An impression of the dismissal©Twitter
Dindigul Dragons recorded a thumping seven wicket victory over Siechem Madurai Panthers in their Tamil Nadu Premier League match at Dindigul on Sunday. The Dragons opted to bowl first, joining the Panthers for just 123. Later, the hosts comfortably chased after target in just 14.1 overs with seven wickets in hand. Despite being on the losing side, there was one act by the Panthers that completely stunned fans. It was a flying catch from the leg spinner Murugan Ashwin to send S Arun away.
During the Dragons’ fourth chase, Arun played a shot off left arm pacer Gurjapneut Singh’s pitch. The ball was in the air when Ashwin started running backwards and dove brilliantly to grab a stunner.
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Despite scalping three early wickets, the Panthers couldn’t stop the hosts from taking a win as Baba Indrajith and Adithya Ganesh hit 78* and 22* runs respectively to take their side over the line.
For the Panthers, Gurjapneut Singh was the choice of bowlers as he took all three wickets himself. Earlier, Jagatheesan Kousik scored 45 while skipper Hari Nishanth scored 24 as the Panthers could only score 123 runs in the first innings.
Saravana Kumar and Suboth Bhati took three wickets while Varun Chakaravarthy took two wickets. Apart from them, skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and M Mathivannan also scalped a wicket each.
Dindigul Dragons now face Chepauk Super Gillies for their next clash on Wednesday, while Siechem Madurai Panthers take on Salem Spartans on Saturday.
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