KPL 2018

The Bengaluru Blasters and Bijapur Bulls game to be played from 6.40 pm onwards suffered the same fate as the afternoon game between Hubli Tigers and Ballari Tuskers, which was scheduled to start at 2.00 pm

Dean Jones, one of Australia’s great fielders, spent about 20 minutes with the lads and particularly touched on the slip catching process

The umpires made inspections at 7.40 pm and 8.20 pm before finally calling off the game at 9 pm. The ground staff worked tirelessly in an effort to get the ground ready but there had been too much water taken in

Vyshak’s telling spell (4-0-20-0) kept Ballari, 119/3 at the end of the 15th over, down to a modest 145 for 8 and the Mysuru batsmen, led by veteran Amit Verma (59, 46b, 7x4, 2x6), ensured that the effort with the ball wasn’t wasted

Vinay’s eventual 13-ball 35 (5x6) ended when he was brilliantly caught by Shekhawat, who ran back quite a distance from point to grab the skier, but the fifth wicket stand of 46 from 26 balls had served its purpose and also given the home crowd enough to cheer

'Playing in front of our fans will be great. There will be a lot of support for us and we will try and use that to our advantage. And yes they will want us to win but that doesn’t put extra pressure on us,' said Hubli Tigers captain Vinay

Bengaluru Blasters held their nerve to eke out a six-run victory over Ballari Tuskers in a thrilling Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2018 match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday night (August 17).

The seventh edition of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) will be played from August 15 to September 6. Seven teams will battle it out for the trophy. The tournament begins in Bengaluru and the final will be hosted by Mysuru.

Earlier, the evening started with players of both teams and the match officials observing a minute’s silence for former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away today and former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar, who died on Wednesday night.

With Uthappa around the entertainment was never in doubt but the foundation was laid by opener M Vishwanathan with his 26-ball 46 (6x4, 2x6). He and Uthappa, who came in at number 3, raised 75 for the second wicket in just 42 deliveries.

KPL 2018 starts on 15 August. Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi are the venues

The seventh edition of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) Twenty20 tournament will be played in the memory of the late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar