Mangalore Dragons Crush Bengaluru Blasters by 9 Wickets in Maharaja Trophy 2025

Bengaluru Blasters won against Mangalore Dragons by 9 wickets in the 27th match of Maharaja Trophy 2025. The match took place on Sunday at Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Stadium. Bengaluru Blasters, who batted after winning the toss in the match, scored 146 runs, losing nine wickets in the allotted overs. The team had a very poor start. Blasters lost three wickets for only 10 runs. From here, Bhuvan Raju, along with Shubhangi Hegde, took charge of the Blasters by scoring 45 runs for the fourth wicket.

Bhuvan was dismissed after scoring 25 runs with three fours in 25 balls. After his return to the pavilion, Hegde, along with Suraj Ahuja, added 44 runs for the fifth wicket to bring the team close to a century. Bhuvan Raju was dismissed after scoring 39 runs in 29 balls, while Suraj scored 36 runs in 26 balls with the help of a six and three fours. Apart from these, Vidyadhar Patil scored a quick 25 runs in 9 balls.

From the opposition camp, captain Shreyas Gopal took the maximum three wickets, while Abhilash Shetty got two successes. In response, Mangalore Dragons won the match in 16.1 overs. The opening pair gave the team a great start. Lochan Gowda shared a 99-run partnership with Sharath BR in 9.1 overs.

Lochan was out after scoring 55 runs in 32 balls with the help of two sixes and six fours, while Sharat scored an unbeaten 72 runs in 47 balls with the help of one six and nine fours. At the same time, Ashish Mahesh played an unbeaten innings of 16 runs in 19 balls. The only success from the opposition team came from Rohan Raju. Dragons are at the top position by winning 6 out of 9 matches, while Blasters are at the fourth position by winning five out of 10 matches. Both teams have qualified for the next round.