WATCH highlights: Mayank Agarwal impresses as Blasters triumph over Lions

On August 18 (Sunday), the Bengaluru Blasters logged their third consecutive victory as they defeated the Shivamogga Lions by seven wickets at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bhuvan Raju’s unbeaten 59, complimented by a key contribution from Mayank Agarwal (42), took the Blasters to a comfortable win with 2.4 overs to spare. 

In the first innings, Shubhang Hegde made early inroads for Bengaluru Blasters as he picked up Nihal Ullal (8) and Bharath Dhuri (29) in the powerplay. Opener Rohit K (2) also fell quickly at the hands of Aditya Goyal to leave Shivamogga Lions struggling at 44/3 by the end of the powerplay. 

Just when the innings seemed to be derailing, entered Hardik Raj, who put on a stellar show, striking the fastest half-century of this year's tournament to help the Lions post a competitive score of 163/9 in 20 overs. 

However, their bowlers didn’t get as much purchase from the surface, as they were on the wrong side of assault from Raju, who smacked three fours and four sixes during his stay at the crease in an easy win for the Blasters.

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