Adamas Howrah Warriors win thriller vs Shrachi
Rarh Tigers, Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers make semifinals


24th June 2024
Adamas Howrah Warriors edged past Shrachi Rarh Tigers by just 1 run in a high-scoring thriller at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
The defeat knocked Shrachi Rarh Tigers (4 points from 6 games) out of Bengal Pro T20 League semifinals race.
On the other hand, Adamas Howrah Warriors (8 points from 7 games) and Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers (8 points from 7 games) were tied on points at the end of the league phase. However, Abishek Porel-led Kolkata Tigers edged Anustup Majumdar-led Howrah Warriors for a place in the semis, thanks to their better net run-rate.
Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers joined Murshidabad Kings, Sobisco Smashers Malda and Rashmi Medinipur Wizards in the last four stage.
Earlier, put into bat, Adamas Howrah Warriors managed to post a challenging 215/8 in 20 overs.
Pankaj Shaw (55 off 33), Saksham Chaudhary (54 off 38) and Abishek Das (47 off 21) were the pick of the batsmen.
For Shrachi Rarh Tigers, Sandipan Das bagged 3 for 27.
Chasing the target, depsite brilliant knocks by Shahbaz Ahmed (85 not out off 48), Arindam Ghosh (58 off 36) and Sumanta Gupta (40 off 18), Rarh Tigers fell short in the end, scoring 214/6 in 20 overs.
Raju Halder and Sujit Kumar Yadav bagged two wickets each.

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