Anubhav's Unbeaten 66 Crowns a 274-Run Rampage as Rajarhat Royals Outlast Ball Smashers by 28 Runs
Anubhav Sharma's 66* off 21 at SR 314 headlines a historic total, chetan blazes 55 off 16 with 7 sixes, Shubhodeep smashes 47 off 21, and Kalyan Mahapatra's 2/14 proves the difference with the ball
Rajarhat Royals produced a batting masterclass for the ages, posting an astonishing 274/6 in 15 overs — the highest total seen in recent memory at this level — before holding their nerve to restrict Ball Smashers to 246/5 and seal a hard-fought 28-run victory. The match was defined by an extraordinary lower-order assault from Anubhav Sharma — 66 not out off just 21 balls, six fours, six sixes, strike rate of 314 — that turned a competitive score into an unreachable one. chetan blazed 55 off 16 with seven sixes, Shubhodeep Chatterjee contributed a punishing 47 off 21, and then Kalyan Mahapatra delivered the match’s most economical bowling spell — 2/14 in 2 overs at just 7.00 — to keep Ball Smashers just short of the target. This was a team performance of the highest quality, headlined by individuals who produced moments that will be talked about for a long time.
Anubhav Sharma: 66 Not Out â The Innings That Built the Mountain
When Anubhav Sharma walked in at number seven with the score at 186/6 in the 11th over, Rajarhat Royals were already in a strong position. What followed was not consolidation. What followed was carnage. In just 21 deliveries, Anubhav scored 66 not out — six fours and six sixes — at a strike rate of 314.29. He did not waste a single ball. Every over he faced, the boundary count kept rising. The fifth-wicket partnership had already ended; the sixth had just fallen. With Abhinandan(5) keeping watch at the other end (17 off 7, not out), Anubhav took the innings from 186 to 274 in four overs of pure, relentless hitting. Ball Smashers had no answer. Dilip Kumar’s three overs went for 81. Even their better bowlers — Anil and Diwakar Raturi at 12.00 — could not stem the flow once Anubhav found his range. His unbeaten 66 is the single reason this match ended the way it did.
Six fours. Six sixes. Twenty-one balls. A strike rate of 314. Anubhav Sharma did not finish this innings — he detonated it.
chetan: 55 Off 16 â Seven Sixes and a Strike Rate of 343
Before Anubhav took over, it was chetan who gave this innings its explosive middle-over surge. His 55 off just 16 balls — two fours, seven sixes, strike rate of 343.75 — was the innings that bridged the early batting with the closing blitz. Coming in at number five with the score at 55/2 in the 3rd over, chetan immediately shifted the match tempo. Seven maximums in 16 balls is a rate of a six every 2.3 deliveries — a frequency that leaves fielders, captains and bowlers completely helpless. He was dismissed caught by Dilip Kumar off Sk Juned at 186/6 in the 11th over, but his 55 runs spanned the heart of the innings and kept the run rate above the competition at every stage.
Seven sixes in 16 balls. chetan did not just bat — he rewrote the scoring rate of the entire innings in a single cameo.
Shubhodeep Chatterjee: 47 Off 21 â The Anchor Who Also Attacks
Shubhodeep Chatterjee played the most complete innings of the top order. His 47 off 21 balls — two fours, five sixes, strike rate of 223.81 — was a controlled assault that formed the platform on which chetan and then Anubhav built. Coming in at number four, Shubhodeep batted through overs four to ten, forming the backbone of a massive 179-run fourth wicket partnership from the team perspective. His five sixes showed he was happy to hit the ball out of the ground when the opportunity arose, but he also rotated strike and kept scoreboard pressure constant. Dismissed caught at 179/4 in the 10.2nd over, his 47 was not the flashiest innings of the night — but without it, the total does not reach 274.
Kalyan Mahapatra: Captain’s Bowling Seals the Victory
If the batting told the story of Rajarhat Royals’ dominance in the first innings, it was Kalyan Mahapatra’s captaincy and bowling that won the match in the second. With Ball Smashers chasing 275 and showing genuine intent — Angrej Das top-scoring with an extraordinary 88 off 31 balls, Priyadeep Das making 52 not out off 17 — Rajarhat needed something special with the ball. Kalyan provided exactly that. His two overs cost just 14 runs and yielded two critical wickets: the dangerous Meghnath (9, stumped off his own bowling) and the well-set Chandan Kumar (45 off 20) with a clean bowled. An economy of 7.00 in a match where Dilip Kumar was conceding 27.00 and Chandan Kumar 23.50 shows just how valuable his control was. Kalyan removed two middle-order batters who were building the chase, and that double breakthrough was the decisive moment that kept the Smashers 28 runs short.
2/14 in 2 overs at an economy of 7.00 — in a 274-run chase, Kalyan Mahapatra’s bowling was as priceless as his batting. The captain delivered when it mattered most.
Ball Smashers Chase Hard â But the Target Is Just Too Tall
Chasing 275, Ball Smashers were never going to go quietly. Vishal Sharma (33 off 14) and Angrej Das opened aggressively, and Angrej’s 88 off 31 balls — nine fours, seven sixes, strike rate of 283.87 — was the finest innings of the match that was not played in a Royals shirt. He batted with control and power and kept the required rate within sight until he was caught by kalyan mahapatra off Sauvik Chaudhury at 140/4 in the 8.4th over. By then, the asking rate had climbed beyond 25 an over. Priyadeep Das (52 not out off 17, SR 305.88) and Chandan Kumar (45 off 20) both made significant contributions in the lower middle order, but the equation was always too steep. Ball Smashers finished on 246/5 in their 15 overs — a tremendous score in any other match, but 28 runs short of Rajarhat Royals’ extraordinary total.
Rajarhat Royals — Batting (274/6 in 15.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kalyan mahapatra (c & wk) | b Anil | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 266.67 |
| Debayan Roy | b Sk Juned | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Prabal Hazra | c Meghnath b Diwakar Raturi | 42 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 350.00 |
| Shubhodeep Chatterjee | c Vishal Sharma b Sk Juned | 47 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 223.81 |
| chetan | c Dilip Kumar b Sk Juned | 55 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 343.75 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | c Diwakar Raturi b Sk Juned | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 🏆 Anubhav Sharma (wk) (not out) | not out | 66 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 314.29 |
| Abhinandan(5) (not out) | not out | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 242.86 |
| Extras (nb 9, wd 16) | 25 | |||||
| Total: 15.0 Ov, 6 Wkts | 274 (CRR 18.27) | |||||
Fall of Wickets — Rajarhat Royals
8-1 (kalyan mahapatra, 0.3 ov), 55-2 (Prabal Hazra, 3.3 ov), 81-3 (Debayan Roy, 6.1 ov), 179-4 (Shubhodeep Chatterjee, 10.2 ov), 179-5 (Sauvik Chaudhury, 10.3 ov), 186-6 (chetan, 11 ov)
Bowling — Ball Smashers
| Bowler | O | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Chandan Kumar | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23.50 |
| Diwakar Raturi (c) | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Sk Juned | 3 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16.00 |
| Dilip Kumar | 3 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27.00 |
| Priyadeep Das | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26.00 |
Ball Smashers — Batting (246/5 in 15.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishal Sharma | c †kalyan mahapatra b Abhiraj | 33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 235.71 |
| ⭐ Angrej Das | c kalyan mahapatra b Sauvik Chaudhury | 88 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 283.87 |
| Anil | c Debayan Roy b Sayanta Das | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Meghnath | st †Saurabh Goyal b kalyan mahapatra | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Chandan Kumar | b kalyan mahapatra | 45 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 225.00 |
| Priyadeep Das (not out) | not out | 52 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 305.88 |
| Avishek (not out) | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (nb 5, wd 13) | 18 | |||||
| Total: 15.0 Ov, 5 Wkts | 246 (CRR 16.40) | |||||
Fall of Wickets — Ball Smashers
79-1 (Vishal Sharma, 4.5 ov), 81-2 (Anil, 5.1 ov), 121-3 (Meghnath, 8 ov), 140-4 (Angrej Das, 8.4 ov), 246-5 (Chandan Kumar, 14.3 ov)
Bowling — Rajarhat Royals
| Bowler | O | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debayan Roy | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Prabal Hazra | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Benimadhab | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.00 |
| Sauvik Chaudhury | 2 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Abhiraj | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.00 |
| Sayanta Das | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Saurabh Goyal | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| ⭐ kalyan mahapatra (c) — Best Bowler | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Rudra Chatterjee | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Abhinandan(5) | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Anubhav Sharma | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.00 |
| Shubhodeep Chatterjee | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22.00 |
Result
Rajarhat Royals won by 28 runs — RR 274/6 (15.0 Ov), Ball Smashers 246/5 (15.0 Ov)
- Man of the Match: Anubhav Sharma — 66* (21b, 6×4, 6×6, SR 314.29) 🏆
- Fireworks: chetan — 55 (16b, 7×6, SR 343.75)
- Anchor Attack: Shubhodeep Chatterjee — 47 (21b, 5×6, SR 223.81)
- Best Bowler: kalyan mahapatra — 2/14 (2 Ov, Eco 7.00) ⭐
- Also Bowled: Sk Juned — 4/48 (3 Ov) for Ball Smashers
- BS Best Bat: Angrej Das — 88 (31b, 9×4, 7×6, SR 283.87) & Priyadeep Das — 52* (17b, SR 305.88)
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