<p>Rohan Kadam slammed a half-century while Amit Verma played a fine cameo to guide Bellary Tuskers to a five-wicket victory over Belagavi Panthers in a rain truncated match of the fifth Karbonn Karnataka Premier League here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Panthers, electing to bat first, posted 138 for eight in their 20 overs. Despite a couple of initial hiccups, Bellary coasted to a revised target of 129 with seven balls to spare. <br /><br />A rare failure from the in-form Mayank Agarwal put the Tuskers on the backfoot straight away. Agarwal was castled on the third ball of the innings by a beautiful delivery from pacer Prasidh Krishna.<br /><br />The Tuskers’ precise bowling and good field placements by skipper Verma put the stranglehold on Panthers, who in the process of upping the run-rate, lost Anurag Bajpai plumb before wicket to B Akhil, with the score reading 29 for two. <br /><br />Panthers would have been in deep trouble but for the 50-run third wicket partnership between Mir Kaunian Abbas and Shoaib Manager. <br /><br />However, even as the two were settling down, Manager (32), dropped earlier by Steve Lazarus, did not last long and held out to Kadam off the bowling of Akhil. <br /><br />Abbas followed Manager, caught by KB Pawan, giving Prasidh his second wicket, but not before compiling a well-made 52 of 44 balls, studded with five fours. At the end of the first innings, the Panthers could manage only 138, leaving Bellary with a tricky chase. <br /><br />The showers intervened, restricting play for 37 minutes and Bellary’s target was revised to 129 off 18 overs. <br /><br />Tuskers too endured a poor start, losing Pawan for seven while Karthik CA went a few overs later with the scoreboard reading 48 for two after 7 overs. <br /><br />However, a fruitful 53-run partnership for the third wicket between opener Kadam and Verma stabilised the innings and put Bellary in the driver’s seat.<br /><br />Big win for Bulls <br />In the second match of the day, champions Bijapur Bulls overwhelmed Rockstars by 68 runs.<br /><br />Man of the match Naveen slammed 52 (33b, 3x6, 2x4) while opener Bharath Chipli made 32 from 27 balls (1x6, 3x4) as the Bulls coasted to 175 for 8 in the allotted 20 overs.<br /><br />In reply Rockstars were bundled out for 107 in 20 overs. Sinan Abdul Khader (3/18) was the most successful bowler for Bulls. After a rest day on Tuesday, the tournament will resume on Wednesday.<br /><br />Brief scores: Belagavi Panthers: 138/8 in 20 overs (Mir Kaunan Abbas 52, Shoaib Manager 32; Prateek Jain 3-33, B Akhil 2-19, Prasidh Krishna 2-26) lt to Bellary Tuskers: 129/5 in 16.5 overs (Rohan Kadam 53, Amit Verma 30; Pradeep T 2-13).<br />Bijapur Bulls: 175/8 in 20 overs (Bharat Chipli 32, Naveen MG 52; Raju Gowda 3-24, Teja 2-22) bt Rockstars: 107 all out in 20 overs (Teja 28; Arshdeep Singh 2-19, Sinar Khadir 3-18). <br /></p>
<p>Rohan Kadam slammed a half-century while Amit Verma played a fine cameo to guide Bellary Tuskers to a five-wicket victory over Belagavi Panthers in a rain truncated match of the fifth Karbonn Karnataka Premier League here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Panthers, electing to bat first, posted 138 for eight in their 20 overs. Despite a couple of initial hiccups, Bellary coasted to a revised target of 129 with seven balls to spare. <br /><br />A rare failure from the in-form Mayank Agarwal put the Tuskers on the backfoot straight away. Agarwal was castled on the third ball of the innings by a beautiful delivery from pacer Prasidh Krishna.<br /><br />The Tuskers’ precise bowling and good field placements by skipper Verma put the stranglehold on Panthers, who in the process of upping the run-rate, lost Anurag Bajpai plumb before wicket to B Akhil, with the score reading 29 for two. <br /><br />Panthers would have been in deep trouble but for the 50-run third wicket partnership between Mir Kaunian Abbas and Shoaib Manager. <br /><br />However, even as the two were settling down, Manager (32), dropped earlier by Steve Lazarus, did not last long and held out to Kadam off the bowling of Akhil. <br /><br />Abbas followed Manager, caught by KB Pawan, giving Prasidh his second wicket, but not before compiling a well-made 52 of 44 balls, studded with five fours. At the end of the first innings, the Panthers could manage only 138, leaving Bellary with a tricky chase. <br /><br />The showers intervened, restricting play for 37 minutes and Bellary’s target was revised to 129 off 18 overs. <br /><br />Tuskers too endured a poor start, losing Pawan for seven while Karthik CA went a few overs later with the scoreboard reading 48 for two after 7 overs. <br /><br />However, a fruitful 53-run partnership for the third wicket between opener Kadam and Verma stabilised the innings and put Bellary in the driver’s seat.<br /><br />Big win for Bulls <br />In the second match of the day, champions Bijapur Bulls overwhelmed Rockstars by 68 runs.<br /><br />Man of the match Naveen slammed 52 (33b, 3x6, 2x4) while opener Bharath Chipli made 32 from 27 balls (1x6, 3x4) as the Bulls coasted to 175 for 8 in the allotted 20 overs.<br /><br />In reply Rockstars were bundled out for 107 in 20 overs. Sinan Abdul Khader (3/18) was the most successful bowler for Bulls. After a rest day on Tuesday, the tournament will resume on Wednesday.<br /><br />Brief scores: Belagavi Panthers: 138/8 in 20 overs (Mir Kaunan Abbas 52, Shoaib Manager 32; Prateek Jain 3-33, B Akhil 2-19, Prasidh Krishna 2-26) lt to Bellary Tuskers: 129/5 in 16.5 overs (Rohan Kadam 53, Amit Verma 30; Pradeep T 2-13).<br />Bijapur Bulls: 175/8 in 20 overs (Bharat Chipli 32, Naveen MG 52; Raju Gowda 3-24, Teja 2-22) bt Rockstars: 107 all out in 20 overs (Teja 28; Arshdeep Singh 2-19, Sinar Khadir 3-18). <br /></p>
