Published: Sep 12, 2015, 04:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 02:26 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2015. Today in the match 18 of KPL 2015 Mangalore United (MU) are taking on Bellary Tuskers (BT) at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore. The tournament is in its middle-way stage and the all the teams are looking to stay in the top four spots in the points table. At this stage winning the game and securing crucial points is the one and only objective for the teams.Rohit Sabharwal-led Mangalore United are at the fourth position at the points table whereas the Bharat Chipli-led Bellary Tuskers are at No. 6. So, for both these teams a win or loss here can decide their future in the current edition of the tournament. Get all the updates of the Mangalore United vs Bellary Tuskers match here.
Live Cricket Score MU 157/8 | Overs 20; BATTING: BN Bhareth 45(23), Abhishek Bhat 1(1): Patel and Bhareth put up a good fight towards the final stages of the match, especially in the 17th over by Prasidh Krishna which fetches the chasing side 20 valuable runs, all of which are scored by Bhareth. NC Aiyappa bowls a tight 18th over, going for six runs after serving a couple of yorkers. Bhareth brings up the 50-partnership with a couple of sixes towards the leg-side off Anil’s bowling, which is followed by a boundary to reduce the equation even further for Mangalore United, which reads 11 needed off 6 balls at the end of the penultimate over. Aiyappa comes in to bowl the next over, and bowls Udit out off the first ball courtesy an inside edge. Ronit More is unable to score off the next two deliveries. Bhareth is brought back on strike, but manages to get only a single after failing to connect properly, with More getting himself run-out after attempting to return for a second run, pretty much sealing the deal for Bellary. Bhareth manages a single off the final delivery to remain unbeaten on 45 as the Tuskers complete a 7-run win! OUT! Udit Patel b NC Aiyappa 14(12), Ronit More run out 1(3)
Live Cricket Score MU 105/6 | Overs 15; BATTING: Udit Patel 6(3), BN Bhareth 3(6): Mangalore have lost more than half of their side by now, including the crucial wicket of Rohan Kadam. Arshdeep nicks a rising delivery by Krishna to the wicketkeeper, before the bowler traps Rohit Sabharwal off the very next delivery to get on a hattrick. Kadam departs after bringing up his half-century, attempting to send a full-toss by Karthik towards fine-leg, but gets his off-stump cartwheeled a couple of yards away after missing the line. Avinash departs after scoring a run-a-ball 9 due to a mix-up, stranded at the non-striker’s end with Bhareth. Mangalore United need 60 runs to win from 30 balls. OUT! Arshdeep Singh Brar c Devraj Patil b Prasidh Krishna 9(5), Rohit Sabharwal lbw b Prasidh Krishna 0(1), Rohan Kadam b CA Karthik 50(41), Chandrushekar Avinash run out 9(9)
Live Cricket Score MU 67/2 | Overs 10; BATTING: Rohan Kadam 43(34), Arshdeep Singh Brar 1(1): The Tuskers draw first blood after getting the important wicket of Karun Nair, who departs after patiently getting to 19 off 20 deliveries. Nair goes down on one knee and attempts to clear the legside boundary, but gets caught by Shivam Mishra at deep square-leg. Shishir Bhavane is next to depart, with Prasidh Krishna safely completing the catch at long-on off the bowling of Amit Verma after spilling an easy chance a few minutes ago. OUT! Karun Nair c Shivam Mishra b Anil IG, Shishir Bhavane c Prasidh Krishna b Amit Verma 2(5)
Live Cricket Score MU 41/0 | Overs 5; BATTING: Rohan Kadam 29(25), Karun Nair 13(9): Mangalore are off to a good start thanks to Kadam and Nair, both of whom have scored boundaries at regular intervals to keep the scoreboard ticking at an ideal pace.
Live Cricket Score BT 164 | Overs 20; BATTING: Prasidh Krishna 1(1): And Bellary Tuskers are have been bowled out for 164, with IG Anil getting a leading edge towards Mitrakanth Yadav at gully in the last ball of the innings. The last five overs have seen Mangalore dominate, with Bellary scoring 43 runs while taking five wickets. Yadav finishes as the pick among the bowlers, taking four wickets for just 19 runs, while Abhishek Bhat finishes with figures of 3 for 45. OUT! Amit Verma c BN Bhareth b Abhishek Bhat 38(22), SP Manjunath b Mitrakanth Yadav 2(3), Shivam Mishra c Karun Nair b Mitrakanth Yadav 22(20), NC Aiyappa st Rohit Sabharwal b Karun Nair 1(3), IG Anil c Mitrakanth Yadav b Karun Nair
Live Cricket Score BT 121/5 | Overs 15; BATTING: Amit Verma 18(14), Shivam Mishra 5(8):Mitrakanth Yadav gets rid of Devraj Patil, trapping him leg-before for 22 off 17, before Aniruddha Joshi was caught at extra-cover by BN Bhareth for a duck off the very next delivery. Mangalore United are suddenly in control of the match with back-to-back dismissals now, with Pavan Deshpande getting stumped while batting on 40 after the ball rebounds from wicketkeeper Sabharwal’s gloves onto the stumps, with the batsman’s left foot well out of the crease. OUT! Devraj Patil lbw Mitrakanth Yadav 22(17), Aniruddha Joshi c BN Bhareth b Mitrakanth Yadav 0(1), Pavan Deshpande st. Rohit Sabharwal b Udit Patel 40(31)
Live Cricket Score BT 92/2 | Overs 10; BATTING: Pavan Deshpande 36(26), Devraj Patil 21(15): Bhat concedes 14 runs in the sixth over, but not without removing the dangerous-looking Karthik for a 13-ball 23. Wicketkeeper batsman Devraj Patil and Pavan Deshpande manage to get the occasional boundary and six in the overs to come, with the Tuskers still in a fairly strong position with a run-rate well over nine at the moment. OUT! CA Karthik c Rohit Sabharwal b Abhishek Bhat 23 (13)
Live Cricket Score BT 43/1 | Overs 5; BATTING: Pavan Deshpande 18(14), CA Karthik 15(10): Barring the dismissal of skipper Bharat Chipli, who was caught by Shishir Bhavane off the bowling of Abhishek Bhat, Bellary Tuskers are off to a decent start in their first five overs. Karthik is beginning to execute strokes with finesse, sending the ball towards the fence thrice in the third over to move to the double figures in no time. OUT! Bharat Chipli c Shishir Bhavane b Abhishek Bhat 8(6)
Teams:
Bellary Tuskers: Bharat Chipli (c), Pawan Deshpande, Amit Verma, Aniruddha Joshi, Devraj Patil(wk), S P Manjunatha, Karthik CA, Anil I G, Prasidh, Neravanda Aiyappa, Shivam Mishra
Mangalore United: (c & wk), Karun Nair, Rohan Kadam, Shishir Bhavane, K C Avinash, Arsdeep Singh Brar, Udit Patel, BN Bhareth, Mitrakanth Yadav, Ronit More, Rohit Sabharwal, Abhishek Bhat
