He went to become a hero but ended up being a zero. Yes, something similar has happened with R. Ashwin in TNPL, whose team had to face defeat despite his stormy innings. Ashwin, who had a chance to become a hero as a captain, lost it. To know how this happened, it is necessary to know the details of the match. On July 14, there was a match between Dindigul Dragons and Chepauk Super in TNPL i.e. Tamil Nadu Premier League. Ashwin was the captain of Dindigul in this match. This team also batted first, in which captain Ashwin came to open.

In this rain affected match of 7-7 overs, the first wicket of Dragons fell on the very first ball of the match. Shivam Singh, who came to open with Ashwin, got out without opening his account. The team's second wicket also fell on the last ball of the first over and then the third blow came on the fourth ball of the next over. That is, 3 wickets fell on just 1 run. The situation was bad, so Ashwin adopted the strategy of attack. He attacked the bowlers of Chepauk Super from one end.

Ashwin scored 45 runs at a strike rate of 225

Ashwin's game plan seemed to be working for Dindigul and its scoreboard kept moving ahead. Meanwhile, 3 more wickets fell but it did not affect Ashwin's mood. He continued to attack the opposition bowlers. The result was that Ashwin, who came to open the innings, remained unbeaten till the end and scored 45 runs in just 20 balls at a strike rate of 225. His explosive innings included 3 fours and 4 sixes.

Ashwin lost the match by giving 16 runs in just 5 balls!

Due to Ashwin's fast-paced innings, Dindigul Dragons got a target of 65 runs in 7 overs against Chepauk Super. Chepauk Super achieved this target in just 4.5 overs by losing 1 wicket. Dindigul captain Ashwin also contributed a lot in giving them victory 13 balls earlier, who gave away 16 runs in just 5 balls. That is, Ashwin, who used to score runs at a strike rate of 225 with the bat, gave away runs at a strike rate of more than 300 in just 5 balls. Ashwin gave away 23 runs in 1.5 overs in the match at an economy of 12.54 and did not get any wicket.