Maan Bafna

Left-hander Maan Bafna (72 n.o., 6x4, 3x6) led the way for iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans as they beat Nellai Royal Kings by 3 wickets in their TNPL-5 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Monday.

In a low-scoring TNPL 6 encounter, Tiruppur Tamizhans registered a 53-run win over Madurai Panthers at Salem on Wednesday night.

Tiruppur Tamizhans kicked off their TNPL-6 campaign with a four-wicket win over Trichy Warriors in Tirunelveli on Monday. Trichy’s target of 158 proved to be tricky for Tiruppur.

Chasing a modest total of 135, Salem’s top-order failed to get going. While medium-pacer M Mohammed (2-31) got the first breakthrough, dismissing opener H Gopinath (5) in the second over, Tiruppur’s spinners did the bulk of the damage.

Kovai scored 137 for 8 with their skipper Abhinav Mukund (51, 4x4, 1x6) leading the batting charts, and subsequently defended it with pace duo - K Vignesh (3-19) and T Natarajan (4-24) being the standout performers.

iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans kicked off their TNPL-6 campaign with a four-wicket win over Ruby Trichy Warriors in Tirunelveli on Monday.

In a low-scoring thriller, Siechem Madurai Panthers scored a two-wicket win over Karaikudi Kaalai in their TNPL-4 clash at the ICL ground in Tirunelveli on Thursday evening.

K Vishal Vaidhya has been in red-hot form at the ongoing sixth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Karaikudi Kaalai defeated Ruby Trichy Warriors by 1 wicket in a low-scoring TNPL-3 clash at the IC Ground in Tirunelveli on Friday evening.

B Sai Sudharsan slammed an unbeaten 181 to help Jolly Rovers score 435 for 4 against Vijay CC on the second day of the TNCA First Division League on Tuesday.

K Vishal Vaidhya has been in red-hot form at the ongoing sixth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League. Vishal --- who leads the run-getters' list with 194 runs from 4 games --- smashed an unbeaten 84 from 57 balls --- to help Dindigul Dragons beat Tiruppur Tamizhans by 9 wickets in Dindigul on Monday.

R Vivek’s all-round show --- 1-23 with the ball followed by an unbeaten 28-ball 57 --- helped Dindigul Dragons beat iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans by six wickets in their TNPL-5 clash at Chepauk on Saturday and book a spot in the playoffs.

Baba Aparajith (63, 6x4, 2x6) led the show with the bat to help Nellai Royal Kings beat Tiruppur Tamizhans by 6 wickets in their TNPL-6 clash at Coimbatore on Sunday.

Tuti Patriots registered their second win in the TNPL-4 as they thrashed Karaikudi Kaalai by 57 runs at the NPR College ground in Dindigul on Thursday night. Patriots’ win was orchestrated by skipper Subramania Siva who hit an unbeaten 87 as they scored 175 for 4 batting first. From thereon, Patriots’ bowlers took over as they restricted Karaikudi to 118 for 8.

Medium-pacer Sandeep Warrier’s hat-trick (3-20) and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore (4-2-2-4) shone for Chepauk Super Gillies as they scored a 60-run run win over Tiruppur Tamizhans in their TNPL-6 clash at Salem on Friday.

Baba Aparajith (63, 6x4, 2x6) led the show with the bat to help Nellai Royal Kings beat Tiruppur Tamizhans by 6 wickets in their TNPL-6 clash at Coimbatore on Sunday. Aparajith’s 46-ball knock paved the way for Nellai to chase down Tiruppur’s modest target of 118 with 27 balls to spare.

A clinical VB Kanchi Veerans opened their account in TNPL-4 with a 110-run win over iDream Karaikudi Kaalai at the NPR College in Dindigul on Wednesday. The architects of Kanchi's one-sided win were R Sanjay Yadav and R Sathish.

Karaikudi's medium pacers Ashwath Mukunthan (5 for 36) and Yo Mahesh (2 for 30) set up the game before openers S Anirudha (43, 4x4, 2x6) and V Aditya (49, 6x4, 2x6) made it no-contest in the end.