Cricket fans in India are eagerly awaiting the second edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament, which is set to kick off on August 13 and conclude with the final on August 29 at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This year’s tournament will feature six teams – Bengaluru Blasters, Gulbarga Mystics, Sivamogga Lions, Hubli Tigers, Mangaluru Dragons, and Mysore Warriors – competing in a double round-robin format.
The league phase will run from August 13 to August 27, with all 33 matches being played at the same venue. The top four teams from the league stage will progress to the knockout rounds, with the semifinals scheduled for August 28 and the final taking place on August 29.
Schedule and Live Streaming Information: All matchdays in the Maharaja Trophy 2023, including the semifinals, will be double-headers. The first match of each day will start at 1 PM IST, while the second match will begin at 5:30 PM IST. The title clash, the final, will also start at 5:30 PM IST.
For fans who can’t make it to the stadium, the tournament will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Star Sports 2 (English) and Star Sports 1 Kannada will provide the live coverage. Additionally, the matches will be available for live streaming on the Fancode app and website, allowing viewers to catch all the action on their mobile devices.
Squads of Participating Teams: Here is a glimpse of the squads representing each team in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2023:
- Bengaluru Blasters: Abhimanyu Mithun, Mayank Agarwal, Pradeep T, Mohammed Sarfaraz Ashraf, Pavan Deshpande, Shubhang Hegde, Nischal D, Vidyadhar Patil, Jeswanth Acharya, Jasper EJ, Kumar LR, Rishi Bopanna, Suraj Ahuja, Arun S Christie, Abhishek Alhawat, Aman F Khan.
- Gulbarga Mystics: Devdutt Padikkal, KP Appanna, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Sharath Srinivas, Chethan LR, Mohammad Aqib Jawad, Smaran R, Aneesh KV, Macneil Noronha, Sharan Goud, Abhilash Shetty, Hardik Raj, Shimon Luiz, Avinash D, Yashovardhan Parantap, Adarsh Prajwal, Shaun Tristan Joseph, Abul Hasan Khalid.
- Mysore Warriors: Karun Nair, Jagadeesha Suchith, Prasidh Krishna, Shoaib Manager, R Samarth, Karthik CA, Manoj Bhandage, Venkatesh M, Tushar Singh, Kushaal Wadhwani, Shashi Kumar K, Rakshit S, Gautam Mishra, Shreesha Achar, Monish Reddy, Aditya Mani, Rahul Singh Rawat, Bharath Dhuri.
- Hubli Tigers: Praveen Dubey, Manish Pandey, KC Cariappa, Luvnith Sisodia, Shrijith KL, Mohammed Taha, Vidwath Kaverappa, Darshan MB, Shivam MB, Naga Bharath, Santokh Singh, Manvanth Kumar L, Mitrakant Yadav, Malliksab G, Rajshekar Harikant, Clement Raju.
- Shivamogga Lions: Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Nihal Ullal, V Koushik, HS Sharath, Kranthi Kumar, Rohan Kadam, Shreyas Puranik, Pranav Bhatia, Vinay N Sagar, Pavan Shirdi, Rohan Naveen, Shivaraj S, Rohit Kumar K, Nischith Rao, Deepak Devadiga.
- Mangaluru Dragons: Ronit More, K Gowtham, Siddharth KV, Nikin Jose, Sharath BR, Prateek Jain, Aniruddha Joshi, Rohan Patil, Naveen MG, Gaurav Dhiman, Shivakumar BU, Thippa Reddy, Aaditya Nair, Aditya Goyal, Anand Doddamani, Kruthik Krishna, Dheeraj J Gowda, Aneeshwar Gautam.
Maharaja Trophy 2023 Fixtures List – Time Table
Date | Day | Fixture | Time (IST) |
August 13 | Sunday | Gulbarga Mystics vs Bengaluru Blasters | 1 PM |
August 13 | Sunday | Hubli Tigers vs Mysore Warriors | 5:30 PM |
August 14 | Monday | Mangaluru Dragons vs Shivamogga Lions | 1 PM |
August 14 | Monday | Gulbarga Mystics vs Hubli Tigers | 5:30 PM |
August 15 | Tuesday | Mysore Warriors vs Mangaluru Dragons | 1 PM |
August 15 | Tuesday | Shivamogga Lions vs Bengaluru Blasters | 5:30 PM |
August 16 | Wednesday | Bengaluru Blasters vs Hubli Tigers | 1 PM |
August 16 | Wednesday | Mysore Warriors vs Gulbarga Mystics | 5:30 PM |
August 17 | Thursday | Gulbarga Mystics vs Shivamogga Lions | 1 PM |
August 17 | Thursday | Mangaluru Dragons vs Hubli Tigers | 5:30 PM |
August 18 | Friday | Shivamogga Lions vs Mysore Warriors | 1 PM |
August 18 | Friday | Mangaluru Dragons vs Bengaluru Blasters | 5:30 PM |
August 19 | Saturday | Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysore Warriors | 1 PM |
August 19 | Saturday | Hubli Tigers vs Shivamogga Lions | 5:30 PM |
August 20 | Sunday | Mysore Warriors vs Hubli Tigers | 1 PM |
August 20 | Sunday | Gulbarga Mystics vs Mangaluru Dragons | 5:30 PM |
August 21 | Monday | Shivamogga Lions vs Gulbarga Mystics | 1 PM |
August 21 | Monday | Bengaluru Blasters vs Mangaluru Dragons | 5:30 PM |
August 22 | Tuesday | Hubli Tigers vs Bengaluru Blasters | 1 PM |
August 22 | Tuesday | Mysore Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions | 5:30 PM |
August 23 | Wednesday | Hubli Tigers vs Gulbarga Mystics | 1 PM |
August 23 | Wednesday | Mangaluru Dragons vs Mysore Warriors | 5:30 PM |
August 24 | Thursday | Shivamogga Lions vs Mangaluru Dragons | 1 PM |
August 24 | Thursday | Bengaluru Blasters vs Gulbarga Mystics | 5:30 PM |
August 25 | Friday | Mysore Warriors vs Bengaluru Blasters | 1 PM |
August 25 | Friday | Shivamogga Lions vs Hubli Tigers | 5:30 PM |
August 26 | Saturday | Hubli Tigers vs Mangaluru Dragons | 1 PM |
August 26 | Saturday | Gulbarga Mystics vs Mysore Warriors | 5:30 PM |
August 27 | Sunday | Mangaluru Dragons vs Gulbarga Mystics | 1 PM |
August 27 | Sunday | Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Lions | 5:30 PM |
August 21 | Monday | Semifinal 1: TBC vs TBC | 1 PM |
August 21 | Monday | Semifinal 2: TBC vs TBC | 5:30 PM |
August 22 | Tuesday | Final: Semifinal 1 Winner vs Semifinal 2 Winners | 5:30 PM |
With a talented pool of players and an exciting schedule, the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2023 promises to be a thrilling cricketing extravaganza for fans across the country. Tune in to catch all the action as these teams battle it out for T20 supremacy in Bengaluru.