The defending champions, Mysore Warriors were back to winning ways with a 39-run victory over the Bengaluru Blasters at the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. After Yashovardhan Parantap 39 off 21 made a vital contribution to bring the Mysore Warriors to 136/7 in 16 overs match reduced to 16 overs an innings due to rain, the combination of youth and experience in Shikhar Shetty and K Gowtham sliced through the Blasters batting unit to restrict them to 97/9.
The Blasters' chase had a poor start with Chethan LR 0, Mayank Agarawal 1 off 3 and Bhuvan Raju 5 off 6 departing in quick succession. It was Shikhar Shetty, K Gowtham and Karthik CA who picked up a wicket each to leave the Blasters reeling at 8/3 in 2.4 overs.
The Blasters' downfall continued as they lost three crucial wickets in the next five overs. Shikhar Shetty turned the screws with two more wickets removing Naveen MG 9 off 7 and then striking again to send Suraj Ahuja 2 off 9 back to the pavilion. Opener Rohan Patil 10 off 12 struggled to get going until he was bowled by K Gowtham, leaving the innings in disarray.