Hamzad's Blazing Century Powers CC to 6-Wicket Win Over Rising Stars
Hamzad storms to 100 off 32 balls at SR 312 with 13 sixes, Tanmay's 33 off 18 solidifies the chase, while Tanmay, Sauvik, Golam Masud and Vishal share wickets in a 4-run first-innings advantage that seals the win
Calcutta Challengers produced a batting performance for the ages to overhaul Rising Stars’ imposing 157/4 in 13 overs, reaching 161/4 in just 11.3 overs to win by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. The match will be remembered for one extraordinary innings: Hamzad’s 100 off 32 balls — thirteen sixes, three fours, a strike rate of 312.50 — a century that took the game away from Rising Stars before they even knew what had hit them. Tanmay Karmakar lent vital support with 33 off 18 and a crucial breakthrough wicket, while Sauvik Chaudhury, Golam Masud and Vishal Jaiswal shared the wickets in the first innings to limit Rising Stars to a chaseable total. Rising Stars fought bravely — Rishav Dubey’s breathtaking 73* off 26 and masoom Ahmad’s 2/8 in two overs reminded everyone this was no easy contest — but Hamzad’s genius made it academic.
Rising Stars Bat First: Rishav Dubey Explodes, But CC Contain
Rising Stars came out swinging. Masud Rana and Md Zafar Alam put on 25 inside three overs before Tanmay Karmakar had Masud Rana caught at slip for 21 (16b, 2×6). The score was 35/2 when Sauvik Chaudhury trapped Mandal Abhishek for 7, and 50/3 when Golam Masud dismissed masoom Ahmad for 6. At that point, with the game poised at the halfway stage, Rising Stars needed a big finish.
They got it from Rishav Dubey. The right-hander’s innings was a jaw-dropping display of power hitting — 73 not out off just 26 balls, with seven sixes and two fours, at a strike rate of 280.77. It was the best innings of the Rising Stars innings by a distance, and one of the finest hitting performances anyone present will have seen. From 50/3, Dubey carried his team to 157/4 almost single-handedly, adding runs at a pace that made even the 160-mark look possible. Md Zafar Alam (retired hurt, 21 off 17) and Bishnu Mishra (13* off 5) provided brief cameos, but the innings belonged entirely to Dubey. Vishal Jaiswal picked up the wicket of Mohit Dubey for 2 to complete the bowling card for CC.
The final tally of 157/4 in 13 overs, with four senior batters yet to come, put the game firmly in the balance. CC had bowled adequately — Tanmay, Sauvik and Vishal each took a wicket — but it was Rishav Dubey who made it a proper contest.
Rishav Dubey’s 73* off 26 at SR 280 was a masterclass in clean striking — seven sixes over a 13-over outfield, each one hit with a violence that had fielders rooted to the spot.
masoom Ahmad: Two Wickets in Two Overs, Economy of 4.00
Before Hamzad could take over, Rising Stars had every reason for early optimism. masoom Ahmad opened the bowling and was sensational: 2/8 in 2 overs, economy of 4.00, conceding just eight runs while dismissing Shubhodeep Chatterjee (1 off 6) and Golam Masud (0 off 2) to reduce CC to 147/3 and 147/4 in quick succession. In a match where most bowlers went at 10+ an over, masoom’s spell was an outlier of control and precision. If Rising Stars had any chance of defending 157, masoom was giving it to them. Avinash Kumar (c) chipped in with 1/33 and Masud Rana took 1/17 — Rising Stars were not without their weapons.
Hamzad: A Century Like No Other
And then there was Hamzad.
He came in to open and simply played the innings of the match. 100 off 32 balls. Thirteen sixes. Three fours. A strike rate of 312.50. To put that in perspective: by the time Hamzad retired hurt at 144/2 in the 9.2nd over, he had single-handedly outscored Rishav Dubey’s entire innings off 32 deliveries, and CC needed just 14 more runs off the remaining 3.4 overs with eight wickets in hand.
There was no weak zone. Long-on, long-off, deep midwicket — every sector of the ground was hit with equal contempt. Rising Stars tried seven bowlers; none could find an answer. Rishav Dubey’s three overs cost 51 runs at Eco 17. Md Zafar Alam went for 30 off 2. The only bowler to trouble Hamzad was masoom Ahmad with his miserly spell, but even he could not remove him. Hamzad’s departure — retired hurt, not dismissed — was the one mercy Rising Stars got all evening.
A strike rate of 312. Thirteen sixes. A century in a chase. Hamzad’s innings did not just win a cricket match — it answered every question about what this side’s batting ceiling looks like.
Tanmay Karmakar: The Captain’s Double Contribution
Tanmay Karmakar’s match unfolded on both sides of the game. With the ball, he was the first wicket-taker for CC, removing Masud Rana at 25/1 in the third over and finishing with 1/19 in 2 overs at an economy of 9.50 — the best figures among the front-line bowlers. With the bat, he produced an important 33 off 18 balls (2 fours, 3 sixes, SR 183.33) to help the chase along and retired hurt at 146/2, having done his job. Both contributions — wickets taken to keep Rising Stars in check, runs scored to secure the chase — were exactly what a captain needs to provide in a tight game.
By the time Tanmay and Hamzad had both retired hurt, CC needed 15 off 21 balls. Raju (12 off 4, SR 300) and Sovandeep Biswas (2* off 1) saw them home without further drama, with Biswajeet Dey adding 6 off 3 in between. The final scoreline of 161/4 in 11.3 overs told the story of a chase that was always under CC’s control once Hamzad found his range in the second over.
Bowling Effort: Sauvik, Golam Masud & Vishal Share the Spoils
The wickets were shared around the CC attack in the first innings. Tanmay Karmakar (1/19 in 2) set the tone early, Sauvik Chaudhury (1/33 in 3) removed Mandal Abhishek for 7 to break any middle-order resistance before it could develop, and Vishal Jaiswal dismissed Mohit Dubey (2 off 2) in the 10th over to pick off the fifth batter. Golam Masud was expensive — 1/59 in 3 overs — but he provided the breakthrough that removed the dangerous masoom Ahmad and kept the lower order in check. Sovandeep Biswas bowled three tight overs of seam for 19 runs and no wicket, the most economical spell of the innings. Together, four wickets spread across five bowlers did enough to keep Rising Stars to 157 — a total that, on any other night, might have been enough.
Rising Stars — Batting (157/4 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masud Rana | c Ashutosh Maurya b Tanmay Karmakar | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 131.25 |
| Md Zafar Alam | retired hurt | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 123.53 |
| Mandal Abhishek | c Tanmay Karmakar b Sauvik Chaudhury | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| masoom Ahmad | c Ashutosh Maurya b Golam Masud | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| ⭐ Rishav Dubey (not out) | not out | 73 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 280.77 |
| Mohit Dubey | c Sauvik Chaudhury b Vishal Jaiswal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bishnu Mishra (wk) (not out) | not out | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 260.00 |
| Extras (wd 12, nb 2) | 14 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 4 Wkts | 157 (CRR 12.08) | |||||
Did not bat: Avinash Kumar (c), Karan Singh, Rajan Singh, Sandeep
Fall of Wickets — Rising Stars
25-1 (Masud Rana, 3 ov), 35-2 (Mandal Abhishek, 4.2 ov), 50-3 (masoom Ahmad, 5.4 ov), 99-3 (Md Zafar Alam, 10 ov), 102-4 (Mohit Dubey, 10.4 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Sovandeep Biswas | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Golam Masud | 3 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19.67 |
| Vishal Jaiswal | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (161/4 in 11.3 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 hamzad | retired hurt | 100 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 312.50 |
| Kumar Sanu | st †Bishnu Mishra b Avinash Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Biswajeet Dey | c Bishnu Mishra b Masud Rana | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | retired hurt | 33 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 183.33 |
| Shubhodeep Chatterjee | c Md Zafar Alam b masoom Ahmad | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Raju (not out) | not out | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Golam Masud | c Sandeep b masoom Ahmad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sovandeep Biswas (not out) | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras (wd 7) | 7 | |||||
| Total: 11.3 Ov, 4 Wkts | 161 (CRR 14.00) | |||||
Did not bat: Vishal Jaiswal, Sauvik Chaudhury, Suraj Prahladka, Ashutosh Maurya, Usman Gazi
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
3-1 (Kumar Sanu, 0.4 ov), 27-2 (Biswajeet Dey, 1.5 ov), 144-2 (hamzad, 9.2 ov), 146-2 (Tanmay Karmakar, 9.4 ov), 147-3 (Shubhodeep Chatterjee, 10.3 ov), 147-4 (Golam Masud, 10.5 ov)
Bowling — Rising Stars
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avinash Kumar (c) | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16.50 |
| Masud Rana | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 |
| Rishav Dubey | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.00 |
| Md Zafar Alam | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.00 |
| ⭐ masoom Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Mandal Abhishek | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Sandeep | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls to spare) — Rising Stars 157/4 (13.0 Ov), CC 161/4 (11.3 Ov)
- Man of the Match: Hamzad — 100 (32b, 3×4, 13×6, SR 312.50) 🏆
- Best Bowler (CC): Sauvik Chaudhury — 1/33 (3 Ov, Eco 11.00); most economical of the wicket-takers ⭐
- Captain’s All-Round: Tanmay Karmakar — 33 (18b, 2×4, 3×6) + 1/19 (2 Ov, Eco 9.50)
- RS Best: Rishav Dubey — 73* (26b, 2×4, 7×6, SR 280.77)
- RS Best Bowler: masoom Ahmad — 2/8 (2 Ov, Eco 4.00) ⭐
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