TNPL 2023: Easy victory for Madurai Panthers vs Salem Spartans; Arun Karthick’s ton wins it for Nellai Royal Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies
The Hindu
K.B. Arun Karthick led from the front for Nellai Royal Kings with an unbeaten hundred vs Chepauk Super Gillies in the TNPL. Madurai. Panthers’ bowlersset up an easy seven-wicket win after bowling out Salem Spartans..
K.B. Arun Karthick led from the front for Nellai Royal Kings with a sensational unbeaten hundred (104 n.o., 61b, 10x4, 5x6) to help his side breeze past Chepauk Super Gillies by eight wickets in the TNPL at the Salem Cricket Foundation ground on Saturday.
Chasing 160 for victory, Arun Karthick took the bull by its horns, scoring two boundaries off pacer Harish Kumar in the first over to set the ball rolling.
He then went after medium-pacer R. Rohith, lofting him for a six over mid-wicket and two boundaries in one over as Royal Kings raced to 56 for no loss in the PowerPlay.
The 37-year-old Arun Karthick, known for his sweep shot, used it to brutal effect against the Super Gillies’ spinners with four out of his five sixes and a handful of boundaries coming from this stroke.
Fittingly, the Nellai skipper scored the winning runs in style by slog-sweeping left-arm spinner M. Silambarasan for a six to get to his third TNPL century.
Earlier, Super Gillies managed to post 159 for seven riding on B. Aparajith’s 79 (51b, 4x4, 5x6).
After being circumspect initially, Aparajith cut loose in the 10th over, hitting pacer Sandeep Warrier for two sixes down the ground.
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