The match between former finalists Bijapur Bulls and Bengaluru Blasters tied due to heavy rainfall. Bijapur Bulls and Bengaluru Blasters faced each other on August 18, Sunday at V. Chinnaswami Stadium at Karnataka Premier League 2019. Bengaluru won the toss and opt to bowl. It seemed a good decision as Bulls only managed to score 133 for 6 in 20 overs. Blasters started positively and posted 29 runs in 5 overs for 1 wicket. Then, rain comes and match abandoned. Finally, the verdict was “tie” between the battle of two finalists of the last edition through the VJD method.

Defending Champion Bijapur Bulls survived due to rain vs Bengaluru Blasters: BB vs BB, KPL 2019

Match tied (VJD method)

Bijapur Bulls Innings (133-6-20)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Naveen MG
c V Koushik b Anand Doddamani
 7 12 1 0 58.33
Bharath Chipli (c)
c Rohan Kadam b Bharath Devaraj
 39 25 6 1 156.00
Raju Bhatkal c Manoj S Bhandage b Rohan Raju 20 26 2 0 76.92
Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi (wk)
c Anand Doddamani b Rohan Raju
 7 9 0 0 77.78
Suneel Raju lbw b V Koushik 15 18 1 0 83.33
Swapnil Yelave not out 31 25 3 0 124.00
Bhareth NP run out (Nikin Jose/Manoj S Bhandage) 2 2 0 0 100.00
Santhebennur Akshay not out 6 4 0 0 150.00

Extras: 6(b 1, lb 0, w 4, nb 1, p 0)

Total: 133(6 wkts, 20 Ov)

Did not Bat: Pranav Bhatia, KC Cariappa, Prateek Jain

Fall of Wickets: 13-1 (Naveen MG, 2.4), 62-2 (Bharath Chipli, 9.2), 72-3 (Raju Bhatkal, 10.5), 80-4 (Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi, 12.5), 108-5 (Suneel Raju, 17.3), 113-6 (Bhareth NP, 18.1)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
V Koushik  4  0  38  1   1   1 9.50
Manoj S Bhandage  4  0  31  0   0   2 7.75
Anand Doddamani  4  0  15  1   0   0 3.75
Rohan Raju  4  0  26  2   0   1 6.50
Bharath Devaraj  4  0  22  1   0   0 5.50
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-6 36

Bijapur Bulls Squad: 

Bharath Chipli (c), Swapnil Yelave, Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi (wk), Naveen MG, Pranav Bhatia, Suneel Raju, Raju Bhatkal, Bhareth NP, KC Cariappa, Prateek Jain, Santhebennur Akshay, R Praveen Kumar, Liyan Khan, Suraj Kamath, Shimon Luiz, Mohit BA, Samarth Ooty, Jashwanth Acharya

Starting XI: 

Bharath Chipli (c), Swapnil Yelave, Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi (wk), Naveen MG, Pranav Bhatia, Suneel Raju, Raju Bhatkal, Bhareth NP, KC Cariappa, Prateek Jain, Santhebennur Akshay

Bench:

R Praveen Kumar, Liyan Khan, Suraj Kamath, Shimon Luiz, Mohit BA, Samarth Ooty, Jashwanth Acharya

Bengaluru Blasters Innings (29-1-5)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Sharath BR (wk) not out 22 18 3 1 122.22
Rohan Kadam run out (SL Akshay) 0 0 0 0 0.00
Nikin Jose not out 5 12 0 0 41.67

Extras: 2(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0, p 0)

Total: 29(1 wkts, 5 Ov)

Did not Bat: Rongsen Jonathan, Rohan Raju, KN Bharath, Manoj S Bhandage, Bharath Dhuri, V Koushik, Anand Doddamani, Bharath Devaraj

Fall of Wickets: 4-1 (Rohan Kadam, 0.3)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
Santhebennur Akshay 2  0  7  0  0   0 3.50
Prateek Jain 2  0 13  0  0   1 6.50
KC Cariappa 1  0  8  0  0   0 8.00
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-6 29

Bengaluru Blasters Squad: 

Rohan Kadam, Sharath BR (wk), Rongsen Jonathan (c), Rohan Raju, KN Bharath, Manoj S Bhandage, Nikin Jose, Bharath Dhuri, V Koushik, Anand Doddamani, Bharath Devaraj, Aditya Goyal, Rishi Bopanna, Kuldeep Kumar, Kishore Kamat, Muthanna Chandrashekhar, Nishant Shekhawat, Anurag Bajpai, Anil I G

Starting XI: 

Rohan Kadam, Sharath BR (wk), Rongsen Jonathan (c), Rohan Raju, KN Bharath, Manoj S Bhandage, Nikin Jose, Bharath Dhuri, V Koushik, Anand Doddamani, Bharath Devaraj

Bench:

Aditya Goyal, Rishi Bopanna, Kuldeep Kumar, Kishore Kamat, Muthanna Chandrashekhar, Nishant Shekhawat, Anurag Bajpai, Anil I G

Things weren't easy for the defending champion before the rain comes to their rescue. It seems Bengaluru Blasters had a great plan and they were on their path to winning the game. Luck didn't favor and match was tied. Bijapur Bulls and Bengaluru Blasters will face Bellary Tuskers and Shivamogga Lions respectively.