CHENNAI: iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans kicked off their TNPL-6 campaign with a four-wicket win over Ruby Trichy Warriors in Tirunelveli on Monday. Trichy's target of 158 proved to be tricky for Tiruppur. After losing their openers cheaply, Maan Bafna (26) and S Anand (35) set up the team's chase with a 61-run third wicket stand before Tushar Raheja (42 n.o., 4x4, 2x6) and M Mohammed (29 n.o., 2x4, 2x6) shone in their unbeaten seventh-wicket partnership (60 runs in just 4.4 overs) to see Tiruppur through in 18.5 overs.
Tiruppur didn't have the best of starts as openers --- S Anirudha (9) and S Siddharth (7) failed to last long. Maan Bafna and Anand's 51-ball stand revived their innings. However, Trichy hit back by getting rid of Bafna and Anand in quick succession. From 2-78 ---Tiruppur slipped to 6 for 98. That's when Mohammed and Raheja took centre-stage and took the game away from Trichy.
