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Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Gulbarga Mystics defeated Bengaluru Blasters by seven wickets in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium here on Saturday. Smaran R. (89 not out off 52) continued his scintillating form, scoring his fifth half-century of the season with eight fours and five sixes to take the Mystics to second on the points table with 12 points from nine matches.

Earlier, Suraj Ahuja (54 off 31) and Rohan Naveen (34 not out in 18 balls) had taken the Blasters to 164/7 in 20 overs despite Vyshak Vijaykumar’s (3-34) three-wicket haul.

Nikin Jose (Impact player) and Luvnith Sisodia began the chase at a steady pace but Luvnith (16 off 9) was caught at the boundary, off Naveen MG, in the 4th over and soon after Nikin (16 off 16) had to retire hurt, leaving the Mystics in a pinch with just 39 runs at end of powerplay. Smaran R. stepped up, scoring two boundaries and two sixes while Prajwal Pavan (10 off 17) contributed with a four of his own to bring the Mystics up to 73 after 10 overs.