There are two matches taking place on Sunday in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023. The afternoon match saw Lyca Kovai Kings defeat the Dindigul Dragons all-round and the night match saw Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans beat Ba11sy Trichy. Both matches were held at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem.
With a win over Dindigul Dragons, Lyca Kovai Kings rose to the top of the scoreboard. They replaced Nellai Royal Kings, who dropped to second place due to a low net run rate. Kovai Kings has a net run rate of +1,763 while Royal Kings has a net run rate of +0.558.
Dindigul Dragons suffered their first loss in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and dropped to third place. They have six points to their name and a net run rate of +0.434. The Chepauk Super Gillies sits below the Dragons with six points to their name and a net run rate of +0.485.
Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans won the TNPL 2023 championship for the second time and rose to fifth place. Below them are the Siechem Madurai Panthers, who have only two points below their belt. The Salem Spartans have lost three games so far and won only one and are trailing behind the Panthers. Ba11sy Trichy remained undefeated in the competition as they finished at the bottom of the scoreboard.
Ba11sy Trichy is indecisive in TNPL 2023
The 17th match of the 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League saw IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans face off against Ba11sy Trichy. Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (50) and Balchander Anirudh (51) had turned 50 when the Tamizhans posted 201 on the board. The Trichy hitters then faltered in the chase as they finished their turn 155/8 to lose the game by 46 runs. With this, Trichy suffered a fourth consecutive loss in the competition to be inconclusive.
The 16th match saw the Lyca Kovai Kings defeat the Dindigul Dragons in a comprehensive manner. On the back of an 83 highlights the word B Sai Sudharsan, Kovai Kings posted a 206 mammoth to the board. Then their pitchers stepped up and knocked down the Dragons at 147 to win the game in 59 runs. The Dragons were completely overwhelmed on Sunday and suffered their first loss at TNPL 2023.
