Karnataka Premier League
Introduction '''Karnataka Premier league''' was an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009 and modelled after the Indian Premier League (IPL).It was replaced by Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in 2022 due to betting and match fixing scandals.
Teams As of 2023 the tournament uses a franchise model with teams allocated after a bidding process.TeamCaptainOwner(s) Bangalore Brigadiers Deepak Chougule Brigade Enterprises Provident Bangalore Balachandra Akhil Melmont Constructions Mangalore United Bharat Chipli Fiza Developers Belagavi Panthers Jagadeesh Arunkumar Gaames Merchandise Pvt Ltd Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Sunil Joshi Shamanuru Shivashankarappa Bijapur Bulls SP Shinde Vivid kreations Mysuru Warriors Manish Pandey NR Group Namma Shivamogga Stuart Binny R Kumar (Cosmic IT Groups) Rockstars Sudeep Karbonn Mobiles Bellary Tuskers C. Raghu Arvind Reddy Hubli Tigers Sushil Jindal & Abhishek Jindal Bengaluru BlastersKalyani Motors
Season 1 (2009/10) The Karnataka Premier League finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Provident Bangalore and the Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Provident Bangalore won by five wickets (with four balls remaining). The Player of the Match was Amit Verma for (Rural). The Player of the Series was J. Arunkumar of the Belagavi Panthers. The Belgavi Panthers have in their ranks experienced players like captain J. Arunkumar, Manish Pandey and R. Vinay Kumar. J. Arunkumar scored the most runs (326) in the first year of Mantri KPL while Manish Pandey holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out), David Johnson was the highest wicket taker with 17 scalps after a 6-7 year return to cricket and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).=== Teams and standings === Team Bangalore Brigadiers 7 6 1 0 '''12''' +0.967 Provident Bangalore '''(C)''' 7 5 2 0 '''10''' +0.573 Bijapur Bulls 7 4 3 0 '''8''' +0.217 Belagavi Panthers '''(R)''' 7 4 3 0 '''8''' +0.065 Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 '''6''' −0.310 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Mangalore United 7 2 5 0 '''4''' −0.332 Shamanur Davangere Diamonds 7 2 5 0 '''4''' −1.266 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Malnad Gladiators 7 2 5 0 '''4''' −0.122: Full table on ESPNcricinfo:'''(C)''' = Champions; '''(R)''' = Runner-up.
Season 2 (2010/11) The season 2 of KPL was held from 18 September 2010 to 3 October 2010 in Mysuru. Mangalore United won season 2 of KPL.=== Teams and standings === Team Shamanur Davanagere Diamonds 7 5 1 1 '''11''' +0.379 Provident Bangalore '''(R)''' 7 4 3 0 '''8''' +0.268 Malnad Gladiators 7 4 3 0 '''8''' −0.016 Mangalore United '''(C)''' 7 3 3 1 '''7''' +0.574 Belagavi Panthers 7 3 3 1 '''7''' −0.263 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 '''6''' −0.201 Bijapur Bulls 7 3 4 0 '''6''' −0.316 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Bangalore Brigadiers 7 1 5 1 '''3''' −0.339: Full table on ESPNcricinfo:'''(C)''' = Eventual Champion; '''(R)''' = Runner-up.
Season 3 (2014/15) The third season was held from 28 August 2014 to 12 September 2014 and the auction for the same was conducted on 7 August. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went until 12 September. Team Bijapur Bulls 6 5 1 0 '''10''' +1.231 Mangalore United 6 5 1 0 '''10''' +0.504 Mysuru Warriors '''(C)''' 6 4 2 0 '''8''' +1.141 Belagavi Panthers '''(R)''' 6 3 3 0 '''6''' +1.310 Hubli Tigers 6 3 3 0 '''6''' +1.004 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Bellary Tuskers 6 1 5 0 '''2''' −1.077 Rockstars 6 0 6 0 '''0''' −4.261 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. : Full table on ESPNcricinfo
Season 4 (2015/16) The fourth season saw a new team making a debut, Namma Shivamogga, adding up to 8 teams overall. The season went from 2 to 19 September at Hubballi and Mysuru. Team Belagavi Panthers 7 5 1 1 '''11''' +1.375 Bijapur Bulls '''(C)''' 7 5 1 1 '''11''' +1.000 Hubli Tigers '''(R)''' 7 4 2 1 '''9''' −0.164 Mangalore United 7 3 2 2 '''8''' +0.407 Bellary Tuskers 7 3 4 0 '''6''' +0.253 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Namma Shivamogga 7 3 4 0 '''6''' +0.001 Mysuru Warriors 7 2 5 0 '''4''' −0.111 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Rockstars 7 0 6 1 '''1''' −2.762: Full table on ESPNcricinfo
Season 5 (2016/17)  Team Mysuru Warriors 7 7 0 0 '''14''' +1.764 Hubli Tigers '''(R)''' 7 5 2 0 '''10''' +0.791 Belagavi Panthers 7 4 3 0 '''8''' +0.827 Bellary Tuskers '''(C)''' 7 4 3 0 '''8''' +0.780 Bijapur Bulls 7 3 3 1 '''7''' +1.023 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Namma Shivamogga 7 3 4 0 '''6''' -0.781 Mangalore United 7 1 5 1 '''3''' -0.511 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Rockstars 7 0 7 0 '''0''' -3.858: Full table on ESPNcricinfo
Season 6 (2017/18) The sixth season saw a remarkable fan engagement via social media reaching almost 1.5 crores. The Social Media engagement was boosted by a company called Popupster  using different community management skills and technologies including the use of the 360-degree camera (First time in India). Team Hubli Tigers 6 4 2 0 '''8''' +0.203 Bijapur Bulls '''(R)''' 6 4 2 0 '''8''' -0.098 Namma Shivamogga 6 3 1 2 '''8''' +1.209 Belagavi Panthers '''(C)''' 6 3 2 1 '''7''' +0.598 Mysuru Warriors 6 3 3 0 '''6''' -0.456 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Ballari Tuskers 6 2 3 1 '''5''' -0.258 Bengaluru Blasters 6 0 6 0 '''0''' -0.951 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. : Full table on ESPNcricinfo
Season 7 (2018/19)  Team Bengaluru Blasters '''(R)''' 6 5 0 1 '''11''' +0.895 Hubli Tigers 6 4 1 1 '''9''' +0.815 Bijapur Bulls '''(C)''' 6 3 1 2 '''8''' -0.028 Mysuru Warriors 6 3 3 0 '''6''' +0.246 Belagavi Panthers 6 2 3 1 '''5''' -0.829 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. Ballari Tuskers 6 1 4 1 '''3''' -0.421 Shivamogga Lions 6 0 6 0 '''0''' -0.549 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. : Full table on ESPNcricinfo
KPL Winners  Season  Teams  Final's venue  Winner  Margin  Runner-up 2009/10  8  M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  '''Provident Bangalore'''''125/5 (19.2 overs)''  '''''5 wickets''''' Scorecard  Belagavi Panthers''122/7 (20 overs)'' 2010/11  8  M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  '''Mangalore United'''''112/9 (20 overs)''  '''''44 runs''''' Scorecard  Provident Bangalore''68 all out (16.1 overs)'' 2011/12''Not played'' 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15  7  D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi  '''Mysore Warriors''' ''174/4 (19.5 overs)'' '''''6 wickets''''' Scorecard  Belagavi Panthers''170/7 (20 overs)'' 2015/16  8  Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysuru  '''Bijapur Bulls'''''115/3 (17.1 overs)''  '''''7 wickets''''' Scorecard  Hubli Tigers''114/9 (20 overs)'' 2016/17  8  D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi  '''Bellary Tuskers'''''189/5 (20 overs)''  '''''35 runs'''''  Scorecard  Hubli Tigers''154/9 (20 overs)'' 2017/18  7  D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi  '''Belagavi Panthers'''''145/4 (17.3 overs)''  '''''6 wickets''''' Scorecard   Bijapur Bulls''141/7 (20 overs)'' 2018/19  7  Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysuru  '''Bijapur Bulls'''''106/3 (13.5 overs)'''''''7 wickets''''' Scorecard   Bengaluru Blasters''101 all out (20 overs)'' 2019/20  7  Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground,  '''Hubli Tigers'''''152/6 (20.0)'''''''8 runs''''' Scorecard Bellary Tuskers''144 all out (20 overs)''20226Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru'''Gulbarga Mystics'''220/320 Ov ScorecardBengaluru Blasters209/9 (20)20236Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
References
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