Mysore Warriors clinch title with 45 run victory against Bengaluru Blasters

Mysore Warriors defeat Bengaluru Blasters by 45 runs to win the championship.

In the first innings, Mysore Warriors were led by Karthik SU (71), Karun Nair (66), and Manoj Bhandage (44*).

Mysore Warriors' outstanding ball handling by Vidyadhar Patil (3/19) and K Gowtham (2/23) allowed them to hold Bengaluru Blasters to 162/8. 

Bengaluru, September 1, 2024: Mysore Warriors won the third Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, powered by FanCode, on Sunday, defeating Bengaluru Blasters by 45 runs in yet another outstanding performance. While Manoj Bhandage electrified the crowded M Chinnaswamy Stadium with an undefeated 13-ball knock of 44* runs to put Mysore at a daunting 207/4, Karthik SU (71) and Karun Nair (66) registered crucial half-centuries. Despite a lone effort by Chethan LR (51) the Bengaluru Blasters were stopped by a brilliant performance from Vidyadhar Patil (3/19) and astute K Gowtham (2/23). 

Vidyadhar Patil derailed the Bengaluru Blasters early in response to Mysore. In the first over, Patil dismissed Mayank Agarwal (6) with a beauty of a delivery, and in the third over, he removed Bhuvan Raju (1). Subsequently, Dhanush Gowda delivered his opening delivery to dismiss Rakshith S (5), and the Bengaluru Blasters concluded their powerplay in a difficult position at 39/3.

The exception was opener Chethan LR (51), who amassed a dazzling 29 ball fifty off three fours and four sixes before being caught by K Gowtham in the tenth over. Gowtham also removed Bengaluru Blasters at 72/5 in 10 overs with a previous selection of Shubhang Hegde (5). 

As soon as Suraj Ahuja (8), Aniruddha Joshi (18), and Naveen MG (17) dropped for little, it was game over for the Bengaluru Blasters. With two fours and three sixes, Kranthi Kumar (39*) countered, but his efforts were just symbolic. At 162/8, Bengaluru Blasters came in last.

Karthik SU (71) dominated the powerplay, hitting five fours and a six, as the Mysore Warriors, who had been invited to bat first, got off to a great start. Even though Karthik CA (3) was dismissed by Naveen MG in the fourth over, Karun Nair entered the game to pair with Karthik SU, and by the end of the powerplay, the team had reached 52/1.  

Karthik SU would score his third half-century of the season before the ten-over mark, taking thirty balls to reach the mark. Before being outwitted by Shubhang Hegde and being stumped in the 14th over, Karthik SU hit two more sixes to break the 81-run partnership with Karun Nair.

The next player out was Harshil Dharmani (6), who was dismissed by Kranthi Kumar in the fifteenth over, leaving the Mysore Warriors at 119/3. 32 runs were scored off of Karun Nair's first 34 deliveries, but in the 16th over, he broke free and hit Shubhang Hegde for a six over extra cover. In the same over, Manoj Bhandage (44*) also got things going with two sixes. 

Then, in the 17th over, Karun Nair dismissed Lavish Kaushal, scoring 16 runs and reaching a fifty off 40 balls. Karun Nair and Bhandage scored 48 runs in 14 balls before Nair was removed by Chethan LR at long on off Naveen MG. After 17.3 overs, Mysore Warriors were at 167/4. Mysore Warriors reached 207/4 thanks to two sixes and two fours smashed by Bhandage in the last over and an undefeated partnership of 40 runs with J Suchith (7*).

Short Scores

By 45 runs, Mysore Warriors prevailed.

The Mysore Warriors scored 207/4 in 20 overs, with Karun Nair scoring 66 runs off 45 balls, Manoj Bhandage scoring 44* runs off 13 balls, Naveen MG scoring 2/44, and Kranthi Kumar scoring 1/23.

Bengaluru Blasters score 162/8 in 20 overs (with *Kranthi Kumar scoring 39 runs in 21 balls, Aniruddha Joshi scoring 18 runs in 17 balls, Vidyadhar Patil scoring 3/19, and K Gowtham scoring 2/23).