78 off 47: Bengals vs TPCC

Some chases feel right from the first over. May 18, 2025, against TPCC at Evans Park was one of those days.

The innings ended at 78 from 47 balls, with five sixes and six fours, and the Bengals got home by 8 wickets. But like most matches worth keeping, the memory holds because the whole team gave the chase its shape.

Bat deep, hit straight, trust the team around you. Some days the game rewards that simplicity.

The match in one line

TPCC made 129/7 from 16 overs. The Bengals replied with 133/2 in 15.2 overs and closed it out with three balls to spare.

First, with the ball

Before the chase even started, the bowlers did the part that made the rest possible. Holding TPCC to 129 kept the game within reach and meant the chase could be approached with intent instead of panic.

I bowled 3 overs for 26 and did not get a wicket, but the overall spell from the group mattered more than individual figures. Amit Saha led the way, while Ankur Mukherjee, Shafayet Alam, and Omesh Gadhve all helped keep the innings from running away.

Bowler	O	R	W	ER
Amit Saha (C)	4	35	2	8.80
Ankur Mukherjee	3	20	1	6.70
Shafayet Alam	3	25	1	8.30
Nafi C M	3	26	0	8.70
Omesh Gadhve	3	22	1	7.30

Then the chase opened up

Amit Saha’s 40 from 43 gave the innings a base. That allowed me to play with more freedom and focus on momentum rather than survival. Once the timing felt right, the innings started to move.

The sixes came from clarity more than aggression for its own sake. The boundary count looked good on the scorecard, but the main thing was staying in rhythm and keeping the chase ahead of the asking rate.

Vijay Dasari’s quick 9* at the end gave the finish a final push, and the Bengals crossed the line without letting the game tighten again.

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Amit Saha (C)	40	43	3	0	93.02
Nafi C M	78	47	6	5	165.96
Vijay Dasari	9*	3	0	1	300.00
Ankur Mukherjee	0*	0	0	0	-

Why it stays

There are innings you remember because they were technically good, and there are innings you remember because they matched the moment of the match perfectly. This one was closer to the second kind.

The score mattered. The strike rate mattered. But what really made the day worth writing down was the feeling of control inside the chase and the sense that the whole side stayed connected to the job.

That usually tells you a match belongs in the archive.