CCL 2025, Bengal Tigers vs Punjab De Sher, As it Happened: Punjab De Sher secured a comfortable 8-wicket victory over defending champions Bengal Tigers to book their spot in the CCL 2025 final.
Bengal Tigers, batting first, struggled from the start and managed only 88/7 in 10 overs, with Rahul (46) being the lone fighter. Harrdy Sandhu starred with the ball, taking 2 wickets to restrict Bengal. In reply, Punjab also found it tough but posted 95/7 in their first innings, led by Karan (31) and Harrdy (19), giving them a 7-run lead.
In the second innings, Bengal Tigers collapsed again, getting bowled out for 71. Yusuf (24) and Jisshu (13) provided some resistance, but Punjab's bowlers, especially Harrdy Sandhu, kept them under control. Chasing 65 for victory, Anuj (34) and Harrdy (23)* guided Punjab home at 65/2, securing a dominant win and a place in the CCL 2025 final.
Score: Bengal Tigers 88/7 (Rahul 46)- Bengal, (Harrdy Sandhu 2 wickets)- Punjab (1st Innings)
Punjab De Sher: 95/7 (Karan- 31, Harrdy 19)- Punjab, (Aditya, Rahul 2 wickets each)- Bengal (1st Innings)
Bengal Tigers 71 (Yusuf 24, Jisshu 13)- Bengal, (Harrdy Sandhu 2 wickets)- Punjab (2nd Innings)
Punjab D Sher 65/2 (Anuj-34 not-out, Harrdy-23)
Punjab win by 8 wickets

Punjab De Sher win finally!!! What a victory! They have now qualified for the final of CCL 2025. They beat the defending champions by 8 wickets. Punjab 65/2
Punjab are now at 20/0 after 2 overs of play. PUN 20/0 (2)
The defending champions have been all out for 71 runs. Punjab now need 65 runs to win and book themselves a spot in the semi-final. BEN 71
Oh no!! His innings is short-lived! Babbal picks up his second and now it's upto Aditya and Yusuf to take the game forward. BEN 42/5 (5.3)
Jisshu Sengputa, the captain leads the comeback! He is looking in good touch! Let's see what he can do! BEN 38/4 (5)
2 overs gone, Bengal Tigers are reeling at 5/2. BEN 5/2 (1.5)
Punjab have finished on 95/7 after 10 overs of play and they lead by 7 runs. PUN 95/7 (10)
Rahul is the last man to depart! Aditya picks up his second wicket and it's not easy-peasy for Punjab as well. PUN 30/2 (4)
Bengal strike early in the innings! Babbal Rai with a big edge which carried all the way to the keeper! 1st wicket down after a thorough DRS check. Aditya will claim it. PUN 6/1 (0.4)
Babbal Rai and Karan open innings for Punjab. Aditya has the new ball for Bengal.
Bengal Tigers shaky 1st innings finish on 88/7 thanks to Rahul's 42. Harrdy Sandhu was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up two important wickets. BEN 88/7 (10) (1st Innings)
Bengal Tigers have lost 4 wickets as of now but Rahul has kept the Tigers in the game so far. BEN 38/4 (6) (1st Innings)
Sloppy play from Bengal yet again! Jisshu looking to get off the mark and tired to cut it over the slips but unfortunately it found the fielder and the captain Sandhu has now struck in back to back overs. BEN 8/3 (2.4)
Aditya has been sent back to the pavilion! Ninja strikes this time and Bengal have lost two wickets in the first 9 balls! Rahul has joined Jisshu at the crease and with two new batters, the defending champions have their task cut out. BEN 6/2 (2) (1st Innings)
Jammy goes for a duck! Harrdy Sandhu gets a thick edge and the umpires didn't hesitate to raise the finger. Jammy straight away went for the DRS. We had to wait for like 5 minutes for a DRS decision and the decision stays. A disappointed Jammy walks back to the pavilion. Captain Jisshu takes the guard. BEN 5/1 (1) (1st Innings)
Aditya and Jammy open the innings for Bengal Tigers, while Harrdy Sandhu has the new ball for Punjab.
Punjab De Sher: Harrdy Sandhu, Ninja, Babbal Rai, Jassie Gill, Karan Wahi, Rahul Jaittlu, Dakssh Singh, Anuj Khurana, Mayur Mehta, Suyyash Rai, Raunak Bhinder.
Bengal Tigers: Jisshu Senupta, Uday, Jammy, Joy, Bonny, Sourav Das, Aditya Banerjee, Ananda, Ratnadeep Ghsh, Yusuf, Rahul.
Bengal Tigers have brought in Ananda back to the squad after he missed out in the last two matches. While, Joey and Anirban sit out.
Punjab De Sher have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2025 semi-final 1 match between Bengal Tigers and Punjab De Sher!
Meanwhile, Punjab De Sher, led by Hardy Sandhu, fought hard to claim their semifinal berth. The team will rely on the all-round skills of Sonu Sood, the determination of Binnu Dhillon, and the attacking prowess of Jassi Gill to challenge the tournament frontrunners.
Scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM IST and conclude by 6:00 PM IST, this high-stakes clash will test Punjab's resilience as they look to pull off an upset against the in-form Tigers.
Bengal Tigers: Jisshu Sengupta Joy, Indrasish, Yousuf, Uday, Sandy, Suman, Vievek, Mohan, Debu, Manty, Nandi, Jammy, Sushil, Ratnadeep, Joe.
Punjab De Sher: Sonu Sood Mika Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Ayushmann Khurana, Binnu Dhillon, Manvir Sran, Rahul Dev, Navraj Hans, Jazzy B, Harmeet Singh, Piyush Malhotra, Gulzar Chahal, Roshan Prince, Amrinder Gill, Angad Bedi, Yuvraj Hans, Raju Sharma, Dilraj Khurana.
Bengal Tigers: Jisshu Sengupta (Captain), Key Players: Joy, Indrasish, Ratnadip Ghosh, Yusuf
Punjab De Sher: Hardy Sandhu (Captain), Key Players: Sonu Sood, Binnu Dhillon, Jassi Gill, Aparshakti Khurana