Drama! Madurai Panthers' Pacer Takes Hattrick To Seal Narrow Win In TNPL
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Madurai Panthers' S Surya Anand's hat-trick led to a thrilling 10-run victory over the Nellai Royal Kings in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Madurai Panthers' S Surya Anand took a dramatic hat-trick for his team at the Tamil Nadu Premier League on Wednesday, to take them to a 10-run win against the Nellai Royal Kings at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem, in what was described as one of the best pace-bowling spells in the tournament.
Put in to bat first, Madurai were reduced to 26/3 in the fourth over before Balchander Anirudh and Atheeq ur Rahman added 61 runs for the fourth wicket.
Madurai were soon reduced to 125/8 in the 18th over, before Saravanan and Gurjapneet Singh added 43 runs for the ninth wicket. Sonu's three-wicket haul ensured that Madurai were bowled out for 169.
In the chase, Nellai found themselves at 21/2 in the third over before skipper Arun Karthik and NS Harish added 35 runs for the third wicket.
After Harish was dismissed by S Rajalingam in the sixth over, Karthik and wicketkeeper Rithik Easwaran added 42 runs for the fourth wicket.
After Easwaran was dismissed by Saravanan in the 12th over, Nellai were soon reduced to 119/6 in the 14th over.
Sonu and Mohammed Adnan Khan then added 39 runs for the seventh wicket before the former was dismissed by Surya on the first ball of the 19th over. Nellai needed 11 runs to win with four wickets in hand, and Sonu and Adnan had been ticking along for four overs before the dismissal happened.
Three wickets in hand and just 11 to get off as many deliveries looked like a good opportunity for a Nellai win. Valliappan Yudheeswaran came to the crease and blocked the first delivery.
Surya goes ???????????????????? in the 19th over and delivers a stunning win for Madurai Panthers! @TNCACricket @maduraipanthers #TNPL #NammaOoruNammaGethu #TNPL2025 pic.twitter.com/qX6gRMMNen — TNPL (@TNPremierLeague) June 19, 2025
Notably, Anirudh was substituted out of the XI for impact player Surya at the innings break, and he lived up to that title. Surya's overall figures were 3.5-0-24-4.
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June 19, 2025, 21:54 IST
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