Lyca Kovai Kings vs Trichy Grand Cholas Live స్కోర్, Qualifier 2 of Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2026

Kings meet Panthers - With this comprehensive and one-sided win in Qualifier 2, LYCA KOVAI KINGS QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND FINALE. Without a doubt, they have been one of the most consistent teams of the tournament in recent years and are on the back of four back-to-back wins now. For the Grand Cholas, it honestly looked like they were never really in the contest tonight, completely consumed by the weight of the occasion. They will have to reflect upon a lot for the next season as their wait to win their maiden title elongates for another time being. So then, folks, we now have our two confirmed finalists for TNPL 2026. Lyca Kovai Kings will take on Madurai Panthers in the summit clash, set for Friday, 28th August, with the first ball scheduled for 7.30 pm IST. As always, do join us well in advance for all the buildup and pre-match analysis. Here's hoping the title clash lives up to the occasion and is a well-fought one. Cheers!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - K DEEBAN LINGESH deservedly receives the award for his exceptional bowling figures of 4-1-14-3, including a hat trick. He also became the player to take the eighth hat trick in TNPL history.

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Big gulf - Another stark difference between the two sides came in the field. Where the Grand Cholas spilled as many as three catches, gifting lifelines to both Kovai openers, Suresh Lokeshwar and Radhakrishnan made them count, each going on to record their highest individual scores of the year, with Lokeshwar in particular converting his into a well-paced half-century. Those costly drops, coupled with Shahrukh Khan's quickfire 38, saw the Kovai Kings go past 180, which, in the end, proved more than enough. Kovai Kings, on the other hand, held on to every single chance that came their way, none more impressively than keeper Suresh Lokeshwar, whose sharp reflexes accounted for three brilliant catches behind the stumps. As they say, catches win matches. Hence proved right once again.

Hunted in a pack - At the mid innings break, 184 had looked a touch short for Kovai Kings, but the moment their bowlers came out breathing fire, that modest target suddenly looked like Everest for Trichy to scale. K Deeban Lingesh and Manimaran Siddharth were the chief architects of that destruction, combining to drag the game clean out of Trichy's reach. Their joint figures of 7/25 from eight overs were not just a bowling masterclass, but they snuffed out even the faintest flicker of hope the chase might have clung to.

Burnt to ashes - Sadly for Trichy Grand Cholas, nothing, absolutely nothing, went right in this chase. Before they could even realise what had happened, or what actually hit them, they were 0/3 in the first three balls of the innings. K Deeban Lingesh literally swallowed up their top three with a hat trick. Just when it seemed things could not get worse, Manimaran Siddharth arrived to spring the trap further, himself flirting with a hat trick of his own as the Grand Cholas slumped to a shell-shocked 6/5. There was a brief glimmer of hope amid the storm when captain Suresh Kumar and R Rajkumar came together for a blistering 55-run stand, but the moment R.S. Ambrish accounted for the Trichy skipper, the wheels came rolling off once again and for good.

10.40 pm IST - Deja vu - Not long back, just a couple of weeks ago in Dindigul, Lyca Kovai Kings handed Trichy Grand Cholas a stinging defeat that marked the beginning of their resurrection after three back-to-back losses had threatened to derail their entire campaign. They won that one by 116 runs, defending 201. Come this evening, and it is deja vu all over again, Kovai Kings once more carrying out a demolition job against the very same opponents, only this time with everything on the line in a straight knockout. Interestingly, on both occasions, they have not even allowed the Grand Cholas to breach triple digits. Talk about total dominance.

OUT! DONE AND DUSTED! There goes the final wicket, and Lyca Kovai Kings qualify for the Grand Finale of TNPL 2026. Divakar comes around and lands this one on a good length outside off. Davidson goes for a big swing across the line, only to get a top edge that balloons skyward. Andre Siddarth, camped at deep mid-wicket, tracks it patiently and pouches the catch without any trouble. LYCA KOVAI KINGS WIN BY 84 RUNS!

Athisayaraj Davidson is the last man in for the Grand Cholas as their dream has been torn apart.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Another one bites the dust and Divakar, too, gets into the wickets. Short of a length and angling into the pads, N Selva Kumaran rocks back and heaves across the line into the leg side. He fails to find the middle of the bat though, and airs it off the top edge. Kishoor comes charging in from deep backward square leg, a few brisk strides before throwing himself forward to complete a smart diving catch to his left. The score for the Grand Cholas reads 99/9.

Good length and around the pads, Kumaran misses his flick attempt entirely. The ball catches his back leg and squirts away square on the off side for a leg bye. An unnecessary throw from the keeper down the ground allows the batters to sneak through for a second.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

Righto, last 5 overs to go. Trichy Grand Cholas need 87 runs from those. Not only impossible, but unrealistic. Lyca Kovai Kings need just two wickets and would like to wrap it up as quickly as possible. Ramesh Divakar (1-0-14-0) returns into the attack.

A bit sloppy in the field there! A well-disguised slower ball around the stumps, nudged away with soft hands into the mid-wicket region. Kishoor is slow off the mark chasing it across, and the batters spot the opportunity, scampering through for a quick two.

No run, this is driven through square on the off side, but the field is not pierced.

Sees the batter charge towards him, Kishoor bends his back and spears another short ball, on top of the stumps. Saravana Kumar tries to dump it out of Chennai through the pull shot, only to miss.

WIDE! Carbon copy of the previous ball.

WIDE! Digs in a bumper, but it is well over the head height as Kumar ducks.

1 run, this time the batter goes back and punches it from the crease for a run.

1 run, that is punched off the back foot for a single.

Zips and skids through the deck, on a length on middle. N Selva Kumaran has no clue how to deal with that in-angler and just brings his bat in the way. The ball gets squeezed off the inside edge and the thigh pad before running to deep third for a single. Even if it had struck the pad first, Ball Tracking suggests it may well have gone over the top of off stump.

1 run, that is just a mere push for a run.

No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

1 run, that is punched off the back foot for a single.

IN THE AIR AND LANDS SAFELY! Between the two fielders. Spears it full and outside off, N Selva Kumaran tries to hoist it over long off, but gets a big top edge that bobbles high in the air. Now, Andre Siddarth from deep backward point and Madhava Prasad from extra cover, converge from opposite directions. But both leave it for each other and with no proper communication. The ball drops right in between them. One run taken.

Fuller in length, outside off, Saravana Kumar mistimes the heave off the inner half of his bat. The ball goes on the bounce to Shahrukh Khan's right at long on. One run taken.

1 run, the batter goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a single.

After rocking the Grand Cholas in the first over with a hat trick, K Deeban Lingesh is back on and will bowl out. 3-1-9-3 so far are his bowling figures.

No run, sharp bouncer! The batter ducks.

No run, the batter has just watchfully blocked this out.