Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru Blasters notched up a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Shivamogga Lions to register back-to-back wins in the KSCA Maharaja Trophy T20 Tournament being held at SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here yesterday.
Electing to bowl first, the Blasters restricted the Lions to 111/9 in 20 overs, with Madhav P. Bajaj (4/12) and M.G. Naveen (3/30) doing the bulk of the damage. In reply, Rohan A. Patil smashed an unbeaten 74 off 45 balls to seal the chase with 32 balls to spare. The Lions’ innings never got going after P. Dhruv (0) and C. Sanjay Ashwin (1) fell inside two overs to Hegde and Naveen. Skipper Nihal Ullal (14) and Aneeshwar Gautam (23) tried to stabilise, but the scoreboard read only 25 at the end of the powerplay. Aneeshwar briefly lifted the scoring with four boundaries before holing out in the eighth over, while Ullal departed soon after, leaving the Lions at 44 for 3 after 10 overs. Hardik Raj (13) was next to fall as Bajaj struck again, before Anirudha A. Joshi (19) hit the first six of the innings in the 16th over.
