Season 5 Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20

Today’s MATCHES (June 22)

Mysore Warriors Vs Hubli Tigers 2 pm

Gulbarga Mystics Vs Coastal Kings Mangaluru 7 pm

Venue: SDNR Wadiyar Stadium, Manasagangothri, Mysuru

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Mysuru: Bengaluru Blasters made a powerful statement of intent beating Shivamogga Yodhas by 16 runs to register their back-to-back victories on Day-2 of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium in Manasagangothri, here yesterday.  

Chasing a stiff target of 136 runs in 10 overs (VJD method), Yashovardhan Parantap kept the match alive for the Yodhas till the last ball with an incredible 16-ball 38 (1 four, 3 sixes). However, that proved too little, too late. 

The match was reduced to 14 overs a side due to wet outfield conditions and further reduced to 10 over, but it hardly mattered to the Blasters, as they had already moved into a commanding position before reaching a stiff 124 at the end of the 10th over.  

The early dismissal of Bhuvan Mohan Raju, for another aggressive knock (13-ball 23, 2 fours, 2 sixes), did not cause any early hiccups as the left-handed duo of Rohan Patil and Krishnan Shrijith continued the good pace with attractive and aggressive stroke plays. Their 45-ball 97-run partnership for the second wicket proved decisive in the end. Rohan was more attacking and his unbeaten 23-ball 51 consisted of five sixes and a boundary while Shrijith remained unbeaten on a 25-ball 47 (4 fours, 2 sixes).  

In reply, the Yodhas could hardly launch a fitting reply. Losing early wickets, they found themselves in trouble by the end of the fifth over, reduced to five for 54. Blasters’ captain Shubhang Hegde, the hero of their first victory on Saturday over Mysore Warriors, again had a hand in all the early wickets that fell. He broke the Yodhas batting line-up dismissing K.V. Aneesh (12) and Harshill Darmani (13) in quick succession. Shreevatsa Acharya kept up the pressure at the other end dismissing Adarsh Prajwal (17) and M.G. Naveen (16), while Praveen Dubey also registered a two-wicket haul.  

Earlier, the first match of the second day of the tournament between Coastal Kings Mangaluru and Hubli Tigers was washed out without a ball being bowled.  

Brief scores 

Bengaluru Blasters 124/1 in 10 overs (Bhuvan Mohan Raju 23, Rohan Patil 51 not out, Krishnan Shrijith 47 not out; Shreesha Achar 1-15) bt Shivamogga Yodhas 119-7 (revised target of 136) (Aadarsh Prajwal 17, M.G. Naveen 16; Praveen Dubey 2-24, Shubhang Hegde 2-9, Shreevathsa Acharya 2-34).