Vida Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings, 16th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · NPR College Ground, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
Nellai Royal Kings won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (Vida Kovai Kings 162/9, Nellai Royal Kings 163/8).
- Vida Kovai Kings: 162/9 (20 ov)
- Nellai Royal Kings: 163/8 (19.5 ov)
Match report
Vida Kovai Kings (VKK) faced Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in the 16th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at NPR College Ground, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Play began on Thursday, 13 August 2026 at 10:00 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 Subramanian Anand, with Sampathkumar Srinivasan as match referee.
Vida Kovai Kings made 162/9 in 20 overs, with Balasubramaniam Sachin top-scoring on 42 from 29 balls. Valliappan Yudheeswaran was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Nellai Royal Kings made 163/8 in 19.5 overs, with Rithik Easwaran top-scoring on 69 from 31 balls. G Kishoor was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 32.
Result: Nellai Royal Kings won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Rithik Easwaran 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.
Vida Kovai Kings · 1st innings: 162/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundararaman Radhakrishnan | c Sachin Rathi b Emmanuel Cherian | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Suresh Lokeshwar | c D Santhosh Kumar b Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 130 |
| Balasubramaniam Sachin | c U Mukilesh b Sachin Rathi | 42 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 144.83 |
| Andre Siddarth | c Rithik Easwaran b Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | b Emmanuel Cherian | 29 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Maan Bafna | b Sachin Rathi | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Ambrish R S | run out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| P Vidyuth | not out | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 130.77 |
| K Deeban Lingesh | c Muhammed Adnan Khan b Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| G Kishoor | run out | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Manimaran Siddharth, Jhathavedh Subramanyan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Cherian | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Sonu Yadav | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sachin Rathi | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| NS Harish | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
Nellai Royal Kings · 1st innings: 163/8 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Santhosh Kumar | c Maan Bafna b Manimaran Siddharth | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Athish S R | c Shahrukh Khan b K Deeban Lingesh | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 140 |
| Ajitesh Guruswamy | c & b G Kishoor | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 111.11 |
| U Mukilesh | c Manimaran Siddharth b G Kishoor | 26 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| Rithik Easwaran | c Suresh Lokeshwar b G Kishoor | 69 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 222.58 |
| Sachin Sre Dev | b Jhathavedh Subramanyan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sonu Yadav | c Andre Siddarth b K Deeban Lingesh | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Muhammed Adnan Khan | c P Vidyuth b K Deeban Lingesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| NS Harish | not out | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Sachin Rathi | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Emmanuel Cherian, Valliappan Yudheeswaran
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Deeban Lingesh | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 |
| Manimaran Siddharth | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Jhathavedh Subramanyan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| G Kishoor | 3.5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.35 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| P Vidyuth | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (NRK, G Kishoor): 16 runs, 162/8 – 0b 4 W 6 6
- Over 19 (NRK, Shahrukh Khan): 13 runs, 146/7 – 1 1 1 4 6 •
- Over 18 (NRK, G Kishoor): 5 runs, 133/7 – • • 0lb 1 • 4
- Over 17 (NRK, K Deeban Lingesh): 12 runs, 128/7 – 6 1 nb1 W 1 1 W wd
- Over 16 (NRK, P Vidyuth): 13 runs, 116/5 – 2 1 4 1 4 1
- Over 15 (NRK, Jhathavedh Subramanyan): 3 runs, 103/5 – 1 1 1 • • •