MRKPL-M23-Mysuru Warriors vs Hubli Tigers at Mysuru on 15.09.15 – Hubli Tigers won by 24 runs

Reliable Openers of Hubli Tigers – Mohd Taha and KB Pawan put on 75 runs for the first wicket on which Hubli Tigers posted 155 for 7 wickets. CJ Williams batting at number five was the highest scorer with 43 runs. Mohd Taha {37} and KB Pawan {36} were the other principle scorers. D Anand was the pick of the bowlers for Mysuru Warriors with a bag of 3 for 22. He was well supported by K Gowtham who returned with figures of 2 for 28.

Mysuru Warriors the chase tough as it lost wickets at regular intervals. Skipper CM Gautham was the top scorer with 30 runs. J Suchith contributed 27 runs. K Kamath was the wrecker in chief with 3 for 12 in three overs. SL Akshay and Kranthi Kumar returned with figures of 2 for 12 and 2 for 15 respectively.

MRKPL-M24-Mangalore United vs Rockstars at Mysuru on 15.09.15 – Mangalore United won by 16 runs

Mangalore United were reeling against a disciplined bowling attack of Rockstars and its score board read a dismal 103 for 7. At the fall of sixth wicket UB Patel joined AS Brar when the score was exact 100. One run later UB Patel was dropped and he made use of the dropped catch by scoring 25 runs. Mangalore United finished with 145 for 7. UB Patel and RG More added 42 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket. V Mahesh reaped the harvest by captuing 3 wickets for 21 runs.

Rockstars could muster 129 in its allotted 20 overs. Madan Mohan and veteran C Raghu added 64 runs for the fifth wicket and raised a semblance of victory for Rockstars. Madan Mohan scored 38 while C Raghu scored 49. Rockstars batsman found Mitrakant Yadav too hot to handle, as the left arm spinner finished with 4 for 17. He earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the KPL to bag four wickets in an innnings on three occasions.

MRKPL-M25-Bellary Tuskers vs Hubli Tigers at Mysuru on 16.09.15 – Hubli Tigers won by three runs

Hubli Tigers posted 110 for 9 in 20.0 overs and defended the total to win by three runs. Skipper KR Kapoor’s 26 was the highest score in Hubli Tigers innings. Opening batsman KB Pawan {24} and CJ William {20} were the other two batsmen who scored 20 plus runs. CA Karthik bagged three wickets conceding 22 runs.

Disciplined bowling by Hubli Tigers bowlers ensured a win by three runs. S Kaushik was the only bowler to leak 30 plus runs {none for 30}. DT Patil was the top scorer for Bellary Tuskers.

KB Pawan’s two boundary fours in this game gave him an aggregate of 61 boundary fours in KPL. He became the sixth batsman to score 60 plus boundary fours in KPL. Others are – KK Nair {67}, B Chipli {63}, Amit Verma {62}, MA Agarwal {61} and RK Sabharwal {60}

Amit Verma and CA Karthik’s wicket tally in KPL 2015 read 10 each respectively. They joined Mitrakanth Yadav {13} and J Suchith {10} who had captured ten or more wickets in KPL 2015.

NC Aiyappa’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the game read 29. He now shares the second place amongst the bowlers who have taken most wickets in KPL with R Vinay Kumar and UB Patel who also have taken 29 wickets. The record for most wickets in KPL is held by K Gowtham who has taken 33 wickets.

This game was won by Hubli Tigers by three runs to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a game by a single digit run in KPL. Hubil Tigers has won another game by exact three runs against Mangalore United at Bangalore on 06.09.14

DT Patil’s three boundary fours in this game gave him an aggregate of 62 boundary fours in KPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 60 plus boundary fours in KPL. Others are – KK Nair {67}, B Chipli {63}, Amit Verma {62}, MA Agarwal {61}, KB Pawan {61} and RK Sabharwal {60}

MRKPL-M26-Belagavi Panthers vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysuru on 16.09.15 – Belagavi Panthers won by seven wickets

R Vinay Kumar’s lone wicket gave him a total of 30 wickets in KPL. He became the second bowler to capture 30 plus wikcets in KPL after K Gowtham. K Gowthsm has an aggregate of 35 wickets in KPL

With 30 wickets to his credit, R Vinay Kumar now holds the record for most wickets representing a single team in KPL. He went past UB Patel who had taken 29 wickets playing for a single team. R Vinay Kumar represents Belagavi Panthers while UB Patel represents Mangalore United.

R Vinay Kumar led his team astutely to restrict Bijapur Bulls to 118 for 8 – its lowest total in KPL.

R Jonathan’s first run in this game gave him a total of 700 runs in KPL. At the end of this game his total read 705. He became the third batsman in KPL to amass 700 plus runs. Others are – MA Agarwal {740} and B Chipli {724}

S Hoover and R Vinay Kumar with thier partnership of 71 runs runs for the second wicket ensured a facile win of seven wickets. S Hoover scored 41 while R Vinay Kumar remained not out on 60

This win gave Belagavi Panthers its 17th win in KPL. They share the most wins record with Bijapur Bulls who also have 17 wins in KPL