R. Vinay Kumar’s faith in his bowling unit paid off as the Hubli Tigers defended a meek score against Ballari Tuskers to be crowned champions in the eighth edition of Karnataka Premier League (KPL).
With member of erstwhile Royal Family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar and over 2,000 people in attendance at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium yesterday, the Tigers plugged away despite putting up only 152 for 6 in 20 overs. The Tuskers got back into the match after a shaky start through Devdutt Padikkal (68) and C.M. Gautam (29), but the Tigers rallied on crowd support to restrict the former champions to 144 all out in 20 overs, securing an 8-run win.
