IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Salem Spartans, 22nd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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Abhishek Tanwar: Relaxed now, because we lost 4 games on the trot. Happy to win a close game, felt the win was just round the corner. (On Sunny Sandhu) He was batting very well, so we wanted to give him a chance up the order. Both the left-arm spinners bowled very well, if you bowl the wrong lengths you can easily get hit on this wicket. I felt like Sunny was having a very good game, so wanted to give him to last over to close out the game for us.

NS Chaturved: We didn't deserve to win. From 57/4 to let them get that score was poor. We had plans for each bowler, but our execution wasn't up to the mark. While batting, we didn't build enough partnerships. We lost wickets just as we were building momentum. We will plan better and try to execute those plans in the next game.

Sunny Sandhu | Player of the Match: I tried to bat through the innings, play fully. I think 140-150 would have been a good target like I said earlier. In the final over, I just tried slower balls into the pitch.

18:35 Local Time, 13:05 GMT, 18:35 IST: Tiruppur have really thrown away a golden opportunity to get a much needed win. Their bowlers did a splendid job to keep the target down to 155, and they would have fancied their chances chasing this. Tiruppur got a good start as Tushar Raheja whacked a few in the powerplay, before holing out to long-on. He was replaced by Sai Kishore and the southpaw smacked it all over the park as well, before perishing post the powerplay. Tiruppur were 62/2 with 13 overs to go, and only needed a solid partnership to win it from there. However, Vijay Shankar threw away his wicket trying to slog, and then captain Chaturved was run out needlessly, as Salem found a way back. Their left-arm spinners saved the day, as Sachin Rathi and impact player Selva Kumaran claimed three wickets apiece. Tiruppur lost too many wickets in the death overs, leaving their bowlers with too much to do. They fought till the last over, but fell short by 8 runs. Their loss means Nellai Royal Kings and Dindigul Dragons qualify for the playoffs. Hang on for the presentations now...

Sunny Sandhu to Gohulmoorthi S, 1 run, yorker chasing the batter. Gohulmoorthi pushes it towards covers for a single. Sunny Sandhu holds his nerve, Salem Spartans win by 8 runs

Sunny Sandhu to A Karuppusamy, 1 run, game over!! Banged short at normal pace. Karuppusamy can slap it towards long-off. Salem's game to lose now...

Equation: 11 needed off 2 balls. Still on

Sunny Sandhu to Gohulmoorthi S, 1 run, another slower delivery. Gohulmoorthi can only inside edge onto his pads for a single

Sunny Sandhu to A Karuppusamy, 1 run, just a single.. Slower delivery. Karuppusamy was early on his heave and can only get a leading edge towards covers

Sunny Sandhu to Gohulmoorthi S, 1 run, slower delivery on off, pulled off the toe-end towards deep square leg. Karuppusamy on strike, can he get the big shots?

Sunny Sandhu to Gohulmoorthi S, no run, dot ball! Slower delivery that was dead straight. Gohulmoorthi can only block back to the bowler

Sunny Sandhu [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Equation: 14 needed off 6 balls. This match could still go either way.

N Selva Kumaran to Gohulmoorthi S, 1 run, banged short on off, slapped down to long-on

N Selva Kumaran to Gohulmoorthi S, FOUR, crucial boundary!! Tossed up delivery outside off. Gohulmoorthi hoists his drive over extra cover into a wide channel for a boundary. Just hope for the chasing side...

N Selva Kumaran to Gohulmoorthi S, no run, short and wide, cut hard but towards the point fielder

N Selva Kumaran to A Karuppusamy, 1 run, darted onto off. Karuppusamy blocks it towards short cover and hares away for a single

N Selva Kumaran to A Karuppusamy, SIX, tossed up outside off. Karuppusamy with a big slog across the line that travels over long-on for six!!

N Selva Kumaran to Gohulmoorthi S, 1 run, flat delivery on off, punched towards extra cover for a single