Commentary
Time for TOP vs BOTTOM as the Sobisco Smashers Malda lock horns with Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League. The league is fast approaching its business end and here are two teams who have had contrasting journeys in their respective campaigns set to face each other.
Sobisco Smashers Malda are not used to losing matches in this year's competition and having suffered their first defeat of the competition in their previous match at the hands of Sharchi Rarh Tigers, the table-toppers are definitely expected to bounce back. They won their first four matches before dropping one and now with just the two games left in the league stage, they would like to cement their place at the top of the table and go into the knockouts with some serious momentum on their side.
It is said that you don't want to run into a team that has nothing to lose and with 5 losses in 5 matches Harbour Diamonds certainly only have pride to play for which should make them a dangerous team. Having said that, their performances thus far do not inspire enough confidence to make you believe that they can topple over the table toppers. Whether they manage to do it or not, only time will tell. They can certainly draw some inspiration from the Sharchi Rarh Tigers who have been the only team to get the better of the Smashers so far.
Weather permitting, this should be an exciting contest to look forward to with some big names of the Bengal cricket circuit like Mukesh Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das taking center stage.
Sobisco Smashers Malda are not used to losing matches in this year's competition and having suffered their first defeat of the competition in their previous match at the hands of Sharchi Rarh Tigers, the table-toppers are definitely expected to bounce back. They won their first four matches before dropping one and now with just the two games left in the league stage, they would like to cement their place at the top of the table and go into the knockouts with some serious momentum on their side.
It is said that you don't want to run into a team that has nothing to lose and with 5 losses in 5 matches Harbour Diamonds certainly only have pride to play for which should make them a dangerous team. Having said that, their performances thus far do not inspire enough confidence to make you believe that they can topple over the table toppers. Whether they manage to do it or not, only time will tell. They can certainly draw some inspiration from the Sharchi Rarh Tigers who have been the only team to get the better of the Smashers so far.
Weather permitting, this should be an exciting contest to look forward to with some big names of the Bengal cricket circuit like Mukesh Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das taking center stage.
Sobisco Smashers Malda173/7 (20 ov, RR 8.65)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayojit Basu b S Sarkar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
Ranjot Singh Khaira b M Kaif | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.3 |
Writtick Chatterjee c S Sarkar b AS Tiwari | 37 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 176.2 |
Writam Porel c M Kaif b AS Tiwari | 36 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 116.1 |
Kaif Ahmed c M Tiwary b A S Shekhawat | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Akhil lbw b P R Barman | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 127.8 |
Saurabh Singh c P R Barman b S Sarkar | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
Ayan Bhattacharjee* Not out | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 310.0 |
Geet Puri* Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Extras9 (b 0, lb 2, w 7, nb 0, p 0)
Total173/7 (20 ov · 17 fours, 7 sixes)
Did not batBhoirob De Sarkar, Mukesh Kumar, Ramesh Manohar Prasad
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Md Kaif | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Subham Sarkar | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Poonish Mehta | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Aman Singh Shekhawat | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Manoj Tiwary | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Anurag Tiwari | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Prayas Ray Barman | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
Jayojit Basu 1 b S Sarkar | 5-1 | 1.2 |
Ranjot Singh Khaira 8 b M Kaif | 17-2 | 2.4 |
Writtick Chatterjee 37 c S Sarkar b AS Tiwari | 82-3 | 9.6 |
Writam Porel 36 c M Kaif b AS Tiwari | 92-4 | 11.2 |
Kaif Ahmed 23 c M Tiwary b A S Shekhawat | 134-5 | 16.5 |
Akhil 23 lbw b P R Barman | 139-6 | 17.5 |
Saurabh Singh 4 c P R Barman b S Sarkar | 160-7 | 19.2 |
P1 0.1 – 6 ov
Harbour Diamonds171/9 (20 ov, RR 8.55)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abhijit Bhagat c & b RM Prasad | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Manoj Tiwary b WB Chatterjee | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.0 |
Prayas Ray Barman c & b M Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Shashank Singh c K Ahmed b G Puri | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 118.2 |
Vivek Singh lbw b Akhil | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Debabrata Das c & b WB Chatterjee | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 107.1 |
Badal Singh-Balyan c M Kumar b RM Prasad | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Subham Sarkar c (sub P Maurya) b G Puri | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 160.0 |
Poonish Mehta runout (M Kumar) | 42 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 210.0 |
Md Kaif* Not out | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 185.7 |
Anurag Tiwari* Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Extras10 (b 1, lb 3, w 5, nb 1, p 0)
Total171/9 (20 ov · 12 fours, 7 sixes)
Did not batAman Singh Shekhawat
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Manohar Prasad | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Writtick Chatterjee | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Akhil | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Geet Puri | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
Abhijit Bhagat 6 c & b RM Prasad | 6-1 | 0.6 |
Prayas Ray Barman 0 c & b M Kumar | 11-2 | 1.5 |
Manoj Tiwary 8 b WB Chatterjee | 15-3 | 2.4 |
Vivek Singh 20 lbw b Akhil | 43-4 | 6.6 |
Shashank Singh 13 c K Ahmed b G Puri | 47-5 | 7.3 |
Debabrata Das 15 c & b WB Chatterjee | 88-6 | 12.2 |
Badal Singh-Balyan 20 c M Kumar b RM Prasad | 90-7 | 13.3 |
Subham Sarkar 24 c (sub P Maurya) b G Puri | 138-8 | 17.3 |
Poonish Mehta 42 runout (M Kumar) | 171-9 | 19.6 |
P1 0.1 – 6 ov
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MatchHarbour Diamonds vs Sobisco Smashers Malda, Match 22
SeriesBengal Pro T20 League
Date & timeSat, 22 Jun 2024 · 1:00 PM IST
VenueEden Gardens, India
TossHarbour Diamonds won the toss and chose to bowl
FormatT20
Umpires Satrajit Lahiri (India), Aadipta Mukherjee (India), Krishnendu Pal (India, TV)
Match refereeAjay Verma (India)
Pitch
PitchFlat Track Pitch
BattingAverage
PacePace & Bounce
SpinSlow Spin
Weather
ConditionHaze
Temp33°C
Humidity64%
Wind7.7 km/h
Rain chance1%
Which team will win?
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