With the match reduced to 19 overs a side due to rain, Dragons\u2019 in-form opening batters Lochan Gowda (49) and Sharath BR (45) produced a blistering 90-run partnership off 45 balls to lay the platform.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The duo smashed 82 runs in a rain-shortened 5.4-over powerplay, the highest score in this phase of the season, before Mohsin Khan (2\/26) pegged them back by removing the openers. Prateek Jain (2\/45) also chipped in by removing Macneil Noronha and Aadarsh Prajwal while Thippa Reddy fell to Naveen MG as dragons were left in trouble at 121\/4 in 13.4 overs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
A late surge from Shivaraj S (33 not out off 15 balls) carried them to 174\/6, but the total proved insufficient against a Blasters batting line-up that capitalised on Chethan\u2019s dominance at the top.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chethan and Rohan Patil (26 off 13 balls) powered the Blasters to 69\/1 by the end of the powerplay. Though Patil fell lbw to Noronha in the fifth over, but Chethan carried on in fluent fashion, reaching a 30-ball half-century with ease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mayank Agarwal\u2019s breezy 20 off nine balls, laced with three fours and a six, ended at the hands of Sachin Shinde before Bhuvan Raju (14) combined with Chethan in a 55-run stand to steady the middle overs. Bhuvan\u2019s dismissal to skipper Shreyas Gopal in the 13th over left the Blasters at 129\/3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chethan and Rohan Patil (26 off 13 balls) powered the Blasters to 69\/1 by the end of the powerplay. Though Patil fell lbw to Noronha in the fifth over, but Chethan carried on in fluent fashion, reaching a 30-ball half-century with ease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: Mangaluru Dragons 174\/6 in 19 overs (Lochan Gowda 49, Sharath BR 45; Prateek Jain 2-45, Mohsin Khan 2-26) lost to Bengaluru Blasters 175\/7 in 18.3 overs (Chethan LR 74, Rohan Patil 26; Kranthi Kumar 2-28) by three wickets (via VJD Method) <\/p>\r\n\r\n