Karnataka Premier League was an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009 and modelled after the Indian Premier League (IPL). KPL created history during 2017 by reaching 1.5 crore people with the help of a Digital Marketing Company named Popupster.
It was replaced by Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in 2022 due to betting and match fixing scandals.
Teams As of 2023 the tournament uses a franchise model with teams allocated after a bidding process.
TeamCaptainOwner(s) Bangalore Brigadiers Deepak Chougule Brigade Enterprises Provident Bangalore Balachandra Akhil Melmont Constructions Mangalore United Bharat Chipli Fiza Developers Belagavi Panthers Jagadeesh Arunkumar Gaames Merchandise Pvt Ltd Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Sunil Joshi Shamanuru Shivashankarappa Bijapur Bulls SP Shinde Vivid kreations Mysuru Warriors Manish Pandey NR Group Namma Shivamogga Stuart Binny R Kumar (Cosmic IT Groups) Rockstars Sudeep Karbonn Mobiles Bellary Tuskers C. Raghu Arvind Reddy Hubli Tigers Sushil Jindal & Abhishek Jindal Bengaluru BlastersKalyani Motors
Tournament seasons and results Season Teams Final's venue Winner Margin Runner-up 2009 8 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Provident Bangalore125/5 (19.2 overs) 5 wicketsScorecard Belagavi Panthers122/7 (20 overs) 2010 8 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Mangalore United112/9 (20 overs) 44 runsScorecard Provident Bangalore68 all out (16.1 overs) 2011Not played 2012 2013 2014 7 D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi Mysore Warriors 174/4 (19.5 overs) 6 wicketsScorecard Belagavi Panthers170/7 (20 overs) 2015 8 Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysuru Bijapur Bulls115/3 (17.1 overs) 7 wicketsScorecard Hubli Tigers114/9 (20 overs) 2016 8 D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi Bellary Tuskers189/5 (20 overs) 35 runs Scorecard Hubli Tigers154/9 (20 overs) 2017 7 D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi Belagavi Panthers145/4 (17.3 overs) 6 wicketsScorecard Bijapur Bulls141/7 (20 overs) 2018 7 Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysuru Bijapur Bulls106/3 (13.5 overs)7 wicketsScorecard Bengaluru Blasters101 all out (20 overs) 2019 7 Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Hubli Tigers152/6 (20.0)8 runsScorecard Bellary Tuskers144 all out (20 overs)
Teams' performances Season (No. of teams)2009(8)2010(8)2014(7)2015(8)2016(8)2017(7)2018(7)2019(7)Bangalore BrigadiersSF8th –Belagavi Panthers RU5th RUSFSF C5thPOBellary Tuskers –6th5th C6th6th RUBengaluru Blasters –7th RU7thBijapur BullsSF7thSF C5th RU C6thHubli Tigers –5th RU RUSFSF CMalnad Gladiators/Namma Shivamogga/Shivamogga Lions8thSF –6th6thSF7thPOMangalore United6th CSFSF7th –Mysore Maharaajas/Mysuru Warriors5th6th C7thSF5thSF5thProvident Bangalore C RU –Rockstars –7th8th7th –Shamanur Davangere Diamonds7thSF –
Statistics Highest team score ScoreTeamOppositionVenueDate245/6Hubli TigersRockstarsD.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli10 September 2014241/7Mysuru Warriors Bellary Tuskers Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore26 August 2019240/2Bellary Tuskers Mysuru Warriors228/5Bengaluru Blasters Belagavi PanthersM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore15 August 2018219/4Mysuru Warriors RockstarsD.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli18 September 2016 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Lowest team score ScoreTeamOppositionVenueDate52Mysuru Warriors Namma Shivamogga D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli19 September 201761Malnad Gladiators Mysuru MaharajaasM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore16 September 200968Provident Bangalore Mangalore United 29 September 201078RockstarsBellary Tuskers D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli10 September 201581Bangalore BrigadiersMangalore United M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore25 September 2010 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Most career runs RunsPlayerInningsSeasons1430Bharat Chipli552009-191419Mayank Agarwal412009-171341Mohammed Taha452014-191252Raju Bhatkal532009-191222Vinay Kumar532009-19 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Highest individual score RunsPlayerTeamOppositionVenueDate134*Krishnappa GowthamBellary TuskersShivamogga Lions M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore23 August 2019125Aniruddha JoshiMysuru WarriorsBellary Tuskers Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore26 August 2019119*Mayank AgarwalBelagavi Panthers Mangalore United D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli29 September 2015112*Manish PandeyM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore14 September 2009108*Stalin HooverShivamogga LionsSrikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore25 August 2019 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Most career sixes Sixes PlayerInningsSeasons65Mohammed Taha452014-1964Bharat Chipli552009-1958Aniruddha Joshi4955Mayank Agarwal412009-1749Mohanram Nidesh532009-19 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Most runs in a season RunsPlayerTeamSeason414Mayank AgarwalBelagavi Panthers2016358Mohammed TahaHubli Tigers 347KL Rahul2014338Sadiq KirmaniNamma Shivamogga 2015326J. ArunkumarBelagavi Panthers2009 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Most career wickets WicketsPlayerInningsSeasons73Krishnappa Gowtham472009-1962Vijaykumar Vyshak392014-1957Jagadeesha Suchith4156Vinay Kumar512009-1945Amit Verma48 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Best bowling figures FiguresPlayerTeamOppositionVenueDate8/15Krishnappa GowthamBellary Tuskers Shivamogga Lions M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore23 August 20196/11Nikin JoseMysuru Warriors RockstarsSrikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore17 September 20155/17Dilp SagarBangalore Brigadiers Mysuru Maharajaas18 September 20095/20Jagadeesha SuchithMysuru Warriors Bellary Tuskers D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli7 September 2015Abhishek BhatBengaluru Blasters Hubli TigersSrikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore6 September 2017 Source- ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets in a season WicketsPlayerTeamSeason21Krishnappa GowthamBellary Tuskers201917David JohnsonBelagavi Panthers 200916K. C. CariappaBijapur Bulls2015Jagadeesha SuchithMysuru Warriors 2014Udit PatelMangalore United2010Krishnappa GowthamMalnad Gladiators Source- ESPNcricinfo
Highest partnership RunsWicketBattersTeamOppositionVenueDate1691st wicketAnurag BhajpaiMayank AgarwalBelagavi Panthers Mangalore United D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli 29 September 2016168Thilak NaiduManjunath Provident Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore9 September 2009162Rohit SabharwalKarun NairMangalore United Bijapur BullsSrikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore31 August 20141602nd wicket Shyam PonnappaManish PandeyBelagavi Panthers Mangalore UnitedM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore14 September 20091521st wicketAbhishek Reddy Mayank AgarwalHubli Tigers Namma Shivamogga Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore8 September 2017 Source- ESPNcricinfo
References
External links Official website Popupster KPL Success