Match Details
That's it from our coverage of the 20th Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 fixture between Bengaluru Blasters and Shivamogga Strikers hosted by M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Megh Mandaliya here, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Vatsal Negandhi and scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. Tune in for another doubleheader tomorrow, which will again be hosted by M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. See you there!
The 83-run partnership between Chethan and Joshi gave a massive lead to the Blasters. In the second innings, the Strikers started well, scoring 49 of the first six, but they could never really accelerate their innings. On the bright side, Rohan Kadam continued his dazzling form and scored 67 (39), including seven boundaries and three maximums. The Southpaw was looking to take the Strikers home, but his run was ended by Pradeep T in the 15th over. Since then, the Strikers constantly kept losing wickets and could never really set their foot back in the game. Spinners at the Chinnaswamy stadium tend to get help from the surface, and that was also the case today.
Jagadeesha Suchith gripped the bowl firmly and pitched it in the right areas, he finished with the figures of 2/27 in his spell. In the first innings, Captain K Gowtham also bowled quicker in the air and hit the deck hard alongside attaining 2 scalps by giving away only 27. However, it was Pradeep T' 4/28 that demolished the Striker's batting. In the end, the Strikers were completely outplayed as Bengaluru Blasters win this encounter by a hefty margin of 25 runs.