TNPL | Gillies edge past Warriors in rain-truncated game

The match was truncated to thirteen overs a side due to rain which resulted in a loss of 100 minutes of play.Each side was allotted four overs of power-play while three bowlers were allowed to bowl a maximum of three overs each.Warriors made two changes to the side with S Siddharth and R Suthesh replacing AC Prathiban and J Kaushik. Gillies on the other hand went with one change as Gowjith Subash replaced Ashwath Mukunthan.

A splendid performance with the ball saw Chepauk bowl out Kanchi for 97.A four-wicket haul by D Kumaran (4 for 24) as well as two wickets apiece by Sai Kishore and Anthony Dhas set up the game.Bharath Shankar (12) started the Warriors’ innings in style by smashing R Satish (0 for 11) for a first ball six over deep mid-wicket and followed it up with a boundary.Sai Kishore’s (2 for 10) third over swung the game in Gillies’ favour as he bowled a double-wicket maiden. He also dismissed Bharath Shankar (12) and captain B Indrajith (0).

Warriors got off to an ideal start as they picked up two crucial wickets in the power-play. Gopinath (2) fell to a brilliant catch at first-slip by Indrajith off M Prabhu (1 for 26). Even Shankar took a tremendous catch under pressure to get rid of Thalaivan Sargunam (5). Vasanth Saravanan (50*) and Gowjith Subhash (23) anchored the innings perfectly with a fifty-nine run partnership of thirty three deliveries. Gillies never let the run-rate go out of reach with R Jesuraj (2 for 13) being the only Warriors bowler who made an impact. R Satish (17) sealed the game in style as he slammed a six and sparked celebrations in the Gillies’ camp.