KPL 2015 Match 12: Hubli Tigers v Belagavi Panthers, Review - Mayank’s ton sets it up for the Panthers

KPL 2015 Match 12: Hubli Tigers v Belagavi Panthers, Review – Mayank’s ton sets it up for the Panthers: Hubli, Sept 8: A brilliant century (103) by Mayank Agarwal, the first of the season saw Belagavi Panthers canter to a big 70-runs victory over Hubli Tigers n Tuesday at the Rajnagar Stadium.

Hubli tried to make a match of chasing the Panthers’ 210 but fell terribly short due to stringent bowling by the Panthers.

Hubli started the chase well but lost their way in the middle. Openers Taha (31) and KB Pawan (18) set the ball rolling with a 52-run first wicket partnership.

But the rest of the batsmen could not call the shots over the rival bowlers bowed don meekly. Chethan William held up one end knowing he was farming a lost cause.

This is one toss Sreenath Aravind will rue having won.

Put into bat, the Panthers made merry with Mayank on the top of his game. The India ‘A’ opener did not have to look back as he milked the Tigers attack dry with a flourish of boundaries and seven huge and mighty sixes.

Mayank and his opening partner, Abhishek Reddy, set the tone for Panthers with a 112 run opening wicket stand and skipper Vinay Kumar consolidated his team’s position with a pleasing 18-ball 35 to boost the total past 200, the highest of the season surpassing Mangalore United 191.