# 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).
It was replaced by Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in 2022 due to betting and match fixing scandals.

## 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 |
| 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 |

## 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 | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played |
| 2012 | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played |
| 2013 | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played |
| 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 | Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore | 26 August 2019 |
| 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 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 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 | Belagavi Panthers | Mangalore United | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 14 September 2009 |
| 108* | Stalin Hoover | Belagavi Panthers | 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 | 2009-19 |
| 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 | 2016 |
| 347 | KL Rahul | Hubli Tigers | 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 | 2014-19 |
| 56 | Vinay Kumar | 51 | 2009-19 |
| 45 | Amit Verma | 48 | 2009-19 |
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 | Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore | 18 September 2009 |
| 5/20 | Jagadeesha Suchith | Mysuru Warriors | Bellary Tuskers | D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli | 7 September 2015 |
| 5/20 | 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 |
| 16 | Jagadeesha Suchith | Mysuru Warriors | 2014 |
| 16 | Udit Patel | Mangalore United | 2010 |
| 16 | Krishnappa Gowtham | Malnad Gladiators | 2010 |
Source- ESPNcricinfo

### Highest partnership

| Runs | Wicket | Batters | 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 | 1st wicket | Thilak Naidu | Manjunath | Provident Bangalore | Mangalore United | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 9 September 2009 |
| 162 | 1st wicket | 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