In search of their first title, Bhojpuri Dabanggs will take on three-time champions Telugu Warriors in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2023 final on Saturday (March 25) at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Second-placed Bhojpuri Dabanggs defeated third-placed Mumbai Heroes by 6 wickets to reach the final, while fourth-placed Telugu Warriors defeated first placed Karnataka Bulldozers by 6 wickets in the semifinal meeting of former champions.

In the first semifinal, Uday Tiwari and Asghar Khan starred for Bhojpuri Dabanggs, who opted to bowl first against defending champions Mumbai Heroes, who could set a target of only 167 despite scoring 109 in the first innings.
The Mumbai Heroes were bundled out for just 62 in the second innings as Dabanggs chased down the score, riding on their first innings score of 80, with 6 wickets in hand and 1 ball to spare.
In the second semi-final, Samrat took a hattrick to restrict the Karnataka Bulldozers to 99/6 in the first innings, but could not stop the Karnataka team from taking a 5 run lead after they were restricted to 95/6 in their first innings.
In the second innings, Karnataka scored 98/5, setting a target of 103 to win for the three-time champions Warriors, who chased down the score in the final over despite a fast start.
The ninth edition of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) final will take place at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium (also known as ACA-VDCA Stadium) in Visakhapatnam on Saturday (March 25).
The season 9 Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) final will start at 7 PM IST on Saturday (March 25) and is expected to go on till at least 11:30 PM IST or past midnight with the award ceremony also set to take place after the match.
The Celebrity Cricket League final will be shown live on CCL YouTube Channel and Zee Anmol Cinema (Hindi). Zee Biskope (Bhojpuri) and Zee Cinemalu (Telugu) channels will also show the match live in the regional languages.