Mangalore Dragons vs Hubli Tigers, the 10th match of the ongoing KSCA’s Maharaja T20 Trophy 2025, has concluded with an exciting encounter in Mysore. The table toppers, Mangalore Dragons, defeated Hubli Tigers by 16 runs, proving most of our predictions right. Dragons put up a total of 195 in 20 overs, and Tigers were unable to get the momentum as they lost wickets in a crucial phase and fell short by 16 runs, getting all out on 179 runs. Check out the Mangalore Dragons vs Hubli Tigers highlights.
Mangalore Dragons vs Hubli Tigers highlights
Hubli Tigers captain Devdutt Padikkal won the toss in match no. 10 of the Maharaja T20 Trophy and elected to bowl first against the in-form Mangalore Dragons.
Hubli Tigers Playing XI: Mohammed Taha, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Karthikeya KP, Abhinav Manohar, Shivkumar Rakshith (wk), Manvanth Kumar L, Ritesh Bhatkal, Nishchith Pai, KC Cariappa, Shreesha Achar, Nithin Nagaraja
Mangalore Dragons Playing XI: Lochan Gowda, Sharath BR, Aneesh KV, Macneil Hadley Noronha, Aadarsh Prajwal (wk), Shreyas Gopal (c), S Shivaraj, Kranthi Kumar, Sachin Shinde, Abhilash Shetty, Ronit More
Mangalore Dragons lost both their openers, Lochan Gowda and Sharath BR, early. However, the next batters, Aneesh KV and Macneil Noronha, hold the inning after early pressure by opposition bowlers. After the pressure was gone, both started the counterattack. Aneesh scored 62 runs off 47 balls before getting out to Nithin Nagaraja, while Noronha smashed 56 runs off 49 balls. The next batters, Aadarsh Prajwal, S Shivaraj, and Kranthi Kumar, also contributed well and helped the team to put up the total of 195 in 20 overs.
While chasing the total of 196 runs, the Hubli Tigers lost their most important wicket, Mohammed Taha, who scored centuries in the last two games, on a duck. Opposition captain Shreyas Gopal trapped him in his spin. However, Prakhar Chaturvedi and Devdutt Padikkal continued the attack and got the momentum back.
The current highest wicket taker of the season, Kranthi Kumar, comes back to break the partnership as he dismisses Chaturvedi on 37 runs off 20 balls. Gopal quickly removes the next batter, Karthikeya KP, on 4 runs. Then Shinde gets the big wicket of Padikkal on 60 runs off 40 balls, and Dragons gets the upper hand in the match. However, Abhinav Manohar showcased his power hitting with 28 runs off 14 balls, but no other batters were able to score, and eventually they fell short by 16 runs. Kranthi Kumar took 4 wickets, while Shreyas Gopal and Shreevathsa Acharya got 2 each.
