We're done with the Salem leg of #TNPL24. The tournament now moves to Coimbatore for the next set of matches. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..
Arun Karthik says that the batting could improve, but the fielding was excellent, he adds that theyneed to practice power-hitting and asks his batters to be more confident. Praises Suryaprakash and says this is his role in the team
Sonu Yadav is the Player of the Match
Shijith Chandran, the losing captain, says that they were 15-20 runs short of a good total. Also credited his bowlers for taking it deep, but reckoned that they could do better in the field
22:38 Local Time, 17:08 GMT, 22:38 IST: A nervy victory, but Suryapraksha, the impact substitute for the Nellai Roya Kings has ensured that his team has won two out of two in the Salem leg of the tournament. 142 wasn't a big score, but the home team struck twice early - Ajitesh and Niddhish then added 40 runs for the 3rd wicket, Salem kept chipping away though and it needed the experience of the right-hander to steer his team home. Yash Mozhi took 3 wickets, the rest of the bowlers chipped around, but they had been left with an under-apr score to defend.
18.5
M Poiyamozhi to Suryaprakash, FOUR, Nellai win by 3 wickets, slower ball outside off - Suryaprakash waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then runs it past the keeper for a boundary
18.4
M Poiyamozhi to Suryaprakash, no run, full-toss on off, punched straight to the fielder at mid-off and Suryaprakash sends his partner back
18.3
M Poiyamozhi to Suryaprakash, FOUR, that should be the game for the Royals - low full-toss on the pads and Suryaprakash beats short fien with a well timed flick, they're 2 runs away now
18.2
M Poiyamozhi to SJ Arun Kumar, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket for a single
18.1
M Poiyamozhi to Suryaprakash, 1 run, on a good length and well wide of off, pushed towards cover for a single
M Poiyamozhi [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
17.6
Sunny Sandhu to Suryaprakash, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, driven down to long-off for a single
17.5
Sunny Sandhu to SJ Arun Kumar, 1 run, full-toss from Sandhu, punched down to long-off for a single
17.4
Sunny Sandhu to Suryaprakash, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket for a single
17.3
Sunny Sandhu to Suryaprakash, FOUR, to backward square leg