Kerala Cricket League | Vinil, Azharuddeen fashion Ripples’ facile win

Kerala Cricket League Vinil, Azharuddeen fashion Ripples' facile win Published – August 21, 2026 08: 42 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram.

Key points

• The scores: Trivandrum Royals 126/8 in 20 overs (Sijomon Joseph 46, T.S.
• When Royals' skipper Krishna Prasad was run out, trying to go for a non-existent third, the team slumped to 26 for four in the PowerPlay.
• Alleppey Ripples' Mohammed Azharuddeen took apart the Trivandrum Royals attack in his match-winning innings.
• It included a double wicket maiden over, broke the back of Royals batting and it limped to 126 for eight in 20 overs.
• There was no hint of a Royals collapse when Vishnu Vinod smoked the first ball of the match from Vinil through covers for a boundary.

Alleppey Ripples' Mohammed Azharuddeen took apart the Trivandrum Royals attack in his match-winning innings. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement.

T.S. Vinil's spell set up Ripples' win with a fiery spell. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement.

Left-arm pacer T.S. Vinil's fiery spell upfront and Mohammed Azharuddeen's blitzkrieg during the chase powered Alleppey Ripples to an eight-wicket win over Trivandrum Royals in the Kerala Cricket League at the Sports Hub Greenfield Stadium on Friday.

Vinil's spell in the PowerPlay. It included a double wicket maiden over, broke the back of Royals batting and it limped to 126 for eight in 20 overs. Azharuddeen (68, 29b, 8×4, 5×6). This person was dropped on eight by Sijomon Joseph, sewed up the contest in the PowerPlay. After Azharuddeen's dismissal, skipper Sachin Baby (26 not out) and K.A. Arun (24 not out) guided Ripples home with 43 balls to spare.

There was no hint of a Royals collapse when Vishnu Vinod smoked the first ball of the match from Vinil through covers for a boundary. Nevertheless, Vinil's twin strikes in the second over changed the contest on its head. Vinil obtained the ball to jag back and pinned Vishnu (7) in front and dismissed Abhishek P. Nair for a duck.

When Royals' skipper Krishna Prasad was run out, trying to go for a non-existent third, the team slumped to 26 for four in the PowerPlay. Sijomon (46) and K. Ajeesh (23) counterattacked to add 39 runs for the seventh wicket which enabled Royals to cross 100.

Azharuddeen began imperiously, spanking Vinod Kumar for consecutive boundaries, but Sijomon, at covers, failed to latch on a mistimed drive from the batter in the same over. Azhar created Royals pay for the grave error and took the game away with his scintillating knock.

Notably, the scores: Trivandrum Royals 126/8 in 20 overs (Sijomon Joseph 46, T.S. Vinil 3/19, Jalaj Saxena 2/22) lost to Alleppey Ripples 127/2 in 12.5 over (Mohammed Azharuddeen 68, Sachin Baby 26 n.o.).

Taken together, the developments around kerala Cricket League Vinil, Azharuddeen fashion Ripples' facile win point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.