Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Sobisco Smashers Malda beat Servotech Siliguri Strikers by six wickets in the men’s section of Season 3 of the Bengal T20 League match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Batting first, Servotech Siliguri Strikers posted 128/7 in their 20 overs, with Pramod Chandila top-scoring with an unbeaten 52 off 35 deliveries. For Malda, Mukesh Kumar, and Prayas Ray Barman picked up two wickets each.

In reply, Malda went over the line comfortably, scoring 129/4 in 17.3 overs. Akhil (50 off 44) and Prayas (39 off 29) were the standout batters. For the Strikers, Geet Puri picked up two wickets, while Md Shami and Vishal Bhati claimed one each.

Earlier in the day’s first match, Shakir Habib Gandhi scored an unbeaten 52 off 32 balls while Sujit Kumar Yadav (3/20) impressed with the ball as Adamas Howrah Warriors beat Kolkata Royal Tigers by seven wickets via the DLS Method.

Batting first, Royal Tigers recovered from 75/7 to post 149/8 in 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 71 off 37 deliveries from Ronit Ghosh.

In reply, set a revised target of 122 in 15 overs. Howrah Warriors went over the line comfortably, scoring 124/3 in 13.2 overs. Besides Gandhi, Kazi Junaid Saifi (34 off 23) and Shashank Singh (32 not out off 18) also impressed with the bat.

The Bengal T20 League is in its Season 3 and is organised under the aegis of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). The league features eight city-based franchises representing the breadth of West Bengal – Adamas Howrah Warriors, Novus Royals Purulia, Kolkata Royal Tigers, Murshidabad Kings and Kueens, Rashmi Nes Medinipur Wizards, Servotech Siliguri Strikers, Shrachi Rarh Tigers, and Sobisco Smashers Malda — competing across men’s and women’s competitions.

Men’s matches are held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with women’s matches at the JU Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata. Season 3 is anchored by the theme Ebar Jombe Khela! – a rallying cry that captures the league’s spirit: fierce, uncompromising, and unmistakably Bengal.

Brief scores:

Kolkata Royal Tigers vs Adamas Howrah Warriors

Kolkata Royal Tigers: 149/8 (20 overs)

Adamas Howrah Warriors: 124/3 (13.2 overs)

Result: Adamas Howrah Warriors won by 7 wickets (DLS Method)

Servotech Siliguri Strikers vs Sobisco Smashers Malda

Servotech Siliguri Strikers: 128/7 (20 overs)

Sobisco Smashers Malda: 129/4 (17.3 overs)

Result: Sobisco Smashers Malda won by 6 wickets

–IANS

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