TNPL 2018: VB Kanchi Veerans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

Ruby Trichy Warriors needed to win the game in 7.5 overs to get their NRR above Lyca Kovai Kings and they managed to finish the game off after 17.4 overs. That's it from our end for this game. Stay tuned for our Live updates from Jones Tuti Patriots and iDream Karaikudi Kaalai, which is a virtual knockout. Till then, this is Srihari D, Sankalp Srivastava and Vignesh Ananthasubramanian saying goodbye.

With this win, Trichy have eight points and still, they won't be able to make it to the playoffs because of their lesser NRR. VB Kanchi Veerans, on the other hand, finished the tournament with a solitary win and the young lot will look to regroup, come back next year and pose a challenge.

It's all over from Tirunelveli. Vasanth Saravanan hits two boundaries in the 18th over and seals the game for his team.

RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS BEAT VB KANCHI VEERANS BY SIX WICKETS

Finally a productive over for Trichy as the batsmen take 13 runs off it, bringing the target down to eight runs off three overs.

RTW 129/4 after 17 overs

Yet another brilliant over for VB Veerans as C Shriram conceded just three runs off it. 21 runs needed off 24 balls.

RTW 116/4 after 16 overs.

What are they doing here? With 24 needed off 30 balls, Bharath Shankar dances down the wicket and holes out straight to skipper Aparajith , who ran back and completed a skier.

K Bharah Shankar c B Aparajith b C Shriram 68(42)

A brilliant over from Aushik Srinivas as he conceded just two runs and took the wicket of Suresh Kumar. Trichy need 24 runs to win off 30 balls.

Trichy 113/3 after 15 overs

Just four runs off the 14th over. And Aushik Srinivas has castled S Suresh Kumar off the first ball of the 15 overs. Too late for the VB Veerans?

S Suresh Kumar b Aushik Srinivas 7(5)

Trichy are cruising towards an easy win as they take 13 runs off the 13th over. Bharath Shankar is some kind of form. His team would have loved to see such a form from him early on in the tournament.

RTW 107/2 after 13 overs

OUT! Trichy are comfortably inching towards the total but the captain has to depart here. Indrajith couldn't keep the face of the bat open for too long and edges it back to the bowler.

B Indrajith c & b Shriram 26 (27)

Ruby Trichy Warriors 94/2 after 12 overs

Mokit had bowled a good over until the last delivery. It was full and straight and Shankar dismissed it for a boundary over bowler's head.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 88/1 after 11 overs

Shriram started with a poor delivery which was duly dispatched for a boundary by Bharath Shankar, who completed his half-century in 27 deliveries with 8 fours and a six. Despite that, only seven runs from the over.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 80/1 after 10 overs

Indrajith has played a couple of beautiful textbook shots during his brief stay and one such came on second delivery of the over - a neat cover drive for four. 10 runs from the over.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 73/1 after 9 overs

A boundary and four singles, eight runs from Mokit's second over as Bharath inches closer to his half-century.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 63/1 after 8 overs

Trichy need to start scoring fastly here, another over which cost only 5 runs.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 55/1 after 7 overs

Mokit Hariharan has bowled a useful over here for Kanchi Veerans, only five runs from it.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 50/1 after 6 overs

Bharath Shankar is turning it on here. He has raced off to 35 from 15.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 45/1 after 5 overs

A wicket, a six and two singles. Eventful over!

Ruby Trichy Warriors 33/1 after 4 overs

Baba Indrajith walks in

OUT! Srinivas gets Mani Bharathi!

K Mani Bharathi b Aushik Srinivas 6 (12)

Ruby Trichy Warriors 25/1 after 3.2 overs

The batsmen have decided that it's time to up the ante. Bharath Shankar this time as he gets three boundaries and one more comes off his pads.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 25/0 after 3 overs

Mani Bharathi gets a four on the last delivery of the over to make it a successful one for Trichy.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 9/0 after 2 overs

Aushik Srinivas to bowl the second.

A single off the first delivery, followed by four dot balls and a single off the last.

Ruby Trichy Warriors 2/0 after 1 over

K Deeban Lingesh to bowl the first over

Can they do it? Join us in 15 minutes to find out.

It took some late hitting from Francis Rokins to get Kanchi to 136. And this means that Trichy need to chase this down in 7.5 overs if they are to overtake Kovai Kings and get to fourth spot in the TNPL 2018 standings.

Rokins finishes with a six as Kanchi Veerans finish with 136/8 on the back of a brilliant cameo from Rokins.

RUN-OUT! Divakar is run-out but Rokins won't care as he is on strike for the last ball.

Kanchi Veerans 130/8 after 19.5 overs

Finally some momentum provided by Francis Rokins, who hits a couple of boundaries. And Divakar joins in on the act as well as they hit 13 off the penultimate over.

Kanchi Veerans 121/7 after 19 overs

Just three runs off the 18th over and this innings is slowly crawling towards its inevitable conclusion.

Kanchi Veerans 108/7 after 18 overs

Excellent hat-trick ball but no luck for Vignesh Kannan. Just two runs and two wickets off that over.

Kanchi Veerans 105/7 after 17 overs

HAT-TRICK ball coming up.

OUT! Two in two for Vignesh Kannan. Indrajith takes the catch at cover as the batsman tries to clip it to the off-side but ends up getting a leading edge. S Chandrashekar c Indrajith b K Vignesh 0(1)

OUT! Just when it looked like Kanchi Veerans were getting a bit of momentum, Deeban has to go. He tried to flick it to the on side but the ball spun and took the off stump. K Deeban b K Vignesh 6(5)

12 runs off the 16th over. It looks like Kanchi have finally decided to press the accelerator.

Kanchi Veerans 103/5 after 16 overs

As the sun continues to bake the outfield at Tirunelveli, Suresh Kumar finishes a fantastic spell. The off-spinner's figures, 4-0-14-0

Kanchi Veerans 91/4 after 15 overs

DT finishes his spell with figures of 1/25. A slightly expensive end to the spell but they will take that nonetheless.

Kanchi Veerans 88/4 after 14 overs

Suresh Kumar has been sensational so far in this spell. He has just conceded just 11 runs in his three overs.

Kanchi Veerans 81/4 after 13 overs

DT Chandrasekhar finishes another tight over. Just three off this one including a run-out that broke the fourth-wicket partnership.

Kanchi Veerans 77/4 after 12 overs

RUN-OUT! Vishal is run-out by DT Chandrasekar as he attempts a second that just wasn't there. There is a mix-up between the two batsmen and that results in a run-out. U Vishal run out (DT Chandrasekar) 25(21)

Kanchi Veerans 76/4 after 11.2 overs

Suresh Kumar continues to prove his worth to the Trichy side. Another tight over of off-spin that produces just three runs.

Kanchi Veerans 74/3 after 11 overs

Just when it looked like it was going to be a good ever, a six off the last ball from Vishal over cow corner means that 10 came off that over from DT Chandrasekhar.

Kanchi Veerans 71/3 after 10 overs

Tidy over from Suresh Kumar to start off. The off-spinner concedes just four runs and continue to put pressure on the batsmen.

Kanchi Veerans 61/3 after 9 overs

Both Vishal and Mokit have a boundary now and they are starting to pick the gaps and keep the scoreboard moving, even if they aren't getting a flurry of boundaries.

Kanchi Veerans 57/3 after 8 overs

Mokit Hariharan is now at the crease alongside U Vishal and they need to stitch together a good partnership.

Kanchi Veerans 50/3 after 7 overs

OUT! Vignesh Kannan takes a good catch at cover as the Kanchi captain has to go. The Veerans are in deep trouble just after the power play. B Aparajith c K Vignesh b DT Chandrasekar 12(15)

Kanchi Veerans 46/3 after 6.2 overs

At the end of the power play, it is fairly evenly poised but Trichy's playoff hopes rest on them bowling Kanchi out quickly.

Kanchi Veerans 45/2 after 6 overs

Baba Aparajith has taken his time so far. If Kanchi are to end their season with a win, a lot will depend on how long he is at the crease.

Kanchi Veerans 37/2 after 5 overs

Another successful over, this time from Sonu Yadav. And Kanchi are in trouble early as Trichy have the early wickets they wanted.

Kanchi Veerans 29/2 after 4 overs

TNPL 2018: VB Kanchi Veerans vs Ruby Trichy Warriors Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

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