Anurag Dwivedi's Six-Wicket Burst Sets Up Golok Bera's Unbeaten Chase for Calcutta Challengers
Man of the Match Anurag Dwivedi rips through Rising Stars with 6/14 as they're bowled out for 107, before Golok Bera's unbeaten 34 and Raju's electric all-round cameo seal a 3-wicket win in 9.4 overs
Calcutta Challengers beat Rising Stars by 3 wickets, chasing down 108 in just 9.4 overs after bowling Rising Stars out for 107 in 12 overs. The platform for the win was laid entirely with the ball: Anurag Dwivedi produced one of the standout bowling performances of the season, taking 6/14 from his 3 overs at an economy of 4.67 to rip through Rising Stars almost single-handedly. Chasing a modest target, CC lost early wickets in a hurry, but Golok Bera's composed unbeaten 34 anchored the innings, with Raju adding a rapid all-round contribution with both bat and ball.
Anurag Dwivedi's Six-Wicket Burst Blows Rising Stars Away
Anurag Dwivedi was the story of the innings before it had even really begun. Opening the bowling, he took wickets in clusters — Abhishek Mandal, Avinash Kumar, Rishav Dubey and Vipin Cricket all fell to him inside the first four overs, reducing Rising Stars to 31/4, before he came back to mop up the tail with the wickets of Bishnu Mishra and Ghanshyam. His final figures of 6/14 from 3 overs, at an economy of just 4.67, meant he alone accounted for six of the ten wickets that fell. masoom Ahmad (24 off 18) and Ayush Pathakk (15 off 8, two sixes) offered brief resistance in the middle overs, but with Anurag running through the rest of the order, Rising Stars were bowled out for a below-par 107.
Six wickets, three overs, an economy under 5. Anurag Dwivedi didn't just have a good day with the ball — he single-handedly decided the total Rising Stars could defend.
Golok Bera Chases It Home in Style
Chasing a modest 108, Calcutta Challengers actually found themselves under pressure early — Imran fell for 1 and Tanmay Karmakar (16 off 7) and Masud Rana (6) followed soon after, leaving CC at 74/4 despite a flying start from Anindya Hazra (20 off 6, two fours, two sixes, SR 333.33). That's when Golok Bera took charge. Coming in with the innings still needing steadying, he played the perfect anchoring innings — an unbeaten 34 off 20 balls, six fours and a six at a strike rate of 170.00 — guiding CC through the middle overs without ever letting the required rate become a concern, and finishing the match off himself alongside Ashutosh Maurya (10* off 7).
Raju's All-Round Cameo Adds the Finishing Touch
Raju made his mark on the match at both ends. With the ball in the first innings, his 1/23 from 2 overs accounted for sourav Singha Roy and kept Rising Stars from ever really taking control of the powerplay. Then, promoted to bat during the chase, he played a typically explosive cameo — 14 off just 5 balls, two fours and a six at a strike rate of 280.00 — before holing out to Avinash Kumar. It was a complete all-round contribution that, alongside Golok Bera's composure, meant CC never let the chase slip away despite a mid-innings wobble. Rishav Dubey (3/26) was the pick of the Rising Stars bowlers in defence, but it wasn't enough to prevent a comfortable 3-wicket win for Calcutta Challengers with well over two overs to spare.
Rising Stars — Batting (107/10 in 12.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Mandal | c Golok Bera b Anurag Dwivedi | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Avinash Kumar (c) | c Anindya Hazra b Anurag Dwivedi | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 158.33 |
| sourav Singha Roy | c Tanmay Karmakar b Raju | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Rishav Dubey | c SURAJ PRAHLADKA b Anurag Dwivedi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vipin Cricket | c Anindya Hazra b Anurag Dwivedi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| masoom Ahmad (LHB) | st †Tanmay Karmakar b Masud Rana | 24 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Mohit Dubey (LHB) | c Tanmay Karmakar b Kuntal Bhui | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Ayush Pathakk | c Tanmay Karmakar b Masud Rana | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Bishnu Mishra | c Tanmay Karmakar b Anurag Dwivedi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Saheb (not out) | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Ghanshyam | c Imran b Anurag Dwivedi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (wd 13, nb 1) | 14 | |||||
| Total: 12.0 Ov, 10 Wkts | 107 (CRR 8.92) | |||||
Did not bat: Tinku Das, Himanish Singh
Fall of Wickets — Rising Stars
12-1 (Abhishek Mandal, 1.3 ov), 29-2 (Avinash Kumar, 3.2 ov), 31-3 (Rishav Dubey, 3.4 ov), 31-4 (Vipin Cricket, 3.5 ov), 46-5 (sourav Singha Roy, 5.5 ov), 53-6 (Mohit Dubey, 6.5 ov), 81-7 (Ayush Pathakk, 8.5 ov), 103-8 (masoom Ahmad, 10.5 ov), 107-9 (Bishnu Mishra, 11.5 ov), 107-10 (Ghanshyam, 12 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12.00 |
| 🏆 Anurag Dwivedi — MOM | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Kuntal Bhui | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Raju | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11.50 |
| Masud Rana | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.50 |
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (109/7 in 9.4 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanmay Karmakar (LHB) | b Rishav Dubey | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Anindya Hazra | c Mohit Dubey b Saheb | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 333.33 |
| Imran | c Avinash Kumar b Rishav Dubey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Masud Rana | b Abhishek Mandal | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Golok Bera (not out) | not out | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 170.00 |
| Raju | c Avinash Kumar b Ayush Pathakk | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 280.00 |
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | b Rishav Dubey | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kuntal Bhui | b Ayush Pathakk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ashutosh Maurya (c) (not out) | not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Extras (wd 4) | 4 | |||||
| Total: 9.4 Ov, 7 Wkts | 109 (CRR 11.28) | |||||
Did not bat: Anurag Dwivedi, Hamzad
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
29-1 (Anindya Hazra, 1.4 ov), 34-2 (Imran, 2.1 ov), 44-3 (Tanmay Karmakar, 3 ov), 74-4 (Masud Rana, 5.3 ov), 90-4 (Golok Bera, 6.1 ov), 90-5 (Raju, 6.2 ov), 90-6 (Kuntal Bhui, 6.4 ov), 99-7 (SURAJ PRAHLADKA, 7.4 ov)
Bowling — Rising Stars
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohit Dubey | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.00 |
| Saheb | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| ⭐ Rishav Dubey — Best Bowler | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Ayush Pathakk | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Abhishek Mandal | 1.4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.40 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 3 wickets — Rising Stars 107 (12.0 Ov), CC 109/7 (9.4 Ov)
- Man of the Match: Anurag Dwivedi — 6/14 (3 Ov, Eco 4.67) 🏆
- Chased It Home: Golok Bera — 34* (20b, 6×4, 1×6, SR 170.00)
- All-Round Effort: Raju — 14 (5b, 2×4, 1×6, SR 280.00) + 1/23 (2 Ov)
- Support with the Ball: Masud Rana — 2/19 (2 Ov, Eco 9.50)
- Rising Stars Best Bowler: Rishav Dubey — 3/26 (3 Ov, Eco 8.67)
- Rising Stars Top Scorer: masoom Ahmad — 24 (18b, 3×4, 1×6, SR 133.33)
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