Karnataka Premier League

Karnataka Premier League
Countries India India
Administrator Karnataka State Cricket Association
Headquarters Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2009
Last tournament 2016
Next tournament 2017
Tournament format Round-robin
Number of teams 8
Current champion Bellary Tuskers
Most successful

Mangalore United (1 title each)

Bangalore Provident (Rural)

Bijapur Bulls
Bellary Tuskers

Mysore Warriors
Website www.kpl.cricket

Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009. The domestic cricket competition is modelled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL). KPL, sponsored by Karbonn Smart, is a tribute to the late president of KSCA Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, thus the league is officially known as the Kabonn Smart Karnataka Premier League.

Just like the Indian Premier League, whose title sponsors are Chinese mobile manufacturers Vivo, the title sponsor of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) was Bangalore-based real estate developer Mantri Developers. Mantri Developers had won the rights to be the title sponsor of this event for a period of five years for 110 million (US$1.7 million).[1] Then KPL was inactive in 2011, 2012 and 2013. After a gap of 3 years, the third edition of Karnataka Premier League (KPL) commenced in Mysore on August 28 (Thursday). In 2014, Karbonn Mobiles gained the rights of KPL for the next 3 years.

The first season was held from 9 September 2009 to 23 September 2009.[2] The second season was held from 18 September 2010, to 3 October 2010. The league is chaired by the KSCA secretary, Brijesh Patel, and includes eight franchisee teams representing cities in Karnataka.

The third season was held from 28 August 2014 to 12 September 2014 and the auction for the same was conducted on August 7. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went till September 12 with matches across Mysuru, Bengaluru and Hubballi. KPL became the first domestic T20 league in the country to have a film actors team (Rockstars) among professional cricket sides. It was decided from 2014 there will be no team from Bengaluru, and 2 new teams Bellary Tuskars and Hubli Tigers joined it.

The fourth season saw a new team making a debut, Namma Shivamogga, adding up to 8 teams overall. The season will go from September 2 to September 19 at Hubballi and Mysuru. So this made KPL an 8-team tournament. The schedule was Hubballi hosting the first leg from September 2 to September 9, and Mysuru witnessed the remaining matches including the Eliminator, Qualifier and Final from September 11 to 19, with September 10 being a rest day allowing for all the teams to move to Mysuru.

Auction

The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on 14 August 2009. The auction earned the KSCA 35 crore (US$5.5 million), which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bengaluru (Bengaluru Urban) team, at 7.2 crore (US$1.1 million). The list of teams, their captains, owners and auction prices follows:[3][4]

Franchisee Zone Captain

Owner(s) Price (USD)
Bangalore Brigadiers Bengaluru Urban Deepak Chougule Brigade Enterprises 7.2 crore (US$1.1 million)
Provident Bangalore Bengaluru Rural Balachandra Akhil Melmont Constructions
Mangalore United Mangaluru Bharat Chipli Fiza Developers 4.2 crore (US$650,000)
Belagavi Panthers Belagavi Jagadeesh Arunkumar Gaames Merchandise Pvt Ltd 3.8 crore (US$590,000)
Shamanur Davanagere Diamonds Hubballi-Dharwad Sunil Joshi Shamanuru Shivashankarappa 3.7 crore (US$580,000)
Bijapur Bulls Kalaburagi SP Shinde Vivid Creations 3.5 crore (US$550,000)
Mysuru Warriors Mysuru Manish Pandey NR Group[5] 3.25 crore (US$510,000)
Namma Shivamogga Shivamogga Stuart Binny 3.25 crore (US$510,000)
Rock Stars Sandalwood Kiccha Sudeep Karbonn Mobiles 7.2 crore (US$1.1 million)
Bellary Tuskers Ballari C Raghu Arvind Reddy
Hubli Tigers Hubballi

Teams

Defunct teams

Team City/Town District Folded
Bangalore Brigadiers Bengaluru Bengaluru Urban 2011
Provident Bangalore Bengaluru Bengaluru Rural 2011
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Hubballi Hubballi-Dharwad 2011

Team performances by tournament

Team 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016
Bangalore Brigadiers 4th 8th DNP DNP DNP
Bangalore Provident (Rural) W R DNP DNP DNP
Mangalore United 6th W R 4th TBD
Belagavi Panthers R 5th 4th 3rd TBD
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds 7th 3rd DNP DNP DNP
Bijapur Bulls 3rd 7th 3rd W TBD
Mysuru Warriors 5th 6th W 7th TBD
Namma Shivamogga DNP DNP DNP 6th TBD
Bellary Tuskers DNP DNP 6th 5th TBD
Hubli Tigers DNP DNP 5th R TBD
Rockstars DNP DNP 7th 8th TBD

Season 1

The Karnataka Premier League finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Bangalore Provident (Rural) and the Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Bangalore Provident (Rural) 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 I while Manish Pandey holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out), and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).

Teams and standings

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban) 7 6 1 0 12 +0.967
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (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

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
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (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 Provident (Urban) 7 1 5 1 3 0.339
(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Season 3

The third season was held from 28 August 2014 to 12 September 2014 and the auction for the same was conducted on August 7. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went till September 12.

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

The fourth season saw a new team making a debut, Namma Shivamogga, adding up to 8 teams overall. The season will go from September 2 to September 19 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
Namma Shivamogga 7 3 4 0 6 +0.001 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Mysuru Warriors 7 2 5 0 4 0.111
Rockstars 7 0 0 1 1 2.762 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

Winners

Year Venue for final Winner Margin Runner-Up
2009 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Bangalore Provident 5 wickets Belgavi Panthers
2010 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Mangalore United 44 runs Bangalore Brigadiers
2011 Not played
2012 Not played
2013 Not played
2014 D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi Mysore Warriors 6 wickets Belgavi Panthers
2015 Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysuru Bijapur Bulls 7 wickets Hubli Tigers
2016 D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi Bellary Tuskers 35 runs Hubli Tigers

References

  1. "Mantri Developers to sponsor KPL". The Hindu. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. KPL Francises Get Official Sanction. The Hindu. 7 August 2009
  3. KPL Francises go on the block for $7.3 million. Cricinfo
  4. Auction of Players. Karnataka State Cricket Association.
  5. "Owners :: Mysuru Warriors". www.mysuruwarriors.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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