Pallav kumar

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Mangaluru Dragons secured a tight 7-wickets and 5-ball victory over Bengaluru Blasters in the Qualifier 2 of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Wednesday to book their spot in the final.

Shreyas Gopal (3/30) and the Dragons put on a bowling masterclass in the first innings, restricting the Blasters to 152 in 19.4 overs despite Rohan Patil’s (86* off 52) explosive knock of seven fours and six sixes. Sharath BR (43 off 21) and Lochan Gowda (62* off 51) combined to put up 157/3 in 19.1 overs and send the Dragons to the Final.

Impact player Sharath BR began the chase for the Dragons on the front foot dispatching the Blasters’ bowling contingent for six fours and two sixes. While, Lochan Gowda played it safe, scoring one boundary and one six but ultimately helping the Dragons to 59 runs at the end of powerplay.