Danish's 47 Off 15 Balls, Sauvik's Three-fer — But NTYC XI Hold Nerve for a Stunning 157-All Tie
Danish Iqbal Stokesy blazes 47 off 15 at SR 313, Sauvik Chaudhury rips through the middle order with 3/25 — yet Anirban's unbeaten captain's knock and a remarkable team bowling effort by NTYC XI ensure the spoils are shared in a pulsating last-ball finish
Cricket rarely produces moments as pure as this one. Both sides gave everything — bat, ball, and in the field — and at the end of 25.5 overs of breathtaking T10 cricket, neither could separate themselves. Calcutta Challengers 157 all out. NTYC XI 157 for 8. A tie off the very last ball of the match. This was a contest that produced outstanding performances in every department of the game: explosive batting from Danish Iqbal Stokesy and Miraj for CC, a disciplined and varied bowling attack from NTYC XI who took ten wickets, Sauvik Chaudhury’s devastating three-fer for the Challengers, and a captain’s masterclass from Anirban who kept NTYC in the hunt till the final delivery. When cricket is this good, there are no losers.
CC’s Top Order Falls Apart — But NTYC’s Bowlers Deserve Every Credit
Calcutta Challengers found themselves in serious trouble inside two overs, and the credit belongs entirely to NTYC XI’s opening bowlers. Manish Gupta was exceptional with the new ball — his 2/21 in 2 overs set the tone for the entire innings. He bowled Tanmay Karmakar off the second delivery of the match, then removed the dangerous Ashutosh Maurya for just 6. Two wickets in the powerplay, both top-order batters, both before the scoreboard had even read double figures. Manish was accurate, hit the right areas, and gave CC nothing to work with in the opening exchanges.
Devinder Suri (1/33 in 3 overs) followed up by removing Golam Masud for 4, and suddenly CC were 11 for 3 in under two overs. What seemed like a bright afternoon for Challengers had turned into a crisis in the blink of an eye. Vishnu (1/32 in 2 overs) and Amit patel BHU (1/12 in 1 over) continued to squeeze, taking wickets at regular intervals to keep CC from ever fully cutting loose. And when the dangerous Danish was finally dismissed, it was Rohit who got the key wicket — ending the innings’ highest partnership, returning figures of 1/5 from just one over, the best economy figure of the day for any bowler. Collectively, NTYC XI bowled with intelligence, variety and discipline: seven different bowlers used, each chipping in, never giving CC a free over.
Anirban, captaining NTYC XI, reserved himself for the pressure moments. His 3/32 in 2.5 overs at the death was the final piece of a polished bowling unit — removing Sauvik Chaudhury, SURAJ PRAHLADKA and Surajit Mondal to wrap up the CC innings in the 13th over. An all-round performance from a captain leading by example.
Seven different bowlers, ten wickets shared — NTYC XI’s bowling effort was disciplined, varied and a genuine collective team performance.
hamzad and Miraj: The Partnership That Kept CC Alive
From 11 for 3, Calcutta Challengers needed someone to take responsibility. hamzad and Miraj answered the call in remarkable fashion. hamzad’s 25 off 15 balls — three sixes, strike rate 166.67 — provided the initial momentum, batting fearlessly despite the scoreboard pressure. He and Miraj rebuilt the innings together, taking the score from crisis to 49/4 when hamzad fell in the 5th over to Vishnu.
But it was Miraj who was the backbone of the recovery. His 43 off 21 balls — five fours, two sixes, strike rate of 204.76 — was an innings of class and control under pressure. He rotated strike intelligently, found boundaries at will, and held the innings together through the middle overs. Miraj was eventually run out by the combination of Devinder Suri and wicketkeeper Anubhab at 113 for 6 in the 9th over — a dismissal that could have unravelled everything. It didn’t, because of what was to come.
Miraj’s 43 from 21 balls under intense pressure was the innings CC needed most — the anchor that gave the death-over batters a platform to launch from.
Danish Iqbal Stokesy: The Death-Over Destroyer
Into the final three overs, with CC at 113 for 6 and the innings looking like petering out around 130, walked Danish Iqbal Stokesy — and what followed was the defining batting performance of the match. 47 off just 15 balls. Two fours. Four sixes. A strike rate of 313.33. Danish did not play himself in. He did not respect the bowling attack or the required run rate. He simply launched.
He took on Anirban in the 11th over and hit him for two maximums over the leg side. He savaged Divyansh, who conceded 22 off a single over, with boundaries that redefined the total in real time. Rohit’s single over cost only 5 runs — but it was Rohit who eventually had Danish caught and bowled for 47 at 149 for 8, ending the match-defining innings. The 10 overs between Danish’s arrival at the crease and his dismissal produced 88 of the 157 runs. Without him, 130 was a realistic outcome. With him, 157 became the target. The difference between a forgettable total and a matchwinning one was Danish Iqbal Stokesy.
47 off 15 balls. SR 313. Four sixes in the death overs when the scoreboard read 113 for 6. Danish Iqbal Stokesy did not just contribute — he saved Calcutta Challengers’ innings.
Sauvik Chaudhury: The Art of Bowling Under Pressure
When NTYC XI began their chase of 158, Calcutta Challengers needed their bowlers to be sharp, accurate and clinical. Sauvik Chaudhury was all three — and more. His 3 for 25 in 3 overs, at an economy of just 8.33 in a match where virtually everyone conceded over 10 an over, was a bowling masterclass.
He removed Anubhab (wk) at 28 for 4, cutting short a potentially match-defining partnership before it could establish itself. He then had Himanshu Patel (17 off 13) caught by Miraj at 46 for 5 — a wicket that kept the required rate climbing. And in his third spell, when Vishnu was in full flow with his incredible 34 off 12 balls (four sixes, SR 283.33), Sauvik produced the delivery to end it — catching him brilliantly off his own bowling and dismissing the most dangerous bat in the NTYC XI line-up at 134 for 7. That wicket, in that moment, was arguably the most important delivery of the match. Sauvik’s ten dot balls in three overs speak to his discipline; his three wickets speak to his craft.
Three wickets. An economy of 8.33. Ten dots. Sauvik Chaudhury was the heartbeat of CC’s bowling effort — clinical, controlled and match-defining.
CC’s Bowling Unit: A Collective Effort
While Sauvik took the headlines, every CC bowler contributed meaningfully. SURAJ PRAHLADKA made the breakthrough in the third ball of the match, bowling Manish Gupta for just 1 at an economy of 9.00 — an important wicket that prevented NTYC from settling. Golam Masud bowled a composed 3-over spell of 1/32, removing Devinder Suri and maintaining pressure through the middle overs. Danish Iqbal Stokesy, the match’s best batter, proved equally effective with the ball — his 1/35 in 3 overs included the scalp of Bunty, caught by Tanmay. Surajit Mondal was outstanding in his single over: 1/22, removing Rohit at 86 for 6 just as NTYC were threatening to accelerate past the required rate. Seven bowlers used, seven contributors. This was not a one-man effort — this was a team that bowled as a unit, trusted each other, and nearly pulled off a win.
Anirban: The Captain Who Would Not Let Go
For NTYC XI, Anirban produced one of the great captain’s performances of this season. He walked in with his side in trouble at 28 for 4 in the 3rd over. The required rate was climbing. Wickets had been falling regularly. And yet he was calm. His 47 not out off 26 balls — six sixes, strike rate of 180.77 — was built on intelligence rather than just power. He rotated the strike when needed, hit big when the opportunity arose, and marshalled the tail through the final overs as lesser players might have panicked. When Vishnu came and went for a dazzling 34, when Rohit (20 off 8, three sixes) provided a cameo and departed, Anirban was still there. He was unbeaten at the end, his side tied on 157, and he had done everything a captain could ask of himself — with both bat and ball (3/32 earlier in the day). In a tied match, no one truly wins. But if anyone most deserved to, it was Anirban.
Anirban finished the day with 47 not out with the bat and 3 wickets with the ball. On a day of collective brilliance, his individual contribution stood apart.
The Final Over: One Run That Would Have Changed Everything
Heading into the 13th and final over, NTYC XI needed 23 runs with two wickets standing and Anirban in the middle. What happened next was pure, undiluted cricket drama. The over produced run after run after run. Six off the first. Four off the second. The required equation kept shrinking. And off the final delivery, Amit patel BHU — run out by the combination of Golam Masud and Tanmay Karmakar — was dismissed with the scores level at 157. No ball left to bowl. No run left to score. A tie. One single run in those last 6 deliveries would have swung the match to either side. Neither got it. NTYC XI needed one more to win. CC needed one more wicket. Cricket’s most honest result: a share of the spoils, a match that belonged to nobody and everybody all at once.
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (157/10 in 12.5 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanmay Karmakar | c †Anubhab b Manish Gupta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ashutosh Maurya (c) | c (sub) Vishnu b Manish Gupta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Golam Masud | c Anirban b Devinder Suri | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| hamzad | c Himanshu Patel b Vishnu | 25 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 166.67 |
| Miraj | run out Devinder Suri / † Anubhab | 43 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 204.76 |
| Vinaay Prabhakar | c Manish Gupta b Amit patel BHU | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220.00 |
| 🏆 Danish Iqbal Stokesy — Best Batter | b Rohit | 47 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 313.33 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | c&b Anirban | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Surajit Mondal | c Manish Gupta b Anirban | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | c Vishnu b Anirban | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vishal Jaiswal (not out) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (wd 7, nb 2) | 9 | |||||
| Total: 12.5 Ov, 10 Wkts | 157 (CRR 12.23) | |||||
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
0-1 (Tanmay Karmakar, 0.2 ov), 9-2 (Ashutosh Maurya, 1 ov), 11-3 (Golam Masud, 1.3 ov), 49-4 (hamzad, 5 ov), 61-5 (Vinaay Prabhakar, 6 ov), 113-6 (Miraj, 9 ov), 139-7 (Sauvik Chaudhury, 10.1 ov), 149-8 (Danish Iqbal Stokesy, 11.3 ov), 152-9 (SURAJ PRAHLADKA, 12.2 ov), 157-10 (Surajit Mondal, 12.5 ov)
Bowling — NTYC XI
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Gupta — 2 wickets | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Devinder Suri | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Vishnu | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 16.00 |
| Amit patel BHU | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Divyansh | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.00 |
| ⭐ Anirban (c) — Best Bowler / NTYC | 2.5 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 11.29 |
| Rohit — Best Economy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
NTYC XI — Batting (157/8 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manish Gupta | b SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Devinder Suri | c Danish Iqbal Stokesy b Golam Masud | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Bunty | c Tanmay Karmakar b Danish Iqbal Stokesy | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Himanshu Patel | c Miraj b Sauvik Chaudhury | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 130.77 |
| Anubhab (wk) | c Tanmay Karmakar b Sauvik Chaudhury | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| ⭐ Anirban (c) (not out) | not out | 47 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 180.77 |
| Rohit | c Sauvik Chaudhury b Surajit Mondal | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 250.00 |
| Vishnu | c Ashutosh Maurya b Sauvik Chaudhury | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 283.33 |
| Amit patel BHU | run out Golam Masud / Tanmay Karmakar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (wd 11, nb 2) | 13 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 8 Wkts | 157 (CRR 12.08) | |||||
Did not bat: Nikunj Saria, Ravi, Divyansh, Vikash, Biswajit
Fall of Wickets — NTYC XI
3-1 (Manish Gupta, 0.3 ov), 17-2 (Bunty, 2 ov), 25-3 (Devinder Suri, 2.3 ov), 28-4 (Anubhab, 3.5 ov), 46-5 (Himanshu Patel, 5.5 ov), 86-6 (Rohit, 8.3 ov), 134-7 (Vishnu, 11.3 ov), 157-8 (Amit patel BHU, 13 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA — Early Breakthrough | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Danish Iqbal Stokesy | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Golam Masud | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| 🎻 Sauvik Chaudhury — Best Bowler | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| Vinaay Prabhakar | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Surajit Mondal — Broke the Stand | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22.00 |
| Tanmay Karmakar | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 |
Result
Match Tied — CC 157/10 (12.5 Ov) vs NTYC XI 157/8 (13.0 Ov)
- Best Batter (CC): Danish Iqbal Stokesy — 47 (15b, 2×4, 4×6, SR 313.33) 🏆
- Best Bowler (CC): Sauvik Chaudhury — 3/25 (3 Ov, Eco 8.33) 🎻
- Rescue Innings: Miraj — 43 (21b, 5×4, 2×6, SR 204.76)
- Vital Partnership: hamzad 25 + Miraj 43 — rebuilt CC from 11/3
- NTYC Best Bat: Anirban (c) — 47* (26b, 6×6, SR 180.77) + 3/32 with ball
- NTYC Cameo: Vishnu — 34 (12b, 4×6, SR 283.33) & Rohit — 20 (8b, 3×6)
- NTYC Best Bowl: Manish Gupta 2/21 (2 Ov) & Rohit 1/5 (1 Ov, Eco 5.00)
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