Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 8th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Silambarasan to V Yudheeswaran, out V Yudheeswaran Run Out!! 1 run completed. Much fuller, Yudheeswaran looks to heave but mistimes this past the bowler, towards long-on. They had to go for the second run with this being the last ball of the innings. But Chaturved is a gun fielder and he fires in a flat throw at the keeper's end. Don't think Yudheeswaran expected it and he is well short when Arun Karthik whips the bails off. So much so that the square leg ump didn't even need to send this upstairs. V Yudheeswaran run out (Chaturved/Arun Karthik) 1(1)

Silambarasan to S Ajith Ram, out Caught by Chaturved!! There in the slot to be hit but Ram can't get enough power on the loft. Straight down the ground and finds the Madurai skipper at long-off. He makes no mistake. Silambarasan will consider himself lucky to get away with this. But that slingy action does make it tough sometimes, especially for lower-order batters. S Ajith Ram c Chaturved b Silambarasan 7(7) [4s-1]

Silambarasan to R Divakar, 1 run, gets the wide yorker right, Divakar can't do much except squeeze this to extra cover

Silambarasan to S Ajith Ram, FOUR, neatly done by Ram! Was a bit too straight in line from Silambarasan, all the pace used for a delicate leg glance that beats short fine leg. Timed it really well. Perfect start to the over for LKK

Silambarasan to U Mukilesh, out Caught by J Kousik!! Lovely shot but the placement wasn't on point and long-off takes this with a calm jog across to his left. Made it easier than it seemed. Huge breakthrough this, because it's Mukilesh who has departed. Wanted to go inside-out with the loft, but played this much straighter than he would have liked to. Long-off is placed wider for such a mistake, and it's worked for Madurai. U Mukilesh c J Kousik b Silambarasan 50(38) [4s-5 6s-2]

Silambarasan to R Divakar, FOUR, slapped! The first boundary was streaky but not this. Divakar backs away to make room and drills it firmly past the bowler. Mid-off up, so he made full use of that

Kiran Akash to R Divakar, FOUR, streaky runs but LKK will take it however it comes! Short of a length, extra bounce and pinned Divakar on the crease, rushing him on the shot. Big outside edge but it's wide of Arun Karthik and just fine of third man

Kiran Akash to Balu Surya, out Caught by Arun Karthik!! No doubt about this one though, thickest of edges and taken well by Arun Karthik! Back of a length outside off, Surya looks to chase this with a flashing blade and perishes in the process. Not very smart batting this, especially when you're new to the crease and there is a set batter going great guns at the other end. Balu Surya c Arun Karthik b Kiran Akash 0(2)

Kiran Akash to Abhishek Tanwar, out Caught by Balchander Anirudh!! Tanwar shakes his head in disbelief! He's absolutely crunched this drive but has hit it straight to extra cover who was right on the edge of the circle. Akash did well to keep this on a wider line, was full enough for the loft though but Tanwar just couldn't get the placement right. Timely breakthrough once more for Madurai! Abhishek Tanwar c Balchander Anirudh b Kiran Akash 11(12) [4s-1]

Kiran Akash to U Mukilesh, 1 run, slower and shorter, very wide, sliced hard but straight to backward point. A yard either side and it would have been another boundary. Fifty for Mukilesh! Priceless knock this, given the wickets that have fallen around him

Kiran Akash to U Mukilesh, FOUR, what a shot! Tells you how good this surface is if you can play conventional shots. Back of a length, Mukilesh makes a hint of room and punches it on the up through point. Sweeper tried to get across to his left, but it was timed so well. Mukilesh is going through the gears after a slow start, much like he did the other night

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, FOUR, nicely done! Some premeditated movement from Mukilesh, throws off the bowler who tries to follow him with a quicker one. Heaved away and it's bisected long-on and deep mid-wicket

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, SIX, launched straight down the ground! Huge hit from Mukilesh. Gets one in the slot, length ball and it's biffed back over the bowler's head. Towering blow

Sunny Sandhu to Abhishek Tanwar, FOUR, neat placement! Dug in short and with fine leg up, this isn't great bowling to be honest. Tanwar swivels inside the line and hooks this easily over the short fine leg fielder. Brings up the three-figure mark for Lyca

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, no run, stumping chance missed! Very unlike Arun Karthik this! Was cleverly bowled by Aushik, saw the charge from Mukilesh and fired this very wide, almost yorkerish length. Snuck well under the bat and maybe it's the length that did Karthik in a bit. But he had two shots at the stumping, couldn't gather it clean

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, FOUR, unfortunate for the fielder! Was the uppish pull from Mukilesh, always dipping on the deep mid-wicket fielder who tried to go for the catch and misjudged it completely to let it through. Bonus runs

Silambarasan to Shahrukh Khan, out Caught by Arun Karthik!! Silambarasan has the big fish! Lyca's main superstar has been sent packing with a corker. That hard length doing the trick for the bowler, shaped away just a hint with extra bounce and opened up Shahrukh completely due to the movement. Thick outside edge and safely into Arun Karthik's gloves. Madurai chipping away at the wickets. Shahrukh Khan c Arun Karthik b Silambarasan 5(5) [4s-1]

Silambarasan to U Mukilesh, FOUR, poor fielding from Kiran at deep square leg! Got across to his left and should have stopped this but was slow to get down, and ended up parrying this past the ropes. Awkward fielding! Short of a length ball, Mukilesh pulled this powerfully into the gap. Gets two more than what he would have bargained for

Chakaravarthy to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, sliced away! Fired fuller by Varun, trying to keep Shahrukh away from his favoured leg-side but the Lyca skipper shows that he doesn't mind the off-side either. Unleashes a powerful square-drive that rockets wide of backward point. Nobody sweeping that side, clever batting

Chakaravarthy to Suresh Kumar, out Bowled!! Varun with a monstrous blow! The dangerous Kumar has to go. Don't think he picked this in-drifter at all, curved in a long way from outside off, past the inside edge and disturbed the timber. Kumar was looking to drive, but was done all ends up. Needed a special delivery to get him, Varun provides just that. Suresh Kumar b Chakaravarthy 46(22) [4s-5 6s-3]

Chakaravarthy to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, what U Mukilesh couldn't do last ball, Kumar does this time. Goes square through the off-side with a nice back foot cut. Just a trifle short from Varun and the batter used the depth of the crease really well

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, SIX, and this is even better for Mukilesh! Finally nails the sweep, got inside the line and smoked this over the leaping deep square leg region. Some momentum into the innings now

R Aushik to U Mukilesh, FOUR, first boundary of the innings that hasn't come from Suresh Kumar! Sums up the innings doesn't it. Much-needed release shot for Mukilesh, he was itching to take on the spinner and gets one right in the slot. Drilled straight back over the bowler's head

Kiran Akash to Suresh Kumar, SIX, one of the flattest maximums you'll see! Back of a length, Kumar doesn't even bother rocking back, pulls quite powerfully over mid-wicket. Wide of the long-on fielder who anyway had no chance. Kumar seems to be batting on a different surface

Kiran Akash to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, deft stuff from Kumar! Back of a length, he stays still and plays this ramp very, very late. Gets it wide of Arun Karthik and very fine, giving no chance to the third man fielder who was quite square

Kiran Akash to Shijit Chandran, out Shijit Chandran Run Out!! Tragedy for the Kings! The last thing they needed was to lose a wicket to a run out and that's precisely what's happened. What was Chandran thinking there? Got a soft bottom-edge that rolled towards the keeper and yet ventured out of his crease for a non-existent single. Suresh Kumar was rightly not interested and by the time Chandran tried to get back, it was too late. Direct hit from Arun Karthik and the batter was way short. Shijit Chandran run out (Arun Karthik) 9(16)

Chakaravarthy to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, glorious shot! The googly, too full and Kumar picked the variation early, extending himself into a lovely inside out shot over extra cover

Silambarasan to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, poor ball to spoil the over! Drifts on the pads with fine leg up, Kumar gets inside the line and tickles it away very fine, past that fielder in the ring

Sunny Sandhu to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Arun Karthik!! Sandhu has another! Cracking new-ball burst this. Once again the length isn't short enough for the pull stroke that Sudharsan tries, extra bounce and he only manages to get a big top edge that goes straight up. Easy take for the seasoned Arun Karthik. Lyca in trouble here. Sai Sudharsan c Arun Karthik b Sunny Sandhu 0(7)

Kiran Akash to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, he's in some touch is Kumar! Shorter and not a lot of room this time but he stands tall and punches it on the up, threading the gap at extra cover with nonchalance

Kiran Akash to Suresh Kumar, SIX, wow! Another stunning off-side maximum from Kumar. Can't give him width, he certainly loves to pepper that square region on the off-side. This is shorter too, and he flays it on the up, timed sweetly and over the fence

Kiran Akash to Suresh Kumar, SIX, crunched! Lovely shot! Width offered, back of a length and Kumar slaps it over point. Good pace and bounce on this surface, and clean strikes like these will get full value

Sunny Sandhu to Raju, out Caught by R Aushik!! Soft dismissal and it's a huge blow early for the Kings! Another away-seaming delivery, extra bounce too and certainly not the delivery to be trying to work on the leg-side. Which is what Raju tries and gets a big leading edge that balloons straight to square leg. Sandhu strikes early. Raju c R Aushik b Sunny Sandhu 0(3)