Rain continued to hound the Karnataka Premier League (KPL), but it held off just long enough for Shivamogga Lions to post a seven-wicket win over Bengaluru Blasters at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here yesterday.
Two rain stoppages meant the Lions were chasing a revised VJD target of 106 in 12 overs when play resumed at 9.45 pm. Nihal Ullal (33) and Arjun Hoysala (16) made short work of the total early on, but it was Abhimanyu Mithun’s four sixes that finished things off as the Lions’ skipper bludgeoned an unbeaten 34 runs from 13 balls to carry the visitors to 107 for 3 in 10.1 overs. The win meant Lions now have three wins from as many games.
