Bengaluru Blasters will battle it out with the Shivamogga Yodhas in the final of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 campaign at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, July 12.
Led by Shubhang Hegde, the Bengaluru Blasters held the pole position in the league phase with nine wins and a loss from ten matches, accumulating 18 points. On the other hand, led by Luvnith Sisodia, the Shivamogga Yodhas held the third position with five wins and as many losses from ten matches, accumulating ten points.
In the playoffs, the Bengaluru Blasters defeated the Coastal Kings Mangaluru in Qualifier 1 to advance to the grand finale. On the other hand, Shivamogga Yodhas secured a four-wicket win over Mangaluru in Qualifier 2 to make it to the final.
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Yodhas, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, Final Details
Match: Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Yodhas, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, Final
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Sunday, July 12
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Yodhas, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, Final Pitch Report
The average first-innings score at this venue is 163 across the nine games played here this season. We can expect bowlers to have their fair share in the middle overs. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first and put a lot of pressure on the opposition.
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Yodhas, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, Final Probable XIs
Bengaluru Blasters
Bhuvan Mohan Raju, Rohan Patil, Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Samit Dravid, S Shivaraj, Praveen Dubey, Shubhang Hegde (c), Rohan Naveen, Rohan Raju, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Nischith N Rao
Shivamogga Yodhas
Luvnith Sisodia (c), Tushar Singh, Naveen MG, Aneesh KV, Harshil Dharmani, Sujay Sateri (wk), Yashovardhan Parantap, Shreesha Achar, Abhilash Shetty, Yadugiri Yadav S, Dhanush Gowda
Bengaluru Blasters vs Shivamogga Yodhas, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026, Final Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Bengaluru Blasters
The Yodhas and Blasters have played against each other twice in the league phase. Interestingly, the Blasters came out on top in both instances. With the Bengaluru Blasters having a better league stage comparatively, we can expect them to come out on top, lifting the silverware.
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