Vels Chennai Kings face Bengal Tigers in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2026 on January 18 at 2:00 PM IST in Vizag's ACA-VDCA Stadium.
This league stage match pits the newly renamed Tamil team against the defending champions from 2024. Check out the Live Score Updates here on MyKhel.

The Tigers have roared from the ruins. A spectacular performance from them and Rahul fittingly hits the winning run. He has been phenomenal with the ball and now does the final rites in style.
Two victories out of Two for the Tigers and they must be ecstatic!
3rd Ball - A single for Rahul and Bengal Tigers win the Super Over!
2nd Ball - Six!! Rahul clubs it back with brute force and levels the score. They are so close now!
BT: 7/0
Scores Level
1st Ball - Jammy takes a single in the first ball. Just clips off his hips and finds a single.
BT: 1/0 (0.1)
Tigers need 7 runs in 5 balls
Aadhav is to bowl for Chennai Kings.
Jammy and Rahul are coming out to bat.
6th Ball - Shanthanu's shot is saved by the bowler Rahul himself, and Kings only manage a single in the final delivery.
Chennai Kings: 7/1
Bengal Tigers need 8 Run to Win
5th Ball - Just a single for Prithvi in the penultimate delivery.
CK: 6/1 (0.5)
4th Ball - Rahul bowls outside the off stump and Prithvi swings and misses.
CK: 5/1 (0.4)
3rd Ball - Prithvi gets underneath and beats the long on fielder for a boundary.
CK: 5/1 (0.3)
2nd Ball - Rahul bowls another yorker-length delivery, and Shanthanu squeezes out a single. Prithvi is set to strike.
CK: 1/1 (0.2)
Wicket!! Vikranth is out in the first ball. And the bowler has given the Chennai Kings batter a send off as well.
Vikranth and Prithvi Rajan are coming out to bat for the Chennai Kings. Rahul will bowl the Super Over for the Bengal Tigers.
Chennai Kings are coming out to bat for Super Over.
We will head into a Super Over now.
Bowled!! A hat-Trick for Rahul and we have a Tie!! Wow!! Absolutely amazing scenes in Vizag. This is unbelievable. Out of nowhere, the Bengal Tigers have stunned the Kings.
Pari Elavazhagan, the no. 11, gets castled and Chennai Kings are bundled out for 185 runs.
1 run to win for Chennai Kings, 1 wicket to Tie the match for Bengal Tigers and force a Super Over!
Wicket!! Rahul gets Sathya! A superb delivery and Sathya's stumps are flying. The 9th wicket is down for the Chennai Kings as Rahul picks his 4th wicket.
Wicket!! Another Twist!! Dasarathi is gone as he is given LBW. A top cameo comes to an end but Kings will surely win from here!
Dasarathi lbw Rahul 20 (11)
CK: 185/8
Four!! After the power, Dasarathi finds the touch as well. The shot beats the short fine-leg fielder and the scores are level.
Six!! A huge strike from Dasarathi and he has taken the Kings closer to victory. A powerful shot and it beats the fence.
Wicket!! Kalaiyarasan is Run Out. After a terrible mix-up, Saurav Das does a terrific job to dislodge the bails as the batter's bat was in the air. The 7th wicket is down for the Kings.
Chennai Kings need 11 runs to win in 12 balls
Dasarathi finds two crucial boundaries and Kings need 13 off 14 balls.
Kalaiyarasan is the new man at the crease. The Chennai Kings require 23 runs in 17 deliveries.
Wicket!! Ashok is Bowled! Ananda comes and provides a stunning yorker, which castles the stumps. The Bengal Tigers are roaring and the Chennai Kings are suddenly losing their way.
Wicket!! Bharat is gone first ball. Rahul's straight delivery wraps him in the pad and the umpire raises his finger in a flash again. A Golden Duck for Bharat and Chennai Kings lose half of their side.
Bharat lbw Rahul 0 (1)
Chennai Kings:162/5 (16.3 overs)
Wicket!! Prithvi is Gone. After a dropped catch in the last delivery, Rahul has trapped him in front of the wicket. The umpire raises his finger without any hesitation. Bengal get a massive wicket.
Prithvi Rajan lbw Rahul 59 (34)
Chennai Kings: 162/4 (16.2 overs)
An excellent over from Ananda, who concedes just 2 runs in this over. At the end of 16 overs, Chennai Kings ar 156/3. They need 30 runs in 24 balls.
Dasarathi is the new batter at the crease.
The game kicks off the afternoon session on the final day of Vizag leg, following the tournament's start on January 16. Bengal Tigers recently chased down a target to beat Mumbai Heroes by four wickets on January 17, gaining early momentum. Vels Chennai Kings, formerly Chennai Rhinos, enter without prior CCL 2026 results but carry a strong legacy with titles in 2011 and 2012.
The Bengal Tigers are the 2024 CCL champions and will be aiming for a perfect end to the Vizag leg, while the rebranded Chennai side looks to make the ideal start to their CCL 2026 campaign.
Vels Chennai Kings: Arya (C), Aadhavan, Balasaravanan, Dasarathi, Jivva, Prithvi, Ramana, Shantanu, Sharan, Vikranth, Ashok Selvan, Sathya, Bharath
Bengal Tigers: Jisshu Sengupta (C), Uday, Indrasish, Mohan, Sanjoy, Jammy, Yusuf, Monty, Ratnadip, Sandy, Aditya, Boney, Sourav Das