Bhubaneswar: In a one-sided semifinal match, CAG Delhi edged out A&S Kolkata by 91 runs and moved into the final of the Tillo T20 Cup 2026 at the Hanuman Jew Stadium at Tillo on Saturday. The summit clash between CAG Delhi and NCC Odisha will take place on Sunday, March 15.
Kolkata won the toss and opted to bowl first, which backfired them massively. Vedant Bhardwaj (23) played a fine knock and stitched a quick 58-run stand with Arkaprabha Sinha to provide a great start to Delhi.
Coming in at No. 3, Abhirath Reddy looked confident with his ball-striking and maintained his sensational run. He was on a rampant run with the bat and found strong support from Sinha, who also got going with his consistent boundaries. The duo constructed an 82-run stand, before Reddy was dismissed on 74 off 46, with six fours and five sixes.
The in-form Sumit Mathur also made use of the flat surface and punished bowlers for not executing their strategies well. He hit 62 off 21, with two fours and eight sixes, before making his way back in the 17th over.
Meanwhile, Sinha played an impressive knock of 74 off 46 and was the team’s backbone. In the end, Delhi posted a mammoth total of 278. Captain Rishikesh Tiwari scalped three wickets for Kolkata.
In response, openers Rahul Gupta (8) and Divesh Singh (11) failed to provide a good start to Kolkata. However, Aishik Patel (35), Prabhat Maurya (22) and Suvankar Bal (27) played quick cameos, but none of them could play a blinder.
S Yadav (51) was the top-scorer for Kolkata, as they finished on 187/9 off their 20 overs. Writtick Chatterjee was the wrecker-in-chief with three wickets for Delhi. With a 91-run victory, Delhi booked their ticket to the final.
