Match reports of KPL games – Match 09 to 12
MRKPL-09 – Bellary Tuskers vs Mysuru Warriors at Hubli on 07.09.15 – Mysuru Warriors won by five wickets
J Suchith was instrumental in restricting Bellary Tuskers to a modest total of 122 for 8 in 20.0 overs. He captured five wikets conceding 20 runs which earned him the distinction of becoming the second bowler and the first spin bowler to capture five wickets in KPL. AA Joshi was the top scorer for Bellary Tuskers with 43 runs
Mysuru Warriors surpassed the target for the loss of five wickets. Inform opener K Arjun Hoysala scored 42 and was the mainstay in Mysuru’s innings. Mysuru had lost its five wickets for 84 runs and was in a bit of bother. Shoaib Manager and K Gowtham with 20 not out and 16 not out ensured that their team coasting to the first win of this year edition of KPL. They were concerned in an unfinished stand of 39 runs for the sixth wicket.
MRKPL-10 – Bijapur Bulls vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 07.09.15 – Match abandoned with toss and declared as a No result match
The match was abandoned after the toss took place to provide the fourth occasion of a No result game in KPL.
The other three no result games in KPL are –
Bangalore Brigadiers {Urban} vs Shamanoor Davanagere Diamonds at Bangalore on 24.09.10
Belagavi Panthers vs Mangalore United at Bangalore on 27.09.10 and
Bijapur Bulls vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 07.09.15
Thus Mangalore United became the first team in KPL to be involved in two No result games
MRKPL-M11 – Rockstars vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 08.09.15 – Namma Shivamogga won by eight wickets
New entrants to the tournament – Namma Shivamogga coasted to its third successive win in the tournament, They restricted Rockstars to a modest 146 for 4. Rajeev scored the first fifty for Rockstars when he scored 52 in this game. Charan Teja’s 42 also contributed to the Rockstar’s total. D Vishwanath was the pick of the bowlers with a bag of 2 for 25
Namma Shimogga fielded three cricketers who are the sons of famed cricketers of Karnataka – Sadiq Kirmani {son of SMH Kirmani}, Daivik Vishwanath {Son of GR Vishwanath} and Stuart Binny {son of Roger Binny} – a rare coinidence
SH Kirmani {87 not out} and SN Ooty {51} and thier opening partnership of 129 runs ensured Namma Shivamogga a facile win in this game. They romped home by eight wickets.
SH Kirmani and SN Ooty added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 15th occaaion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL
SH Kirmani’s 87 not out in this game represent the 12th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in KPL. It also represents the highest individual score by a wikcet keeper batsman in KPL. The previous best was 78 by RK Sabharwal for Mangalore United vs Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds at Bangalore on 29.09.10
MRKPL-M12-Hubli Tigers vd Belgavi Panthers at Hubli on 08.09.15 – Belgavi Panthers won by 70 runs
It was all Mayank Agarwal in this game. At the end of this game, he owned the following records in KPL
Remains the only batsman to score two hundreds.
Most runs in KPL – 724 runs. He became the first batsman to total 700 plus runs
Most sixes in KPL – 33 sixes. He became the first batsman to score 30 plus sixed
Most fours in KPL – 58 fours – Shares the record for most fours with KK Nair
Most sixes in an innings – Seven
MA Agarwal scored 103 in this game. It was his second hundred of the tournament and also provide the fifth hundred in KPL. His 103 runs came in 58 deliveries with five boundary fours and seven boundary sixes.
AM Reddy and MA Agarwal added 112 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL
AM Reddy and MA Agarwal added 112 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Belagavi Panthers batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the third occasion of Belagavi Panthers batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL.
MA Agarwal completed 700 runs in KPL when he was on 79 during his knock of 103 in this game. He became the first batsman to aggregate 700 plus runs in KPL. His run aggregate at the end of the game stood at 724
Belagavi Panthers posted 210 for four in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in KPL. It also provides the third occasion of Belagavi Panthers posting a total of 200 plus runs in KPL
Belagavi Panthers won this game by 70 runs to provide the seventh occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin
NV Prasad captured four wickets for 16 in this game to provide the 26th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in KPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Belgavi Panthers capturing four or more wickets in KPL
This win was Belgavi Panthers 14th win in KPL. They now share the record for most wins in the tournament with Bijapur Bulls. Bijapur Bulls have also won 14 games
Hubli Tigers were dismissed all out for 140 runs in this game. Vinoo Prasad played havoc to pick up four wickets conceding 16 runs.