That's the end of Match 8 of this season's TNPL. We'll be back tomorrow for the final match of the Salem leg with the hosts taking on the Panthers from Madurai. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..
Vijay Shankar: I think we started well. Restricting them to 157 was good. We didn’t bat with enough positive intent. It’s difficult to tell where we are lacking, this game we could have shown better intent in the middle overs. Lots of positive signs for us though. S Ganesh came up the order and made use of the opportunity. When I bowled my last ball, there was a slight pull and I am playing with some painkillers. Need to go and get that checked.
22:49 Local Time, 17:19 GMT, 22:49 IST: A disappointing chase from the Tiruppur unit and they 'll look back at their poor batting. 158 wasn't a straightforward chase, but they never looked like they'd come even close to the target. The bowling was disciplined, but they were aided by some old-school cricket from all the batters except Ganesh. The right-hander, who came as an impact sub, fought hard and valiantly for his 35-ball 61, but he hardly got any support from the rest of his mates. They finished well below par and stay bottom with their second straight loss. A first win of the tournament for the Super Gillies and this should give them plenty of confidence.
19.6
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ajith Ram, 1 run, to extra cover
S Ajith Ram, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, out S Ganesh Run Out!! 1 run completed S Ganesh run out (Pradosh Paul/N Jagadeesan) 61(35) [4s-7 6s-2]
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
19.4
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, FOUR, to deep square leg
19.3
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, FOUR, to sweeper cover
19.2
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, SIX, to mid-wicket
19.1
Abhishek Tanwar to S Ganesh, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, driven down to long-on and Ganesh refuses the single
M Mathivannan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.6
G Periyaswamy to P Bhuvaneswaran, out Caught by Aparajith!! Catching practice at long-on, back of a length and just outside off, Bhuvaneswaran swings lustily, but he doesn't get enough on the pull, straight down long-on's throat for a simple catch. P Bhuvaneswaran c Aparajith b G Periyaswamy 6(8) [4s-1]
G Periyaswamy to P Bhuvaneswaran, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.5
G Periyaswamy to P Bhuvaneswaran, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, doesn't bounce a lot and sneaks under Bhuvaneswaran's slog
18.4
G Periyaswamy to S Ganesh, 1 run, to long-on
18.3
G Periyaswamy to S Ganesh, no run, slower ball sliding down leg, Ganesh shuffled a long way across on the sweep and missed
18.2
G Periyaswamy to P Bhuvaneswaran, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket
18.1
G Periyaswamy to P Bhuvaneswaran, no run, Bhuvaneswaran isgiven OUT LBW, looked straight, but he's reviewed it, was looking to play the helicopter whip, but he's undone by the angle, looks like it has missed the bat and UltraEdge confirms it. It has flicked the flap of the right-pad, but the impact is outside off - that has saved him