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Mantri Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket in the Indian state of Karnataka. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Karnataka cricket team. The association was founded in the year 1933 and has been affiliated to the...

 (KSCA) in August, 2009. The domestic cricket competition is modeled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

 (IPL). Interestingly, just like the Indian Premier League, whose title sponsor is realty major DLF, the title sponsor of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is Bangalore-based real estate developer, Mantri Developers. Mantri Developers won the rights to be the title sponsor of this event for a period of five years for an amount of .

The first season was held from September 9, 2009, to September 23, 2009. The second season was held from September 18, 2010, to October 3, 2010. The league is chaired by the KSCA secretary, Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel grew up in Bangalore is an Indian cricketer who played for the Indian national cricket team as a right-handed batsman from 1974 until 1979....

, and includes eight franchisee teams representing cities in Karnataka.

Auction

The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on August 14, 2009. The auction earned the KSCA , which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 (Bangalore Urban) team, at . The list of teams, their sponsors and auction price follows:
Franchise Zone Owner(s) Price (USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

Bangalore Urban Brigade Enterprises
Bangalore Provident Rural Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural District is one of the 30 districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore . Presently in Bangalore Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 4 Talukas, 35 Hoblis , 1,713 inhabited and 177 uninhabited villages, 9...

Melmont Constructions
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

Fiza Developers
Belgavi Panthers Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....

Subash Enterprises
Shamnur Davanagere Diamonds Hubli-Dharwad Shiv Shankarappa
Bijapur Bulls Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

Vivid Creations and Nandish Reddy Group
Mysore Maharajas Mysore Girish Auto
Malnad Gladiators Shimoga Jayaprakash Hegde

Season 1

The Karnataka Premier League Cup finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Bangalore Provident (Rural) and Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Bangalore Provident (Rural) won by five wickets (with four balls remaining). The Player of the Match was Amit Verma for (Rural). The Player of the Series was J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 of Belagavi Panthers. The Belgavi Panthers has in its ranks experienced players like captain J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

, Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 and R vinay kumar. J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 scored the most runs (326 ) in the first year of Mantri KPL I while Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out) and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).

Teams and standings

Team
Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

7 6 1 0 12 +0.967
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (C) 7 5 2 0 10 +0.573
Bijapur Bulls 7 4 3 0 8 +0.217
Belagavi Panthers (R) 7 4 3 0 8 +0.065
Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 6 −0.310 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

7 2 5 0 4 −0.332
Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 7 2 5 0 4 −1.266 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Malnad Gladiators 7 2 5 0 4 −0.122


Mantri Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket in the Indian state of Karnataka. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Karnataka cricket team. The association was founded in the year 1933 and has been affiliated to the...

 (KSCA) in August, 2009. The domestic cricket competition is modeled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

 (IPL). Interestingly, just like the Indian Premier League, whose title sponsor is realty major DLF, the title sponsor of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is Bangalore-based real estate developer, Mantri Developers. Mantri Developers won the rights to be the title sponsor of this event for a period of five years for an amount of .

The first season was held from September 9, 2009, to September 23, 2009. The second season was held from September 18, 2010, to October 3, 2010. The league is chaired by the KSCA secretary, Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel grew up in Bangalore is an Indian cricketer who played for the Indian national cricket team as a right-handed batsman from 1974 until 1979....

, and includes eight franchisee teams representing cities in Karnataka.

Auction

The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on August 14, 2009. The auction earned the KSCA , which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 (Bangalore Urban) team, at . The list of teams, their sponsors and auction price follows:
Franchise Zone Owner(s) Price (USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

Bangalore Urban Brigade Enterprises
Bangalore Provident Rural Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural District is one of the 30 districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore . Presently in Bangalore Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 4 Talukas, 35 Hoblis , 1,713 inhabited and 177 uninhabited villages, 9...

Melmont Constructions
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

Fiza Developers
Belgavi Panthers Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....

Subash Enterprises
Shamnur Davanagere Diamonds Hubli-Dharwad Shiv Shankarappa
Bijapur Bulls Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

Vivid Creations and Nandish Reddy Group
Mysore Maharajas Mysore Girish Auto
Malnad Gladiators Shimoga Jayaprakash Hegde

Season 1

The Karnataka Premier League Cup finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Bangalore Provident (Rural) and Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Bangalore Provident (Rural) won by five wickets (with four balls remaining). The Player of the Match was Amit Verma for (Rural). The Player of the Series was J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 of Belagavi Panthers. The Belgavi Panthers has in its ranks experienced players like captain J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

, Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 and R vinay kumar. J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 scored the most runs (326 ) in the first year of Mantri KPL I while Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out) and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).

Teams and standings

Team
Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

7 6 1 0 12 +0.967
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (C) 7 5 2 0 10 +0.573
Bijapur Bulls 7 4 3 0 8 +0.217
Belagavi Panthers (R) 7 4 3 0 8 +0.065
Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 6 −0.310 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

7 2 5 0 4 −0.332
Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 7 2 5 0 4 −1.266 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Malnad Gladiators 7 2 5 0 4 −0.122


Mantri Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association
Karnataka State Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket in the Indian state of Karnataka. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Karnataka cricket team. The association was founded in the year 1933 and has been affiliated to the...

 (KSCA) in August, 2009. The domestic cricket competition is modeled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

 (IPL). Interestingly, just like the Indian Premier League, whose title sponsor is realty major DLF, the title sponsor of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is Bangalore-based real estate developer, Mantri Developers. Mantri Developers won the rights to be the title sponsor of this event for a period of five years for an amount of .

The first season was held from September 9, 2009, to September 23, 2009. The second season was held from September 18, 2010, to October 3, 2010. The league is chaired by the KSCA secretary, Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel
Brijesh Patel grew up in Bangalore is an Indian cricketer who played for the Indian national cricket team as a right-handed batsman from 1974 until 1979....

, and includes eight franchisee teams representing cities in Karnataka.

Auction

The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on August 14, 2009. The auction earned the KSCA , which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 (Bangalore Urban) team, at . The list of teams, their sponsors and auction price follows:
Franchise Zone Owner(s) Price (USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

Bangalore Urban Brigade Enterprises
Bangalore Provident Rural Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural
Bangalore Rural District is one of the 30 districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Rural and Bangalore . Presently in Bangalore Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 4 Talukas, 35 Hoblis , 1,713 inhabited and 177 uninhabited villages, 9...

Melmont Constructions
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

Fiza Developers
Belgavi Panthers Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....

Subash Enterprises
Shamnur Davanagere Diamonds Hubli-Dharwad Shiv Shankarappa
Bijapur Bulls Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

Vivid Creations and Nandish Reddy Group
Mysore Maharajas Mysore Girish Auto
Malnad Gladiators Shimoga Jayaprakash Hegde

Season 1

The Karnataka Premier League Cup finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Bangalore Provident (Rural) and Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Bangalore Provident (Rural) won by five wickets (with four balls remaining). The Player of the Match was Amit Verma for (Rural). The Player of the Series was J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 of Belagavi Panthers. The Belgavi Panthers has in its ranks experienced players like captain J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

, Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 and R vinay kumar. J. Arunkumar
J. Arunkumar
Jagadeesh Arunkumar , in Bangalore, Karnataka, is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He has over 100 first class games to his name and 20 hundreds. He has previously represented India on Under 19 tours of South Africa and England...

 scored the most runs (326 ) in the first year of Mantri KPL I while Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in...

 holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out) and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).

Teams and standings

Team
Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

7 6 1 0 12 +0.967
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (C) 7 5 2 0 10 +0.573
Bijapur Bulls 7 4 3 0 8 +0.217
Belagavi Panthers (R) 7 4 3 0 8 +0.065
Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 6 −0.310 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

7 2 5 0 4 −0.332
Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 7 2 5 0 4 −1.266 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Malnad Gladiators 7 2 5 0 4 −0.122

(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Season 2

The season 2 of KPL was held from September 18, 2010 to October 3, 2010 in Mysore. Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

 won the season 2 of KPL.

Teams and standings

Team
Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 7 5 1 1 11 +0.379
Bangalore Provident (Rural) (R) 7 4 3 0 8 +0.268
Malnad Gladiators 7 4 3 0 8 −0.016
Mangalore United
Mangalore United
Mangalore United is a Mangalore based Karnataka Premier League franchise owned by Fiza Developers.The team are the defending Karnataka Premier League 2010 Champions. They beat Provident Bangalore in the finals by 44 runs to lift the trophy....

 (C)
7 3 3 1 7 +0.574
Belagavi Panthers 7 3 3 1 7 −0.263 Teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Mysore Maharaajas 7 3 4 0 6 −0.201
Bijapur Bulls 7 3 4 0 6 −0.316 Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
Bangalore Brigadiers
Bangalore Brigadiers is a Bangalore Urban based Twenty20 cricket team part of the Karnataka Premier League.The team is owned by the Brigade Group, one of India's leading developers....

7 1 5 1 3 −0.339

(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
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