Trichy Grand Cholas vs Nellai Royal Kings Match 12 Full Commentary

Live · Aug 11 2026, Tue - 03:30 PM (IST)

Match 12, - NPR College Ground

TGC

19/0 (3.0)

NRK

Nellai Royal Kings elected to field

CRR:6.33

2.7

1 run, that is just a mere push for a run.
2.6

No run, the batter looks to play that but is comprehensively beaten.
2.5

No run. Play and a miss! The batter throws his bat at a delivery wide outside off and misses.
2.4

1 run, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.
2.3

Down the leg side, Rajkumar fails to flick. It goes off his pads to the leg side and they collect a leg bye.
2.2

1 run, that is pushed away towards mid on for a single.
2.1

NOT OUT! Full and angling down the leg side, Suresh misses the flick and the keeper appeals after gathering it. The finger stays down, but the bowling side sends it upstairs. UltraEdge shows no contact, confirming the umpire's call. It's a wide, and Suresh can continue.
0.0

Shout for a caught behind, not given. It has been referred.
1.6

Flatter and on the pads, it's flicked straight to square leg. 9 from the over.
1.5

Flatter and around leg, eased to mid on.
1.4

Appeal for an lbw! Quicker one, around middle and skidding off the surface, Rajkumar K tries to work it on the leg side but is rapped on the pads. They appeal but that seemed to have pitched outside leg.

1.3

FOUR! Much more convincing this time. Flighted and full around middle, Rajkumar gives himself room and lofts it cleanly over mid-off. No fielder in the ring can get across, and it races away for four.
1.2

FOUR! The first boundary of the match! Tossed up around middle and leg, fuller in length, and Rajkumar gets down to power it towards deep square leg. The fielder races across to his left and throws himself into a desperate dive, but cannot get there. Excellent effort, but the ball wins the race.
1.1

Flatter one, around off and turning away, Kumar tries to defend but gets an outside edge. It rolls wide of point and they cross.
0.0

Sachin Rathi is ready to bowl the second over.
0.7

Back of a length, around leg, Rajkumar K tucks it through square leg for a couple of runs. A tidy first over from Emmanuel Cherian.
0.6

Action replay of the last delivery. On a good length outside off, Rajkumar K shapes up for a big heave-ho over the leg side once more, but there is zero connection.
0.5

Big swing and a miss! Length ball, around off and angling away from the left-hander, Rajkumar K hangs back and attempts a big heave, but misses by a mile.
0.4

Another delivery angling down the leg side, on a good length, Rajkumar tries to flick but misses. It goes off his thigh pad this time, to the keeper.
0.3

Wide! Slips a length ball down the leg side, Rajkumar K tries to work it away but misses.
0.2

A bit too straight from the bowler, on a length and on the pads, Rajkumar K works it through square leg and opens his account with a couple of runs.

0.1

Emmanuel Cherian begins with a full ball around middle, Rajkumar K gets forward and eases it towards mid on.
0.0

The action is about to begin. The umpires have made their way out to the middle, and the Nellai players are joining them. The stage is set, and we are all ready for another slice of cricketing action. Suresh Kumar and Rajkumar K are the openers for Trichy Grand Cholas. Emmanuel Cherian is ready with the ball, with a slip in place. Here we go...
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Trichy Grand Cholas (Playing XI) - Suresh Kumar (C )(WK), Rajkumar K, S Bhavan Suriya, Jagatheesan Kousik, Sanjay Yadav, Jafar Jamal, R Rajkumar, Antony Dhas, Saravana Kumar, Athisayaraj Davidson and Ganesh Moorthi.
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Nellai Royal Kings (Playing XI) - Sonu Yadav (C), Rithik Easwaran (WK), Santhosh Kumar D, Guruswamy Ajitesh, U Mukilesh, Muhammed Adnan Khan, NS Harish, Rohit R, Emmanuel Cherian, Sachin Rathi and Rocky Bhasker.
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PITCH REPORT - A lovely day for cricket with clear skies overhead. We are on Pitch 5, regarded as the best of the three surfaces available, and it certainly has a bit going for the stroke-makers. A record run chase was achieved here last time, so the signs are encouraging for the batters. The surface has a lovely sheen, and bowlers may have to get creative with their variations to keep things under control. The team batting first should be looking at 190 or more to put a competitive total on the board.
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Thoughts on toss - It seems to be a good toss to win for Nellai Royal Kings. They prefer to chase, understandably so. 204, 172, 206 - these are the scores put together by their batting unit in this edition. On the other hand, Trichy Grand Cholas have their task cut out. But they need to react and prepare their plans after having a look at the pitch. Going too hard from the beginning might just prove to be detrimental to their cause. The sample size is very small, but in their two games so far, the only win came while chasing.