S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, out Caught by K Vignesh!! The party comes to an end. Manigandan takes his revenge but it's been an expensive over. Tossed up just outside off, some turn and Rokins aims for the cross-batted heave. Top-edges it and Vignesh is safe as houses at point. Francis Rokins c K Vignesh b S Manigandan 25(7) [4s-1 6s-3]
18.5
6
S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, SIX, adding fuel to the fire. Rokins is making the drop count. Third six of the over and it's a massive one. Stays leg-sidish, gets in the perfect zone and Rokins smashes it a mile into the night sky over cow corner
18.4
4
S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, FOUR, edged and four. Quicker outside off, Rokins goes hard on the cut and the thick outside edge zooms away past short third man
18.3
S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, 2 runs, dropped by Ajith Ram. This could prove costly for the Kings. Looped up, tad shorter and Rokins dumped it towards long-on. Ajith Ram gets across, went with both hands but spills it
18.2
6
S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Rokins. He's doing what the Veerans needed at this stage. Manigandan doesn't learn, dishes it out in the slot and Rokins pummels it all the way over long-off
18.1
6
S Manigandan to Francis Rokins, SIX, belted over long-on. Flighted at the stumps, Rokins gets underneath it and tonks it with furious power
17.1
W
T Natarajan to Lokeshwar, out Caught by Mukund!! Two wickets in two overs and both set batsmen gone. The Kings are pulling it back here. Lokeshwar wanted to accelerate and ended up slicing it straight to extra cover. His intentions were to go over mid-off but didn't get the required connection. But he's done his job. Lokeshwar c Mukund b T Natarajan 51(41) [4s-2 6s-3]
16.3
W
S Manigandan to Sanjay Yadav, out Caught by T Natarajan!! Flat-hit but straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Sanjay couldn't have picked Natarajan any better. It was short and he went back, cross-batting it hard but fails to keep it down. Smart catch from Natarajan as the ball was travelling. Sanjay Yadav c T Natarajan b S Manigandan 31(23) [4s-1 6s-2]
16.2
F
S Manigandan to Lokeshwar, 1 run, juicy low full toss, flicked through mid-wicket and it's an impressive fifty for Lokeshwar in his first game of the tournament. The dug-out is delighted, so is Lokeshwar as he raises his bat
16.1
S Manigandan to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, long hop, too straight and Sanjay swats it along the ground to deep square leg
14.4
6
S Ajith Ram to Sanjay Yadav, SIX, he's cutting loose. Ram overcorrects, darts it full and outside off. Sanjay gets under it and flat-bats it powerfully over long-on. Two sixes in a row
14.3
6
S Ajith Ram to Sanjay Yadav, SIX, Sanjay is known for this. Gets one in the arc, sits back and butchers it over cow corner
12.4
4
S Manigandan to Sanjay Yadav, FOUR, Sanjay is looking edgy but this seemed like intentional. Exploited the pace, opened his bat face a touch and guided it past short third man
11.1
4
Malolan Rangarajan to Lokeshwar, FOUR, looped up, too full on middle and leg, Lokeshwar makes him pay. Sinking down, twirling his wrists to place the sweep past short fine leg. This kid has been fantastic so far
10.1
W
S Manigandan to Aparajith, out Caught by S Ajith Ram!! What a shame. The skipper departs and Manigandan with the golden arm. Half-tracker, deserved to be put away into the stands. Aparajith was probably early into the swipe and gets a fat top-edge. Goes up in the air towards deep mid-wicket and Ajith Ram makes no mistake. Aparajith c S Ajith Ram b S Manigandan 29(34) [4s-4]
9.4
6
Malolan Rangarajan to Lokeshwar, SIX, outstanding hit. Look at that audacity. Stepping out and reaching the pitch, then employs some power to hammer it over long-off
8.4
S Ajith Ram to Lokeshwar, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, nurdled round the corner to bring up the fifty-run stand
8.2
6
S Ajith Ram to Lokeshwar, SIX, oh my word! This is incredible. Almost a one-handed slog sweep, for a second looked like a miscue but the breeze and short boundary comes to Lokeshwar's rescue. Got low, went too hard at it and fortunately manages to clear the ropes
7.3
4
Antony Dhas to Lokeshwar, FOUR, this lad looks promising. Lovely shot this; went on the back foot and opened his bat face to slice it over point. The fielder from sweeper cover could've done better as he prematurely gives up the chase
5.1
4
Antony Dhas to Aparajith, FOUR, Aparajith unleashes a scorching drive. Leans across, eyes transfixed on the ball and displays the high elbows, drilling it wonderfully through extra cover
5
6
K Vignesh to Lokeshwar, SIX, the boundaries here are short but can't take anything away from this shot. It was fuller and in the slot outside off, Lokeshwar extends his arms and lifts it magnificently over cover. Goes all the way!
3.4
4
T Natarajan to Aparajith, FOUR, what was the reason to change the angle? He was bowling beautifully, offers a freebie outside off and Aparajith slashes it uppishly but in the pocket between cover and point
3.2
4
T Natarajan to Aparajith, FOUR, loose ball and the treatment is meted out to Natarajan. Aparajith gets his weight back quickly, flashes his bat and carves it wide of third man
2.2
4
K Vignesh to Aparajith, FOUR, delicious drive by Aparajith. Overpitched by Vignesh, Aparajith bends his knee, reaches out and slaps it in the gap between cover and point
1.1
W
T Natarajan to Vishal Vaidhya, out Caught by Pradosh Ranjan!! Huge shout for a caught-behind and up goes the finger. There was a definite noise and seems like umpire Krishnaraj Srinath got it spot on. Length, shaping in appreciably and Vaidhya's feet was frozen as he doesn't read it and hangs his bat away from his body. Faint inside edge and the keeper collects it nicely. Early trouble for the Veerans. Vishal Vaidhya c Pradosh Ranjan b T Natarajan 1(3)
0.4
W
K Vignesh to U Mukilesh, out Caught by Akkil Srinaath!! In the air and taken. Mukilesh doesn't trouble the scorers as he falls for a 2-ball duck. Not sure what was the hurry. On seeing the back of a length delivery, Mukilesh went for the pull and top-edges it into the night sky. Akkil from mid-off moves to his left and grabs it. U Mukilesh c Akkil Srinaath b K Vignesh 0(2)