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Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Tournament: Thanks to the heroics of Chethan L.R. and Mayank Agarwal, Bengaluru Blasters opened their campaign in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 with a commanding nine-wicket victory over the Gulbarga Mystics on Thursday.

Bengaluru’s bowlers shone in the first innings by bowling out Gulbarga to 116. Lavish Kaushal (2/22) and Naveen M.G. (2/8) made early breakthroughs, while Aditya Goyal (3/43) dismantled the middle order. In reply, Chethan (53) and Agarwal (47 not out) played stellar knocks to help Bengaluru hunt down the total in just 11.2 overs.

Gulbarga had a rollicking start, thanks to openers Luvnith Sisodia (14) and Devdutt Padikkal (20) setting up a 40-run partnership in just 13 balls. Sisodia’s three boundaries off the first three balls of the match set the tone, but Kaushal struck in the third over by dismissing him.