Saurav Singh's Devastating 3/3 and Sameer Pathak's Blistering 24 off 8 Power NBCC to Comfortable 4-Wicket Win Over EGV Tigers in CCL 3.0

April 7, 2026

MATCH REPORT — CCL 3.0 | POWERED BY CRIC TALENTS

KOLKATA, INDIA — Man of the Match Saurav Singh produced an extraordinary bowling spell of 3 wickets for just 3 runs in 2 overs — bowling 9 dot balls — to dismantle EGV Tigers CCL3.0 for a paltry 71/8 in 10 overs. NBCC CCL3.0 then chased down the target in a blistering 5.5 overs with 4 wickets in hand, powered by Sameer Pathak's explosive 24 off 8 (1 four, 3 sixes) and Deepak Bhosale's rapid 19 off 9 (3 sixes). A clinical performance from NBCC in every department.

First Innings: EGV Tigers CCL3.0 — 71/8 (10 overs)

EGV Tigers were in trouble from the very first ball. The NBCC bowling attack was relentless, striking at regular intervals and never allowing any partnerships to develop.

The Top-Order Collapse

Pritichandan (0 off 1) was dismissed off the first ball of the innings — caught by Debangshu off Vipin Sharma — setting the tone for what was to come. Anand Varshney (1 off 3) followed quickly, caught by Akash Ranjan off Saurav Singh, and at 4/2 inside 2 overs, EGV Tigers were already staring at a crisis.

Rabinarayan Dash Choudhury (8 off 11, 1 six) tried to counter-attack with a six, but was caught and bowled by Vivek Singh at 31/3. The middle order offered little resistance — Anup G Philip (2 off 4) fell cheaply at 40/5 and Mohit Kumar (c) was the only batsman to show any sustained fight.

Mohit Kumar (c) — 20 off 17 (1 four, 2 sixes, SR 117.65)

The EGV Tigers captain was the lone warrior, top-scoring with 20 off 17 balls. His 1 four and 2 sixes showed the quality of his strokeplay, and he briefly gave his team hope with a counter-attacking approach. But when he fell — caught by Sameer Pathak off Saurav Singh at 39/4 in the 6th over — the heart was ripped out of the innings.

Lower-Order Resistance

• Arka (wk) (14 off 9, 1 four, 1 six, SR 155.56) — the wicketkeeper provided a brief but valuable cameo, smashing a four and a six before being caught by Saurav Singh off Harsha Akiri at 62/6
• AjayBikram Singh (11 off 14, 1 six, SR 78.57) — showed fight at number 7 before falling caught behind off Harsha Akiri at 69/7
• Vipul Gupta (1* off 1) — remained not out as the innings closed
• Amresh (0 off 2) — last man dismissed, caught by Vivek Singh off Harsha Akiri at 71/8

The EGV Tigers innings was defined by 14 extras (11 wides, 2 no-balls, 1 leg bye) — accounting for nearly 20% of their total. Without the extras, they would have been bowled out for under 60.

Man of the Match: Saurav Singh — 3/3 (2 overs, 9 dots)

Saurav Singh's spell was nothing short of sensational. 3 wickets for 3 runs in 2 overs — with a staggering 9 dot balls out of 12. His economy of 1.50 in a T20 match is almost unheard of. He removed Anand Varshney (caught), captain Mohit Kumar (caught), and later Anup G Philip (caught), all with deliveries that gave the batsmen nothing to score from.

His 9 dot balls meant that 75% of the deliveries he bowled were scoreless — complete suffocation.

NBCC's Complete Bowling Display

• Saurav Singh: 2-0-3-3 (Eco 1.50) — MOM. 9 dot balls. Devastating.
• Golok Bera: 2-0-10-0 (Eco 5.00) — excellent control with 5 dot balls, gave away nothing
• Vipin Sharma: 2-0-16-1 (Eco 8.00) — struck with the first ball of the match to remove Pritichandan
• Vivek Singh: 1-0-9-1 (Eco 9.00) — caught and bowled Rabinarayan with a smart delivery
• Harsha Akiri: 1-0-9-3 (Eco 9.00) — devastating single over! 3 wickets (Arka, AjayBikram, Amresh) to collapse the lower order. 4 dot balls in his only over
• Debangshu: 2-0-23-0 (Eco 11.50) — the most expensive, with 2 no-balls adding to his tally, but bowled 6 dot balls showing he was unlucky

Harsha Akiri's figures deserve special mention — 3/9 in just 1 over is a remarkable strike rate. He effectively cleaned up the tail in one devastating over, complementing Saurav Singh's earlier spell perfectly.

Second Innings: NBCC CCL3.0 — 75/6 (5.5 overs) | Target: 72

Chasing a modest 72, NBCC went all-out from ball one. The approach was simple — smash everything and finish the game as quickly as possible. And smash they did.

Sameer Pathak — 24 off 8 (1 four, 3 sixes, SR 300.00)

Sameer Pathak was absolutely destructive. Coming in at number 3, he smashed 24 off just 8 balls at an astonishing strike rate of 300 — with 3 towering sixes and a four. He dispatched anything short or full with equal contempt, treating every delivery as a scoring opportunity. His dismissal — caught by Mohit Kumar off Pritichandan at 59/3 — came after the damage was already done.

Other Batting Contributions

• Deepak Bhosale (19 off 9, 3 sixes, SR 211.11) — the opener set the aggressive tone from ball one, smashing 3 sixes in a blazing start. His partnership with Tanmay Karmakar put on 32 for the first wicket in just 1.5 overs
• Tanmay Karmakar (wk) (13 off 6, 2 sixes, SR 216.67) — the wicketkeeper joined the six-hitting party with 2 massive maximums before being bowled by Vipul Gupta at 40/2
• Vivek Singh (8* off 4, 1 six, SR 200.00) — unbeaten finishing cameo that took NBCC past the target
• Akash Ranjan (1 off 3) — caught and bowled by Mohit Kumar
• P D (c) (1 off 3) — the captain fell cheaply, caught behind off Mohit Kumar at 68/5
• Saurav Singh (0 off 1) — the MOM wasn't needed with the bat, caught by Amresh off Mohit Kumar
• Debangshu (1* off 2) — unbeaten at the end alongside Vivek Singh

NBCC hit 10 sixes in just 5.5 overs — averaging nearly 2 sixes per over. The chase was over before the EGV Tigers' bowlers could settle.

EGV Tigers' Bowling

• Mohit Kumar (c): 1.5-0-24-3 (Eco 13.09) — the captain took 3 wickets (Akash Ranjan c&b, P D caught, Saurav Singh caught) in a gallant effort, but conceded 3 sixes in the process
• Pritichandan: 2-0-19-2 (Eco 9.50) — picked up Sameer Pathak and another, the best of the regular bowlers with 6 dot balls
• Vipul Gupta: 1-0-13-1 (Eco 13.00) — bowled Tanmay Karmakar but was expensive
• AjayBikram Singh: 1-0-14-0 (Eco 14.00) — conceded 2 sixes in his only over

Key Takeaways

• Saurav Singh's 3/3 in 2 overs (9 dot balls, Eco 1.50) was the match-defining spell — one of the best bowling performances in CCL 3.0 history
• Harsha Akiri's 3/9 in 1 over was equally devastating — 3 wickets in a single over to clean up the tail
• Sameer Pathak's 24 off 8 (SR 300, 3 sixes) was the most impactful innings of the chase, effectively winning the match in 8 balls
• EGV Tigers' 14 extras (11 wides) contributed nearly 20% of their total — discipline with the ball was severely lacking from NBCC's side too
• 10 sixes in 5.5 overs by NBCC in the chase shows the sheer brutality of their batting approach
• Mohit Kumar fought on both fronts — 20 off 17 as top scorer for EGV, then 3 wickets as best bowler — a true captain's effort in a losing cause
• NBCC's run rate of 12.86 in the chase means they scored nearly 13 runs per over — exceptional power hitting
• Deepak Bhosale (19 off 9, 3 sixes) and Tanmay Karmakar (13 off 6, 2 sixes) set the tone with a 32-run opening stand in 1.5 overs