Bengal T20: Tapan, Town Club, Mohun Bagan, Kalighat in semis

Kolkata, Dec 7 : Riding on Prayas Ray Barman’s fluent 46-ball 68 Tapan Memorial Club beat Calcutta Customs by six wickets to go atop the table as league matches of Bengal T20 Challenge were concluded on Monday.
Tapan Memorial Club (28 points from 10 matches), Town Club (28 from 10), Mohun Bagan Club (20 from 10), and Kalighat Club (20 from 10) — the top four teams on the points table in six-team competition — qualified for the semi-finals.
Barman was promoted up the batting order chasing a low target of 128 runs and the Tapan all-rounder grabbed the chance with both hands to smash three sixes and six boundaries en route to his maiden half-century of the tournament at Eden Gardens.
Shakir Habib Gandhi contributed with 42 not out along with Barman while Bapi Manna bagged two wickets for Customs.
Earlier, Customs elected to bat first after winning the toss and another half-century from Suvankar Bal ensured that they reach 127/6 in 20 overs. Suvankar hit 58 off 48 deliveries while Ramesh Prasad was the highest wicket-taker for Tapan Memorial with 2 for 30.
In an earlier match on Monday, Azan Ansari and Mohammed Kaif shared seven wickets to help Town Club defeat East Bengal by three runs and take their tally to 28 points from 10 matches. Azaz got four for 13 while Kaif bagged three for 21 runs to steal a close match.