5 PM IST, Local Time: A brilliant win by eight wickets (VJD method) for Coastal Kings Mangaluru. They have beaten Shivamogga Yodhas across all departments today. With this win, Coastal Kings have registered their third win of the season while Shivamogga have suffered their fourth defeat of this year's Maharaja T20 trophy.
After being sent to bat first, Shivamogga struggled badly as the ball nipped around and there was a lot of seam movement in the initial overs. After losing wickets to seamers, their trouble didn't finish as the spinners were also turning the ball square.
Somehow, after multiple rain interruptions, Shivamogga ended their innings at 117/8 in 17 overs.
The target for Mangaluru in this rain-affected game was adjusted to 113 runs in 17 overs. Their openers, Nikun Jose and M Venkatesh, smashed the Shivamogga all over the park. The duo registered a partnership of 81 runs in just 7.5 overs. It seemed that they were batting on a different strip.
However, both of them missed out on a well-deserved half-century. Later, Siddharth Akhil and Rajvir Wadhwa took Mangaluru over the line inside 13 overs. Only two wickets fell in the second innings and both of them were taken by seamer Bheen Navale.
The game saw multiple rain interruptions. First, the game started late by more than 15 minutes due to the rain taking place just before the toss. Later, there were a couple of interruptions in the first innings.
However, the one during the 16th over of the first innings forced the umpires to reduce the match to a 17-over per side contest. The powerplay in the second innings was of just 5.1 overs.
Mangaluru have now registered their third win of the season and with this, they are inching closer towards the semi-final spot. They are at the second position in the points table and are just behind Bengaluru Blasters. Meanwhile, Shivamogga Yodhas are at the fourth spot.