That's it from us from Qualifier 1, as Kovai thumped Tiruppur in a chase of 201. But join Shashwat Kumar for our continued coverage of the TNPL, as we head towards the final few matches. Until then, good night and take care!

Sai Sudharsan is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 123.

10.43pm Kovai needed 71 runs from the remaining 30 balls; they got them in 23 deliveries. Sudharsan, on 64 off 39 balls at that stage, finished on 123* from 56 - a total of nine fours and sixes each in his ruthless knock. It almost felt that he was angry, and he wanted to destroy the ball. He was given two lives too, but clubbed boundaries for fun to make the Tiruppur bowlers look ordinary. Mukilesh hit 48* off 31 balls, as their stand was worth 148* in 68 deliveries. Meanwhile, Sudharsan now has the highest individual score in TNPL.

18.5
4
Bhuvaneswaran to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, four to deep extra cover! Short in length again, and ending pretty wide of off, as he hacks it hard to beat inside the circle to his right
18.4
6
Bhuvaneswaran to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, just over the man at deep point! He leaped too, but the ball went over him. A short-of-a-length ball at a change of pace, and angling across to end wide outside off, as Sudharsan slapped it hard
18.3
6
Bhuvaneswaran to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, elegantly lofted! The ball was quite full, and angling across to end up just outside off, but Sudharsan is deep in the crease to chip it over the bowler's head
18.2
1
Bhuvaneswaran to Mukilesh, 1 run, on the bounce to short third, as he throws his bat at this length ball which is very wide of off
18.1
1
Bhuvaneswaran to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, yorker-length ball, and angling across to finish on sixth stump. Dragged to deep point

Bhuvneswaran back

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | LKK: 183/3 (18 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.16, RRR: 9.00)

  • Sai Sudharsan106 (52b)
  • U Mukilesh47 (30b)
  • T Natarajan4-0-36-0
  • Sai Kishore3-0-33-1
17.6
1
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, full ball just outside off, and pushed to long-on
17.5
4
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, gets across, and scoops for four! The ball is full and wide of off, but Sudharsan is in the mood of a Tamil superhero, as he gets bat on ball to beat short fine leg to his right
17.5
1w
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, 1 wide, on a length, and angling away to end up wide of off. Left alone, and wide called

DaWolf: "Dropped, 6, 6, 6. Dropped, 6. Have to take chances."

17.4
1
Natarajan to Mukilesh, 1 run, a yorker on his pads, and flicked to deep midwicket
17.3
1
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, full delivery swinging away to finish wide of off. Swung away off the inside half of the bat to long-on
17.2
0
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, no run, nicely bowled. This is an inswinging yorker on off, and jammed back by Sudharsan
17.1
6
Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, incredible century for Sudharsan! A powerful six to get there! Short of a length, and in the channel outside off, as Sudharsan crashed a pull over deep midwicket

Natarajan back

END OF OVER:
17 | 23 Runs | LKK: 169/3 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.94, RRR: 10.66)

  • Sai Sudharsan94 (47b)
  • U Mukilesh46 (29b)
  • Sai Kishore3-0-33-1
  • Ramalingam Rohit3-0-36-0
16.6
1
Sai Kishore to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, dropped by Radhakrishnan at long-off! The length from Sai was very full, and the line around off, as Sudharsan only managed to slice it back with the open face of the bat

Over the wicket again

16.5
6
Sai Kishore to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, wow, lofted off the back foot to go over wide long-off! On the shorter side of a length around fifth stump, with a hint of turn in, as Sudharsan shifted his weight back to bash it away
16.4
6
Sai Kishore to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, flung away over square leg! The ball is full and drifting across to finish outside off, as Sudharsan goes down on his back knee to slog sweep for another deep six

Back around

16.3
6
Sai Kishore to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, crashed over long-off! Short of a length, and wide outside off, as Sudharsan reached out and rammed the ball back for a big six

Over the wicket now

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Kovai 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0GV VigneshS Sujay
2nd48S SujayB Sai Sudharsan
3rd5B Sai SudharsanJ Suresh Kumar
4th148U MukileshB Sai Sudharsan