KPL VI – Match No 02 – Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysuru Warriors at Bangalore on 02.09.17 – Mysuru Warriors won by 38 runs 

 

Intermittent rain delayed the start of the game at the scheduled time and the game started at 9.45 PM. An eight over a side game with two overs of power play was played.

 

Bengaluru Blasters became the 14^th team to take part in KPL. It is also the third team from Bangalore to participate in KPL. The complete list of team that have taken part in KPL read thus

 

No	Team	Span
1	Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)	2009-2010
2	Bangalore Provident (Rural)	2009-2010
3	Malnad Gladiators	2009-2010
4	Mysore Maharaajas	2009-2010
5	Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds	2009-2010
6	Bijapur Bulls	2009-2016
7	Mangalore United	2009-2016
8	Belagavi Panthers	2009-2017
9	Bellary Tuskers	2014-2016
10	Rockstars	2014-2016
11	Hubli Tigers	2014-2017
12	Mysuru Warriors	2014-2017
13	Namma Shivamogga	2015-2016
14	Bengaluru Blasters	2017-2017

 

KK Nair who was one of the two cricketers to have played for a single in all the five previous editions was playing for his second team in KPL – Mysore Warriors in this edition.

 

KK Nair became the fourth captain to lead Mysore Warriors in KPL. Others are – MK Pandey {18}, CM Gautham {03] and AB Sagar {02}

 

KK Nair scored 14 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 793 runs in KPL. He now occupies the sixth place in the list of most run getters in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {1165}, KB Pawan {827}, R Jonathan {823}, Amit Verma {819} and R Samarth {802}.

 

Bengaluru  Blasters was led by R Samarth in this  game. He became the 26^th captain to lead a team in KPL. The following table lists all the captains of KPL

 

No	Player	Span	No	Player	Span
1	B Akhil	2009-2016	14	RV Uthappa	2010-2016
2	R Vinay Kumar	2014-2017	15	Ganesh Satish	2010-2010
3	RK Sabharwal	2010-2015	16	R Ninan	2009-2009
4	K Sudeep	2014-2016	17	CJ William	2010-2010
5	DA Chougule	2009-2014	18	Amit Verma	2016-2016
6	MK Pandey	2014-2016	19	KK Nair	2016-2017
7	J Arunkumar	2009-2010	29	DT Patil	2009-2015
8	KR Kapoor	2014-2016	21	S Aravind	2015-2017
9	SB Joshi	2009-2010	22	CM Gautam	2015-2016
10	STR Binny	2015-2016	23	A Katti	2010-2010
11	SP Shinde	2009-2010	24	AB Sagar	2016-2016
12	B Chipli	2009-2015	25	KL Rahul	2014-2014
13	C Raghu	2009-2014	26	R Samarth	2017-2017

 

R Samarth scored a duck in this game to provide his third duck in KPL and his first as captain. R Samarth was playing his 25^th KPL game.He became the 39^th cricketer to play 25 or more KPL games.

 

VV Kumar returned with figures of 2 for 13 in this game. He now has an aggregate of 35 wickets in KPL. He occupies the fourth place in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in KPL. Others are – K Gowtham {48}, R Vinay Kumar {43} and J Suchith {42}

 

SL Akshay’s three wickets in this game fetched him a total of 30 wickets in KPL. He became the seventh bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in KPL. Others are – K Gowtham {48}, R Vinay Kumar {43}, J Suchith {42}, VV Kumar {35}, Amit Verma {34} and NC Aiyappa {31}

 

Mysuru Warriors won this game by 38 runs to register its 16^th win in KPL. Mysuru Warriors became the fifth team to win 16 or more games in KPL.  Other teams to post 16 or more wins in KPL are – Bijapur Bulls {22}, Belagavi Panthers {21}, Hubli Tigers {16} and Mangalore United [16}

 

SL Akshay earned the distinction of becoming the first cricketer in KPL to represent five teams. He had represented Hubli Tigers, Malnad Gladiators, Mangalore United in the earlier editions and he is representing Mysuru Warriors  in this edition.