a glorious drive, and Dinesh does the trick for the Dindigul Dragons, under immense pressure! Darted in full on the stumps. Dinesh Raj gives himself ample room and then plays the most pristine of cover drives. Crunches the bones out of it and scorches it past extra cover. The Super Gillies are out on their feet. They brought this game to the brink, from nowhere it must be remembered, but fell just short at the end. Smiles in the Dragons camp, but the sense of relief is also palpable!
Chepauk vs Dindigul, Eliminator at Dindigul, TNPL, Jul 31 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
Eliminator (N), Dindigul, July 31, 2024, Tamil Nadu Premier League
(19.5/20 ov, T:159) 161/6
Dindigul won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Match centre
Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Shashwat KumarScorecard summary
Chepauk Super Gillies • 158/6(20 overs)
72 (54)
2/35 (4)
25 (16)
1/17 (4)
Dindigul Dragons • 161/6(19.5 overs)
64 (49)
2/26 (4)
57 (35)
2/32 (3.5)
11:05pm That brings us to the end of our coverage for tonight. We will be back at it on Friday when the Dindigul Dragons take on the Tiruppur Tamizhans for a place in the final. Until then, this is goodbye from me, Vairavan and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care, folks!
R Ashwin, the Dindigul Dragons captain is also the Player of the Match: Felt like there were enough mistakes done in a single match. Our players showed we could lose even this match at one point [from a winning position], that's what pressure does to you. They are still learning how to handle pressure, we need to chat about it. It was an imperfect game but our bowling stood out. (Batting still not 100%?) With our batting line-up, I always have a doubt whether I should come ahead or bat down but I can't control too much. Both of our games have been imperfect. We haven't played the perfect game and sealed a crushing win. We need to work on it and have a chat. (On the crowd) Great crowd in Dindigul today, loved the applause for my fifty. I hear there's a demand for tickets in Chepauk (for Qualifier 2). We'll be in yellow this time like CSK, hope the crowd supports us.
Baba Aparajith, Chepauk Super Gillies captain: There was a slow pitch, I thought the score was good. Credit goes to DD batters. Ashwin batted superbly. He took us on in the powerplay and we did not have answers. We could not get the early wickets (we wanted). (On Prem Kumar) Credit to game. It was his first game and he bowled superbly. Lots of talent and we will see a lot of him next season. (On the learnings from this season) Lots of learnings, in all departments. Even in the matches we lost, we lost close matches. Proud of the boys and the effort they put in. I knew this was a pressure game, wanted to take it deeper and get the team to a 150-plus score. We conceded too many in the powerplay and it was tough to then recover from.
10:43pm And...breathe. A topsy-turvy game of cricket, encapsulating all that can go wrong in a playoff game and illustrating just how important it is to hold your nerve. The Dragons, after two-thirds of their run-chase, were well ahead. Ashwin was batting like a dream and Shivam was not faring badly either.
But then...came the collapse, preceded and caused by indecision. Ashwin departed and then Indrajith was run out first ball. Shivam did find the fence a couple of times post it but he too was dismissed with more than 20 needed. Sarath and Bhati, though, cleared the fence just when DD needed it and that proved to be a difference, even as it all threatened to fall apart in a frantic final over.
CSG will be proud of their effort. It seemed they had a below-par total on the board, yet, they fought their hearts out. Prem Kumar, on debut, was exceptional, with Periyaswamy also very tidy. But in the end, they just did not have enough to play with and will be gutted at having missed out on an opportunity to go to Chepauk.
19.5
4
Shah to Dinesh Raj, FOUR runs
2 off 2 now. Two singles will do the job for the Dragons. Everyone, barring long off, is up in the circle on the off side
19.4
1
Shah to Bhati, 1 run
fullish outside off. Bhati fetches it and drags it towards deep mid wicket. Just a single
19.3
•
Shah to Bhati, no run
slowed up on a length on off. Bhati looks to hit it into the Bay of Bengal but only gets it as far as his front pad. Trickles back towards the bowler
19.3
1w
Shah to Bhati, 1 wide
darted in full and down leg. Jagadeesan does well to get something behind it but that is a wide. A bonus. Absolute bonus for the Dragons
Bhati on strike now. 4 off 4
19.2
1lb
Shah to Dinesh Raj, 1 leg bye
unusual choice of shot, to say the least! Fired in full outside leg. Dinesh Raj, facing his first ball, looks for the reverse and misses (surprise, surprise). Pings off his back leg into the on side
Dinesh Raj is the new batter in
19.1
W
Shah to C Sarath Kumar, OUT
taken on the long on fence by the CSG skipper! And the crowd descends into slience! Juicy full toss outside off and on most days, this would have been hit out of the ground. On this occasion, though, Sarath clinks it badly and arrows it towards Aparajith, who tracks it all the way and takes it right on the fence, high to his right. Top catch under pressure, and the Super Gillies, somehow, are still in this!
Sarath Kumar c Aparajith b Shah 12 (11b 0x4 1x6) SR: 109.09
5 off 6 now. And uh-oh, CSG are behind the over-rate and will now have one less fielder outside the ring. Sarath on strike. Rahil to bowl. Around the wicket
end of over 1910 runs
DD: 154/5CRR: 8.10 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 5 from 6b
Sarath Kumar12 (10b 1x6)
Suboth Bhati13 (10b 1x6)
Abhishek Tanwar 4-0-34-1
Ganeshan Periyaswamy 4-0-25-0
18.6
1
Tanwar to C Sarath Kumar, 1 run
oh dear, another sitter put down, and Ferrario is the guilty party again! Full toss outside off. Sarath looks for the glory shot and makes a mess of it. Skies it towards deep mid wicket. Ferrario settles under it but the ball just slips through his hands. Not sure if he even got hands to it in the end. Another chance gone abegging...
18.5
•
Tanwar to C Sarath Kumar, no run
well well! Zipped in full outside off. Sarath walks further outside off, shaping up for the paddle behind square. Does not lay bat on ball. Was that needed?
DD one hit away from a win
18.4
1
Tanwar to Bhati, 1 run
full just outside off. Bhati sits deep in his crease and drills it towards long off
7 off 9. Back to under run-a-ball
18.3
6
Tanwar to Bhati, SIX runs
that has gone to the moon, and it has cleared the fence! Half-tracker outside off and Bhati absolutely tears into it. Winds up by staying back in his crease and clatters it a mile over deep mid wicket. Plenty of height and enough distance!
18.2
1
Tanwar to C Sarath Kumar, 1 run
low full toss just outisde off. Sarath, despite sitting deep in his crease, can only chalk it and luckily for him, it falls enough to extra cover's right
18.1
1
Tanwar to Bhati, 1 run
excellent wide yorker. Bhati cannot get under it and clinks it towards deep cover point
15 off 12. This is getting very tense. The Dragons had no business being in this situation. But here they are. The Super Gillies would have dreamt of dragging the game this deep and with a significant chance of victory. And here they are too. Tanwar to bowl
end of over 183 runs
DD: 144/5CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 7.50 • Need 15 from 12b
Suboth Bhati5 (7b)
Sarath Kumar10 (7b 1x6)
Ganeshan Periyaswamy 4-0-25-0
Abhishek Tanwar 3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Periyaswamy to Bhati, 1 run
top yorker on middle and leg. Bhati digs it out towards the bowler, who misfields and allows a single down to long off
Pressure on the Dragons now. 16 off 13
17.5
•
Periyaswamy to Bhati, no run
another slower ball on a length outside off. Bhati has a wild whoosh across the line and makes no contact, unsurprisingly
17.4
1
Periyaswamy to C Sarath Kumar, 1 run
low full toss on middle and leg. Sarath tucks it off his toes towards deep mid wicket
17.3
•
Periyaswamy to C Sarath Kumar, no run
slower ball hung up on a length outside off. Sarath aims for the moon and only swats away a few flies in the process
17.2
1
Periyaswamy to Bhati, 1 run
zipped in full on off. Driven down the ground towards long on
17.1
•
Periyaswamy to Bhati, no run
almost! Off-pace and into the track outside off. Bhati flashes hard at it and nearly chunks it off the inside edge into his stumps
Periyaswamy to bowl. 18 needed off 18
end of over 1710 runs • 1 wicket
DD: 141/5CRR: 8.29 • RRR: 6.00 • Need 18 from 18b
Suboth Bhati3 (3b)
Sarath Kumar9 (5b 1x6)
Abhishek Tanwar 3-0-24-1
J Prem Kumar 4-0-26-2
16.6
1
Tanwar to Bhati, 1 run
slow, short and wide outside off. Bhati cuts it towards deep cover point
Looks like Aparajith wanted to go upstairs but the window for doing so had elapsed
16.5
•
Tanwar to Bhati, no run
slower ball on a full length outside off. Bhati has a huge swish at it but is too early into the stroke. Only a fresh-air shot
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CSG
72 runs (54)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
off drive
15 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
85%
64 runs (49)
6 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
20 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
CSG
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
2
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
CSG
O
3.5
M
0
R
32
W
2
ECO
8.34
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| NPR College Ground, Dindigul | |
| Toss | Dindigul Dragons, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Dindigul Dragons advanced |
| Match days | 31 July 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| CSG Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| DD Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 15.2 ov) |
| Umpires | |
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| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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