Karnataka Premier League

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).

Karnataka Premier League

Countries	India
Administrator	Karnataka State Cricket Association
Headquarters	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2009/10
Latest edition	2019
Tournament format	Round-robin & playoffs
Number of teams	7
Current champion	Bijapur Bulls (2nd titles)
Most successful	Bijapur Bulls (2 titles)
Website	www.kpl.cricket

It was replaced by Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in 2022 due to betting and match fixing scandals.^[1]

Teams

As of 2023 the tournament uses a franchise model with teams allocated after a bidding process.

Team	Captain	Owner(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[2]
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 Blasters		Kalyani Motors

Bangalore Brigadiers

Provident Bangalore

Mangalore United

Belagavi Panthers

Shamanur Davangere Diamonds

Bijapur Bulls

Mysuru Warriors

Namma Shivamogga

Rockstars

Bellary Tuskers

Hubli Tigers

Bengaluru Blasters

Location of KPL teams

Tournament seasons and results

Season	Teams	Final's venue	Winner	Margin	Runner-up
2009	8	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	Provident Bangalore 125/5 (19.2 overs)	5 wickets Scorecard	Belagavi Panthers 122/7 (20 overs)
2010	8	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	Mangalore United 112/9 (20 overs)	44 runs Scorecard	Provident Bangalore 68 all out (16.1 overs)
2011	Not played
2012
2013
2014	7	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi	Mysore Warriors 174/4 (19.5 overs)	6 wickets Scorecard	Belagavi Panthers 170/7 (20 overs)
2015	8	Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysuru	Bijapur Bulls 115/3 (17.1 overs)	7 wickets Scorecard	Hubli Tigers 114/9 (20 overs)
2016	8	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi	Bellary Tuskers 189/5 (20 overs)	35 runs Scorecard	Hubli Tigers 154/9 (20 overs)
2017	7	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi	Belagavi Panthers 145/4 (17.3 overs)	6 wickets Scorecard	Bijapur Bulls 141/7 (20 overs)
2018	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	7	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground,	Hubli Tigers 152/6 (20.0)	8 runs Scorecard	Bellary Tuskers 144 all out (20 overs)

Teams' performances

Season (No. of teams)	2009 (8)	2010 (8)	2014 (7)	2015 (8)	2016 (8)	2017 (7)	2018 (7)	2019 (7)
Bangalore Brigadiers	SF	8th	–
Belagavi Panthers	RU	5th	RU	SF	SF	C	5th	PO
Bellary Tuskers	–		6th	5th	C	6th	6th	RU
Bengaluru Blasters	–					7th	RU	7th
Bijapur Bulls	SF	7th	SF	C	5th	RU	C	6th
Hubli Tigers	–		5th	RU	RU	SF	SF	C
Malnad Gladiators/Namma Shivamogga/Shivamogga Lions	8th	SF	–	6th	6th	SF	7th	PO
Mangalore United	6th	C	SF	SF	7th	–
Mysore Maharaajas/Mysuru Warriors	5th	6th	C	7th	SF	5th	SF	5th
Provident Bangalore	C	RU	–
Rockstars	–		7th	8th	7th	–
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds	7th	SF	–

Statistics

Highest team score

Score	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
245/6	Hubli Tigers	Rockstars	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	10 September 2014
241/7	Mysuru Warriors	Bellary Tuskers	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	26 August 2019
240/2	Bellary Tuskers	Mysuru Warriors
228/5	Bengaluru Blasters	Belagavi Panthers	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	15 August 2018
219/4	Mysuru Warriors	Rockstars	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	18 September 2016

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Lowest team score

Score	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
52	Mysuru Warriors	Namma Shivamogga	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	19 September 2017
61	Malnad Gladiators	Mysuru Maharajaas	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	16 September 2009
68	Provident Bangalore	Mangalore United		29 September 2010
78	Rockstars	Bellary Tuskers	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	10 September 2015
81	Bangalore Brigadiers	Mangalore United	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	25 September 2010

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Most career runs

Runs	Player	Innings	Seasons
1430	Bharat Chipli	55	2009-19
1419	Mayank Agarwal	41	2009-17
1341	Mohammed Taha	45	2014-19
1252	Raju Bhatkal	53	2009-19
1222	Vinay Kumar	53	2009-19

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Highest individual score

Runs	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
134*	Krishnappa Gowtham	Bellary Tuskers	Shivamogga Lions	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	23 August 2019
125	Aniruddha Joshi	Mysuru Warriors	Bellary Tuskers	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	26 August 2019
119*	Mayank Agarwal	Belagavi Panthers	Mangalore United	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	29 September 2015
112*	Manish Pandey			M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	14 September 2009
108*	Stalin Hoover		Shivamogga Lions	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	25 August 2019

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Most career sixes

Sixes	Player	Innings	Seasons
65	Mohammed Taha	45	2014-19
64	Bharat Chipli	55	2009-19
58	Aniruddha Joshi	49
55	Mayank Agarwal	41	2009-17
49	Mohanram Nidesh	53	2009-19

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Most runs in a season

Runs	Player	Team	Season
414	Mayank Agarwal	Belagavi Panthers	2016
358	Mohammed Taha	Hubli Tigers
347	KL Rahul		2014
338	Sadiq Kirmani	Namma Shivamogga	2015
326	J. Arunkumar	Belagavi Panthers	2009

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Most career wickets

Wickets	Player	Innings	Seasons
73	Krishnappa Gowtham	47	2009-19
62	Vijaykumar Vyshak	39	2014-19
57	Jagadeesha Suchith	41
56	Vinay Kumar	51	2009-19
45	Amit Verma	48

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Best bowling figures

Figures	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
8/15	Krishnappa Gowtham	Bellary Tuskers	Shivamogga Lions	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	23 August 2019
6/11	Nikin Jose	Mysuru Warriors	Rockstars	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	17 September 2015
5/17	Dilp Sagar	Bangalore Brigadiers	Mysuru Maharajaas		18 September 2009
5/20	Jagadeesha Suchith	Mysuru Warriors	Bellary Tuskers	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	7 September 2015
	Abhishek Bhat	Bengaluru Blasters	Hubli Tigers	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	6 September 2017

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets in a season

Wickets	Player	Team	Season
21	Krishnappa Gowtham	Bellary Tuskers	2019
17	David Johnson	Belagavi Panthers	2009
16	K. C. Cariappa	Bijapur Bulls	2015
	Jagadeesha Suchith	Mysuru Warriors	2014
	Udit Patel	Mangalore United	2010
	Krishnappa Gowtham	Malnad Gladiators

Source- ESPNcricinfo

Highest partnership

Runs	Wicket	Batters		Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
169	1st wicket	Anurag Bhajpai	Mayank Agarwal	Belagavi Panthers	Mangalore United	D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli	29 September 2016
168		Thilak Naidu	Manjunath	Provident Bangalore		M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	9 September 2009
162		Rohit Sabharwal	Karun Nair	Mangalore United	Bijapur Bulls	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	31 August 2014
160	2nd wicket	Shyam Ponnappa	Manish Pandey	Belagavi Panthers	Mangalore United	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	14 September 2009
152	1st wicket	Abhishek Reddy	Mayank Agarwal	Hubli Tigers	Namma Shivamogga	Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore	8 September 2017

Source- ESPNcricinfo