 70/0 after 8 overs

A good comeback over from Ganesh Moorthi as he conceded just five off his third over.

SMP 60/0 after 7 overs

A possible change in strategy for the fielding side as the Tuti fielders are in a team huddle after the sixth over.

Athisayaraj Davidson comes into the attack and looked spot-on right from his first ball. Still, Madurai took nine runs off his over as D Rohit joins the party for Madurai by hitting a six over the bowler's head.

SMP 55/0 after 6 overs

KB Arun Karthik looks dangerous as he hits two sixes off Sai Kishore's second over, taking 15 off the fifth over.

SMP 46/0 after 5 overs

Arun Karthick finally gets a move on as he hits two boundaries off Ganesh and helps his team take 12 runs off it.

SMP 31/0 after 4 overs

R Sai Kishore comes on to bowl inside the field-restriction overs and does a fantastic job by conceding just six runs off his first over. KB Arun Karthick is struggling here in Dindigul.

SMP 19/0 after 3 overs

Ganesh Moorthi begins on a brilliant note as he bowled five dot balls and conceded a single off the last ball. Just one off it.

SMP 13/0 after 2 overs

Panthers are off to a fantastic start as they score 12 runs off the first over bowled by R Sathish.

SMP 12/0 after 1 over

KB Arun Karthick and D Rohit walk out to bat for Madurai. R Sathish to open the bowling for Tuti.

We will be back for the chase in around 10 minutes.

Siechem Madurai Panthers need 166 runs to win.

Tuti will fancy themselves to defend their total, thanks to their brilliant bowling unit. At one stage, they were starring at 140 but some late blitz from Sathish took them in excess of 160.

Three sixes from R Sathish and a wicket off a no-ball help Tuti finish their innings on a flourish as they take 22 runs off the 20th over and take their total to 165/5.

Tuti 165/5 after 20 overs

A brilliant over from Abhishek Tanwar as he concedes just three runs apart from taking the wicket of Akash Sumra. A huge last over coming up for both the teams.

Tuti 143/5 after 19 overs

After two dot balls, Akash Sumra goes for a wild swing and ends up edging one to the wicketkeeper.

Akash Sumra c Nilesh Subramaniam b Abhishek Tanwar 1 (4)

A brilliant over from "Puli" Kousik as he concedes just five runs and took the wicket of Akshay.

Tuti 140/4 after 18 overs

Well-set Akshay V Srinivasan departs. A slower one from Kousik and Akshay just went after the shot and ended up hitting the ball high. Shijit Chandran at long-off makes no mistakes as he catches the ball to send Akshay back to the dugout.

Akshay V Srinivasan c Shijit Chandran b J Kousik 42 (29)

A successful over for both the teams as Madurai take the wicket of S Anand while Tuti score 13 runs off it.

Tuti 135/3 after 17 overs

S Anand tried to take on Abhisked Tanwar and ended up hitting the ball high in the air without any elevation. J Kousik at deep mid-wicket settled under the ball and had a lot of time to catch the ball.

S Anand c J Kousik b Abhishek Tanwar 44 (35)

Varun CV finishes his spell by conceding eight runs off his four overs. Yet another brilliant outing for him as his figures read 4-0-23-1. With four overs in hand, Tuti should fancy 160 from here.

Tuti 122/2 after 16 overs

Rahil Shah bowls out after conceding 12 runs off his final over. Tuti are getting a move on here.

Tuti 114/2 after 15 overs

100 up for Tuti in the 14th over. A good over from Kiran Aakash as he conceded just five off his third over. After a couple of god overs, Panthers needed to coke the run flow and Kiran exactly did that.

Tuti 102/2 after 14 overs

A monster hit from S Anand! He smashes J Kousik over the deep mid-wicket fence and the ball went into the parking lot outside the stadium. The six helps his side take 11 runs off the 13th over.

Tuti 97/2 after 13 overs

R Karthikeyan comes on to bowl his first over in two matches and is taken for nine runs off it including a boundary from Akshay V Srinivasan.

Tuti 86/2 after 12 overs

Rahil Shah manages to get the edge of S Anand's bat but the ball flew over the keeper and raced away to a boundary. Anand should consider himself lucky there. Seven runs came off the 11th over.

Tuti 77/2 after 11 overs

A successful over from Varun comes to an end. Just six runs were conceded off the over that included the wicket of a well-set S Dinesh.

Tuti 70/2 after 10 overs

Varun strikes! S Anand, who was looking good in the middle, tried to pull Varun out of the park and ended up giving Arun Karthick a catch. Arun judged it to perfection to see the back of Dinesh.

S Dinesh c KB Arun Karthick b CV Varun 35 (29)

S Dinesh looks in fine touch as he hits started off the over with a boundary before S Anand managed to hit a six out of nowhere to make it a productive over for Tuti. That shot should give Anand some confidence. In total, 14 runs came off the tenth over.

Tuti 64/1 after 9 overs

50 up for Tuti Patriots as they score 10 runs including a monster hit from S Dinesh in "Puli" Kousik's first over in the match. Tuti need more such shots from their batsmen.

Tuti 50/1 after 8 overs

After conceding seven runs off his first over, Varun CV comes back brilliantly in his second over and conceded just 2 runs.

Tuti 40/1 after 7 overs

A good start for Madurai inside the first six overs against a batting unit like Tuti Patriots.

Madurai's hero from the previous match, Rahil Shah, comes in to bowl his first over and concedes 10 runs in the over including two boundaries from the bat of S Dinesh.

Tuti 38/1 after 6 overs

Mystery spinner Varun CV bowls his first over and the batsmen did really well o pick his deliveries. Seven runs came off the fifth over of the innings.

Tuti 28/1 after 5 overs

Kiran Aakash backs up Abhishek Tanwar's good work from the previous over as he concedes just one run off the fourth over. Tuti batsmen should look to get a move on here.

Tuti 21/1 after 4 overs.

TNPL 2018: Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Jones Tuti Patriots: Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

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