Gulbarga Mystics vs Bengaluru Blasters, the 8th match of the ongoing KSCA’s Maharaja T20 Trophy 2025, has concluded with the Blasters getting their first points of the season. Thanks to LR Chethan’s unbeaten 75 runs off 48 balls in a tricky chase and a complete effort by the bowler, Bengaluru Blasters defeated Gulbarga Mystics by 5 wickets. LR Chethan was rewarded Player of the Match for his match-winning inning in a low-scoring thriller. Check out the Gulbarga Mystics vs Bengaluru Blasters highlights.
Gulbarga Mystics vs Bengaluru Blasters highlights
Shubhang Hegde, captain of the Bengaluru Blasters, won the toss in the 8th match of the Maharaja T20 Trophy 2025 and elected to bowl first against the Gulbarga Mystics.
Gulbarga Mystics Playing XI: Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Nikin Jose, Prajwal Pavan, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnamurthy Siddharth, Prithviraj Shekhawat, Vijaykumar Vyshak (c), Praveen Dubey, Lavish Kaushal, Younus Ali Baig, Monish Reddy
Bengaluru Blasters Playing XI: LR Chethan, Rohan Patil, Suraj Ahuja (wk), Siddharth Akhil, Shubhang Hegde (c), Naveen MG, Mohsin Khan, Rohan Naveen, Prateek Jain, Vidyadhar Patil, Vaibhav Sharma A
Luvnith Sisodia and Nikin Jose, the two opening batsmen, come out to bat for Gulbarga Blasters. However, it was the day of bowlers as Vidyadhar Patil dismissed Luvnith, and Naveen MG removed Jose on just 1 run. Mohsin Khan gets the new batter, Prajwal Pavan, on a 2-run score and strikes back to get his second wicket by dismissing Smaran Ravichandran on 12. The next batters, Siddharth, Prithviraj Shekhawat, and Praveen Dubey, also got out on single digits.
However, Lavish Kaushal holds the one end and smashes an unbeaten 54 runs off 30 balls, including 2 fours and 5 sixes. Thanks to his fifty, Gulbara Mystics managed to score 112 runs. Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Shubhang Hegde, and Rohan Naveen took 2 wickets each, while Naveen MG got 1.
While chasing the low total of 113, Bengaluru Blasters lost Rohan Patil. Captain Vijaykumar Vyshak gets him on 7 runs. Monish Reddy took another wicket of the team by removing the next batter, Bhuvan Raju, on 2 runs. The captain comes next but gets out on 2 runs to Shashi Kumar K. However, in between these wickets, LR Chethan showed his skills and held the one end. The next batter, Siddharth Akhil, got out on duck, and all the Mystics took all the momentum. Chethan continued his counterattackdespite losing the constant wicket, and in the end, the Blasters won the match by 5 wickets and chased down the score in 14.2 overs. LR Chethan scored an unbeaten 75 runs off 48 balls, including 10 fours and 3 sixes.
