Hubballi, June 28 -- Coastal Kings Mangaluru scored an emphatic eight-wicket victory (VJD target) over Shivamogga Yodhas in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament on Sunday. The match was reduced to 17 overs a side due to rain.

Batting first, Shivamogga Yodhas could manage only 113 for eight in their 17 overs as their batting proved brittle yet again, and that led to their second successive defeat.

For the winners, who reached the revised target with utmost comfort in just 12.4 overs, losing just two wickets, veteran medium pacer Vasuki Koushik (2-15) did the early damage with a double blow in his second over, while 17-year-old debutant BR Rathan (3-16) broke the lower-order on his debut.

It was their third victory in five matches and...