Skipper B. Aparajith top-scored with 63 (40b, 1×4, 7×6) and stitched a 106-run third-wicket stand (68 balls) with Vijay Shankar (59, 46b, 6×4, 1×6) as Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG) beat Trichy Grand Cholas (TGC) by 4 runs in a thriller in their Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match on the Chennai Super Kings floor right here on Monday.
Vijay Shankar’s was a streaky, struggling innings in distinction to Aparajith’s assured knock. Aparajith smashed seven sixes – one straight off left-arm spinner Ganesh Moorthi, and 6 on the leg aspect. He hit medium-pacer Easwaran for back-to-back sixes to long- on, and pulled left-arm spinner Sanjay Yadav for 2 sixes to deep midwicket in the identical over.
Vijay Shankar, however, was dropped on 13 by Waseem Ahmed at deep midwicket off medium-pacer Rajkumar. He edged three fours and failed to attach at the least 4 instances. He introduced up his maiden
TNPL fifty with authority, although, hitting a slower ball vast of lengthy on for a six off Easwaran.
The 82-run second-wicket partnership between captain J. Suresh Kumar (63, 40b, 6×4, 2×6) and J. Kousik
(45, 33b, 2×4, 3×6) was the spotlight of Grand Cholas’ 179-run chase. The duo struck three sixes in an over off left-arm spinner Aushik Srinivas – each hitting to deep midwicket as soon as, apart from Kousik hitting to lengthy on.
CSG medium-pacer Prem Kumar (three for 42) accounted for each of them, getting Kousik bowled whereas Suresh Kumar holed out to Dinesh Raj at deep midwicket. CSG’s debutant left-arm seamer Rohith
Suthar efficiently defended 11 in the final over.
The scores: Chepauk Super Gillies 178/5 in 20 overs (B. Aparajith 63, Vijay Shankar 59) bt Trichy Grand Cholas 174/7 in 20 overs (J. Suresh Kumar 63, J. Kousik 45, Prem Kumar 3/42). Toss: Grand
Cholas.
Tuesday’s match: Lyca Kovai Kings vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans (7.15 p.m.).