Leaders Online Desk: In the first match of ISPL held at Dadoji Konddev Stadium on Thursday (7th), Chennai Singhams defeated Kolkata Tigers by eight runs and gave a winning opening. R from Chennai. Thavith Kumar (4-13) and Bablu Patil (23*) were the architects of the victory. (ISPL)
In the match, Chennai won the toss and batted first, scoring 121 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 10 overs. Chennai won the match by 8 runs by restricting the Kolkata team to 113 runs chasing this challenge.
From Kolkata, Fardeen Kazeev scored 21 runs in 9 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Along with him, Jonty Sarkar scored 23 runs off 17 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. However, Chennai bowler R. Thavith Kumar took 4 wickets giving away 13 runs in 2 overs with accurate hitting. His performance made the Chennai team comeback in the match.
Earlier, Sagar Ali's 34 (17 balls, 3 sixes) and Bablu Patil's 23* (8 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) helped Chennai build a good score. Chennai captain Sumeet Dhekle (11, 9 balls, 1 six) and Ketan Mhatre (16, 7 balls, 2 fours, 1 six) got off to a strong start. Other batsmen managed to maintain the run rate. Bhavesh Pawar (2-16) hit impressively for Kolkata Tigers.
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