Dindigul Dragons skipper Ravichandran Ashwin scored a 28-ball 42 with 6 fours and 1 six to get his team past 170 against Ruby Trichy Warriors in the opening match of TNPL 2018 in Tirunelveli.

Dindigul Dragons' batsman Hari Nishanth plays a shot during the match

Thirunelveli:

Dindigul Dragons started well, racing to 90 in the first 10 overs before imploding big time. Hari and Rohit were the ones responsible for providing the platform, the latter doing his pinchitting role well.

The Dragons were in danger of folding for a below-par score but Ashwin's fine knock of 42 off 28 balls propelled them to more than handy total. The old ball wasn't easy to get away though the outfield was really quick.

Brief Scores: Dindigul Dragons score 172/8 (Ramalingam Rohit 46, Hari Nishanth 41, Ashwin 42; Dakshinamoorthy Kumaran 2/18). Ruby Trichy Warriors need 173 runs to win. 

More details awaited.