Chennai Singams began their ISPL Season 3 campaign with a decisive 44-run victory over Tiigers of Kolkata. Sarfraz Khan was instrumental, scoring 45 runs off 24 balls to help Chennai post a competitive 102 for 8 in 10 overs. Jagannath Sarkar led the bowling attack with figures of 2 wickets for 7 runs, supported by debutant Ashish Pal's 2 for 15, restricting Kolkata to 58 for 5.