Rarh Tigers elected to bowl against Howrah Warriors in the 26th match after winning the toss. Saksham Chaudhary and Pankaj Shaw scored half-centuries for the Warriors and propelled them to 215 runs. Sandipan Das was the most successful bowler and took three wickets for 27 runs in three overs.
Shahbaz Ahmed remained unbeaten on 85 runs off 48 deliveries for the Tigers but it wasn't enough to help his side cross the line. The Tigers finished on 214 and lost the match by a mere margin of one run. Sujit Kumar Yadav and Raju Haldar took two wickets each for the Warriors.
In the 27th match, Siliguri Strikers won the toss and elected to bat against Malda Smashers. Tarun Godara scored 70 runs off 39 deliveries and remained unbeaten. His innings helped the team post a total of 188 runs for the loss of six wickets. Geet Puri and Writtick Chatterjee picked up two wickets each.
Writtick and Akhil made half-centuries for the Smashers. It helped the Smashers defeat the Strikers by six wickets in 19.4 overs. Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Vikas Singh, and Abhishek Raman picked up one wicket each for the Strikers.
Bengal Pro League 2024 Most Runs List
Priyanshu Gaurav Srivastav is still the leading run-scorer and has scored 301 runs in six matches at an average of 100.33. Writtick Chatterjee is still in second position with 271 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 146.49.
Shahbaz Ahmed has moved to third place from fifth and has scored 264 runs in six matches at an average of 52.80. Arindam Ghosh has jumped to fourth position from ninth and has 207 runs to his name in six innings at a strike rate of 107.81.
Karan Lal has slipped to fifth place from third and has amassed 186 runs in seven outings at an average of 31.
Bengal Pro League 2024 Most Wickets List
Saksham Chaudhary is still the leading wicket-taker and has taken 15 wickets in seven games at an average of 11.53. Vaibhav Yadav is still in second place and has picked up 12 wickets in six matches at a strike rate of 11.50.
Sayan Sankar Ghosh is still in third position and has amassed 12 wickets in seven innings at an economy of 7.54.
Geet Puri has moved to fourth place from seventh and has 12 wickets to his name in seven innings at a strike rate of 11.42. Nitin Verma has slipped to fifth place from fourth and has picked up 11 wickets in five outings at an average of 10.27.
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