Madurai Panthers beat Ruby Trichy Warriors in super-over on Wednesday match of Tamil Nadu Premier League 2019. The match was full of excitement, drama, and fun. Maybe, luck wasn’t favoring Ruby Trichy Warriors yesterday. Madurai Panthers puts more misery on their worst season. Ruby Trichy Warriors is sitting in the last position on point table. It seems they are slowly waving goodbye to this year’s edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Madurai Panthers beat Ruby Trichy Warriors in super over after the ties: MP vs RTW, TNPL 2019

Ruby Trichy Warriors Innings – 142-6 (20)

Madurai Panthers Innings – 142-6 (20)

Result – Match tied (Madurai Panthers won the super over)

Ruby Trichy Warriors

Their misery continues in this year’s edition. They have already played 4 games and lost every one of those games. Luck didn’t even favor them yesterday after Madurai Panthers tied to their score. Ruby Trichy Warriors lost the toss. They started brightly as both of their openers K Mukunth and Murali Vijay posted 32 and 78 runs respectively. Then, the collapse in the middle-order didn’t prolong the score too much. Panthers bowlers Kiran Akash and Rahil Shah took 2 wickets gradually.

Murai Vijay's 78 failed to earn a win for Trichy Warriors due to the collapse of the middle-order
Murai Vijay’s 78 failed to earn a win for Trichy Warriors due to the collapse of the middle-order

Madurai Panthers

Panthers got their much-needed win after the loss against VB Kanchi Veerans in their last game. They are currently sitting in 4th place at the point table after 2 wins and 2 loss. Madurai Panthers starting wasn’t that bright like Trichy Warriors. Their two openers Arun Karthik and A Sarath Raj posted 46 and 1 run respectively. But, their middle-order wasn’t enough to mitigate the problem and finally, they tied to the score of Ruby Trichy Warriors’ 142 runs. Then, they won the game in super-over by the great bowling from Rahil Shah. Suffice to say, luck really favored them in this round. Their middle-order batsman Jagatheesan Kousik‘s unbeaten 35 was the main impetus of Madurai’s winning.

A fine spell from Rahil Shah picking up two crucial wickets at super-over
A fine spell from Rahil Shah picking up two crucial wickets at super-over

The wobbling condition of Ruby Trichy Warriors is going on. They should feel unlucky as luck didn’t favor them to win the first match of this season. On the other hand, Madurai Panthers need to raise their game if they want to go to the next stage.