Kolkata : Murshidabad Kings defeated Novas Royals Purulia by 4 wickets in a rain curtailed 18 overs encounter at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in Bengal T20 League 2026.
Purulia opener Priyam Sarkar Batting first scored brilliant ton – 100 (56) comprising 6 sixes and 10 boundaries. Yuvraj Deepak Keswani (56*) accompanied him well as Purulia struck 196/3 (18).
Chasing 197, Murshidabad captain Abhishek Raman (43) gave a steady start. A top order collapse reduced them to 56-3.
However, Saksham Chaudhary played a blinder with 98(47) comprising 10 sixes and 6 boundaries. Lower order heroics from Subham Chatterjee, Suvankar Bal and Ayan Bhattacharya guided Murshidabad to 4 wickets close win in 17.4 overs.
Brief scorecard –
Novus Royals Purulia : 196/3 (18)
Murshidabad Kings : 200/6 (17.4)
Result : Murshidabad Kings won by 4 wickets.
