Sunny and Abhay Kumar Singh Unleash Carnage as Classic 11 Demolish Rising Stars in 5.3 Overs

April 4, 2026

MATCH REPORT — POWERED BY CRIC TALENTS

KOLKATA, INDIA — In one of the most devastating batting displays this season, Classic 11 obliterated Rising Stars by 9 wickets, chasing down 121 in a scarcely believable 5.3 overs at a mind-boggling current run rate of 22.18. Openers Sunny and Abhay Kumar Singh shared a 116-run opening stand that left the Rising Stars bowling attack in tatters — hitting a combined 15 sixes in a display of pure, uninhibited power hitting.

Rising Stars Innings — 120/10 (13.3 overs)

Put in to bat, Rising Stars struggled against a disciplined Classic 11 bowling attack that struck early and often. Shoaib fell for 1 in the very first over, caught behind off Nadin, and Rajib Paul (8 off 5) followed shortly after.

The collapse was relentless. From 2/1, Rising Stars slumped to 22/4 inside the powerplay as Debaakar Adhikary (3), Chaitanya (1), and Rishav Dubey (12 off 7) all departed cheaply. At 28/5, the innings was in ruins.

Saheb provided a brief spark with a brisk 15 off 8 (2 fours, 1 six, SR 187.50), but it was Vimlesh who single-handedly dragged Rising Stars to respectability. Batting at number 11, he unleashed an extraordinary assault.

Vimlesh — The Unlikely Hero (42 off 17)

Coming in at 58/9 with the innings in complete disarray, Vimlesh produced a remarkable cameo — 42 off just 17 balls with 2 fours and 5 towering sixes at a strike rate of 247.06. His blitz added 62 runs for the last wicket with captain Avinash Kumar (11* off 17), transforming a hopeless 58 into a fightable 120. Without Vimlesh's late fireworks, Rising Stars would have been bowled out for well under 80.

Abhay Kumar Singh was the standout with the ball for Classic 11, returning figures of 2/11 from 2 overs at an exceptional economy of 5.50 — the best of any bowler in the match. Nadin (2/21), Faisal Khan (2/20), and Amit Singh (2/25) all chipped in with two wickets apiece as the bowling unit shared the spoils.

Classic 11 Chase — 122/1 (5.3 overs) — THE CARNAGE

What followed was nothing short of sporting carnage. Classic 11 needed 121 to win and got there in 33 balls. Let that sink in — a target that most teams would plan for 12-15 overs was dispatched before the mandatory powerplay was even complete.

The destruction began from ball one. Sunny and Abhay Kumar Singh tore into the Rising Stars bowling with an aggression that bordered on the brutal. Boundaries rained from every direction — over long-on, over midwicket, over cover, over the bowler's head. There was nowhere to hide.

Abhay Kumar Singh — 62 off 20 (2 fours, 8 sixes) & 2/11

Abhay Kumar Singh played an innings that will be talked about for a long time. 62 runs off just 20 balls — with 8 sixes and 2 fours — is the kind of knock that redefines what's possible in a T20 chase. He cleared the boundary at will, depositing ball after ball into the stands with raw, clean power.

What made it even more impressive was that this came after he'd already been the most economical bowler in the Rising Stars innings with 2/11. A genuine match-winning all-round performance — the complete cricketer's display.

He was finally dismissed at 116/1, caught and bowled by Rajib Paul, but by then the match was as good as over.

Sunny — 50* off 13 (1 four, 7 sixes, SR 384.62)

If Abhay was devastating, Sunny was other-worldly. An unbeaten 50 off just 13 balls at a strike rate of 384.62 — the kind of numbers you see in video games, not on cricket scorecards. Seven sixes from 13 deliveries. He hit sixes off almost every other ball he faced.

Sunny didn't just score quickly — he made bowling look ordinary. The 116-run opening partnership came in barely over 5 overs, and when Abhay fell, Prashant Singh walked in and immediately launched his first ball for six to finish the job.

The Rising Stars Bowling Nightmare

Spare a thought for Rising Stars' bowlers, who were subjected to the most brutal batting assault imaginable:

• Avinash Kumar (c): 2 overs, 59 runs, 0 wickets — Economy 29.50
• Vimlesh: 1 over, 34 runs, 0 wickets — Economy 34.00
• Rishav Dubey: 2 overs, 22 runs, 0 wickets — the most "economical" at 11.00
• Rajib Paul: 0.3 overs, 7 runs, 1 wicket — the only one to claim a scalp

Captain Avinash Kumar's figures of 0/59 from 2 overs tell the story of just how one-sided this chase was. He conceded nearly half the total himself.

Key Takeaways

• Classic 11's opening blitz — a 116-run partnership off roughly 31 balls — is one of the most destructive opening stands in CCL history
• 15 sixes in the chase (Sunny 7, Abhay 8) in just 5.3 overs is an extraordinary hitting display
• Abhay Kumar Singh's all-round dominance — 2/11 with the ball + 62 off 20 with the bat — was the complete match-winning performance
• Vimlesh's 42 off 17 from number 11 was heroic and gave Rising Stars a fighting total, but it was never going to be enough against this Classic 11 lineup
• 14 wides from Classic 11's bowling added free runs but ultimately didn't matter — the batting was simply too powerful
• Rising Stars' early collapse (28/5) was the fatal blow — no amount of late hitting could compensate