Hamzad's Blistering Unbeaten 66 Headlines Calcutta Challengers' 8-Wicket Win Over Royal Fighters
Man of the Match Hamzad smashes an unbeaten 66 off just 17 balls, with nine sixes, to seal an 8-wicket win in 5.4 overs, after Moly's 4/28 and Sovandeep Biswas' 3-wicket burst bowled Royal Fighters out for 99
Calcutta Challengers beat Royal Fighters by 8 wickets, chasing down 100 in just 5.4 overs after bowling Royal Fighters out for 99 in 10.4. Moly led the bowling effort with 4/28, and Sovandeep Biswas cleaned up the tail with a sharp 3/18, restricting Royal Fighters to a total that was never going to be competitive. But the day belonged to Hamzad, whose extraordinary unbeaten 66 off just 17 balls — with nine sixes — finished the chase almost single-handedly and made him the clear Man of the Match.
Moly & Sovandeep Biswas Bowl Out Royal Fighters for 99
Royal Fighters never really got going. Manoj Kumar D2 (25 off 22) and Kuldeep Mishra (17 off 9, two sixes) were the only batsmen to offer sustained resistance, while Ajay (16 off 9) and Deepak Bhosale (15 off 6, SR 250.00) chipped in with brief cameos. Moly was the most productive bowler on either side, taking 4/28 from his 3 overs, and Sovandeep Biswas came on to mop up the tail, picking up 3 wickets for just 18 runs in under two overs to bowl Royal Fighters out for 99. Masud Rana was superbly economical too, going for just 7 runs in his 2 overs.
Hamzad's Nine-Six Blitz Finishes the Match in a Flash
Chasing a modest 100, CC lost Tanmay Karmakar (6) and Nasir Uddin Baidya (1) cheaply inside the first two overs, but what followed was one of the most destructive innings of the season. Hamzad tore into the Royal Fighters attack with an unbeaten 66 off just 17 balls — two fours and an astonishing nine sixes, at a strike rate of 388.24 — finishing the match in barely six overs. Miraj supported him superbly at the other end with an unbeaten 27 off 11 (one four, three sixes, SR 245.45), and together the pair added 81 unbroken runs to seal an emphatic 8-wicket win.
Nine sixes in 17 balls. Hamzad didn't just win the chase — he made a target of 100 look almost irrelevant.
Royal Fighters — Batting (99/10 in 10.4 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay | b Latip Molla | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.78 |
| Arjun Rajput Cricket | c Tanmay Karmakar b Masud Rana | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Manoj Kumar D2 | b Golam Masud | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 113.64 |
| Vishal | c Golam Masud b Moly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Kuldeep Mishra (c) | c Tanmay Karmakar b Moly | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 188.89 |
| Sankar Bsf | c Tanmay Karmakar b Moly | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Deepak Bhosale | c Golam Masud b Sovandeep Biswas | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 250.00 |
| Bijay bhagat | c&b Moly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abhishek | c Masud Rana b Sovandeep Biswas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Jatinder Thakur | c Golok Bera b Sovandeep Biswas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Manoj Pathak (not out) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (wd 3, nb 3) | 6 | |||||
| Total: 10.4 Ov, 10 Wkts | 99 (CRR 9.28) | |||||
Did not bat: Pratap
Fall of Wickets — Royal Fighters
8-1 (Arjun Rajput Cricket, 1.4 ov), 24-2 (Ajay, 3 ov), 28-3 (Vishal, 4.1 ov), 53-4 (Kuldeep Mishra, 6.2 ov), 70-5 (Manoj Kumar D2, 7.4 ov), 86-6 (Sankar Bsf, 8.3 ov), 86-7 (Bijay bhagat, 8.5 ov), 98-8 (Abhishek, 10.1 ov), 98-9 (Jatinder Thakur, 10.2 ov), 99-10 (Deepak Bhosale, 10.4 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latip Molla | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Masud Rana | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 |
| ⭐ Moly — Best Bowler | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Golok Bera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sovandeep Biswas | 1.4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 |
| Golam Masud | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.50 |
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (101/2 in 5.4 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanmay Karmakar (LHB) | c Manoj Kumar D2 b Deepak Bhosale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Nasir Uddin Baidya | c Arjun Rajput Cricket b Manoj Pathak | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| hamzad (not out) | not out | 66 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 388.24 |
| Miraj (not out) | not out | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 245.45 |
| Extras (wd 1) | 1 | |||||
| Total: 5.4 Ov, 2 Wkts | 101 (CRR 17.82) | |||||
Did not bat: Moly, Paul Zomi, Masud Rana, Golok Bera, Ashutosh Maurya (c), Golam Masud, Latip Molla, Raju Akter, Sovandeep Biswas
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
7-1 (Nasir Uddin Baidya, 0.5 ov), 20-2 (Tanmay Karmakar, 1.4 ov)
Bowling — Royal Fighters
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Pathak | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Kuldeep Mishra (c) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Deepak Bhosale | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 19.50 |
| Vishal | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Pratap | 0.4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 8 wickets — Royal Fighters 99 (10.4 Ov), CC 101/2 (5.4 Ov)
- Man of the Match: hamzad — 66* (17b, 2×4, 9×6, SR 388.24) 🏆
- Support in the Chase: Miraj — 27* (11b, 1×4, 3×6, SR 245.45)
- Best Bowler: Moly — 4/28 (3 Ov, Eco 9.33)
- Tail-Ender: Sovandeep Biswas — 3/18 (1.4 Ov, Eco 10.80)
- Royal Fighters Top Scorer: Manoj Kumar D2 — 25 (22b, 2×4, 1×6, SR 113.64)
- Royal Fighters Support: Kuldeep Mishra (c) — 17 (9b, 2×6, SR 188.89)
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