Kolkata : Sobisco Smashers Malda defeated Kolkata Royal Tigers by 10 wickets at Eden Gardens in Bengal T20 League 2026 match. Prayas Ray Barman grabbed 5 wickets, while Akhil scored half century.
Putting Kolkata to Bat, Malda took wickets at regular intervals. Prayas in his spell took 5 wickets conceding just 16 runs and broke the backbone of Batting order. Suraj Jaiswal (2/11), Mukesh Kumar (1/18) were among other wicket takers. Kolkata were demolished on 92.
Chasing 93, Akhil played aggressive 69*(24) with 5 sixes, 8 boundaries and 287.50 strike rate. Abhimanyu Easwaran (23*) accompanied him well as Malda chased down the total in 7 overs without losing a wicket, making significant boost in net run rate.
Brief Scorecard –
Kolkata Royal Tigers : 92 (14.3)
Sobisco Smashers Malda : 93/0 (7)
Result : Sobisco Smashers Malda won by 10 wickets.
