Countries | India |
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Administrator | Karnataka State Cricket Association |
Format | Twenty20 cricket |
First edition | 2022 |
Latest edition | 2023 |
Next edition | 2024 |
Tournament format | Round Robin and Knock out |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Mysuru Warriors (1st title) |
Most successful | Gulbarga Mystics Hubli Tigers Mysuru Warriors (1 title each) |
Most runs | Karun Nair (1,349) |
Most wickets | Jagadeesha Suchith (32 wickets) |
TV | Star Sports (TV) FanCode (Internet) [1] |
Website | Official Website |
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 is an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament organised by the Karnataka State Cricket Association. It replaced the Karnataka Premier League in 2022.
The league is contested by six teams representing different zones in state of Karnataka. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Six franchises are competing in the league. [6] The franchises are named after a cities it is representing in the state.
Team | Captain | Owner(s) | Zone |
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Gulbarga Mystics | Devdutt Padikkal | Syed Ali Al-Hussaini | Kalaburagi |
Hubli Tigers | Manish Pandey | Jindal Steel and Power | Belgaum |
Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters | Mayank Agarwal | Kalyani Motors | Bengaluru |
Mangaluru Dragons | Krishnappa Gowtham | TAKE Solutions company | Mangalore |
Mysuru Warriors | Karun Nair | NR Group | Mysore |
Namma Shivamogga | Shreyas Gopal | R Kumar | Shimoga |
Season | Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Player of the season |
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2022 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Gulbarga Mystics 220/3 (20 overs) | Gulbarga Mystics won by 11 runs Scorecard | Bengaluru Blasters 209/9 (20 overs) | Rohan Patil |
2023 | Hubli Tigers 203/8 (20 overs) | Hubli Tigers won by 8 runs Scorecard | Mysuru Warriors 195/8 (20 overs) | Mohammed Taha | |
2024 | Mysore Warriors 207/4 (20 overs) | Mysore Warriors won by 45 runs Scorecard | Bengaluru Blasters 162/8 (20 overs) | Karun Nair |
Season | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Gulbarga Mystics | C | SF | SF |
Hubli Tigers | PO | C | SF |
Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters | RU | 6th | RU |
Mangaluru United/Mangaluru Dragons | 5th | 5th | 6th |
Mysuru Warriors | PO | RU | C |
Shivamogga Strikers/Shivamogga Lions | 6th | SF | 5th |
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