Published: Sep 20, 2015, 04:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 02:22 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2015 Final between Hubli Tigers and Bijapur Bulls at Mysore. I am Pramod Ananth and I will be bringing you the updates from the game. Tigers put in a good performance against Belagavi Panthers in the Qualifier Two to earn their place in the final of the event. They had earlier defeated Mangalore United in the eliminator and made it to the Qualifier. Bulls on the other hand had defeated Panthers in the Qualifier One by six wickets and have therefore made a direct entry to the final. Both teams have the momentum going into this match and it is set to be a grand finale with both teams aiming for the coveted title of being crowned the champions of Karnataka.
Vyshak Kumar is the man of the match for his excellent spell of bowling and Robin Uthappa is adjudged the man of the series.
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 115/3 | Overs 17.1 | Target 115| Robin Uthappa 38 (34), Balachandra Akhil 36 (19): That’s it! It’s all over at Mysore and Bijapur Bulls have thrashed Hubli Tigers by seven wickets and have won their first ever KPL title. Akhil and Uthappa, the two senior pros have done the job for their team.
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 73/3 | Overs 13 | Target 115| Robin Uthappa 22 (21), Balachandra Akhil 10 (7): Bulls have lost yet another wicket as Raju is caught in the deep. Uthappa and skipper Balachandra Akhil will be entrusted upon to lead their team home. OUT! Suneel Raju c Taha b Kishore 4 (5)
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 43/2 | Overs 9| Target 115| Robin Uthappa 7 (8), Suneel Raju 1 (1): Bulls have lost a couple of wickets but are still very much in control of the required run rate. Tigers have just struck before the strategic time out with Kranthi Kumar picking up both wickets. OUT! Rajoo Bhatkal b Kranthi Kumar 6 (11), Ravikumar Samarth c Prateek b Kranthi Kumar 27 (34)
Live cricket score Bijapur Bulls 21/0 | Overs 4| Target 115| Ravikumar Samarth 14 (18), Rajoo Bhatkal 3 (6): Bulls are off to a steady start. They are batting sensibly as they know they have plenty of time to knock down these runs. Tigers on the other hand, need a couple of wickets soon.
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 114/9 | Overs 20| Kishore Kamath 5 (7): Tigers have managed to play out their entire quota of 20 overs and have registered just 114 runs. Bulls will need less then six and over to be crowned the new champions of KPL. OUT! Kranthi Kumar run out 21 (16), Prateek Jain st Uthappa b Cariappa0 (1)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 92/7 | Overs 17| Kranthi Kumar 4 (6): Tigers are now in deeper trouble and are struggling to get past the 100-run mark. Their top-scorer Pawan is dismissed and Bulls now look to wrap things up as early as possible. OUT! KB Pawan c & b Cariappa 32 (33), Chethan William b Cariappa 8 (9), SL Akshay c Mithun b Vyshak 5 (5)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 73/4 | Overs 13| KB Pawan 31 (29), Chethan Williams 0 (0): Just when the partnership was looking to threaten, Bulls have picked up a wicket. Some good fielding fetches Bulls yet another wicket. Tigers will now have to bat very well if the are to put up a competitive total. OUT! Dikshanshu Negi st Uthappa b Appanna 21 (24), Nithin Bhille run put 10 (8)
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 44/2 | Overs 8| KB Pawan 19 (17), Dikshanshu Negi 14 (14) : Tigers are now looking to consolidate after the loss of two early wickets. Bulls have managed to keep the run-rate under check. Tigers will have to up the ante from here to have any chance of posting a decent score.
Live cricket score Hubli Tigers 15/1 | Overs 4| KB Pawan 4 (5), Dikshanshu Negi 0 (2) : Tigers are off to a shaky start as they have losttheir opener Mohammed Taha, who made a match-winning 93 in the previous match against Belagavi Panthers. Bulls will look to pick up a few more wickets in the next couple of overs. Skipper Kunal Kapoor too perishes after Bulls build up the pressure. OUT! Mohammed Taha b Vyshak 1 (7), Kunal Kapoor b Vyshak 5 (10)
TOSS: Bijapur Bulls win toss and will have a bowl
Squads:
Bijapur Bulls (From): Balachandra Akhil(c), Ravikumar Samarth, Raju Bhatkal, Robin Uthappa (wk), Deepak Chougule, Sunil Raju, Mohanram Nidesh, Vyshak V, Abhimanyu Mithun, Cariappa, KP Appanna, Aditya Somanna, Sharath BR, Sharan Gouda, Ritesh Bhatkal, Raghavendra Kanchikeri.
Hubli Tigers (From): Kunal Kapoor (c), Lokesh Rahul, Mohammed Taha, KB Pawan, Kranthi Kumar, Dikshanshu Negi, , Nitin Bhille(wk), 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.
