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Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Abhishek Prabhakar and Smaran R. did the star turn as the Gulbarga Mystics defeated the Mysore Warriors by five wickets in a league match of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.

Abhishek delivered an exceptional spell with figures of 5-21 to restrict Mysore to 154/9 while Smaran R’s (52) half-century sealed the run chase in favour of the Gulbarga Mystics. Mysore Warriors suffered their third defeat in the competition.

Earlier in the match, Manoj Bhandage’s 14-ball stint that earned 38 runs and J Suchit’s (25) contribution helped Mysore put on a fighting total after they were wobbling at 68/7 in 12 overs.