MATCH: CSG vs TP, 1st Match, Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2016
TOSS: Tuti Patriots won the toss and elected to Bat first.
VENUE: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
SQUAD:
Chennai Super Gillies: Rajagopal Sathish (c), Yo Mahesh, Antony Dhas, Thalaivan Sargunam,Gopinath (wk), Uthirasamy Sasidev, Sathiamoorty Saravanan, Baskaran Rahul, Dakshinamoorthy Kumaran, SI Vasudevan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
Tuti Patriots: Dinesh Karthik (c), Umashankar Sushil (wk), Akash Surma, Aswin Crist, Aushik Srinivas, Lakshmipathy Balaji, M Ganesh Moorthi, Kaushik Gandhi, Maaruthi Raghav, R Sathyanarayan, Washington Sundar
SCORECARD:
TUTI Patriots Innings
| Washington Sundar | c Yo Mahesh b Sathish |
24 (23) |
5x4s, 0x6s |
| Kaushik Gandhi | lbw b Sathish | 20 (11) | 1x4s, 2x6s |
| Dinesh Karthik (c) | not out | 67(49) | 3x4s, 4x6s |
| Maaruthi Raghav | c Baskaran Rahul b Antony Dhas | 13 (16) | 1x4s, 0x6s |
| Umashankar Sushil (wk) | c Sathish b Yo Mahesh | 25(19) | 1x4s, 1x6s |
| Akash Surma | run out (Sai Kishore/Yo Mahesh) | 5(3) | 1x4s, 0x6s |
| R Sathyanarayan | not out | 0(0) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
TOTAL: Tuti Patriots – 164/5 (20)
5 highlight points in 1st innings:
- Chennai Super Ghillies picks up early wickets and restricted TP under pressure.
- Dinesh Karthick scores for TP along with Sushi and helped to reach 75 runs in last 7 overs.
- Dinesh Karthick is the first player to score fifty in TNPL.
- CSG’s Kumaran gave 46 runs in 4 overs which is most by any player in this match.
- CSG’s captain R Sathish helped his team by picking up TP’s both openers.
Chepauk Super Gillies Innings
| Gopinath (wk) | b M Ganesh Moorthi | 11 (9) | 2x4s, 0x6s |
| Yo Mahesh | b A Srinivas | 14 (18) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
| Thalaivan Sargunam | c Washington Sundar b Akash Surma | 29 (21) | 3x4s, 1x6s |
| Sathiamoorty Saravanan | c Akash Surma b A Crist | 19 (24) | 1x4s, 0x6s |
| Uthirasamy Sasidev | b Akash Surma | 0 (1) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
| Rajagopal Sathish (c) | c R Sathyanarayan b Balaji | 0 (1) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
| Baskaran Rahul | b Balaji | 0 (1) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
| Antony Dhas | b A Srinivas | 15 (18) | 1x4s, 1x6s |
| SI Vasudevan | c Balaji b Akash Surma | 2 (6) | 0x4s, 0x6s |
| Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore | not out | 10 (13) | 1x4s, 0x6s |
| Dakshinamoorthy Kumaran | b A Srinivas | 7 (6) | 1x4s, 0x6s |
TOTAL: Chepauk Super Ghillies – 119/10 (19.4)
5 highlight points in 2nd innings:
- TP bowlers picked up 4 wickets for just 2 runs (from 62-3 to 63-6)
- TP bowlers removed 3 CSG’s players for 0 (Sasidev, R Sathish, Rahul)
- Sargunam and Antony Dhos are the only players to hit a six for CSG.
- Gopinath and Sargunam are the only CSG players to have 100+ strikerate.
- Ganesh Moorthi bowled 5 wides which is most in this match.
Result: Tuti Patriots beats Chepauk Super Ghillies by 65 runs.