That concludes an extremely one-sided inaugural match for KPL 2018. The Panthers were never in the chase right from the very beginning. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and none of the batsmen were able to stick around at the crease for a long time. That's all from us at Sportskeeda. Hope you enjoyed the match.
Join us for tomorrow's match between Hubli Tigers and Bijapur Bulls at 18:40 IST.
An extremely slow start by the Panthers in the first 2 overs, with just 10 runs coming off it. They also lost the wicket of Stallin Hoover, who was dismissed for a golden duck.
Stallin Hoover c Arshdeep Singh Brar b V Koushik 0(1)
What a start to the KPL by the home side, Bengaluru Blasters. Robin Uthappa was the star of the batting line-up scoring 81 runs. Vishwanathan and Pavan Deshpande chipped in with good knocks as well. Nothing went right for the Panthers' bowlers apart from captain Stuart Binny's spell which saw him pick up three wickets. The Blasters managed to score the second highest total ever in the KPL. It is up to the defending champions to chase this mammoth total down now. Join us back for the chase in 15 mins.
The highest ever innings total in the KPL is 245-6 which was scored by Hubli Tigers in 2014. Bengaluru Blasters need 53 runs in 3 overs to get there. They should be able to get the second highest total if they cross 220
After Uthappa, it is Deshpande who takes over. They are just 20 runs away from the 200 run mark, which will probably be breached in the next couple of overs.
WICKET! One captain gets the other! Uthappa has to walk back to the pavilion after getting dismissed by Binny. A good catch at the boundary. What an innings, though!
Uthappa c Stallin Hoover b Binny 81(38) [4s-8 6s-6]