Yash punja

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Hubli Tigers post a massive 110-run win over Mangaluru Dragons in the Qualifier 1 of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Tuesday to book their spot in the Final.

Devdutt Padikkal (99 not out off 64) and Abhinav Manohar (50 off 23) combined to form a dominant partnership of 105 runs in 48 balls and post a formidable total of 210/2 in 20 overs for the Tigers. Ritesh Bhatkal (3-20), K C Cariappa (2-14), Shreesha Achar (2-24), and Yash Punja (2-30) then proceeded to suffocate the Dragons in the second innings and restrict them to 100 runs in 16.1 overs.

The Dragons began the chase but faced a setback in the second over, losing impact player Sharath BR (1 off 3) for cheap to KC Cariappa. Lochan Gowda (14 off 10) attempted to shake off the loss and get runs on the board, but he too was soon caught at the boundary, off Ritesh Bhatkal. The Dragons were in a precarious situation as Thippa Reddy and Aneesh KV could push the total to just 38 runs at the end of the Power-play.