That's it from our coverage of this Maharaja Trophy 2024 clash between Mysore Warriors and Mangaluru Dragons. The Warriors take the two points in a rain-affected encounter.
This is Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arjun Bhalla and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Good night. Bye-bye.
Karun Nair (POTM and Mysore Warriors Captain): "Very happy with the win. We needed it; we needed to get over the line after two losses.
We discussed execution as a bowling unit. I want to dedicate to my late grandfather - who passed away a few days ago and to my father. It has been a tough week for my family after my grandfather's death.
We need excellent support as people from all over Karnataka come to support Mysore Warriors. Thank you!"
Player of the Match: Karun Nair
Trusted Player of the Match: Jagadeesha Suchith
Super 6s of the Match: Karun Nair
Catch of the Match: Sumit Kumar
Orange Cap Holder:Karun Nair
Time to the Post-Match presentation
23:26 IST & Local Time: That's it Mysore Warriors have won this rain-affected encounter by 27 runs. Karun Nair sat it up with the bat with a magnificent century and the bowlers did their job to restrict the Dragons. The chase was reduced to 14 overs and the revised target was 166. Mangaluru Dragons could only manage 138/7.
Earlier in the match, Mangaluru Dragons won the toss and opted to bowl. The decision backfired as the Mysore Warriors posted a mammoth total of 226/4 from their 20 overs.
The Warriors skipper Karun Nair scored a magnificent unbeaten century, making 124 off 48 balls.
Manoj Bhandage again chipped in with a cameo, scoring 31 off 14 to take them way past the 200-run mark. Abhilash Shetty picked up two wickets, while Nischith Rao and Darshan MB got one wicket each.
In reply, Karthik CA and Jagadeesha Suchith picked up two wickets apeice while Vidyadhar Patil and Deepak Devadiga got one wicket each.
Only Krishnamurthy Siddharth and Nikin Jose made notable contributions with the bat. Siddharth scored 50 off 27, while Jose scored 32 off 21.
When rain arrived, the Dragons were in the game at 79/2 after 8.3 overs. However, the revised target was a bit too much in the end.