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GT Star Sai Sudharsan Lifts Kovai Kings To TNPL 2024 Final With Majestic 100 In QF 1

Sai Sudharsan slams an authoritative century in TNPL Qualifier 1 (X.com)Sai Sudharsan slams an authoritative century in TNPL Qualifier 1 (X.com)

In a sensational display of quality power hitting, Sai Sudharsan scored 123* runs off a mere 56 deliveries in Qualifier 1 of the TNPL 2024 season to guide defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings to the ultimate finals.

TNPL 2024 edition playoff stage kicked off earlier today with Qualifier 1 contest between defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. The latter won the toss and opted to bat first.

Amit Satvik and Tushar Raheja’s 100 run opening stand was supported by Mohammed Ali’s 45 runs finishing knock as Tamizhans logged 200 runs on the board by the end of first innings. 

While the game seemed in Tamizhans’ control following Lyca Kovai Kings’ opener GV Vignesh’s golden duck in the chase, seasoned T20 batter Sai Sudharsan transformed into a lone warrior for Kovai Kings.

Coming at no.3, the Gujarat Titans star went berserk on the crease. He picked up the boundaries at the right time with a mix of sixes and fours, keeping the scoreboard ticking and the pressure firmly on the opposition. 

Sudharsan unlocked his fifty in no time. However, the job was far from done, as Sai wanted to take the game deep and finish in style. 

Notably, Sai Sudharsan was also availed two lifelines as Tamizhans were ordinary on the field and dropped two regulation catches. He went on to score 23 runs off Sai Kishore’s 17th over to venture into nervous 90s. 

However, Sai’s focus was so fierce that he smoked a six off Natarajan to bring up his century off just 48 balls. The batted stayed till the end and finished with a 123* runs knock that helped Kovai Kings wrap up the daunting chase with 7 balls to spare.