{ "id": "128023", "author": "23", "cnmid": null, "title": "Maharaj Trophy T20: Gulbarga Register Clinical Win Over Mangaluru; Reach Semis", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2023", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics: Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics made light work of their 145-run chase as they beat the Mangaluru Dragons by 8 wickets with 4.3 overs to spare in the Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20. \r\n", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics:<\/strong> Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics made light work of their 145-run chase as they beat the Mangaluru Dragons by 8 wickets with 4.3 overs to spare in the Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A magnificent 114-run opening stand between Gulbarga’s KV Aneesh (72* off 42 balls) and L.R Chethan (58 off 37 balls) after a clinical bowling performance in the first innings from their bowlers led by Abhilash Shetty (3\/33) made them the third team to find a place in the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

After the Mangaluru Dragons were asked to bat first by the Gulbarga Mystics, BR Sharath (38) and Thippa Reddy (27) got them off to a great start scoring 51 runs off the first five overs despite a first-ball duck for Rohan Patil who was caught behind off Gulbarga skipper Vyshak Vijaykumar’s bowling in the second over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The fall of BR Sharath in the sixth over led to a middle-order collapse with the Gulbarga Mystics bowlers continuously chipping away wickets. From a position of dominance at 56\/1 in 5.3 overs, the Mangaluru Dragons slipped to 87\/7 by the end of the 12th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Aniruddha Joshi (46) resurrected the innings, putting together a much-needed partnership of 52 runs from 38 balls with Impact Player Akshan Rao (12) before the former was dismissed by Abhilash Shetty in the 19th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sankalp Shettennavar (3) and Akshan Rao were soon removed as the Mangaluru Dragons were bundled out for 144 in 19.1 overs with Abhilash Shetty (3\/33) finishing as their best bowler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Gulbarga Mystics started their chase in grand fashion, scoring 59 runs in the powerplay without any casualties. Both K.V Aneesh and L.R Chethan scored runs at a brisk pace as they struck six fours and two sixes between them in the first six overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

LR Chethan (58 off 37 balls) went on to bring up his half-century in 33 balls while KV Aneesh (72* off 42 balls) reached the same landmark in 30 balls as the team breached the 100-run mark in exactly ten overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mangaluru skipper Krishnappa Gowtham picked up the wickets of L.R Chethan and Macneil Noronha (0) in the 12th over to give his team a glimmer of hope but Aneesh and R. Smaran (8*) ensured that there were no more setbacks in the chase as they went on to achieve the target in 15.3 overs with 8 wickets in hand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Mangaluru Dragons 144 all out in 19.1 overs (Aniruddha Joshi 46, BR Sharath 38, Thippa Reddy 27; Abhilash Shetty 3-33, Vyshak Vijaykumar 2-20, Hardik Raj 2-24) lost to Gulbarga Mystics 145\/2 in 15.3 overs (KV Aneesh 72*, LR Chethan 58; Krishnappa Gowtham 2-21) by 8 wickets.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/maharaj-trophy-t20-gulbarga-register-clinical-win-over-mangaluru-reach-semis-1693147476.JPG", "alt_img": "Maharaj Trophy T20: Gulbarga register clinical win over Mangaluru; reach semis", "alt_title": "Maharaj Trophy T20: Gulbarga register clinical win over Mangaluru; reach semis", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Maharaj Trophy T20: Gulbarga Register Clinical Win Over Mangaluru; Reach Semis On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics:\u00a0Defending Champions Gulbarga Mystics made light work of their 145-run chase as they beat the Mangaluru Dragons, Maharaj Trophy T20: Gulbarga Register Clinical Win Over Mangaluru; Reach Semis.", "seo_keywords": "Gulbarga Mystics, Mangaluru Dragons, Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20", "tag": null, "tagging": "Gulbarga Mystics, Mangaluru Dragons, Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "maharaj-trophy-t20-gulbarga-register-clinical-win-over-mangaluru-reach-semis", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1211", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-08-27 20:14:36", "updated": "2023-08-27 20:14:36", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Gulbarga Mystics, Mangaluru Dragons, Maharaj Trophy KSCA T20", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "13", "jio_date": "2023-08-27 20:14:36", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/maharaj-trophy-t20-gulbarga-register-clinical-win-over-mangaluru-reach-semis-128023" }