Published: Sep 06, 2015, 12:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 02:08 PM (IST)
Hello everyone and welcome to the coverage of the seventh match of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) between Hubli Tigers and Bijapur Bulls at Hubli. I am Nikhil Popat and I will be bringing you the updates from the game. Both the teams won their opening game of the tournament and will be wanting to continue the good work and keep the momentum building. The Bulls led by B Akhil will hope the internationals in Robin Uthappa, KC Cariappa help them while the Tigers will rely on the services of Sreenath Aravind and the other locals for a better performance. Who will win the game today, the Bulls or the Tigers? Catch all the live cricket scores and updates from the first game of the double header on Sunday.
Bulls lead the points table, with this win.
Man of the Match: Robin Uthappa
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 153/3 | Overs 17 | Batting: Robin Uthappa 73(45), Balachandra Akhil 24(19) | Robin Uthappa has single-handedly steered the Bijapu Bulls to a seven-wicket win. Deepak Chougule was the third wicket to fall, but Uthappa has smashed five fours and four sixes in his 45-ball 73 to complete the chase with three overs to spare. OUT! Deepak Chougule c N Bhille b Dikshanshu 17 (20)
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 81/2 | Overs 10 | Batting: Robin Uthappa 35(25), Chougule 9(16) | A second wicket has fallen, that of Samarth, via a run out, but Robin Uthappa and Chougule have been milking the bowling well. Uthappa has struck a big six, among the milked runs, to keep his team well in the hunt in the chase. OUT! Samarth run out 20 (14)
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 47/1 | Overs 4 | Batting: Robin Uthappa 15(8), Chetan 17(11) | A front-foot no-ball prevented Hubli from claiming their first wicket, an edge to the wicketkeeper. There are four fours it in that over, three by Samarth, and one by Uthappa. The first wicket fell in the second over, Bhatkal slogged left-arm spinner Naveen to the mid-on fielder, who took the catch. Uthappa hit two more fours through the off side off the fourth over. OUT! KB Pawan st Uthappa b Cariappa 73(58)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 152/6 | Overs 20 | Batting: Kranthi Kumar 10(6), Chetan 4(4) | A fine total on board for the Hubli Tigers and Pawan has played a key role in getting them to the total. There were a few wickets falling for them in the end though. Aravind gets out top edging a sweep shot off the bowling of Apanna. Pawan was out with a score of 73 and was stumped. OUT! Aravind c Nidesh b Apanna 9(5) OUT! KB Pawan st Uthappa b Cariappa 73(58) OUT! Nitin c Aditya b Cariappa 0(1)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 106/3 | Overs 15 | Batting: KB Pawan51(44), Aravind 0(0) | Apanna comes on and he strikes first ball as he gets Abhinav is stumped and the 40-run stand is broken. Pawan though keeps the runs flowing with a huge six over the leg side. Kunal Kapoor joins in the fun and scoops one over the fine leg fence for another maximum. But Kapoor departs as he tries to go over covers. OUT! Abhinav Manohar st Uthapa b Apanna 15(19) OUT! K Kapoor c Mithun b Vyshak 15(11)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 68/1 | Overs 11 | Batting: KB Pawan 28(32), Abhinav 15(18) | After the time-out, the Tigers are looking to rebuild their innings. Cariappa comes on to bowl and he creates a stumping chance but the keeper missed it altogether. Akhil then brings himself onto bowl. Abhinav carts him over the long off fence for the first boundary of the game. There was a close stumping appeal but it went in favour of the batsman.
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 50/1| Overs 7 | Batting: KB Pawan 21(18), Abhinav 6(8) | KP Apanna is the new bowler for the Bulls. He starts with one that turns a long way from outside off, beating the bat of Pawan who was beaten all ends up. Pawan though hits another maximum, the fifth one for the day.
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 30/1 | Overs 4 | Batting: KB Pawan 5(5), Abhinav 2(3) | Taha is living very dangerously here, in an over of Vyshak he swung and missed on five out of the six balls bowled to him. The ball does not seem to be carrying through nicely here. Taha finally makes contact and fetches himself a maximum to deep square leg. Raju Bhatkal comes onto bowl from the media end. Taha welcomes him with a maximum towards square leg but then he is caught at short third man trying to drive on the up. OUT! M Taha c Somanna b Bhatkal 22(16)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 9/0 | Overs 1 | Batting: KB Pawan 1(1), Mohammad Taha 8(5) | The two openers are out in the middle as Abhimanyu Mithun runs in to bowl. Runs rightaway as Taha gets off the mark with a clip towards deep fine leg. Pawan too gets off the mark with a nudge to fine leg. Taha gets the first maximum as he top edges a pull shot down to fine leg fence.
Toss: Bijapur Bulls win toss and have elected to field first!
Squads:
Bijapur Bulls (From): Ravikumar Samarth, Raju Bhatkal, Robin Uthappa(w), Deepak Chougule, Sunil Raju, Mohanram Nidesh, Balachandra Akhil(c), Vyshak V, Abhimanyu Mithun, Cariappa, KP Appanna, Aditya Somanna, Sharath BR, Sharan Gouda, Ritesh Bhatkal, Raghavendra Kanchikeri.
Hubli Tigers (From): Lokesh Rahul, Mohammed Taha, KB Pawan, Kunal Kapoor, Kranthi Kumar, Dikshanshu Negi, Sreenath Aravind(c), Nitin Bhille(w), Chethan William, Nishant Shekhawat, Santhebennur Akshay, Balachandra Naveen, Prateek Jain, Suraj Sampath, Abhinav Manohar, Shashi Shekhar, Shivil Kaushik, AM Kiran, Aditya H N, Roshan Raju.
