Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Shivamogga Yodhas stormed into the final of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament following a comprehensive four-wicket victory over the Coastal Kings Mangaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.A four-wicket haul from Dhanush Gowda and two-wicket hauls from Shreesha Achar and Naveen MG restricted the Coastal Kings Mangaluru to 143/8 before Aneesh KV’s 55* off 39 composed half-century, aided by a vital contribution from Sujay Sateri (31 off 25),…
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Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Captain Karun Nair produced another match-winning innings as Coastal Kings Mangaluru edged Gulbarga Mystics by three runs in the final league match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.With the playoff spots already decided before the match, there was little at stake except final standings. But the contest delivered an exciting finish, with the Mystics falling just short in their chase of 170.The Coastal Kings…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Riding on an unbeaten century by Siddharth Akhil, the Coastal Kings Mangaluru scored an edge-of-the-seat three-wicket victory over the Hubli Tigers to keep their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts alive in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday evening. Chasing a stiff target of 214, the Coastal Kings were in deep trouble at 82-5 in 8.4 overs with opener Nikin Jose (27, 13 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) and captain Karun Nair (11, 7 ball…
Hubballi, July 2 (IANS) Abhinav Manohar’s explosive 12-ball 46 lit up a rain-hit match between Hubli Tigers and Mysore Warriors before persistent rain forced the match to be abandoned in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament on Thursday. Both teams walked away with one point each.Reduced to an eight-overs-a-side contest, Hubli Tigers posted 91/6, thanks largely to Manohar’s breathtaking late assault.The Tigers were in trouble at 27/2 after five overs when rain interrupted play. Kruthik Krishna…
Hubballi, July 1 (IANS) Rohan Patil and Praveen Dubey struck half-centuries while Nischith Rao bagged three wickets as Bengaluru Blasters withstood a spirited fightback from Hubli Tigers to register a thrilling two-run victory in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Tournament in Hubballi on Wednesday.Chasing 204 for victory, Hubli Tigers were buoyed by crucial contributions from Aneeshwar Gautam (34 off 23), Shivkumar Rakshith (41 off 30), and a blistering 60 off just 22 balls from Manvanth Kumar. Abhi…
Hubballi, June 28 (IANS) Coastal Kings Mangaluru scored an emphatic eight-wicket victory (VJD target) over Shivamogga Yodhas in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament on Sunday. The match was reduced to 17 overs a side during the first innnings, due to rain.Batting first, Shivamogga Yodhas could manage only 113 for eight in their 17 overs as their batting proved brittle yet again and that led to their second successive defeat.For the winners, who reached the revised target with utmost comfort i…
Hubbali, June 27 (IANS) Experienced batter Manish Pandey rolled back the years with a composed unbeaten 43 as Gulbarga Mystics registered a thrilling three-wicket victory over Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Tournament in Hubbali on Saturday.Chasing a modest target of 156, the Mystics appeared to be cruising at 66 for one before a dramatic collapse triggered by Ritesh Bhatkal, reduced them to 77 for four. Pandey then anchored the chase with his trademark calmness, steering his si…
Mysuru, June 24 (IANS) Gulbarga Mystics scored their maiden victory on Tuesday, trouncing Shivamogga Yodhas by 95 runs in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament in Mysuru.A turbo-charged batting display in the Power-play during which the Mystics smashed 93 runs, and a heroic all-round performance by Kranthi Kumar (31 of 22, 2/8) did the magic for Gulbarga, who posted a challenging 232/8. Gautam Mishra (3/34) and Ronit More (2/7) also shone with the ball as Gulbarga restricted Shivamogga to 137….
Mysuru, June 23 (IANS) Nikin Jose struck the first century of the fifth edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament, smashing an unbeaten 100 off just 47 balls, as Coastal Kings Mangaluru cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Gulbarga Mystics on Monday.Jose fittingly brought up his century with back-to-back sixes off the final two deliveries of the chase as Coastal Kings overhauled the 178-run target with 21 balls to spare. The victory was Coastal Kings’ first of the tournament after th…