Kolkata : Servotech Siliguri Strikers defeated Novas Royals Purulia by 61 runs in Bengal T20 League 2026. This was first defeat of Purulia in 5 matches this season.
Siliguri Batting first, lost captain Sudip Chatterjee early. Vishal Bhati also departed cheaply. Snehashish Saha (68) and Karan Lal (44) stiched 89 runs partnerships to bring Siliguri back on track. While Karan took an anchoring approach, Snehashish played an aggressive knock of 68(35) with 6 sixes and 3 boundaries, that helped Siliguri reach 173/6(20).
Chasing 174, Purulia never found touch. Apart from Ankur Paul (22), the whole Batting bundled under pressure. Akhilesh Yadav and Vishal Bhati picked individual 3-fers while Shivamm Bharati took 2 wickets as Siliguri bundled Purulia on 112 runs, their first defeat of the season.
Brief Scorecard :
Servotech Siliguri Strikers : 173/6 (20)
Novas Purulia Royals : 112 (16.4)
Result: Servotech Siliguri Strikers won by 61 runs.
