Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 24th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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Shahrukh Khan - The circumstances were such that I had to step up with Sai having gone (to play the Duleep Trophy), I was wanting to have some game time as well. The boundaries are around 60m, so I had to question myself on where I was going to hit. Everyone in the team has stepped up, good to have everyone getting runs. I've worked on my bowling from the last 2-3 years, it's an added advantage specially if you don't score runs on a good day. Was nice to pluck that catch.

Valliappan Yudheeswaran- I know it's a cliche, but we're just following the process, we're playing as a complete team. Enjoying each other's success, when you do well, you'll feel happy, hopefully it'll continue. We kept the intensity high and the results came, we knew the probability of finishing in the top-two was pretty high even before the match.

18:41 Local Time, 13:11 GMT, 18:41 IST: Even without Sai Sudharsan, the Kovai Kings have been the team to beat and it'll need something special to dethrone them this season. The Panthers could have sealed the final playoff spot with a win today, but they came up short in the 209-run chase. Plenty of starts, but no one went on to make a big score - unlike the Panthers, Kovai were sharp in the field and Shahrikh's catch was just the icing on the cake. But they're still in the hunt and will just have to win their last match to ensure qualification.

V Yudheeswaran to Ajay Krishna, out Caught by Sujay !!Kovai win by 45 runs, they're confirmed to finish as the table-toppers and CSG survive, fuller length delivery outside off, Ajay Krishna drives and slices it straight to the fielder at backward point. Ajay Krishna c Sujay b V Yudheeswaran 0(1)

V Yudheeswaran to Ajay Krishna, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

V Yudheeswaran to Gurjapneet Singh, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, stylishly dabbed towards third man for a single

V Yudheeswaran to Gurjapneet Singh, FOUR, full and at the stumps, Gurjapneet gets an inside edge on the flick and the ball runs away fine - beating the fielder in the ring

V Yudheeswaran to Gurjapneet Singh, no run, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, Gurjapneet is drawn into the drive and is beatenm on the inside edge

V Yudheeswaran to Gurjapneet Singh, no run, yorker length delivery on off, Gurjapneet jams the bat down and is beaten on the outside edge

Gurjapneet Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

V Yudheeswaran to Swapnil Singh, out Caught by Suresh Kumar!! Another swing, a thin edge and the keeper does the rest. Yudheeswaran keeps keeps it full and wide of off, has the right-hander throwing the kitchen sink at that, the edge is found and Suresh Kumar does the rest. Swapnil Singh c Suresh Kumar b V Yudheeswaran 10(7) [6s-1]

V Yudheeswaran to Swapnil Singh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

V Yudheeswaran to Swapnil Singh, wide, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander, Swapnil went chasing after that and missed, a noise and that was bat hitting the ground, it's on the tramline and is called as a wide

Valliappan Yudheeswaran [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Ajay Krishna, right handed bat, comes to the crease

M Siddharth to Saravanan, out Bowled!! Siddharth has his man again, a boundary and a wicket, a good bargain for Siddharth. The arm-ball, went straight and at the left-hander, Saravanan was looking to swing it over mid-wicket, misses it completely and loses his off-stump. Saravanan b M Siddharth 6(2) [6s-1]

M Siddharth to Saravanan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

M Siddharth to Saravanan, SIX, a massive slice, and it has gone way over long-off - fired full and wide of off, Saravanan throws his hands at that and gets enough to clear long-off - Shahrukh isn't a happy man and stares at his bowler

P Saravanan, left handed bat, comes to the crease