Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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22:32 Local Time, 17:02 GMT, 22:32 IST: A win that was never in doubt and the Spartans succumb to yet another loss in front of their home crowd. To be frank, they never got going in the massive chase, losing their top-order within the first three overs. It was always going to be a steep curve from thereon and Kovai never let them off the hook. A couple of batters did go past 20, but that was never going to be enough when one is chasing 200. Wickets shared all-around and Kovai continue to dominate #TNPL2023. They also become the first team to be through to the playoffs

V Yudheeswaran to Akash Sumra, out Caught by Shahrukh Khan!!Kovai win by 79 runs, on a good length and just outside off, bowled into the pitch and it climbed onto the right-hander - Sumra lost his shape on the slog and offered a dolly to Shahrukh at mid-off. Akash Sumra c Shahrukh Khan b V Yudheeswaran 20(15) [4s-3]

V Yudheeswaran to Akash Sumra, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

V Yudheeswaran to Akash Sumra, wide, slower short ball down leg, Sumra was looking to pull and missed, called as a wide

V Yudheeswaran to Rajendran Karthikeyan, 1 run, on a good length and at the stumps, driven down to long-on for a single

V Yudheeswaran to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Karthikeyan was looking to drive and missed

V Yudheeswaran to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, back of a length and holding its line outside off, Karthikeyan hangs his bat out and is beaten

V Yudheeswaran to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, slower short ball outside off, Karthikeyan was shaping for the cut and missed

V Yudheeswaran to Akash Sumra, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Sumra backs away and drives it square past cover for a single

Valliappan Yudheeswaran [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Shahrukh Khan to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, flighted delivery outside off, steered with an open face to the off-side

Shahrukh Khan to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, pushed through quicker and on off, Rajendran Karthikeyan was half-forward in defence and gets an inside edge onto the pad

Shahrukh Khan to Akash Sumra, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle and leg, worked down to long-on for a single

Shahrukh Khan to Akash Sumra, FOUR, Khan tosses one down leg, swept away behind square on the on-side for a boundary

Shahrukh Khan to Akash Sumra, no run, flighted delivery outside off, punched off the back-foot to backward point

Shahrukh Khan to Rajendran Karthikeyan, 1 run, tossed up slower and wider of off, driven down to long-off for a single

J Subramanyan to Akash Sumra, FOUR, a dragdown by Subramanyan, Sumra rocks back and pummels the pull past mid-wicket for a boundary

J Subramanyan to Rajendran Karthikeyan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, eased down to long-off for a single

J Subramanyan to Rajendran Karthikeyan, no run, loopy delivery wide of off, Karthikeyan went hard on the drive and mistimed it back at the bowler