Watch Highlights: Bengaluru Blasters vs Gulbarga Mystics, Maharaja T20 2024, Match 24

The Bengaluru Blasters emerged victorious by two runs against the Gulbarga Mystics in a dramatic finish to a Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on August 26 (Monday). Despite Mystics being firmly entrenched in the driver’s seat halfway through the chase, Blasters managed to defend their total of 153/9, with economical spells from their bowlers in key phases. 

The Gulbarga run chase saw a guarded start from Luvnith Sisodia (56) and Devdutt Padikkal (40). Though they peppered the boundary at regular intervals, the Mystics finished the powerplay behind the required run rate at 36/0.  

Sisodia secured a 42-ball fifty, which comprised six fours and a six. He was sent back to the pavilion by Shubhang Hegde. 

Naveen MG came back into the mix to pick up Praveen Dubey (1) in the 17th over. Mystics needed 32 runs from 19 balls when Prithviraj Shekhawat (12) walked out to bat. 

Shekhawat smashed a six and a four before he was run out in the penultimate over. Ritesh Bhatkal, who came it at number four, chipped in with 20* off 13, including a six and a four in the final six deliveries of the innings, but the Mystics were unable to achieve their 17-run target in the last over. 

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