Overview

• Varun Chakravarthy struck a no-ball free-hit six over long-on and followed it with a lofted four off the final delivery to clinch a two-wicket victory.
• Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 3/22 with the ball and delivered a rapid 14-ball 35 with the bat to earn player of the match honors.
• Nidhish Rajagopal’s 74 off 47 balls anchored Salem Spartans’ innings as they posted 188/7.
• The win was Dindigul Dragons’ third in five games, lifting them to third place on the TNPL 2025 points table.
• Former KKR captain Dinesh Karthik lauded Chakravarthy’s batting improvement after the match-winning cameo.