What a knock played by C Hari Nishaanth, the opener of Salem Spartans (SS), who scored 83 of 58 deliveries with seven 4s and three 6s, strike rate 143.1. But as a unit, the Spartans' batting order did not manage to stand strong as it should have after a mind-blowing inning at the top of their batting order. V. Athisayaraj Davidson-led bowling line-up of Trichy Grand Cholas restricted SS to only 179, which is chaseable in 20-over innings. But under pressure, Salem had their own strategy. 

Toss and the first innings

After winning the toss, Grand Cholas wished to bowl first, and they did a decent job by taking wickets from one end. While Hari was making runs, opponent bowlers were taking wickets at the other end. Sunny Sandhu added an important 45-run innings and helped to take the team to 179 for 8 wickets. Athisayaraj Davidson disrupted the SS batting line-up by taking 3 wickets. 

Second innings

The match got more intense in the second innings when a couple of Trichy batters became nightmares for the opposition bowlers. Jagatheesan Kousik and R. Rajkumar fought back with 62 and 59 runs, respectively. Rajkumar's departure proved to be a major setback for Grand Cholas, and they were outclassed by only 7 runs. 

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TNPL 2025: Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas full match scoreboard

Salem Spartans- 179/8 (20)

Batsman	Runs / Balls	Bowler	Wickets/ Overs
C Hari Nishaanth	83 (58)	V Athisayaraj Davidson	3/31 (4 Overs)
Sunny Sandhu	45 (27)	N Selva Kumaran	1/19 (3 Overs)
Nidish Rajagopal	11 (8)	P Saravana Kumar	1/28 (3 Overs)

Trichy Grand Cholas- 172/9 (20)

Batsman	Runs / Balls	Bowler	Wickets/ Overs
Jagatheesan Kousik	62 (39)	M. Mohammed	4/20 (4 Overs)
R Rajkumar	59 (26)	Sunny Sandhu	2/18 (3 Overs)
Waseem Ahmed	16 (8)	J Gowri Sankar	1/11 (2 Overs)