Siechem Madurai Panthers vs SKM Salem Spartans Live Score, Match 11 of Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2026

Signing off - With this win, Siechem Madurai Panthers climb to the top of the table and are the only unbeaten side in the competition, while SKM Salem Spartans remain the only winless team, with their net run rate taking another hit with this defeat. A double dose of action awaits us on Tuesday, August 11, in Dindigul. First up at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), Nellai Royal Kings will square off against Trichy Grand Cholas. Later at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), defending champions IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans will lock horns with Kovai Kings. We look forward to having your company then, right from the build-up. Until then, see you and take care!

Recap of the first innings - Madurai, after being asked to bat first, found contributions at the top from Ram Kumar and Siddharth Mahadevan, with the latter going on to reach a well-made half-century. They continued to take the game on even as wickets fell through the middle phase, but Rajendran Vivek and M Poiyamozhi closed the innings out really well for Salem, keeping Madurai under 200 after they had looked set to go well beyond that mark.

Chase never took off - Three of Salem's top four batters got starts, but none managed to convert them into a substantial score. They could not find the momentum they needed in the Powerplay and could not make up the ground in the middle phase either. In fact, that was where Madurai's spinners really put the brakes on Salem's chase, with leg-spinner Rohan Bhutra leading the charge. The required run rate simply continued to climb as the boundaries dried up. Towards the end, contributions from M Mohammed and Rajendran Vivek only reduced the margin of defeat more than anything else.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - On his TNPL debut, Rohan Bhutra wins the award for his brilliance with the ball, finishing with figures of 2/9 from his 4 overs. Feels great to perform on debut and is grateful to the management for the opportunity. Admits he was nervous at first, but once the ball came into his hand, he focused on his bowling and settled in. Rohan also speaks about learning from the likes of Varun Chakravarthy and Rashid Khan, picking up the importance of top-spin and over-spin from Varun, while Rashid has taught him how to vary his pace.

Three in three for Madurai - A side that finished at the bottom last year, the start to this season continues to get better for the Panthers. It did feel like they left a few runs out there after their innings lacked the finishing flourish they would have wanted, but their bowlers made sure the total on the board was more than enough. A third straight defeat for SKM Salem Spartans, who never really threatened to pull off the chase on the night.

Siechem Madurai Panthers win by 36 runs and make it three wins out of three. Angled in at the stumps, on a length. M Poiyamozhi clears the front leg and smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A swing and a miss. From around the wicket, on a short of a length. M Poiyamozhi makes room and slashes at the ball, only to connect with thin air.

Very full, on middle. Ajith digs it out to extra cover and crosses over.

FOUR MORE! This is equally good. Pitched up by Singh, on middle. S Ajith Ram walks into the shot and converts the ball into a half-volley. Presents a high elbow and creams the drive past extra cover for four more.

FOUR! Flayed away! Into the wicket, on off. S Ajith Ram arches back and hops before slashing it over backward point for a boundary. The 150 is up for SKM Salem Spartans.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Gurjapneet Singh bowls the bumper around the right shoulder. M Poiyamozhi tries to take on the short ball but the ball gets big on him. It catches the splice of the bat and drops beside the strip on the off side. Single taken.

Executes the yorker now, on middle. M Poiyamozhi jams it out down to long on for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! The fireworks from M Mohammed are over. He will be disappointed with himself for not managing to put this away. In his attempt to get the yorker, D. Deepesh ends up with a full toss on middle. Mohammed hangs deep and tries to heave it away on the leg side but is rushed on the shot. Gets no timing whatsoever on the shot, and it is spooned to deep mid-wicket, where Rajalingam S takes the catch.

Taken at deep mid-wicket. The umpires have asked M Mohammed to wait as they check the height of the ball. The height is fine as it is around the thigh.

Nice and full at 138 kph, on middle. Ram drives it wide of extra cover for a single.

From around the wicket, nails the yorker, just outside the off pole. S Ajith Ram is beaten for pace as he tries to get his bat down.

S Ajith Ram is the new batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! D. Deepesh answers right back. He does not quite manage to get the yorker in for the second ball in a row. It is in the slot, on middle. Vivek clears the front leg but cannot quite get under it. As a result, neither does he get the distance nor the elevation. Hits it flat towards long on, where P Saravanan moves to his right and takes the catch at waist height.

FOUR! Thrashed away. Deepesh goes searching for the yorker but ends up dishing out a low full toss on the off stump. Vivek hangs back and smacks it back past the bowler. The long off fielder stands no chance.

D. Deepesh to bowl out now.

Edged away. Gurjapneet Singh shifts his line of attack to the stumps with a full ball. Vivek clears the front leg and has a swipe across the line. Gets an outside edge and it lands on the bounce to short third. Just a single.

1 run, the batter comes forward and plays an off drive for a run.

Wide! Well wide on off. It nearly lands outside the cut strip on the off side. M Mohammed lets it pass.

Full and wide on off, that is smeared away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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

Gets it very full, near the tramline. Vivek walks across the stumps and swings at it but misses. Wide not given, and Rajendran takes the review. Since Vivek had moved across the off side, the guideline moves with him and the replays confirm that the ball was within the revised guideline, so it is a fair delivery.

SIX! Incredible shot. On the fuller side, pushed across the right-hander from over the wicket. Vivek hangs deep in the crease and reaches out to carve it over cover. D. Deepesh gets around to his right but the ball stays out of his reach and goes all the way for a six.

Gurjapneet Singh comes back on.

SIX! 18 runs off the over. From around the wicket, on off, on a good length. Mohammed uses his reach to good effect and drags it over the man at long on for a six. 64 needed off 18.

Wide! Sprayed well wide on off. M Mohammed lets it pass.