SS vs LKK Live Cricket Score

12.4 OUT! CAUGHT! It is Ajith Ram breaking through again. Tossed up, outside off, Abhinav Kannan gets down on a knee and goes for a big slog down the ground. He seems to have connected well but there seems to be more elevation than distance. Long on gets across to his left and S Harish Kumar takes it calmly. The pressure was buidling on Kannan to go big, since his strike rate was hovering around the 100-run mark. But he has played his part in two decent stands, with the 85-run partnership being broken. LYCA KOVAI KINGS ARE 115/2 AFTER 12.4 OVERS! 115/2

4 OUT! CAUGHT! Extra bounce does the trick and spin gets the better of the experienced Ranji player. Tossed up, around middle and leg, Suresh Lokeshwar backs away to the leg side and looks to go over the off side. But he is cramped for room and there is extra bounce on the ball as well. As a result, the shot is skewed towards point, where B Iyappan makes no mistake getting across to his right. So spin strikes first for Salem and LYCA KOVAI KINGS ARE 30/1 AFTER 4 OVERS! 30/1

15.2 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Poiyamozhi gets the big fish. Or in this case, the whale. On a length, outside off, from around the wicket, but it is a cutter. Balasubramaniam Sachin looks to punch it through the off side but he does not move his feet and plays away from his body. As a result, he gets a thick inside edge, which rockets back into the stumps. Sachin is disappointed with himself for getting out at a totally wrong time with a new batter in the middle and also probably because he missed out on a definite century. From 115/1, LYCA KOVAI KINGS ARE NOW 140/3! 140/3

19.4 OUT! SPECY IN THE DEEP! Well, the skipper did get back on strike, but only to go back into the pavillion. Full and wide outside off, Shahrukh Khan reaches out and carves it over point. For a second, it seems like a tremendous shot, with the ball set to clear the ropes. But M Mohammed, stationed at the cover fence, waits for the ball to arrive and at the precise moment, leaps and takes the catch. The momentum is taking him beyond the ropes though, so he pops the ball up in the air, goes out and then comes back in to take the catch again! The catch is referred upstairs and one angle does seem to indicate that the foot is in contact with the ropes with the ball in the hand. And the more you zoom, the more it feels so. But eventually, the third umpire is satisfied and it is wicket number 2 for Uday! LYCA KOVAI KINGS HAVE LOST 4/16 IN THE LAST 9 BALLS! 188/7

18.2 OUT! BOWLED! Excellent change-up from M Poiyamozhi and he fires right back. This is the slower one, angled in from outside off and dips right on the batter. Andre Siddarth backs away a bit to open up the off side but gets yorked. The ball sneaks under the blade and knocks over the off stump. The Kovai Kings are 172/4, with 10 balls to play. 172/4

18.3 OUT! CAUGHT! A golden duck for R.S. Ambrish, and all of a sudden, M Poiyamozhi is on a hat-trick. Poiyamozhi comes around the wicket to the left-hander, takes pace off again and bowls it on a hard length around off. R.S. Ambrish looks to drive but the ball holds in the pitch and he ends up chipping it off the face of the bat towards cover. The Salem skipper, Abishiek Selvakumar lunges forward and takes a fine catch. 172/5

19.2 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Who cares about the first ball when the bounceback is so good? A good short ball this time, outside off, Bafna goes for the pull but is beaten by the extra pace and skiddy bounce. Only manages a top edge which goes only straight up in the air. The bowler himself runs and takes the catch and then chides the batter, miming a run out as he was mid pitch. Shahrukh is disappointed with this wicket as he wanted the strike. From 172/3, LYCA KOVAI KINGS ARE NOW 187/6! 4 balls left. 187/6

20 OUT! CAUGHT! Third wicket in the over! Slower ball, on a fuller length, outside off, Lingesh looks to go over the top but is only able to hit it from the bottom of the bat. The ball limps towards long off where S Harish Kumar completes the formalities. LYCA KOVAI KINGS FINISH ON 194/8! 194/8

0.2 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! First strike already. On a length, outside off, Kavin looked to push it to the off side. But the ball came in with the angle and bounced a touch extra again, cramping him for room. As a result, he ended up fending at it. The ball hit the top part of the bat, around the outside edge and flew wide of first slip. But Abhinav Kannan flung himself to his right and took it nicely. Actually, he had been strategically stationed at wide slip. So good tactics and they work. SKM SALEM SPARTANS ARE 0/1 AFTER 0.2 OVERS! 0/1

3 OUT! CAUGHT! What a return to the TNPL this is turning out for K Deeban Lingesh. He's got 3 wickets now in 2 overs. Bowled back of a length, in and around off, holds a bit in the deck. Hari Nishaanth is caught on the crease and checks his shot. The ball gets lobbed off the face of the bat and in front of extra cover, where Andre Siddarth dives in and pouches it nicely. 7/3

0.4 OUT! CATCHING PRACTICE! Second wicket in the opening over. Have to say, this was a nothing shot. On a length, outside off, Selvakumar punches it away from his body, without bothering to keep it down. But it goes straight to Manimaran Siddharth at point and he makes absolutely no mistake! The Kovai Kings are all pumped up and why wouldn't they be? Duck for the Spartans skipper as well! 0/2

15.5 OUT! CAUGHT! The lone warrior falls as well, with the battle still having some left to be completed. Nidhish Rajagopal gives himself room to the leg side to go inside out, but the bowler follows him. As a result, Rajagopal is not able to manufacture his shot and get his angle right. Instead of cover, the ball is spooned to wide long off, where Abhinav Kannan makes no mistake. The half centurion falls after a valiant knock but there are still a good 4 overs to come after this over. SKM SALEM SPARTANS ARE 120/7, still 74 runs adrift. 120/7

3.2 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! No impact from the Impact Player as he walks back for a golden duck. This is turning out to be a sensational Powerplay for the bowling side. Manimaran Siddharth bowls it quicker at nearly 100 clicks, full and around off, but he gets the ball to turn a bit. Sunny Sandhu leans on and reaches for it, getting a faint edge through to the keeper. Suresh Lokeshwar makes no mistake. The Spartans are reeling at 8/4, chasing 195. 8/4

6.3 OUT! KARTHICK MANIKANDAN IS RUN OUT! Oh, a huge mix-up in the middle and the Spartans lose another wicket just when they were starting to find their feet. This is the googly, angled into middle. Karthick Manikandan lunges forward and nudges it down to the left of point, and he sets off for the single. The non-striker also sets off and then quickly sends Karthick back, but it is too late. Manimaran Siddharth picks up the ball and just throws it to the keeper. Suresh Lokeshwar whips off the bails and the batter is well short. 31/5

13 OUT! JHATHAVEDH TAKES A BLINDER! The partnership is broken and we can safely say, the Spartans are sinking neck deep now. Full and outside off, pace totally taken off, S Harish Kumar goes for the almighty swing but plays way too early. Gets a leading edge which looks to fly over short third but Jhathavedh Subramanyan runs across to his left from that position, leaps and just at the opportune moment, plucks the ball out of thin air! The Kovai Kings are all over Subramanyan as the 60-run stand is broken. Just when Harish was beginning to look good, he has to depart. SKM SALEM SPARTANS ARE 91/6 AFTER 13 OVERS! 91/6

19.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Straight down the fielder's throat and Shahrukh Khan isn't going to drop that. Kishoor goes into the pitch and bangs it in a bit short over off. M Mohammed hangs back and tries to wallop it down the ground but smacks it down to long on, where Khan pouches it safely. An entertaining cameo from Mohammed, but it ends here. 159/9

17.5 OUT! S AJITH RAM IS RUN OUT! Great work in the field. Outside off, S Ajith Ram punched it towards cover. He set off for the single but Maan Bafna returned a very smart throw, slightly wide of the bowler but slow. Kishoor ran quickly back at the stumps, collected the ball and disturbed the bails! The run out appeal was referred upstairs and the replay shows Ajith Ram way short of his crease! From 91/5, SKM SALEM SPARTANS ARE NOW 130/8! 130/8

19.4 OUT! BOWLED! LYCA KOVAI KINGS WIN BY 34 RUNS! On a length, around off, from around the wicket, B Iyappan shapes up for the reverse pull but the ball comes slowly off the deck, takes the glove and deflects onto the stumps. Kishoor ends up with 3 wickets and this is a confident start for the Kovai Kings. 160/10