The Mangaluru Dragons started their marketing campaign on the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, with a 33-run victory over the Gulbarga Mystics on the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadeyar Cricket Stadium in Mysore. Macneil Noronha’s fiery half-century of 53 runs, studded with three fours and 4 sixes, powered the Dragons to 180/8 earlier than skipper Shreyas Gopal and Kranthi Kumar’s three-wicket hauls sealed the end result.
Earlier within the day, the Mystics’ bowling assault was led by Prithviraj, who returned spectacular figures of three/21, whereas Vyshak Vijaykumar and Monish Reddy picked up two wickets every. Shreyas Gopal additionally made a useful contribution of 20 runs to steer the Dragons by the demise overs.
The Mystics’ run chase was off to a flying begin as Luvnith Sisodia (26) struck three fours and a six within the very first over. Shreyas Gopal, nevertheless, halted the onslaught with the wickets of Sisodia and Nikin Jose (11) within the fourth over to depart the Mystics at 39/2.
Smaran R (11) struck two crisp boundaries earlier than Noronha pinged him on the pads within the seventh over. The goal moved farther away as Mohit BA (12) and Praveen Dubey (7) adopted quickly after, leaving the Mystics struggling at 85/5 in 12.2 overs.
Prajwal Pavan (25) and Vyshak (12) mixed to placed on 30 runs and maintain the Mystics within the battle, however Vyshak was dismissed by Kranthi Kumar within the fifteenth over. The Mystic’s prospects dwindled additional when Pavan Prajwal was additionally dismissed (run out) within the sixteenth over.
Mystics’ batting no thriller for Dragons
With 71 wanted from the ultimate 5 overs, the goal proved too steep, and the Mystics completed brief at 147/10.
Mangaluru Dragons started their innings in explosive trend as Lochan Gowda (27) hammered 18 runs within the opening over, beginning with a six off the primary ball and including two boundaries. Sharath BR (16) saved the momentum going, although Vyshak Vijaykumar gave as little as eight runs in his first two overs. Prithviraj ended the partnership within the sixth over by dismissing Lochan, and the very subsequent ball noticed Sharath BR run out. Dragons completed the powerplay at 60/2.
Macneil Noronha (53) and Aneesh KV (9) added 32 runs earlier than Aneesh was bowled by Prithviraj. Noronha, in beautiful contact, took on Shashi Kumar for 19 runs within the thirteenth over and raced to a half-century off 26 balls. His innings ended within the 14th over as Prithviraj claimed his third wicket of the afternoon.
Adarsh Prajwal (18), who had earlier smashed two consecutive sixes off Praveen Dubey to announce his intent, departed quickly after, caught behind off Monish Reddy. On the 15-over mark, the Dragons had been 140/5.
Within the demise overs, the Dragons may add solely 40 runs, although skipper Shreyas Gopal (20) chipped in with a precious contribution. Vyshak struck twice, eradicating Shivraj S (9) and Pallav Kumar Das (11), because the Dragons completed on 180/5.
Transient Scores
Mangalore Dragons received by 33 runs
Mangaluru Dragons: 180/8 in 20 overs (Macneil Noronha 53 runs off 28 balls, Lochan Gowda 27 runs off 20 balls, Shreyas Gopal 20 runs off 16 balls, Prithviraj 3/21, Vyshak Vijaykumar 2/28, Monish Reddy 2/39)
Gulbarga Mystics: 147/10 in 19.5 overs (Luvnith Sisodia 26 runs off 14 balls, Prajwal Pavan 25 runs in 25 balls, Shreyas Gopal 3/30, Kranthi Kumar 3/36)
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