TNPL | Tushar continues dream run as Tamizhans crush Cholas

Tushar Raheja smashes one by the off-side.
| Picture Credit score: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN

: Tushar Raheja smashed his fourth consecutive half-century of the season as IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans crushed Trichy Grand Cholas by seven wickets in a day fixture within the TNPL on the Salem Cricket Basis floor on Sunday.

Chasing a goal of 165, Tushar (80, 36b, 8×4, 6×6) hit a boundary off pacer Athisayaraj Davidson within the second over of the innings. He unleashed a brutal assault on P. Saravana Kumar, putting three fours and two sixes within the subsequent over as 26 runs got here off it.

Athisayaraj confronted the identical punishment as Tushar despatched the ball hovering over the square-leg boundary and adopted it with a 4 as Tamizhans raced to 51 in 4 overs.

Impression Participant Ok. Easwaran made an instantaneous affect, dismissing opener Amit Sathwick and No. 3 Daryl Ferrario within the fifth over.

Nevertheless, Tushar was unstoppable. He took on left-arm spinner N. Selva Kumaran, hammering two large sixes — on both facet of the wicket — and two fours in a 20-run sixth over.

He continued his onslaught in opposition to off-spinner U. Mukilesh, dispatching him for a 4 and a six earlier than falling to left-arm spinner Sanjay Yadav. An unbroken 59-run affiliation between Pradosh Ranjan Paul and S. Mohamed Ali for the fourth wicket sealed it for the Tiruppur facet.

Earlier, Sanjay’s explosive knock (60 n.o., 32b, 5×4, 4×6) took Cholas to 164 for seven, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.

The scores: Trichy Grand Cholas 164/7 in 20 overs (S. Sujay 37, Sanjay Yadav 60 n.o., Mohan Prasath 2/16) misplaced to IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 165/3 in 18.5 overs (Tushar Raheja 80, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 42 n.o., Ok. Easwaran 2/10). Toss: Tamizhans .

Monday’s match: Dindigul Dragons vs Chepauk Tremendous Gillies (7.15 p.m.).