Ninja cotinues here and he seems to have picked the wicket of Pradeep. Yes, out. Something is going really wrong for Kiccha Sudeep's team. He is out for 17.

There is drama all around here. Daksh Singh seems to have remove Kiccha Sudeep on the first delivery, and it is a hat-trick. Sensational scenes here.

Daksh Singh into the attack for Punjab. Oh there you go. There is a change in pace, and Darling Krishna departs for 14. He is bowled. Another one bites the dust. Rajeev skies the very first ball, and he is caught by Harrdy Sandhu. Gone for a duck.

It must be noted that from this season onwards, we will have the traditional 20-over format back at the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL). Previously, the matches were divided into two halves of 10 overs each for a team. Now, it will be in the proper T20 format. 

KB: 30/0 after 4 overs. 

Ninja has continued with the pressure that Harddy Sandhu built. He bowled according to the field and the Karnataka openers will be eyeing some boundaries here. 
Fascinatingly, Darling gets the opening boundary of the season, flicking Sandhu off the pads and getting it for a four. 

KB 20/0 after 3.0 overs

Punjab de Sher captain Harddy Sandhu, who has played some competitive cricket in his early career, has opened the bowling and bowled the opening over of the season. An economical first over, leaking just 2 runs. 

KB: 2/0 after 1 over

So, the news from the centre is that Harddy Sandhu has won the toss and he has asked Kiccha Sudeep's Karnataka to bat first.

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With four titles to their name, the Telugu Warriors remain the most successful team in CCL history. Who will be crowned this season when the final will be played on February 1?

Season	Year	Winner	Runners-up
1	2011	Chennai Rhinos	Karnataka Bulldozers
2	2012	Chennai Rhinos	Karnataka Bulldozers
3	2013	Karnataka Bulldozers	Telugu Warriors
4	2014	Karnataka Bulldozers	Kerala Strikers
5	2015	Telugu Warriors	Chennai Rhinos
6	2016	Telugu Warriors	Karnataka Bulldozers
7	2017	Telugu Warriors	Kerala Strikers
8	2019	Mumbai Heros	Karnataka Bulldozers
9	2023	Telugu Warriors	Bhojpuri Dabbangs
10	2024	Bengal Tigers	Karnataka Bulldozers
11	2025	Punjab De Sher	Chennai Rhinos
12	2026	TBA	TBA

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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the opening day of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2026. Two exciting games are in store for us, with Kiccha Sudeep's Karnataka Bulldozers taking on Harddy Sandhu's Punjab de Sher. Later, Manoj Tiwari will be in action as well with Bhojpuri Dabbangs.