Hamzad's 103 off 21 Balls Destroys MFSC Fortuners as CC Win by 4 Wickets
Man of the Match Hamzad blazes 15 sixes at SR 490, Nasir Uddin Baidya takes 3 wickets and chips in with the bat, Golam Masud bowls 10 dots, and captain Tanmay finishes it with a six
Calcutta Challengers dismantled MFSC Fortuners with a performance of breathtaking individual brilliance to win by 4 wickets, chasing down a target of 175 in just 7.5 overs. The match was over almost before it began once Hamzad walked out to open the batting. What followed was 103 not out (retired hurt) off just 21 deliveries — fifteen sixes, three fours, a strike rate of 490.48 — one of the most violent passages of batting ever seen in local cricket. Before Hamzad, however, it was CC’s bowling unit that set the stage: Nasir Uddin Baidya claimed three wickets to rein in a dangerous Fortuners total, Golam Masud strangled the innings with 10 dot balls and the key wicket of their captain Pawan, and Ashutosh Maurya conceded just 30 in 3 overs to keep the target at 175. When the chase arrived, Hamzad made it irrelevant in the blink of an eye. Then, after he retired hurt at 140, captain Tanmay Karmakar strode in and finished the match in the very next over with a six off his one delivery, not out on 6 off 1 ball. From first ball to last, this was pure Calcutta Challengers.
First Innings: MFSC Fortuners — Pawan’s 83 Leads a Competitive Total
Fortuners’ innings was built almost entirely on the back of opener and captain Pawan. He batted with immense aggression throughout, posting 83 off 37 balls with seven fours and seven sixes (SR 224.32) before being brilliantly caught by Hamzad off Golam Masud’s bowling at 130. His opening partner Nishant retired hurt on 22. CC’s bowlers kept the rest of the lineup quiet: Nasir Uddin Baidya dismissed three batters in quick succession — Sushovon, Masud Rana, and Soumen Majumder — between overs 8 and 12 to stop any mid-innings acceleration. A late cameo of 29 off 11 balls by RAVI SHANKAR (not out) pushed the total to 174. Competitive, but not enough to survive what was coming.
CC’s Bowling: Nasir Takes Three, Masud Applies the Squeeze
Nasir Uddin Baidya: Three Wickets to Break the Back of the Innings
Nasir Uddin Baidya was CC’s most penetrating bowler with 3/45 in 3 overs. His three victims — SUSHOVON MISTRY (bowled), Masud Rana (caught Golam Masud), and Soumen Majumder (caught Golam Masud) — were all dismissed at the exact phase when Fortuners needed someone to accelerate alongside Pawan. All three fell between overs 8 and 12. Nasir delivered at clutch moments: Sushovon was just finding his feet when Nasir uprooted his stumps; two catches off the same blade gave Golam Masud two assists and ended the only meaningful partnerships Fortuners could have built. Three wickets in 3 overs in a 13-over format is a defining contribution.
Golam Masud: The Economical Force — Ten Dots and the Big Wicket
If Nasir was the attacking force, Golam Masud was the pressure valve. His figures of 1/27 in 3 overs at an economy of 9.00 were the best of the attack — and the more telling number is the 10 dot balls, the most of any CC bowler. In an innings where Pawan was smashing everything, Masud held his line and length, refused to give away easy runs, and was rewarded when he had Pawan caught by Hamzad at 130. The captain’s wicket. The most important wicket of the innings. At 9.00 economy with 10 dots and the big scalp, Masud’s spell was as good as any bowler on the day.
Ashutosh Maurya: Discipline Through the Middle
Ashutosh Maurya’s 3 overs for 30 runs (Eco 10.00) with 8 dot balls was the model of medium-pace discipline. He couldn’t break through for a wicket but his 8 dots and sub-10 economy through the heart of the innings meant the scoring rate was never truly free. He absorbed three overs, put the squeeze on, and handed the ball to the wicket-taking bowlers at just the right moments.
The Chase: Hamzad’s 490 Strike Rate Century
Calcutta Challengers needed 175 off 13 overs — a run rate of 13.46. Hamzad made a mockery of the arithmetic from the very first ball. He opened the batting and immediately announced his intentions. By the end of the 3rd over he and Ashish (Toxic) had 89 on the board, Ashish contributing a handy 19 off 9 before falling to Pawan.
Fifteen sixes. Stop there. In 21 deliveries, Hamzad cleared the boundary fifteen times. Nishant’s opening over cost 35 off just 6 balls — five sixes. Masud Rana’s two overs cost 60, largely off Hamzad’s blade. When he reached triple figures — 103 not out off 21 balls — he retired hurt with CC on 140 in the 5th over. He had scored 103 of the team’s 140 runs to that point. The target at that moment was 35 off 7+ overs with 7 wickets still available. The match was over.
103 off 21 balls. 15 sixes. 3 fours. Strike rate 490.48. Hamzad’s innings was not cricket — it was something beyond classification. Fortuners bowled 5.5 overs with Hamzad at the crease and conceded 140. He was not out when he walked off.
Nasir and Masud: Handy Contributions with the Bat
After Hamzad’s retirement, wickets tumbled but the required rate was so low that none of it mattered. What deserves mention is that both Nasir Uddin Baidya and Golam Masud contributed punishing cameos that kept the momentum going without allowing the chase to get nervy.
Nasir Uddin Baidya, fresh from his three-wicket bowling spell, blasted 13 off just 4 balls — two sixes, strike rate 325.00 — keeping the required rate well within CC’s grasp before being caught off Prosen Sarkar. Golam Masud similarly produced a punishing 10 off 3 balls (1 four, 1 six, SR 333.33) before being caught-and-bowled by the same bowler. Two cameos, six balls between them, 23 runs — both men contributing at both ends in the best all-round tradition.
Captain Tanmay Karmakar: The Perfect Finish
With CC needing 6 off the final over, Tanmay Karmakar walked in at number 9 and played exactly one delivery. He hit it for a six. The match was over. Six off 1 ball, strike rate 600, not out — the captain’s stamp on a complete team performance. Tanmay did not need to do anything elaborate. He just needed to be Tanmay.
MFSC Fortuners — Batting (174/4 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawan (c) | c Hamzad b Golam Masud | 83 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 224.32 |
| Nishant | retired hurt | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 157.14 |
| SUSHOVON MISTRY | b Nasir Uddin Baidya | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Masud Rana | c Golam Masud b Nasir Uddin Baidya | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Soumen Majumder | c Golam Masud b Nasir Uddin Baidya | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160.00 |
| RAVI SHANKAR | not out | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 263.64 |
| Goutam | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras (wd 12, nb 1) | 13 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 4 Wkts | 174 (CRR 13.38) | |||||
Fall of Wickets — MFSC Fortuners
103 (Nishant, retired hurt, 7.1 ov), 121-1 (SUSHOVON MISTRY, 8.4 ov), 130-2 (Pawan, 9.4 ov), 134-3 (Masud Rana, 10.3 ov), 161-4 (Soumen Majumder, 12.2 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Ashutosh Maurya | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | 2 | 48 | 0 | 24.00 |
| ⭐ Golam Masud — Best Economy, 10 dots | 3 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Nasir Uddin Baidya — Top Wicket-Taker | 3 | 45 | 3 | 15.00 |
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (176/6 in 7.5 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 Hamzad (retired hurt) | retired hurt | 103 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 490.48 |
| Ashish (Toxic) | c SUSHOVON MISTRY b Pawan | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 211.11 |
| Biswajeet Dey | c Manoj b Sandeep Kumar | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.00 |
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | c Soumen Majumder b Sandeep Kumar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nasir Uddin Baidya | c Nishant b Prosen Sarkar | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 325.00 |
| Golam Masud | c&b Prosen Sarkar | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.33 |
| Usman Gazi | c SUSHOVON MISTRY b Sandeep Kumar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Nepu Samader | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | not out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 |
| Extras (wd 3, nb 3) | 6 | |||||
| Total: 7.5 Ov, 6 Wkts | 176 (CRR 22.47) | |||||
Yet to bat: Vishal Jaiswal, Ashutosh Maurya, Faizal
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
89-1 (Ashish Toxic, 3.3 ov), 139-2 (Biswajeet Dey, 5.3 ov), 139-3 (SURAJ PRAHLADKA, 5.4 ov), 140 (Hamzad, retired hurt, 5.5 ov), 156-4 (Nasir Uddin Baidya, 6.3 ov), 163-5 (Golam Masud, 7.0 ov), 170-6 (Usman Gazi, 7.4 ov)
Bowling — MFSC Fortuners
| Bowler | O | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishant | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35.00 |
| Pawan (c) | 2 | 33 | 1 | 16.50 |
| Masud Rana | 2 | 60 | 0 | 30.00 |
| ⭐ Sandeep Kumar — 3 Wkts | 1.5 | 29 | 3 | 15.82 |
| Prosen Sarkar | 1 | 19 | 2 | 19.00 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 4 wickets — MFSC Fortuners 174/4 (13.0 Ov); CC 176/6 (7.5 Ov) chasing 175
- Man of the Match: Hamzad — 103* retired hurt (21b, 3×4, 15×6, SR 490.48) 🏆
- All-Round: Nasir Uddin Baidya — 3/45 (3 Ov) + 13 (4b, 2×6, SR 325)
- All-Round: Golam Masud — 1/27 (3 Ov, Eco 9.00, 10 dots) + 10 (3b, SR 333)
- Captain’s Finish: Tanmay Karmakar — 6* (1b, 1×6, SR 600, not out)
- Fortuners Star: Pawan — 83 (37b, 7×4, 7×6, SR 224.32) — in a losing cause
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