Overview
- Opting to bat, Chennai posted 103/7 in 10 overs, led by Ketan Mhatre’s 30 with support from Sarfaraz Khan and late strikes by Ganesh and Sambhaji.
- Saroj Pramanik dented Chennai’s surge in the 50:50 over and finished with 3/18 to keep the target in check.
- Tiigers’ chase faltered at 74/9 as Anurag Sarshar took 3/17, with Sunil Kumar and Ankur Singh claiming two wickets each.
- Arish Khan top-scored for Kolkata with 25 off nine balls, but early wickets and tight spells stalled the pursuit.
- Jagannath Sarkar was named ISPL 2026 Most Valuable Player on the night Chennai secured their maiden crown.