Harshwardhan khuba

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Mangaluru Dragons defeated Gulbarga Mystics by 39 runs in the last group stage match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 league at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium here on Monday. With this win, Mangaluru Dragons finished on top of the table and will face Hubli Tigers in Qualifier 1, while Gulbarga Mystics will take on Bengaluru Blasters in the Eliminator on Tuesday..

After a shaky start to the first innings by the Dragons, Aadarsh Prajwal (27 not out off 15) and Shivaraj S (46 not out off 22) combined for a 75-run partnership in 31 balls and helped the team to 180/6 in the 20 overs. Despite a decent start from Luvnith Sisodia (29 off 13), the Mystics failed to form a stable partnership, courtesy of an exceptional spell from Sachin Shinde (4-14), and ended up losing the match with a total of 141/9 in 20 overs.

Luvnith Sisodia stepped out of the pavilion with a point to prove, propelling the Mystics to 30 runs in three overs with three boundaries and one six. However, he was soon caught at the boundary, off Macneil Norohna. Harshwardhan Khuba (12 off 13) also walked back after being caught off Sachin Shinde. There was still hope as Smaran R. and Siddharth took up the helm and pushed the Mystics up to 49 runs after Power-play.