Kolkata : Murshidabad Kings defeated Kolkata Royal Tigers by 57 runs in Bengal T20 League 2026 encounter at Eden Gardens to record their 2nd consecutive win of the season, coming back on track. This is also the fourth loss for Kolkata, denting their semi final path.
Murshidabad Batted first and star hitter Rishabh Chaudhary smashed 78(42) with 5 sixes and as many boundaries.
Coming at number 5, Aditya Sharma also hammered 72*(43) with 3 sixes and 9 boundaries. Murshidabad reached 198/4 (20) as a result.
Defending 199, Murshidabad dismissed top 3 Kolkata Batters including captain Abhishek Porel (24) within the powerplay. Although Ritwick Roy Chowdhury (40) played lone hand, Kolkata were restricted to 141/8 in 20 overs.
Toufik Uddin Mondal and Irshad Alam picked 2 wickets for Murshidabad.
Brief Scorecard :
Murshidabad Kings – 198/4 (20)
Kolkata Royal Tigers – 141/8 (20)
Result : Murshidabad Kings won by 57 runs.
