Suman's 59 Off 14 Balls & Rohit's Three-fer: Greenfield Gladiators Crush Signature Warriors by 62 Runs

Greenfield Gladiators produced one of their most complete performances of the season, posting an electrifying 206/5 in 13 overs before bowling out Signature Warriors for just 144 to seal a commanding 62-run victory. The match had a little of everything — a breathtaking all-round display from Suman ECO Park whose 59 off 14 balls at a strike rate of 421 was the innings that tore the game open, a composed captain’s unbeaten fifty from Tathagata Haldar, a ferocious middle-order assault from Nitish, and then the most clinical bowling spell of the evening from Rohit, who carved through the Warriors’ chase with three wickets at an economy of 7.67. Greenfield Gladiators did not just win tonight. They won in style.

Suman ECO Park: A Strike Rate of 421 — This Was Not Batting, This Was a Thunderstorm

Numbers like this demand to be read twice. Suman ECO Park: 59 runs, 14 balls, 8 sixes, 2 fours, strike rate of 421.43. In a match that produced some of the most explosive batting seen this season, Suman’s cameo stood apart from everything else on the scorecard. He came in at number five with the score at 40/3 and immediately shifted the match onto a completely different axis. Eight maximums in 14 deliveries. The Warriors tried to contain him with variations, pace changes, and off-cutters — none of it worked. Suman hit the ball over the boundary with the kind of authority that makes bowling feel entirely futile.

He was finally caught off Subho at 116/4 in the 7.5th over, but by then the damage was done: Greenfield Gladiators had gone from 40/3 to 116/4 in under four overs, and Suman ECO Park had scored 59 of those 76 runs. Then, with the ball, he returned to deliver 2 overs for just 12 runs and pick up a wicket at an economy of 6.00 — the most economical spell in the GG bowling attack. This was an all-round performance that belongs in highlight reels, not just match reports.

Eight sixes. Fourteen balls. A strike rate of 421. Suman ECO Park did not bat against Signature Warriors tonight — he detonated.

Tathagata Haldar: The Captain Who Held the Innings Together

Behind every destructive innings there is usually a composed, watchful presence at the other end — and tonight that man was Tathagata Haldar. His 52 not out off 28 balls — two fours, four sixes, strike rate of 185.71 — was the anchor around which the entire innings rotated. While wickets fell at both ends early (2 down for 6 inside two overs), Tathagata refused to panic. He batted through the powerplay, through Suman’s blitz, through Nitish’s assault and was still there at the end, unbeaten, having faced 28 balls and accumulated 52 runs with total control.

There is a particular kind of batting intelligence required to play the captain’s innings in a format this explosive — you must know when to rotate and when to attack, when to give the strike and when to take it. Tathagata demonstrated every facet of that intelligence tonight. His half-century was not the loudest knock of the evening, but without it Greenfield Gladiators would not have posted 206.

A captain’s innings is not always about strike rates. Sometimes it is about staying in, staying calm, and letting the total keep climbing. Tathagata Haldar batted 28 balls for 52 — and every single one of them mattered.

Nitish: 53 Off 18 — The Middle-Order Detonator

If Suman provided the first explosion and Tathagata the spine, Nitish provided the second wave that made 206 possible. His 53 off 18 balls — two fours, six sixes, strike rate of 294.44 — was a controlled assault that arrived at exactly the right moment. Nitish walked in at number six with the score at 116/4 in the 7.5th over and immediately joined Tathagata in rebuilding — and then accelerating. Together they put on 73 runs for the fifth wicket, taking the score from 116 to 189 before Nitish was bowled by Tanumoy Biswas at 189/5 in the 12.2nd over.

Six sixes from a number six batter in a 13-over match tells its own story. Nitish targeted the shorter boundary without mercy, depositing Abhishek Mahanty for three consecutive sixes in one particularly brutal sequence. His dismissal was the only setback in the closing overs, and by then Greenfield Gladiators were already looking at a total that Signature Warriors would find very hard to chase.

Rohit: Three Wickets and a 400 Strike Rate — The Complete Performer

Rohit was the quiet hero of this match. First with the bat: 16 not out off 4 balls — one four, two sixes, strike rate of 400 — a cameo at number seven that pushed the total past 200. Then with the ball, he was outstanding. Three overs, three wickets, 23 runs, economy of 7.67 — the best bowling performance in the GG attack and, alongside Suman’s spell, the decisive factor in restricting Warriors to 144.

Rohit removed Bappa Mukherjee (17 off 7) to break a stubborn partnership, then came back to dismiss Abhishek Mahanty (14) and tail-ender Siva Prasad (0) in the final over to seal the all-out. In a chase where Warriors kept finding batters who could hit, Rohit was the bowler who kept removing them just as they threatened to accelerate. Three wickets at 7.67 — that is match-winning bowling in this format.

Sixteen not out at SR 400 with the bat. Three wickets at 7.67 economy with the ball. On another night, Rohit would have been man of the match.

Signature Warriors Fight, But the Target Was Always Too Many

Chasing 207, Signature Warriors needed to match Greenfield’s intensity from ball one. Biswajit Das gave them a flying start — 12 off 3 balls (two sixes, SR 400) — before Amlanjyoti Saha bowled him in the first over. Saurabh Mishra’s 18 off 9 briefly suggested a chase was possible, but his wicket at 43/2 in the 3rd over broke the opening partnership before it could gain momentum. A cascade of dismissals followed: Anirban (6) and Suman (17) both gone caught behind off Krishanu Das (2/19, Eco 9.50), Abhishek Mishra (23 off 9) removed at 88/5.

The Warriors were all out for 144 in exactly 13 overs — 62 runs short of a target that had always looked beyond them once their top order fell cheaply. Captain Tanumoy Biswas — who had taken 2/45 with the ball — was run out for just 5, perhaps the most symbolic moment of the Warriors’ evening. Subho’s 20 off 13 and Abhishek Mishra’s 23 off 9 were the only innings of any substance. Rohit’s three-wicket burst, combined with 2-wicket contributions from Saha and Krishanu Das, ensured Greenfield never let the game breathe.

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Greenfield Gladiators — Batting (206/5 in 13.0 Ov)

Batsman	Status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Prathik Miittal	c Subho b Abhishek Mishra	1	2	0	0	50.00
👑 Tathagata Haldar (c) (not out)	not out	52	28	2	4	185.71
Ashish Eco Park (wk)	c Subho b Md Nizam	1	3	0	0	33.33
Sumit Mohanty	st †Suman b Tanumoy Biswas	16	13	2	0	123.08
🏆 Suman ECO Park	c Abhishek Mahanty b Subho	59	14	2	8	421.43
Nitish	b Tanumoy Biswas	53	18	2	6	294.44
Rohit (not out)	not out	16	4	1	2	400.00
Extras (wd 4, nb 4)			8
Total: 13.0 Ov, 5 Wkts			206 (CRR 15.85)

Fall of Wickets — Greenfield Gladiators

2-1 (Prathik Miittal, 0.3 ov), 6-2 (Ashish Eco Park, 1.2 ov), 40-3 (Sumit Mohanty, 4.4 ov), 116-4 (Suman ECO Park, 7.5 ov), 189-5 (Nitish, 12.2 ov)

Bowling — Signature Warriors

Bowler	O	R	W	WD	NB	Eco
Abhishek Mishra	2	35	1	0	1	17.50
Md Nizam	1	11	1	2	1	11.00
Abhishek Mahanty	3	48	0	0	0	16.00
Subho	3	44	1	0	2	14.67
Tanumoy Biswas (c)	3	45	2	2	0	15.00
Biswajit Das	1	23	0	0	0	23.00

Signature Warriors — Batting (144/10 in 13.0 Ov)

Batsman	Status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Biswajit Das	b Amlanjyoti Saha	12	3	0	2	400.00
Saurabh Mishra	c Nitish b Amlanjyoti Saha	18	9	1	2	200.00
Suman	c †Ashish Eco Park b Sachin Kharnotia	17	14	1	1	121.43
Anirban	c †Ashish Eco Park b Krishanu Das	6	5	1	0	120.00
Abhishek Mishra	c †Ashish Eco Park b Krishanu Das	23	9	1	3	255.56
Bappa Mukherjee	c †Ashish Eco Park b Rohit	17	7	1	2	242.86
Subho	b Suman ECO Park	20	13	1	2	153.85
Abhishek Mahanty	c Prathik Miittal b Rohit	14	9	2	0	155.56
Tanumoy Biswas (c)	run out (Prathik Miittal)	5	8	0	0	62.50
RUPAN CHAKRABARTI (not out)	not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Siva Prasad	c Nitish b Rohit	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras (wd 10, nb 2)			12
Total: 13.0 Ov, 10 Wkts			144 (CRR 11.08)

Fall of Wickets — Signature Warriors

12-1 (Biswajit Das, 0.3 ov), 43-2 (Saurabh Mishra, 3 ov), 59-3 (Anirban, 4.4 ov), 65-4 (Suman, 5.1 ov), 88-5 (Abhishek Mishra, 6.4 ov), 111-6 (Bappa Mukherjee, 8.2 ov), 124-7 (Subho, 9.5 ov), 144-8 (Tanumoy Biswas, 12.2 ov), 144-9 (Abhishek Mahanty, 12.3 ov), 144-10 (Siva Prasad, 13 ov)

Bowling — Greenfield Gladiators

Bowler	O	R	W	WD	NB	Eco
Amlanjyoti Saha	2	33	2	2	0	16.50
Prathik Miittal	2	21	0	2	2	10.50
Krishanu Das	2	19	2	1	0	9.50
Sachin Kharnotia	2	36	1	1	0	18.00
⭐ Rohit — Best Bowler	3	23	3	4	0	7.67
🏆 Suman ECO Park	2	12	1	0	0	6.00

Result

Greenfield Gladiators won by 62 runs — GG 206/5 (13.0 Ov), Signature Warriors 144/10 (13.0 Ov)

• Man of the Match: Suman ECO Park — 59 (14b, 2×4, 8×6, SR 421.43) + 1/12 (2 Ov, Eco 6.00) 🏆
• Captain’s Knock: Tathagata Haldar — 52* (28b, 2×4, 4×6, SR 185.71) 👑
• Power Bat: Nitish — 53 (18b, 2×4, 6×6, SR 294.44)
• Best Bowler: Rohit — 3/23 (3 Ov, Eco 7.67) + 16* (4b, SR 400) ⭐
• Support Bowling: Krishanu Das — 2/19 (2 Ov, Eco 9.50) & Amlanjyoti Saha — 2/33 (2 Ov)
• SW Best: Abhishek Mishra — 23 (9b, SR 255) & Tanumoy Biswas — 2/45 (3 Ov)

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