After the conclusion of the much-hyped Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, various domestic T20 league have gone underway in India. Among them, one is the , which is back with its ninth edition.
However, the tournament commenced from June 5 with Dindigul Dragons coming out victorious against Lyca Kovai Kings in Coimbatore.
In the second game of the ongoing TNPL 2025, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans locked horns Chepauk Super Gillies at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore on Friday, June 6. However, the Baba Aparajith’s Super Gillies reigned victorious, the match caught several eyeballs as one of the on-field umpires was left injured.
Umpire K. Srinivasan goes down on the ground after batter’s sweep shot hits him on elbow during TNPL 2025
In one of the on-field moments, umpire K. Srinivasan received a blow on his elbow as the batter’s powerful sweep shot hit him. The incident unfolded in the 15th over of IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans’ innings when left-handed batter Uthirasamy Sasidev tried to sweep Swapnil Singh’s delivery over square leg. K. Srinivasan, who was stationed at the square leg, was hit on the elbow and went straight down on the ground, leaving him in pain.
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However, the on-field umpire was quick to get up back and continued to officiate the match despite the panic situation. Luckily, the umpire escaped serious injuries, the commentators perceived humour in the situation as they were heard saying, ‘Is there any concussion sub for the umpires?’
Speaking of the match, despite being put to bat first, the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans posted 173 at the loss of six wickets in their 20 overs, courtesy a 43-ball 79 from wicketkeeper-batter Tushar Raheja and a 28-ball 38 from Pradosh Paul. But, Chepauk Super Gillies’ skipper, Baba Aparajith played a captain’s knock of unbeaten 77, along with crucial innings from RS Mokit Hariharan (46) and Vijay Shankar (41*) to help his team register eight-wicket win.