Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans, 13th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · SCF Cricket Ground, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Nellai Royal Kings won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining) (Nellai Royal Kings 130/2, Salem Spartans 126/9).
- Nellai Royal Kings: 130/2 (13.4 ov)
- Salem Spartans: 126/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) faced Salem Spartans (SS) in the 13th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at SCF Cricket Ground, Salem, Tamil Nadu. Play began on Sunday, 15 June 2025 at 13:45 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Nellai Royal Kings won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Rajesh Kannan and Subramanian Anand, with Arjan Kripal Singh as match referee.
Salem Spartans made 126/9 in 20 overs, with Hari Nishaanth top-scoring on 50 from 32 balls. Sachin Rathi was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 17. Nellai Royal Kings made 130/2 in 13.4 overs, with D Santhosh Kumar top-scoring on 73 from 36 balls. M Poiyamozhi was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 28.
Result: Nellai Royal Kings won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining). Sachin Rathi was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Salem Spartans · 1st innings: 126/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Nishaanth | c Nirmal Kumar b Sachin Rathi | 50 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 156.25 |
| Abishiek Selvakumar | c Arun Karthik b Sachin Rathi | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rajendran Vivek | c Sonu Yadav b Sachin Rathi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nidhish Rajagopal | c Rithik Easwaran b Sachin Rathi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| R Kavin | lbw b Bhasker Rocky | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sunny Sandhu | c Rithik Easwaran b Sachin Rathi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Boopathi Kumar | c Valliappan Yudheeswaran b Sonu Yadav | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Harish Kumar | c Muhammed Adnan Khan b Nirmal Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Mohammed | not out | 28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 103.7 |
| Eshwar M | c Sachin Rathi b Sonu Yadav | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| M Poiyamozhi | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Rahil Shah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Cherian | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Bhasker Rocky | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Sonu Yadav | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Nirmal Kumar | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Sachin Rathi | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4.25 |
| NS Harish | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Nellai Royal Kings · 1st innings: 130/2 (13.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Santhosh Kumar | run out | 73 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 202.78 |
| Ajitesh Guruswamy | lbw b M Poiyamozhi | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nirmal Kumar | not out | 37 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 112.12 |
| Rithik Easwaran | not out | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Arun Karthik, NS Harish, Sonu Yadav, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Emmanuel Cherian, Bhasker Rocky
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Sandhu | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| M Mohammed | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Rahil Shah | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| M Poiyamozhi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Hari Nishaanth | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Harish Kumar | 1.4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 15.6 |
Latest overs
- Over 14 (NRK, Harish Kumar): 15 runs, 128/2 – 6 4 1 4
- Over 13 (NRK, M Mohammed): 2 runs, 113/2 – • 0lb • • 1 1
- Over 12 (NRK, M Poiyamozhi): 8 runs, 111/2 – 1 4 1 • 1 1
- Over 11 (NRK, Hari Nishaanth): 9 runs, 103/2 – 2 6 W • 1 0lb
- Over 10 (NRK, M Poiyamozhi): 6 runs, 94/1 – • 1 wd 1 1 1 1
- Over 9 (NRK, Hari Nishaanth): 3 runs, 88/1 – 1 1 • • • 1