The Trichy Warriors have maintained their top 4 spot despite the defeat as they have 2 points from many matches.
The Warriors scored 157 for 6 in 20 overs, but the Tamijan team went ahead in 18.5 overs and won.
Scoreboard: Warriors vs. Tamazens
Openers Murali Vijay and Amit Satvik added 57 runs for the first wicket in 5.3 overs to give the Warriors a strong start. This can set the stage for a very large total.
But the regular loss of wickets – 112 for 6 in 14.2 overs without losing a good slide from 57 – saw the Warriors lose much of the field.
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But P Sarvana Kumar and M Mathivanan put on a 45-run stand for the seventh wicket to seal the Warriors’ innings. Sarvan Kumar (17 off 20 balls, 1 × 4) and Mathivanan (27 off 18 balls, 27, 2 × 4, 2 × 6) made some impact in the last five overs.
M Mohammad (1), Ashwin Christ (2) and S Mohan Prasad (1) were the main victims for Tamiz.
Chasing the 158-run target, Tirupur got off to a bad start, scoring 17 for 2 in 2 overs. Trichy openers Aniruddha Srikanth and S Siddharth were challenged by Saranav Kumar.
But Subramaniam Anand (35) and Man Bafna (26) put on a 61-run stand for the third wicket as Tamizhan reached 78 in 10 overs.
Since then, they needed 80 off 60 balls and Tamizan had 8 wickets left, which was not a big target. But they also had to face a slowdown in the innings and lost 20 for 4 in the next 4 overs.
At the time, they were 98 for six in 14.1 overs, yet they needed 60 off 29 balls, with only late batsmen left.
But Tushar Raheja (42, 26 balls, 4 × 4, 2 × 6) and M Mohammad (29, 15 balls, 2 × 4, 2 × 6) crossed the target without any further loss.
