Miraj's All-Round Show and CC's Record 206 Power Calcutta Challengers to 16-Run Win Over Mega Super Titans
Hamzad blazes 46 off 15 balls, Suraj anchors with 38, Miraj unleashes 40 and 2/16, Biswajeet detonates 43 off 11 with six sixes â CC post a mammoth 206 that Mega Super Titans can never reach
Calcutta Challengers produced the most complete batting performance in recent memory, posting a mammoth 206/8 in 13 overs and then defending it with controlled, rotating bowling to beat Mega Super Titans by 16 runs. This was not a one-man show — it was four batters arriving in sequence and each detonating in their own way. Hamzad set the tone with a blistering 46 off 15 balls. Suraj Prahladka held the innings together across the powerplay carnage and beyond. Miraj bulldozed the middle overs with 40 off 15 and then returned to dismantle the MST top order with 2/16. And when the innings needed a final surge, Biswajeet Dey produced one of the most explosive cameos of the season — 43 off just 11 balls, six sixes — to push CC into territory that was always going to be out of MST’s reach.
CC's Innings: Four Men, One Masterpiece
Calcutta Challengers’ 206 was built on a simple principle: hit early, hit hard, and never let the opposition breathe. What made it remarkable was not one innings but four interlocking performances, each arriving at exactly the moment the team needed it.
Hamzad: The Ignition
Hamzad opened the innings with the intent that has become his signature in this format. His 46 off 15 balls — two fours, six sixes, strike rate 306.67 — detonated in the first three overs and put CC on a trajectory that MST’s bowling attack could never fully recover from. Every over he faced was treated as an opportunity to score at will. He fell at 54/1 in the 3.1st over, caught-and-bowled by Pankaj, but by that point CC were already running at a rate that had MST scrambling. Hamzad’s 46 laid the platform; everything that followed built on it.
Six sixes in 15 balls. Hamzad didn’t just start the innings — he started a statement. By the time Pankaj finally held the catch, the match’s centre of gravity had already shifted towards CC.
Suraj Prahladka: The Backbone
While partners fell around him — Tanmay Karmakar gone at 63/2, Nasir Uddin Baidya at 66/3 in back-to-back overs off Raju Dakua — Suraj Prahladka refused to panic. His 38 off 23 balls (two fours, three sixes, SR 165.22) was the quiet engine underneath CC’s 206. He batted from the first over through to the 11.2nd, surviving the collapse of three wickets in 12 balls in the middle overs, bridging the Hamzad blitz and the Miraj surge, and then accelerating himself at the death before eventually falling to Raju Dakua. When the innings looked like it might slip from 54/1 to 70-something, Suraj was the reason it didn’t. He was there for every partnership, every momentum shift, every critical phase. The 206 does not happen without him.
Miraj: The All-Round Centrepiece
Miraj was the defining figure of the entire match. Coming in at number five with CC sitting at 66/3 and the innings threatening to stall, he produced one of the cleanest batting displays of the season: 40 off 15 balls, four fours and three sixes, strike rate 266.67. He and Suraj combined to rebuild CC from 66/3 to 120/4 — a partnership of 54 runs in barely 4 overs that shifted the match completely. His dismissal off Raju Dakua at 120 was the only blemish; everything else was exceptional.
But Miraj had not finished. With the ball, his 2/16 in 2 overs (Eco 8.00) was the most economical extended spell in CC’s attack and came at the most critical moment of the MST chase. He removed both openers — Sagar ABD (8, caught-and-bowled) and Rahul Kirtoniya (10, caught by Nasir Uddin Baidya) — inside the first 3 overs, reducing MST to 12/2 before they had established any platform. Those two wickets effectively dictated the shape of the entire MST innings. A complete performance, both phases, from the same man.
40 off 15 with the bat. 2 wickets for 16 in 2 overs with the ball. On the same afternoon. Against the same opposition. This is what an all-round performance looks like — and Miraj delivered it when his team needed it most.
Biswajeet Dey: The Finishing Explosion
If Miraj was the centrepiece, Biswajeet Dey was the exclamation mark. Coming in at number six with the score on 120/4 in the 8th over, he produced an innings that defied belief: 43 off 11 balls, one four and six sixes, strike rate 390.91. Six sixes in 11 deliveries. He hit Bishnu Mishra for 3 maximums in a single over, refused to acknowledge any bowling as threatening, and pushed CC from 120/4 to 177/5 in barely three overs of his own. His dismissal in the 11th over still left CC in a position from which Suraj, Golam Masud and Debangshu could finish the job. Without Biswajeet’s cameo, CC post 160. With it, they post 206.
MST Chase: Brave But Never Quite Close Enough
Chasing 207, Mega Super Titans needed the perfect start and did not get it. Miraj’s two-wicket salvo in the opening overs left them at 12/2 inside 2 overs, and though Pankaj (34 off 16, 4 sixes, SR 212.50) and Raju Dakua (40 off 13, 4 sixes, SR 307.69) provided genuine hitting power, the task was always 207 off 13 overs. Roni Majumder’s explosive 17 off 5 balls (2 sixes, SR 340.00) ended in a retirement hurt, removing another threat before it could fully develop. Siddhant Gupta’s 23 off 12 provided some resistance in the middle order, but MST’s innings was characterised by individual bursts rather than the kind of sustained pressure needed to chase a total this large.
Abhijit Paul’s 2/22 in 2 overs (Eco 11.00) was the next most impactful bowling contribution — removing Sourav (8) and Siddhant Gupta (23) at crucial moments to prevent any sustained middle-order rebuild. Nasir Uddin Baidya chipped in with 2/55 in 3 overs, including the key dismissal of danger man Raju Dakua (40). SURAJ PRAHLADKA (1/12 in 1 over) and Golam Masud (1/18 in 1 over) took one each. Nine CC players bowled, kept the wickets rotating, and across 13 overs MST found 190 but could never find 207.
MST’s innings ended with Bishnu Mishra’s late fireworks (11 off 3, SR 366.67) narrowing the gap cosmetically, but 190 against 206 is a 16-run defeat, and a 16-run defeat is a comfortable margin at this level of cricket.
Calcutta Challengers — Batting (206/8 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamzad | c&b Pankaj | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 306.67 |
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | b Raju Dakua | 38 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 165.22 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c & wk) | c Amit Biswas b Raju Dakua | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Nasir Uddin Baidya | b Raju Dakua | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 🏆 Miraj | c Ajit Kumar b Raju Dakua | 40 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 266.67 |
| Biswajeet Dey | c Sourav b Bishnu Mishra | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 390.91 |
| Golam Masud | c Roni Majumder b Raju Dakua | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vishal Jaiswal | c&b Siddhant Gupta | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Abhijit Paul (not out) | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Debangshu (not out) | not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
| Extras (nb 4, wd 10) | 14 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 8 Wkts | 206 (CRR 15.85) | |||||
Yet to bat: Atanu
Fall of Wickets — Calcutta Challengers
54-1 (Hamzad, 3.1 ov), 63-2 (Tanmay Karmakar, 4.2 ov), 66-3 (Nasir Uddin Baidya, 4.5 ov), 120-4 (Miraj, 8.1 ov), 177-5 (Biswajeet Dey, 11 ov), 183-6 (SURAJ PRAHLADKA, 11.2 ov), 185-7 (Golam Masud, 11.5 ov), 192-8 (Vishal Jaiswal, 12.3 ov)
Bowling — Mega Super Titans
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roni Majumder | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Pankaj | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Bishnu Mishra | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.33 |
| ⭐ Raju Dakua — Best Bowler | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Siddhant Gupta | 3 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23.00 |
Mega Super Titans — Batting (190/8 in 13.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagar ABD | c&b Miraj | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rahul Kirtoniya | c Nasir Uddin Baidya b Miraj | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 250.00 |
| Pankaj | c (sub) AYODHYA TIWARI b SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 34 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 212.50 |
| Nayan Broo Play | c †Tanmay Karmakar b Golam Masud | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Roni Majumder | retired hurt | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 340.00 |
| Sourav | c Miraj b Abhijit Paul | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Siddhant Gupta | b Abhijit Paul | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 191.67 |
| Raju Dakua | b Nasir Uddin Baidya | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 307.69 |
| Vai | b Nasir Uddin Baidya | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Siddharth Sharma (c) (not out) | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rohan Kumar Jha (not out) | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bishnu Mishra (not out) | not out | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 366.67 |
| Amit Biswas (not out) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (wd 11, nb 4) | 15 | |||||
| Total: 13.0 Ov, 8 Wkts | 190 (CRR 14.62) | |||||
Yet to bat: Ajit Kumar, The Ross Rk, Samir Sardana
Fall of Wickets — Mega Super Titans
12-1 (Rahul Kirtoniya, 1 ov), 29-2 (Sagar ABD, 3 ov), 63-3 (Pankaj, 5.2 ov), 69-4 (Nayan Broo Play, 6.1 ov), 87-4 (Roni Majumder, retired hurt, 7 ov), 96-5 (Sourav, 8 ov), 123-6 (Siddhant Gupta, 9.5 ov), 163-7 (Vai, 12 ov), 176-8 (Raju Dakua, 12.3 ov)
Bowling — Calcutta Challengers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 Miraj — Best Bowler | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Nasir Uddin Baidya | 3 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.33 |
| Vishal Jaiswal | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Tanmay Karmakar (c) | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 |
| SURAJ PRAHLADKA | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Golam Masud | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Abhijit Paul | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Debangshu | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Biswajeet Dey | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24.00 |
Result
Calcutta Challengers won by 16 runs — CC 206/8 (13.0 Ov) def. Mega Super Titans 190/8 (13.0 Ov)
- Man of the Match: Miraj — 40 (15b, 4×4, 3×6, SR 266.67) + 2/16 (2 Ov, Eco 8.00) 🏆
- Explosive Opener: Hamzad — 46 (15b, 6×6, SR 306.67)
- Innings Backbone: Suraj Prahladka — 38 (23b, 3×6, SR 165.22)
- Death Blitz: Biswajeet Dey — 43 (11b, 6×6, SR 390.91)
- Support Bowling: Abhijit Paul — 2/22 (2 Ov, Eco 11.00) & Nasir Uddin Baidya — 2/55 (3 Ov)
- MST Resistance: Raju Dakua — 5/33 (3 Ov, Eco 11.00, best bowling) + 40 (13b, SR 307.69) & Pankaj — 34 (16b, 4×6)
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