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TNPL 2024: Shahrukh Khan leads LKK from the front, Natarajan builds steam

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TNPL 2024: Shahrukh Khan leads LKK from the front, Natarajan builds steam

Here are a few notable highlights from the Tirunelveli and Dindigul leg of TNPL 2024

Match Results in Tirunelveli & Dindigul Leg

Match 18: Trichy Grand Cholas beat Nellai Royal Kings by 4 wickets

Match 19: Dindigul Dragons beat Lyca Kovai Kings by 5 wickets

Match 20: IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans beat Salem Spartans by 51 runs

Match 21: Chepauk Super Gillies beat Trichy Grand Cholas by 14 runs

Match 22: Lyca Kovai Kings beat Madurai Panthers by 43 runs

Match 23: IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans beat Nellai Royal Kings by 5 runs

Match 24: Dindigul Dragons beat Madurai Panthers by 30 runs

Match 25: Lyca Kovai Kings beat Salem Spartans by 1 wicket

Match 26: IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans beat Trichy Grand Cholas by 47 runs

Match 27: Madurai Panthers beat Chepauk Super Gillies by 9 runs

Match 28: Nellai Royal Kings beat Dindigul Dragons by 4 wickets


Points Table in TNPL 2024 at the end of league stage


Top performers in TNPL 2024 at the end of league stage


Headline grabbers from Tirunelveli & Dindigul Leg

Shivam Singh (Dindigul Dragons)

Shivam Singh showcased a fabulous batting display as he hit a magnificent century (106*) against Madurai Panthers in Dindigul. He is the only centurion in TNPL 2024 so far. With 218 runs in 7 inns, Shivam is currently the highest run scorer in TNPL 2024 heading into playoffs. 

Shahrukh Khan (Lyca Kovai Kings)

Shahrukh Khan continues to have one more successful TNPL season. As a captain, he haS managed to keep Lyca Kovai Kings on the top of the points table heading into playoffs with six wins in seven games. As a batter, he had an excellent run in Tirunelveli and Dindigul as he scored three back to back fifties. With the ball, he has taken 11 wickets being the highest wicket taker among spinners. 

T Natarajan (IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans)

T Natarajan has picked up steam with the ball for ITT heading into playoffs. He had picked just three wickets in the first three games, conceding runs at an economy of 9.1. He managed to turn the table in Tirunelveli and Dindigul as he picked nine wickets in three innings at an excellent economy of 6.5. With 12 wickets in total, he is currently the 3rd highest wicket-taker in TNPL 2024

Underwhelming performers from Tirunelveli & Dindigul Leg

Ajitesh Guruswamy (Nellai Royal Kings)

Ajitesh Guruswamy, the highest run scorer of TNPL 2023 failed to live up to expectations as he managed just 152 runs in seven innings in TNPL 2024. He failed to score even one fifty in this tournament and scored at a mediocre strike rate of 125. His failure in batting was a major reason in Nellai Royal Kings failing to qualify to the playoffs.

Anirudh Sita Ram (IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans)

Anirudh Sitaram has had one of the worst seasons for a batter in a TNPL edition. He has scored just 115 runs in seven inns of which 52 came in one innings against Madurai Panthers. He averaged just 16.4, which is the lowest for a batter in TNPL 2024. In Tirunelveli and Dindigul leg, he got starts of 17, 14 and 19 but failed to convert it to a big one in all three occasions. 

Sanjay Yadav (Trichy Royal Cholas)

Sanjay Yadav had lived up to his pick tag in the first two legs at Coimbatore and Salem. Unfortunately, he did not bring that form to Tirunelveli and Dindigul, as he managed just 40 runs in 3 innings and took only two wickets with the ball in three innings, conceding runs at an economy of 9.1. 

TNPL 2024 – Playoffs

Qualifier 1 – Lyca Kovai Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamilzans, Dindigul – 30th July 2024 @ 7.15 PM IST

Eliminator - Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons, Dindigul – 31st July 2024 @ 7.15 PM IST

Qualifier 2 – Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator, Chennai – 2nd August 2024 @ 7.15 PM IST

Final – Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2, Chennai – 4th August 2024 @ 7.15 PM IST

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