Watch Highlights: Gulbarga Mystics vs Shivamogga Lions, Maharaja Trophy 2024

Gulbarga Mystics comfortably sailed to their second victory in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, hammering Shivamogga Lions by nine wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on August 21 (Wednesday). 

Gulbarga’s Abhishek Prabhakar and Yashovardhan Parantap snatched three wickets each in the first innings, while Abhinav Manohar fought back with 55 runs in 36 balls. 

In the second innings, Luvnith Sisodia (62*) slammed five boundaries and five sixes in partnership with Devdutt Padikkal (27) and Aneesh KV (31*) to bring the game to an early close.

Sisodia and Padikkal began the Mystics’ innings with a flurry of boundaries combining for 68 runs in the first six overs. Their partnership of 72 runs came to an end in the seventh over, with Padikkal getting caught by Avinash D off Dhruv Prabhakar’s delivery.  

Aneesh filled in the gap seamlessly, rotating the strike while Sisodia brought up his half-century with a six, pummeled straight down the pitch, in 30 balls. Aneesh launched an assault of his own, ensuring Gulbarga Mystics met the target of 127 in just 11.4 overs.

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