Vida Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings, 18th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Indian Cement Company Ground, Sankar Nagar, Tirunelveli
Lyca Kovai Kings won by 67 runs (Vida Kovai Kings 165/6, Nellai Royal Kings 98).
- Vida Kovai Kings: 165/6 (20 ov)
- Nellai Royal Kings: 98 (17.5 ov)
Match report
Vida Kovai Kings (VKK) faced Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) in the 18th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Indian Cement Company Ground, Sankar Nagar, Tirunelveli. Play began on Saturday, 21 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 Sadashiv Iyer and M Ashwin Kumar, with Hemanth Kumar as match referee.
Vida Kovai Kings made 165/6 in 20 overs, with Suresh Lokeshwar top-scoring on 90 not out from 57 balls. Sonu Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 16. Nellai Royal Kings made 98 in 17.5 overs, with Muhammed Adnan Khan top-scoring on 26 from 20 balls. Ramesh Divakar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 16.
Result: Lyca Kovai Kings won by 67 runs. Suresh Lokeshwar 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: 165/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jitendra Kumar CH | c Ajitesh Guruswamy b Emmanuel Cherian | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Suresh Lokeshwar | not out | 90 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 157.89 |
| Balasubramaniam Sachin | c Athish S R b Sachin Rathi | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Andre Siddarth | c Muhammed Adnan Khan b Sachin Rathi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | c Muhammed Adnan Khan b Sonu Yadav | 30 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 120 |
| Guru Raghavendran | c & b Sonu Yadav | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madhava Prasad | st Ajitesh Guruswamy b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ramesh Divakar | not out | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Manimaran Siddharth, P Bhuvaneswaran, Jhathavedh Subramanyan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Cherian | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Sonu Yadav | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Valliappan Yudheeswaran | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13.75 |
| Sachin Rathi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Bhasker Rocky | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| NS Harish | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Nellai Royal Kings · 1st innings: 98 (17.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Santhosh Kumar | c Suresh Lokeshwar b P Bhuvaneswaran | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Arun Karthik | c Suresh Lokeshwar b P Bhuvaneswaran | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| NS Harish | c & b Manimaran Siddharth | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Athish S R | c Suresh Lokeshwar b Ramesh Divakar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sonu Yadav | c Shahrukh Khan b Manimaran Siddharth | 23 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 88.46 |
| Rithik Easwaran | c Jhathavedh Subramanyan b Ramesh Divakar | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Ajitesh Guruswamy | c Guru Raghavendran b N Kabilan | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Muhammed Adnan Khan | c Shahrukh Khan b N Kabilan | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 130 |
| Sachin Rathi | c Shahrukh Khan b Ramesh Divakar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Valliappan Yudheeswaran | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Cherian | run out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
Extras: 17 · Did not bat: Bhasker Rocky
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Bhuvaneswaran | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Manimaran Siddharth | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Ramesh Divakar | 3.5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4.17 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| N Kabilan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 |
| Jhathavedh Subramanyan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (NRK, Ramesh Divakar): 0 runs, 93/10 – W • • • •
- Over 17 (NRK, N Kabilan): 6 runs, 93/9 – 1 • wd W • nb3 • •
- Over 16 (NRK, Ramesh Divakar): 12 runs, 87/8 – • W • 1 4 wd 6
- Over 15 (NRK, Jhathavedh Subramanyan): 12 runs, 75/7 – 0lb 4 6 1 1 •
- Over 14 (NRK, Manimaran Siddharth): 1 runs, 63/7 – • W • 1 • •
- Over 13 (NRK, Jhathavedh Subramanyan): 2 runs, 62/6 – • • 1 0b • 1