In the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2025 qualifier match, 32-year-old batsman Shashidev played a blistering innings that lit up the game and secured a spot for his team Tirupur in the final. His fiery knock came off just 26 balls and was packed with power hitting, including 3 sixes and 6 fours.

Match Highlights:

• Tirupur posted a massive total of 202/5 in 20 overs against Chepauk Super Gillies.

• The top order laid a strong foundation with 121 runs in 12 overs for just 2 wickets.

• Shashidev entered the crease in the middle order and maintained a strike rate of over 219, smashing 57 runs in only 26 deliveries.

• Despite his brilliance, Shashidev was run out towards the end.

Six-hitting extravaganza:

• The match saw a total of 15 sixes, with Tirupur hitting 10 of those.

• Tirupur dominated the game in terms of power hitting and overall batting, scoring more than 60% of the total 325 runs scored in the match.

Chepauk Super Gillies’ collapse:

• In reply, Chepauk struggled badly while chasing 203, with 7 batsmen failing to reach double digits.

• The team was bowled out for just 123 runs in 16.1 overs, losing by a huge margin of 79 runs.