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Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans Scorecard, 24th Match
146/5 (16.1 ov)
140/7 (20 ov)
Nellai Royal Kings won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Thu, 20 Aug, 19:30 IST
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:35:18 IST
Match summary
Nellai Royal Kings won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining).
24th Match · Tamil Nadu Premier League · MA Chidambaram Stadium · 20 Aug 2026
Salem Spartans won the toss and elected to bat.
Salem Spartans: 140/7 (20 ov)
Top score: Hari Nishanth, 36 off 37 balls
Best bowling: Emmanuel Cherian, 3 for 22 in 4 overs
Nellai Royal Kings: 146/5 (16.1 ov)
Top score: D Santhosh Kumar, 50 off 24 balls; Athish S R, 50 off 29 balls
Best bowling: Rahil Shah, 3 for 13 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Athish S R (Nellai Royal Kings)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Salem Spartans innings140/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Nishanthrun out (Guruswamy) | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | ||
| Abishiek Selvakumarb Cherian | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Rajendran Vivekc R b Harish | 29 | 25 | 116.0 | ||
| Boopathi Kumarlbw b Yudheeswaran | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Harish Kumarlbw b Harish | 12 | 9 | 133.3 | ||
| Eshwar Mc Yadav b Cherian | 31 | 24 | 129.2 | ||
| Karthick Manikandanc Yudheeswaran b Cherian | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | ||
| S Ajith Ramnot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Dev Rahulnot out | 6 | 2 | 300.0 | ||
| Extras | 8 (w 4, nb 0, b 0, lb 4) | ||||
| Total | 140/7 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Abishiek Selvakumar, 0.6 ov) · 62-2 (Rajendran Vivek, 9.2 ov) · 73-3 (Boopathi Kumar, 11.3 ov) · 80-4 (Hari Nishanth, 12.1 ov) · 107-5 (Harish Kumar, 15.5 ov) · 133-6 (Karthick Manikandan, 19.1 ov) · 134-7 (Eshwar M, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Cherian | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | ||
| Sonu Yadav | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | ||
| Sachin Rathi | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| NS Harish | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | ||
| U Mukilesh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Nellai Royal Kings innings146/5 (16.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Santhosh Kumarc Vivek b Iyappan | 50 | 24 | 208.3 | ||
| Athish S Rc M b Iyappan | 50 | 29 | 172.4 | ||
| Sonu Yadavb Shah | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Rithik Easwaranc Kumar b Shah | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | ||
| Ajitesh Guruswamyb Shah | 12 | 8 | 150.0 | ||
| U Mukileshnot out | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | ||
| NS Harishnot out | 21 | 14 | 150.0 | ||
| Extras | 1 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 146/5 (16.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
96-1 (D Santhosh Kumar, 7.4 ov) · 99-2 (Sonu Yadav, 8.2 ov) · 105-3 (Athish S R, 9.4 ov) · 107-4 (Rithik Easwaran, 10.1 ov) · 122-5 (Ajitesh Guruswamy, 12.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev Rahul | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 17.00 | ||
| Uday Kumar M | 2.1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11.08 | ||
| Karthick Manikandan | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 | ||
| Rajendran Vivek | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Boopathi Kumar | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| B Iyappan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | ||
| Rahil Shah | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 |
Line-ups
Nellai Royal Kings
Salem Spartans
- Abishiek Selvakumar(c)
- Hari Nishanth
- Rajendran Vivek
- Boopathi Kumar
- Karthick Manikandan
- Harish Kumar
- Eshwar M(wk)
- S Ajith Ram
- B Iyappan
- Dev Rahul
- Uday Kumar M
Substitutes: Rahil Shah
The ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium
FairPlay holds 35 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, with a median first-innings score of 182.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 49% and the toss winner won 51%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 60% of the time.
Highest total: 256/4 by India on 26 Feb 2026.
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