Jagadeesan led the 183-run chase with an aggressive knock of 78 (39b, 5×4, 6×6) to steer his side to a five-wicket win over SKM Salem Spartans at the NPR College ground here on Wednesday, consigning Salem to a fourth straight defeat. With its Tamil Nadu Premier League campaign threatening to drift, Chepauk Super Gillies found a way to steady the ship. Captain N.
The decisive details
Asked to bat, Salem was staring down the barrel at 84 for six in the 12th over before Harish Kumar (57 n.o., 35b, 1×4, 6×6) and M. Eshwar (39, 20b, 5×6) breathed life into the innings with a 69-run seventh-wicket alliance. Harish unleashed a stunning assault at the death, smashing 26 runs in the final over as Salem recovered to 182 for seven.