Debangshu's All-Round Masterclass Powers CC to 18-Run Win Over TEAM SHV
Debangshu tears through SHV with a devastating 4/14 then rescues CC innings with 32*, while Golam Masud's brutal 32 off 15 balls and Sauvik's tight 2/31 make it a complete team effort
In a game that swung in every direction before finally settling in Calcutta Challengers’ favour, CC registered an 18-run victory over TEAM SHV in what was a tense, competitive 13-over contest. The final margin flatters neither side — CC crumbled to 71/5 in the middle overs before being rescued, and TEAM SHV came desperately close at 143/8 with two balls to spare. But the man who decided the match — with bat and ball — was Debangshu. His 32 not out off 16 balls breathed life back into CC’s innings from number eight, and then his 4/14 in 2 overs dismantled SHV’s middle order in the most decisive bowling spell of the match. Alongside him, Golam Masud’s ferocious 32 off 15 balls with four sixes provided the early acceleration CC needed, while Sauvik Chaudhury’s miserly 2/31 across three overs kept a lid on the SHV chase at the critical junctures.
CC's Innings: A Tale of Two Phases
Calcutta Challengers’ 162/9 in 13 overs was hard-earned. The openers Nasir Uddin Baidya (13 off 5, SR 260) and Akash Ranjan (15 off 10) gave CC a brisk start, but by the 6th over the innings was in genuine trouble at 71/5. Sourav Sardar was the wrecker, claiming four wickets across his 3 overs including Nasir, Miraj, Tanmay Karmakar and Biswajeet Dey. Each wicket came at a moment that threatened to derail the innings entirely.
Golam Masud: Ferocity When CC Needed It Most
Into this wobble at number five came Golam Masud, and he wasted exactly zero deliveries in making his intentions clear. His 32 off just 15 balls — four sixes, strike rate 213.33 — arrived precisely when CC needed someone to stop the rot and shift momentum back in their favour. Those sixes didn’t just add runs; they reset the scoring rate from a crawl back to a gallop. He made the difference between a total of 130-odd and the 162 CC eventually posted. His contribution with the ball later — 1/29 in 3 overs — added another dimension, removing Prasenjit Ghosh (14 off 9) when SHV were threatening to mount a serious late charge.
Four sixes in 15 balls. When Golam Masud arrived at the crease with CC five down, he didn’t rebuild — he detonated. That is not luck; that is match awareness.
Debangshu: The Rescue Act That Won CC the Match
If Masud was the accelerator, Debangshu was the finisher. Coming in at number eight with the score on 139/7 in the 10th over, he had four overs to bat and made every single ball count. His 32 not out off 16 balls — three fours, two sixes, strike rate 200.00 — carried CC from 139/7 to 162/9 and produced 23 runs in the final three overs with barely any established partner to lean on. He struck the ball cleanly, ran hard, and gave CC a total that proved just out of reach for SHV. That 23-run contribution from number eight, in the final difficult overs with Sauvik (1) and a tail, was the innings within the innings that settled the match.
Vishal Jaiswal: Solid Middle-Order Anchor
Vishal Jaiswal’s 21 off 11 balls (one four, two sixes, SR 190.91) from the wicketkeeper position provided another crucial contribution between the Masud blitz and the Debangshu rescue. He didn’t get the headlines, but his score bridged CC across the 116-run mark before falling to Parikshit Dasgupta, and at that point every run mattered. Collectively, CC’s lower order — Jaiswal, Masud and Debangshu — contributed 75 of their 162 runs, which was the difference between a vulnerable total and a match-winning one.
TEAM SHV Chase: Good Start, Debangshu Ends It
TEAM SHV came out knowing they needed to chase at 12.46 an over and got off to the most disastrous of starts: Dina Yadav (1 off 3) was dismissed by Suraj Prahladka in the very first over. But Md Samad at number three had other ideas. His 39 off 18 balls — three fours, four sixes, SR 216.67 — was the equal of anything CC had produced, and with Piyus Gangesaria (26 off 22) providing solid backup from the top, SHV reached 84/3 in the 7th over, well ahead of where they needed to be.
At that moment the match felt like it was TEAM SHV’s to lose. The required rate was still manageable, three wickets were in hand, and the set batters were finding their range. But CC’s bowlers had other plans.
Sauvik Chaudhury: The Pressure Maintainer
Sauvik Chaudhury’s 3-over spell of 2/31 (Eco 10.33) was not glamorous, but it was exactly what the match required. He dismissed Md Samad in the 5th over — caught behind by Vishal Jaiswal — at 54/2, cutting off SHV’s most dangerous innings at a pivotal moment. He returned to remove Ashok Gummanoor (6 off 5) caught-and-bowled in the 11th over, tightening the screws at the death when SHV needed boundaries to stay in the hunt. Across three overs in a game where the ball was disappearing frequently, Sauvik kept his nerve and gave CC control.
Two wickets, three overs, economy of 10.33. In a 13-over match played at this pace, Sauvik Chaudhury was the quiet enforcer CC needed — the kind of bowler who doesn’t grab the headlines but absolutely determines the result.
Debangshu: The Bowling Masterclass That Sealed It
Everything was building to this. With SHV needing to keep wickets in hand and maintain the rate, Debangshu delivered one of the most remarkable spells CC fans have seen in recent times: 4 wickets for 14 runs in just 2 overs, at an economy of 7.00. He removed Piyus Gangesaria (26, caught by Nasir Uddin Baidya), Rajnish Kumar (19, caught by Tanmay Karmakar), Piku Dhar (4, caught by Tanmay Karmakar) and Arunendu Maji (0, caught behind by Vishal Jaiswal) — four different batters, two different catchers, and each wicket arriving at exactly the wrong moment for SHV. By the time his second over was done, the SHV innings had collapsed from 84/3 to 102/6, and the chase was effectively over.
SHV’s tail wagged bravely — Parikshit Dasgupta’s astonishing 19 not out off just 6 balls (SR 316.67) and Prasenjit Ghosh’s 14 off 9 brought the total to 144 — but 162 was always 18 runs beyond them.
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (162/9 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasir Uddin Baidya | b Sourav Sardar | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 260.00 |
| Akash Ranjan | c Rajnish Kumar b Arijit Mitra | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Miraj | c Piku Dhar b Sourav Sardar | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | b Sourav Sardar | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130.00 |
| Golam Masud | c Piyus Gangesaria b Prasenjit Ghosh | 32 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 213.33 |
| Biswajeet Dey | c Ashok Gummanoor b Sourav Sardar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vishal Jaiswal (wk) | c Rajnish Kumar b Parikshit Dasgupta | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 190.91 |
| 🏆 Debangshu (not out) | not out | 32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Abhijit Paul | c †Dina Yadav b Prasenjit Ghosh | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | c Piku Dhar b Prasenjit Ghosh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras (wd 10, nb 6) | 16 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 9 Wkts | 162 (CRR 12.46) | |||||
Yet to bat: Samrat, Hamzad (wk), Suraj Prahladka
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
15-1 (Nasir Uddin Baidya, 1 ov), 36-2 (Akash Ranjan, 3 ov), 46-3 (Miraj, 3.4 ov), 71-4 (Tanmay Karmakar, 5.5 ov), 71-5 (Biswajeet Dey, 6 ov), 116-6 (Vishal Jaiswal, 8.5 ov), 139-7 (Golam Masud, 10.3 ov), 160-8 (Abhijit Paul, 12.3 ov), 162-9 (Sauvik Chaudhury, 13 ov)
Bowling — TEAM SHV
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piyus Gangesaria | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| ⭐ Sourav Sardar — Best Bowler | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Arijit Mitra | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Piku Dhar (c) | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.00 |
| Parikshit Dasgupta | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Rakesh Kumar | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.00 |
| Prasenjit Ghosh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 |
TEAM SHV — Batting (144/8 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dina Yadav | c Vishal Jaiswal b SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Piyus Gangesaria | c Nasir Uddin Baidya b Debangshu | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Md Samad — Top Scorer | c †Vishal Jaiswal b Sauvik Chaudhury | 39 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 216.67 |
| Rajnish Kumar | c Tanmay Karmakar b Debangshu | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 118.75 |
| Piku Dhar (c) | c Tanmay Karmakar b Debangshu | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ashok Gummanoor | c&b Sauvik Chaudhury | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Arunendu Maji (wk) | c †Vishal Jaiswal b Debangshu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Parikshit Dasgupta (not out) | not out | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 316.67 |
| Prasenjit Ghosh | c Akash Ranjan b Golam Masud | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Arijit Mitra (not out) | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras (nb 9, wd 6) | 15 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 8 Wkts | 144 (CRR 11.08) | |||||
Yet to bat: Sourav Sardar, Rishu Pandey, Rakesh Kumar
Fall of Wickets — TEAM SHV
2-1 (Dina Yadav, 0.4 ov), 54-2 (Md Samad, 5 ov), 84-3 (Piyus Gangesaria, 7.3 ov), 100-4 (Piku Dhar, 9.1 ov), 101-5 (Rajnish Kumar, 9.5 ov), 102-6 (Arunendu Maji, 10 ov), 115-7 (Ashok Gummanoor, 10.5 ov), 143-8 (Prasenjit Ghosh, 12.4 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Abhijit Paul | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Golam Masud | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9.67 |
| 🏆 Debangshu — Best Bowler | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7.00 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 18 runs — CC 162/9 (13.0 Ov) def. TEAM SHV 144/8 (13.0 Ov)
- Man of the Match: Debangshu — 32* (16b, 3×4, 2×6, SR 200.00) + 4/14 (2 Ov, Eco 7.00) 🏆
- All-Round Star: Golam Masud — 32 (15b, 4×6, SR 213.33) + 1/29 (3 Ov, Eco 9.67)
- Economical Bowling: Sauvik Chaudhury — 2/31 (3 Ov, Eco 10.33, dismissed Md Samad & Ashok Gummanoor)
- Best CC Middle-Order: Vishal Jaiswal — 21 (11b, 2×6, SR 190.91)
- SHV Resistance: Md Samad — 39 (18b, 4×6, SR 216.67) & Parikshit Dasgupta — 19* (6b, SR 316.67)
- SHV Best Bowler: Sourav Sardar — 4/31 (3 Ov, Eco 10.33) & Prasenjit Ghosh — 3/11 (2 Ov, Eco 5.50)
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