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Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: In yet another dominant display, Mysore Warriors defeated Bengaluru Blasters by 45 runs to emerge as the champions of the third edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 on Sunday.

Karthik SU (71) and Karun Nair (66) registered vital half-centuries while Manoj Bhandage electrified the packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium with an unbeaten 13-ball knock of 44* runs to place Mysore at a formidable 207/4. Chethan LR (51) waged a lone battle, but the Bengaluru Blasters were thwarted by a sizzling spell from Vidyadhar Patil (3/19) and the shrewd K Gowtham (2/23).