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
CountriesIndia India
AdministratorKarnataka State Cricket Association
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka
FormatTwenty20
First edition2009/10
Latest edition2019
Tournament formatRound-robin & playoffs
Number of teams7
Current championBijapur Bulls (2nd titles)
Most successfulBijapur Bulls (2 titles)
Websitewww.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

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 7 August. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went until 12 September.

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[3] using different community management skills and technologies including the use of the 360-degree camera (First time in India).[4]

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
SeasonTeamsFinal's venueWinnerMarginRunner-up
2009/108M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruProvident Bangalore
125/5 (19.2 overs)		5 wickets
Scorecard		Belagavi Panthers
122/7 (20 overs)
2010/118M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruMangalore United
112/9 (20 overs)		44 runs
Scorecard		Provident Bangalore
68 all out (16.1 overs)
2011/12 Not played
2012/13
2013/14
2014/157D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, HubballiMysore Warriors
174/4 (19.5 overs)		6 wickets
Scorecard		Belagavi Panthers
170/7 (20 overs)
2015/168Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, MysuruBijapur Bulls
115/3 (17.1 overs)		7 wickets
Scorecard		Hubli Tigers
114/9 (20 overs)
2016/178D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, HubballiBellary Tuskers
189/5 (20 overs)		35 runs
Scorecard		Hubli Tigers
154/9 (20 overs)
2017/187D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, HubballiBelagavi Panthers
145/4 (17.3 overs)		6 wickets
Scorecard		Bijapur Bulls
141/7 (20 overs)
2018/197Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, MysuruBijapur Bulls
106/3 (13.5 overs)		7 wickets
Scorecard		Bengaluru Blasters
101 all out (20 overs)
2019/207Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground,Hubli Tigers
152/6 (20.0)		8 runs
Scorecard		Bellary Tuskers
144 all out (20 overs)
2022 6 Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Gulbarga Mystics
220/3 20 Ov
 Scorecard Bengaluru Blasters

209/9 (20)

2023 6 Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Season Teams Final's venue Winner

References
  1. Sudarshan, N. (16 July 2022). "Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 launched". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Owners :: Mysuru Warriors". mysuruwarriors.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Popupster:: Social Media Marketing Company". popupster.in.
  4. "Success Story of KPL 2017". popupster.in/post/success-story-of-karnataka-premier-league-2017.
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