Belagavi  Panthers and Bijapur Bulls clash for KPL 2017 title on 24.09.17 at Hubballi. It is interesting to note  that Belagavi Panthers  is one of the teams that clashed in the finals of KPL on three occasions including the current one. They were the finalists in the inaugural edition of 2009 and in 2014

Bijapur Bulls is in the fray for the second  occasion having emerged winners  in 2015 edition. The following table lists the finalists in each edition of  KPL

FINALISTS IN EACH OF THE EDITIONS
No	Edition	Team-1	Team-2	Venue	Date
1	2009	Bangalore Rural Provident	Belgavi Panthers	Bangalore	23.09.09
2	2010	Mangalore United	Bangalore Rural Providence	Bangalore	29.09.10
3	2014	Mysore Warriors	Belgavi Panthers	Hubli	17.09.14
4	2015	Bijapur Bulls	Hubli Tigers	Mysore	20.09.15
5	2016	Bellary Tuskers	Hubli Tigers	Hubballi	02.10.16
6	2017	Belagavi Panthers	Bijapur Bulls	Hubballi	24.09.17

The following table details the winner and the runner in each of the  earlier five editions  of Karnataka Premier League. It is interesting to note that  none  of  the winners up has  defended the KPL title they have won in the previous year. Each edition has seen a different team winning the final giving credence to the famous  saying that “Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties”

WINNERS  AND RUNNERS  IN EACH OF THE EDITIONS
No	Edition	Winners	Runners	Venue	Date
1	2009	Bangalore Rural Provident	Belgavi Panthers	Bangalore	23.09.09
2	2010	Mangalore United	Bangalore Rural Providence	Bangalore	29.09.10
3	2014	Mysore Warriors	Belgavi Panthers	Hubli	17.09.14
4	2015	Bijapur Bulls	Hubli Tigers	Mysore	20.09.15
5	2016	Bellary Tuskers	Hubli Tigers	Hubballi	02.10.16