MRKPL-M27 – Namma Shivamogga vs Mangalore United at Mysuru on 17.09.15 – Mangalore United won by three wickets

Namma Shivamogga batted first in this game after winning the toss. It could muster a none-too-comfortable total of 137 for 7. Skipper STR Binny’s 44 was the main contribtion to Namma Shivamogga’s total. RG More, SK Moinuddin and BN Bharath shared the spoils with two wickets apiece. S Gopal {24} was the other batsman to score 20 plus runs

Mangalore United romped home by three wickets. STR Biiny led his team astutely and made the opponents task difficult a bit difficult. He picked up two wickets and held an acrobatic catch to dismiss opener RP Kadam.

MRKPL-M28 – Mysuru Warriors vs Rockstars at Mysuru on 17.09.15 – Mysuru Warriors won by 75 runs

Riding on an opening stand of 110 runs between Arjun Hoysala and skipper CM Gautham, Mysore Warriors posted a total of 175 for 5 in 20.0 overs. Arjun Hoysala made 73 while CM Gautham scored 42 before he was run out. Nikin Jose who made his debut for Mysuru Warriors made a quickfire 25 in 18 deliveries. Madan Mohan was the pick of the bowlers with a bag of 3 for 21.

Nikin Jose shone with the leather also to return with figure of 6 for 11. His figure represent the best bowling figures in KPL. None of the Rockstars batsmen had a clue to this young lad’s bowling and he virtually toyed with them. Rockstars folded for an exact 100, while Nikin Jose’s figures read an impressive 3.2-0-11-6. Introduced into the attack in the eleventh over, he played havoc to dismiss Rockstats in 16.2 overs. He was born on 21.08.2000 and has completed 15 years just last month

MRKPL-M29-Eliminator – Hubli Tigers vs Mangalore United at Mysuru on 18.09.15 – Hubli Tigers won by nine wickets

Eliminator became an one sided affair as Mangalore United were dismissed for a paltry 101. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, none of the Mangalore United batsmen fared well, thus reducing the contest to become one sided affair. Wickets fell at regular intervals, while D Nagi {3 for 13}, S Kaushik {2 for 25} and K Kamath {2 for 13} made merry. KB Pawan took three catches and the fielding of Hubli Tigers was tidy.

Chasing the modest total, Hubli Tigers romped home by nine wickets. KB Pawan and Mohd Taha ensured that there were no hick ups during the chase and posted their fourth opening stand of 71 before KB Pawan was dismissed run out for 27. Mohd Taha who scored 58 added 31 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket ensured a facile win by nine wickets. KB Pawan aggregated 280 at the end of this game

MRKPL-M30- Qualifier 1 – Belgavi Panthers vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysuru on 18.09.15 – Bijapur Bulls won by six wickets

This game also turned out to be an one sided contest. Put into bat, Belagavi Panthers posted a none-too-comfortable total of 118 for 8 in 20.0 overs. KP Appanna and KC Cariappa were the wreckers-in-chief. Both the bowlers captured three wickets each. KC Cariappa had a tally of 13 wickets in KPL 2015 as at the end of this game. AM Reddy top scored in Belagavi Panther’s innings with 27.

RV Uthappa’s 50 and useful contributions from opener RR Bhatkal {23}, SN Raju {19*}, B Akhil {13} and M Nidesh {11*} made the chase easy for Bijapur Bulls. RR Bhatkal and RV Uthappa added 73 runs for the second wicket after Bijapur Bulls lost opener R Samarth for a duck to the second delivery of the innings. S Hoover picked up two of the four wickets that fell in Bijapur Bulls’ innings. He returned with 2 for 20 in three overs.