Karnataka Premier League

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Karnataka Premier League
KPL 2019 logo.png
Official KPL logo
CountriesIndia India
AdministratorKarnataka State Cricket Association
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka
FormatTwenty20
First edition2009/10
Latest edition2018/19
Next edition2020/21
Tournament formatRound-robin & playoffs
Number of teams7
Current championHubli Tigers (Maiden title)
Most successfulBijapur Bulls (2 titles)
Websitewww.kpl.cricket

The Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009 and modelled after the Indian Premier League (IPL). As of April 2018, there are 8 teams competing in the league.

Auction[]

The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on 14th August 2009. The auction earned the KSCA 35 crore (US$4.6 million), which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bengaluru (Bengaluru Urban) team, at 7.2 crore (US$940,000).

Franchisee Zone Captain Owner(s) Price (USD)
Bangalore Brigadiers Bengaluru Urban Deepak Chougule Brigade Enterprises 7.2 crore (US$940,000)
Provident Bangalore Bengaluru Rural Balachandra Akhil Melmont Constructions
Mangalore United Mangaluru Bharat Chipli Fiza Developers 4.2 crore (US$550,000)
Belagavi Panthers Belagavi Jagadeesh Arunkumar Gaames Merchandise Pvt Ltd 3.8 crore (US$500,000)
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Davangere Sunil Joshi Shamanuru Shivashankarappa 3.7 crore (US$490,000)
Bijapur Bulls Bijapur SP Shinde Vivid kreations 3.5 crore (US$460,000)
Mysuru Warriors Mysuru Manish Pandey NR Group[1] 3.25 crore (US$430,000)
Namma Shivamogga Shivamogga Stuart Binny R Kumar (Cosmic IT Groups) 3.25 crore (US$430,000)
Rockstars Sandalwood Sudeep Karbonn Mobiles 7.2 crore (US$940,000)
Bellary Tuskers Ballari C. Raghu Arvind Reddy
Hubli Tigers Hubballi Sushil Jindal & Abhishek Jindal
Bengaluru Blasters Bengaluru Kalyani Motors

Teams[]

Defunct teams[]

Team City/Town District Folded
Bangalore Brigadiers Bengaluru Bengaluru Urban 2011
Provident Bangalore Bengaluru Bengaluru Rural 2011
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Davangere Davangere 2011

Team performances by season[]

Team 2009/10 2010/11 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
Bangalore Brigadiers SF 8th
Provident Bangalore W R
Mangalore United 6th W R SF 7th
Belagavi Panthers R 5th SF SF SF W 5th
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds 7th SF
Bijapur Bulls SF 7th SF W 5th R W
Malnad Gladiators 8th SF
Mysuru Warriors 5th 6th W 7th SF 5th SF
Namma Shivamogga 6th 6th SF 7th
Ballari Tuskers 6th 5th W 6th 6th
Hubli Tigers 5th R R SF SF
Rockstars 7th 8th 8th
Bengaluru Blasters 7th R

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 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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
(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 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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
(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 August 7. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went till September 12.

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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.

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 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

Season 5 (2016/17)[]

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

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[2][third-party source needed] using different community management skills and technologies including the use of the 360-degree camera (First time in India).[3][third-party source needed]

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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.

Season 7 (2018/19)[]

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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.

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, Mysuru Hubli Tigers
152/6 (20.0)
8 runs
Scorecard
Bellary Tuskers
144 all out (20 overs)

References[]

  1. ^ "Owners :: Mysuru Warriors". www.mysuruwarriors.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Popupster:: Social Media Marketing Company". www.popupster.in.
  3. ^ "Success Story of KPL 2017". www.popupster.in/post/success-story-of-karnataka-premier-league-2017.

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