Mysuru, June 20 -- A blazing start from Bhuvan Mohan Raju and a composed late finish from Shubhang Hegde and Praveen Dubey powered Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters to a six-wicket win over Gulbarga Mystics in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 opener on Saturday.
Chasing a challenging 202, Bengaluru made light work of the target, driven early by Raju's explosive 56 off 29 balls. The right-hander set the tone with clean, fearless striking, hammering three boundaries and four sixes as he tore into the new-ball attack and put the chase firmly on track.
Raju's assault ensured Bengaluru raced ahead of the required rate inside the powerplay, with momentum firmly in their favour as he targeted Aaditya Nair and Ronit More with a series of authoritative ...