AVE vs WAR

AVE won by 8 wickets
AVE - 138/2 (9.1 overs)
Ramachandran Ragupathy - 62(24) | Mohan Doss R - 27(14)
Marimuthu Vigneshwaran - 1/23| Thamizhmani Govindan - 1/25

An exceptional run-chase as AVE completes it in style to secure a comfortable win in the end. Raghupathy's quickfire fifty powered them in a towering chase of 138 to seal the match with 5 balls to spare. 

AVE got off to a flyer of a start from their openers Jayasundaram and Ragupathy as they picked up 46 runs in the powerplay to set the tone. 

Vigneshwaran got the first break in the fourth over and WAR could pick up only another scalp throughout the game - which came as late as the eighth over. 

Although the batters dominated the proceedings, it looked like the game will go down all the way to the wire. However, Vijay Rajaram's arrival to the crease after the loss of Mohan Doss changed the complexion of the game. With 19 needed of 12 balls, he slammed 18 in the penultimate over to quash all hopes for WAR.

With this victory, AVE pick up their fourth win in 7 games while WAR remain in second place after slumping to their third loss of the tournament.

9.1 Krishnakumar S to Mohan Doss R, THAT IS THAT! AVENGERS WIN! Over the wicket, short outside off-stump. Chopped to the right of the keeper off the back foot. The batters decided to go for the run. The keeper collected the ball and shied at the stumps at the non-striker's end. But the direct hit went missing and the winning run was complete! 

Krishnakumar S to bowl the final over

The job's almost done for AVE now! Vijay Rajaram wastes no time as he takes on the onslaught to Marimuthu and almost wraps up the game. AVE need 1 more from 6 balls

8.6 Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to Vijay Rajaram, SIX MORE! Good length slower ball on off-stump. Hammered straight over the bowler off the back foot into the sight screen for a maximum! Only 1 run is left to get now! 

8.5 Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to Vijay Rajaram, short outside off-stump. A massive swing of the blade through the line but the connection was not there. 

8.4 Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to Vijay Rajaram, FOUR! Full toss on leg-stump. Rajaram gets a tickle on it and runs down to fine-leg for a boundary! 

8.4 Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to Vijay Rajaram, full and too WIDE outside off-stump. The batter did step across but the umpire reckoned that it was still way wide of the line. 

8.1 Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to Mohan Doss R, over the wicket, good length ball on off-stump. Swung around to deep mid-wicket from the crease for a single. 

Marimuthu Vigneshwaran to bowl the penultimate over

Thamizhmani gets the big break to send the danger-man back to the pavilion. It all boils down to the test of nerves in the final couple of overs. AVE need 19 more from 12 balls. 

7.6 Thamizhmani Govindan to Vijay Rajaram, FOUR MORE! Good length ball outside off-stump. Heaved to the right of long-on from the back foot. But some shocking fielding in the deep gives away a boundary! 

7.5 Thamizhmani Govindan to Vijay Rajaram, FOUR RUNS! Full outside off-stump. Rajaram gets under it and slashes it over short third man for a boundary! 

7.4 Thamizhmani Govindan to Ramachandran Ragupathy, GONE! BIG WICKET! Good length ball around off-stump. Ragupathy goes across and tries to pull it over deep mid-wicket. The shot gets mistimed and carries safely into the hands of the deep mid-wicket fielder!

Ramachandran Ragupathy c Shiva Shankar b Thamizhmani Govindan 62 (24b 3X4 7X6)