Vida Kovai Kings made short work of Chepauk Super Gillies on Tuesday, winning the first TNPL-10 fixture at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium by five wickets.
Wednesday’s match: Dindigul Dragons vs. However, CSG lost wickets in a cluster on either side of the partnership, getting bowled out for 167 in 19.3 overs. The scores: Chepauk Super Gillies 167 in 19.3 overs (Ram Arvindh (Impact Player) 63, Dinesh Raj 32, M. Siddharth 2/24, R.S. Ambrish 3/22) lost to Vida Kovai Kings 168/5 in 18.5 overs (S. Radhakrishnan 38, S. Lokeshwar 40, B. Sachin 37) . Trichy Grand Cholas, 7.30 p.m.
Earlier, after being asked to bat, CSG had a six-less PowerPlay (48 for three). Siddharth (two for 24) and R. Just as Ram Arvindh started to up the ante, Siddharth castled the Impact Player to peg back CSG (101 for four in 10.3 overs).
While skipper N. Jagadeesan and Mokit Hariharan departed after playing rash shots to M. Divakar, K. Aashiq ran himself out after G. Kishoor moved quickly from mid-off to effect a direct hit.