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'Tamil Nadu ke Kings kaun?' - Fans react as Lyca Kovai Kings win their second consecutive TNPL title beating Nellai Royal Kings in final

Lyca Kovai Kings defeated Nellai Royal Kings by 104 runs in the final of Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023. Here's how fans reacted.

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Lyca Kovai Kings win TNPL 2023

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The Lyca Kovai Kings won the TNPL final with a commanding 104-run victory over the Nellai Royal Kings. They outperformed their rivals in all three areas, batting, bowling, and fielding with excellence. Lyca Kovai Kings chose to bat first after winning the toss earlier in the game. They suffered early setbacks as Sandeep Warrier's excellent bowling resulted in the dismissals of S Sujay and B Sachin. Despite the early setback, the innings was saved by a critical 71-run partnership between J Suresh Kumar and U Mukilesh.

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Atheeq Ur Rahman stole the show, although the lower-order batters all contributed. His powerful run helped him to his first fifty in the TNPL, and it did so off just 20 balls, which is the joint-fastest fifty in the competition. His 74-run partnership with Mukilesh increased the Kings' total.

Lyca Kovai Kings won the final by 104 runs against Nellai Royal Kings

Sonu Yadav and Mohan Prasath, however, helped Nellai Royal Kings retake the lead by taking the crucial wickets of Suresh Kumar and Shahrukh Khan. Nevertheless, the Kovai Kings passed the 200-run threshold thanks to a late Atheeq surge and strong fielding performances. With two wickets each, Sandeep Warrier and Sonu Yadav stood out among other bowlers, while Mohan Prasath contributed with just one.

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In reply, Nellai Royal Kings could never get into any sort of momentum as Kovai managed to scalp regular wickets. Opening batter and skipper Arun Karthik with 27 off 14 remained the top-scorer for the side while only Laxmesha Suryaprakash was the other batter to surpass the 20-run threshold. Seven of their batter were dismissed for single-digit scores, two of them for ducks. This included the impact substitute Sri Neranjan R. They could only manage 101 runs before getting bundled out inside 15 overs.

Talking of Kovai’s bowling, Jhatavedh Subramanyam remained the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/21 in four overs. He was closely followed by the skipper Shahrukh Khan with 3/16. M Mohammed, M Siddharth, and K Gowtham, all returned with a wicket each. The skipper also won the Purple Cap for most wickets in the tournament.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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