{"id":199285,"date":"2026-08-04T12:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199285"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:27:40","slug":"tnpl-2026-dindigul-dragons-trumps-tiruppur-tamizhans-in-low-scoring-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199285","title":{"rendered":"TNPL 2026: Dindigul Dragons trumps Tiruppur Tamizhans in low-scoring season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71306920\">There is a thin line between aggression and recklessness in T20 cricket. iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans paid the price for falling into the second category as Dindigul Dragons duly punished the reigning champion in the Tamil Nadu Premier League Season 10 opener on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Dragons displayed no signs of starting trouble at the NPR College Ground here, bundling out Tamizhans for 107 before chasing down the target with seven wickets and nine deliveries left.<\/p>\n<p>After B. Indrajith invited the opposition to bat, each of the top-four Tiruppur willow-wielders \u2014 Amith Sathvik, Tushar Raheja, captain R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul \u2014 were dismissed within the PowerPlay while choosing the aerial route.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ:<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/himmat-singh-run-out-video-delhi-premier-league\/article71306875.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Himmat Singh effects jaw-dropping run out in Delhi Premier League match<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In their attempt to operate at breakneck speed, the batters rushed to repeatedly clear the boundary when there was no need to push the envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Pacer P. Bhuvaneswaran (three for 32) provided the perfect response after being blasted for 21 runs off the first five balls of the match, 20 of which came from Amith\u2019s blade.<\/p>\n<p>The opener went for one shot too many against Bhuvaneswaran to find the deep fine-leg fielder, Pradosh miscued to first slip and Sai Kishore gave catching practice to Nirankar Sharma stationed at cover.<\/p>\n<p>Debutants Nirankar (leg-spinner, three for 21) and Sakthi Karuppasamy (pacer, two for 18) also showed their wares during the dominant display by Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>Facing no scoreboard pressure, Dragons got home with a measured approach that was embodied by opener Anuraag Nair (34) and No. 4 R. Vimal Khumar (33 not out).<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/tnpl-2026-dindigul-dragons-tiruppur-tamizhans-match-result-score-highlights-report\/article71306920.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a thin line between aggression and recklessness in T20 cricket. iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans paid the price for falling into the second category as Dindigul Dragons duly punished the reigning champion in the Tamil Nadu Premier League Season 10 opener on Tuesday. Dragons displayed no signs of starting trouble at the NPR College Ground &#8230; <a title=\"TNPL 2026: Dindigul Dragons trumps Tiruppur Tamizhans in low-scoring season opener\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199285\" aria-label=\"Read more about TNPL 2026: Dindigul Dragons trumps Tiruppur Tamizhans in low-scoring season opener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10216_4_8_2026_21_28_32_1_04_08_2026_NIRANKAR_7.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":199238,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199238","url_meta":{"origin":199285,"position":0},"title":"TNPL 2026: Full list of franchise captains ahead of new Tamil Nadu Premier League season","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"August 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) will get underway in Dindigul on Tuesday, with defending champion IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans taking on last season\u2019s finalist Dindigul Dragons. 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