The opening fixture will see the Gulbarga Mystics face the Mangaluru Dragons. The Mystics, semi-finalists last season, will aim to start strongly, while the Dragons, who finished at the bottom of the table, will be eager to redeem themselves. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mystics\u2019 top-order batter, Smaran R, recently named as a standby for the South Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy, said, \u201cI have always enjoyed playing the Maharaja Trophy. Over the years, it has grown into a feeder line system to the bigger stages like the IPL. On a personal front, I feel I\u2019m in a good headspace, raring to go out there and try contributing as much as possible for the team\u2019s success.\" Speaking about the season opener against the Dragons, he added, \u201cIt\u2019s important to start the season well. With a good blend of experience and some quality youngsters, we are confident heading into the season.\u201d <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second match of the day will bring a repeat of last year\u2019s final as defending champions Mysore Warriors, take on the Bengaluru Blasters. Among the Blasters\u2019 retentions this season is 24-year-old all-rounder Shubhang Hegde, who believes the side is entering the tournament with clarity and confidence. \u201cI\u2019m really excited. I was part of the auction table as well, so I knew exactly what we wanted and what we got was good,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited because we\u2019ve filled in most of the blanks, and I think we\u2019ve got everything we need for any kind of pitch that we\u2019re going to be on.\u201d <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Action will continue Tuesday with the Hubli Tigers beginning their campaign against the Shivamogga Lions in the first match of the day. The second fixture will see Mysore Warriors take on the Gulbarga Mystics. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The league stage will run until August 25, followed by the playoffs comprising Qualifier I, the Eliminator, and Qualifier II, culminating in the Final on August 28. The top four sides at the end of the league stage will advance to the knockout phase. On all matchdays, the first clash will start at 3:15 pm, followed by the second match at 7:15 pm. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 match schedule <\/p>\r\n\r\n
11 August \u2013 Gulbarga Mystics vs Mangaluru Dragons \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
11 August \u2013 Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysore Warriors \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
12 August \u2013 Hubli Tigers vs Shivamogga Lions \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
12 August \u2013 Mysore Warriors vs Gulbarga Mystics \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
13 August \u2013 Bengaluru Blasters vs Hubli Tigers \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
13 August \u2013 Mangaluru Dragons vs Shivamogga Lions \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
14 August \u2013 Mysore Warriors vs Mangaluru Dragons \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
14 August \u2013 Gulbarga Mystics vs Bengaluru Blasters \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
15 August \u2013 Shivamogga Lions vs Bengaluru Blasters \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
15 August \u2013 Hubli Tigers vs Mangaluru Dragons \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
16 August \u2013 Shivamogga Lions vs Gulbarga Mystics \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
16 August \u2013 Mysore Warriors vs Hubli Tigers \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
17 August \u2013 Mangaluru Dragons vs Bengaluru Blasters \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
17 August \u2013 Mysore Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
18 August \u2013 Mysore Warriors vs Bengaluru Blasters \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
18 August \u2013 Gulbarga Mystics vs Hubli Tigers \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
19 August \u2013 Gulbarga Mystics vs Shivamogga Lions \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
19 August \u2013 Mangaluru Dragons vs Hubli Tigers \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
20 August \u2013 Gulbarga Mystics vs Mysore Warriors \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
20 August \u2013 Hubli Tigers vs Bengaluru Blasters \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
21 August \u2013 Mangaluru Dragons vs Mysore Warriors \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
21 August \u2013 Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
22 August \u2013 Hubli Tigers vs Gulbarga Mystics \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
22 August \u2013 Shivamogga Lions vs Mangaluru Dragons \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
23 August \u2013 Hubli Tigers vs Mysore Warriors \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
23 August \u2013 Bengaluru Blasters vs Gulbarga Mystics \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
24 August \u2013 Bengaluru Blasters vs Mangaluru Dragons \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
24 August \u2013 Shivamogga Lions vs Mysore Warriors \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
25 August \u2013 Shivamogga Lions vs Hubli Tigers \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
25 August \u2013 Mangaluru Dragons vs Gulbarga Mystics \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
26 August \u2013 Qualifier I \u2013 3.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
26 August \u2013 Eliminator \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
27 August \u2013 Qualifier II \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
28 August \u2013 Final \u2013 7.15 pm <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mysore Warriors squad: Karthik S U, Karthik CA, Prasidh Krishna, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Gowtham K, Yashovardhan Parantap, Venkatesh M, Harshil Dharmani, Lankesh KS, Kumar LR, Goutham Mishra, Shikhar Shetty, Sumit Kumar, Dhanush Gowda, Kushaal M Wadhwani, Sharath Srinivas, Shamanth SM, Gautham Sagar, M R Jayanth <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bengaluru Blasters squad: Mayank Agarawal, Shubhang Hegde, Suraj Ahuja, Naveen MG, A Rohan Patil, Chetan L R, Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Siddharth Akhil, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, Rohan Naveen, Kruthik Krishna, Rajvir Wadhwa, Bhuvan Mohan Raju, Rohan M Raju, Niranjan Naik, Prateek Jain, Ishaan S, Vaibhav Sharma A, Punith S <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hubli Tigers squad: Mayank Agarawal, Shubhang Hegde, Suraj Ahuja, Naveen MG, A Rohan Patil, Chetan L R, Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Siddharth Akhil, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, Rohan Naveen, Kruthik Krishna, Rajvir Wadhwa, Bhuvan Mohan Raju, Rohan M Raju, Niranjan Naik, Prateek Jain, Ishaan S, Vaibhav Sharma A, Punith S <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gulbarga Mystics squad: Luvnith Sisodia, Pravin Dubey, Vyshak V, Smaran R, Siddharth KV, Monish Reddy, Lavish Kaushal, Prithviraj, Harsha Wardhan Khuba, Sheetal Kumar, Jasper EJ, Mohith BA, Faizan Raiz, Sourab M Muttur, SJ Nikin Jose, Prajwal Pavan, Younus Ali Baig, Likhit M Bannur, Santosh Basavaraj, Shashikumar K <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hubli Tigers squad: Mayank Agarawal, Shubhang Hegde, Suraj Ahuja, Naveen MG, A Rohan Patil, Chetan L R, Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Siddharth Akhil, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, Rohan Naveen, Kruthik Krishna, Rajvir Wadhwa, Bhuvan Mohan Raju, Rohan M Raju, Niranjan Naik, Prateek Jain, Ishaan S, Vaibhav Sharma A, Punith S <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mangaluru Dragons squad: Paras Gurbax Arya, Macneil Hadley Noronha, Lochan S Gowda, Abhilash Shetty, Sharath BR, Ronit More, Shreyas Gopal, Melu Kranthi Kumar, Sachin Shinde, Aneesh KV, Thippa Reddy, Santoke Singh, Aadarsh Prajwal, Abhishek Prabhakar, Shivaraj S, Pallav Kumar Das, Shreevathsa R Acharya, Rohan Rajendra Revankar <\/p>\r\n\r\n