The Bengaluru Blasters notched up a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Shivamogga Lions to register back-to-back wins in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Thursday.
Earlier, Karthik SU and Lankesh KS led the fightback for the Warriors after a slow start, helping them post 167/7. Darshan MB was the pick of the Lions' attack with a three-wicket haul, as per a press release from Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).
Openers Luvnith Sisodia and Nikin Jose combined in a fiery unbeaten stand to make light work of a revised target of 92 runs (VJD method), guiding the Gulbarga Mystics to 10-wicket victory over the Shivamogga Lions at the Maharaja Trophy. The Gulbarga Mystics snapped out of a two-match los
Electing to bowl first, Shubhang Hegde's (3/7) three-wicket haul and Mohsin Khan's (2/5) one-over spell held the Lions to 62/6 after Nihal Ullal had given the Lions a promising start.
The opening fixture will see the Gulbarga Mystics face the Mangaluru Dragons. The Mystics, semi-finalists last season, will aim to start strongly, while the Dragons, who finished at the bottom of the table, will be eager to redeem themselves.
Abhinav Manohar and Manish Pandey followed closely behind, attracting bids of Rs 12.20 lakh each from the Hubli Tigers and Mysuru Warriors, respectively. Among the bowlers, Shivamogga Lions went big for pacer Vidwath Kaverappa at Rs 10.80 lakh, while Bengaluru Blasters shelled out Rs 8.30 l
Notably, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for organising the event, saying that he had requested to postpone the inauguration as he had a prior commitment.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 9 National Highway projects spanning 88 km, with an investment exceeding Rs 2,000 crore in Sagara Town, Shivamogga, Karnataka, a press release from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday hit back at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress on the row over the Kalasavalli-Ambargondlu bridge inauguration in Karnataka's Shivamogga district.
In a social media post on X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Your response on the Shivamogga event is noted. However, I wish to place on record that neither I nor my office was consulted before your Ministry finalized the programme and publicly circulated the invitation with my name printed on
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple key infrastructure projects, including the Kalasavalli-Ambargondlu Bridge in Karnataka's Shivamogga.