| Tournament Name: | Karnataka Premier League |
| Country: |  India |
| Founded: | August 2009 |
| Headquarters: | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Administrator: | Karnataka State Cricket Association |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| First: | 2009/10 |
| Last: | 2019 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin & playoffs |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Champions: | Bijapur Bulls (2nd titles) |
| Most Successful: | Bijapur Bulls (2 titles) |
| Broadcast: | Star sports |
| Website: | www.kpl.cricket |
| Broadcast: | Star sports |
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).
It was replaced by Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 in 2022 due to betting and match fixing scandals.[1]
As of 2023 the tournament uses a franchise model with teams allocated after a bidding process.
| Team | Captain | Owner(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[2] | |
| 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 Blasters | Kalyani Motors |
The Karnataka Premier League finals were held on 23 September 2009 as a 20-over match between Provident Bangalore and the Belagavi Panthers, played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Provident Bangalore 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 of the Belagavi Panthers. The Belgavi Panthers have in their ranks experienced players like captain J. Arunkumar, Manish Pandey and R. Vinay Kumar. J. Arunkumar scored the most runs (326) in the first year of Mantri KPL while Manish Pandey holds the record for the highest scorer (112 not out), David Johnson was the highest wicket taker with 17 scalps after a 6-7 year return to cricket and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker (14 wickets).
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore Brigadiers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.967 | ||
| Provident Bangalore (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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.332 | ||
| Shamanur 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) = Champions; (R) = Runner-up.
The season 2 of KPL was held from 18 September 2010 to 3 October 2010 in Mysuru. Mangalore United won season 2 of KPL.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamanur Davanagere Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +0.379 | ||
| Provident Bangalore (R) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.268 | ||
| Malnad Gladiators | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.016 | ||
| Mangalore United (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 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | −0.339 |
(C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
The third season was held from 28 August 2014 to 12 September 2014 and the auction for the same was conducted on 7 August. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went until 12 September.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijapur Bulls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +1.231 | ||
| Mangalore United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +0.504 | ||
| Mysuru Warriors (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1.141 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers (R) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +1.310 | ||
| Hubli Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +1.004 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Bellary Tuskers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −1.077 | ||
| Rockstars | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.261 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
The fourth season saw a new team making a debut, Namma Shivamogga, adding up to 8 teams overall. The season went from 2 to 19 September at Hubballi and Mysuru.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belagavi Panthers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +1.375 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls (C) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +1.000 | ||
| Hubli Tigers (R) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −0.164 | ||
| Mangalore United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | +0.407 | ||
| Bellary Tuskers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +0.253 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Namma Shivamogga | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +0.001 | ||
| Mysuru Warriors | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.111 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
| Rockstars | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | −2.762 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mysuru Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.764 | ||
| Hubli Tigers (R) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.791 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.827 | ||
| Bellary Tuskers (C) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.780 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +1.023 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Namma Shivamogga | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.781 | ||
| Mangalore United | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -0.511 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
| Rockstars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -3.858 |
The sixth season saw a remarkable fan engagement via social media reaching almost 1.5 crores. The Social Media engagement was boosted by a company called Popupster[3] using different community management skills and technologies including the use of the 360-degree camera (First time in India).[4]
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubli Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.203 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls (R) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.098 | ||
| Namma Shivamogga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1.209 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers (C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | +0.598 | ||
| Mysuru Warriors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -0.456 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Ballari Tuskers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -0.258 | ||
| Bengaluru Blasters | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.951 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru Blasters (R) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.895 | ||
| Hubli Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +0.815 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -0.028 | ||
| Mysuru Warriors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.246 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -0.829 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Ballari Tuskers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.421 | ||
| Shivamogga Lions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.549 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
| Season | Teams | Final's venue | Winner | Margin | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 8 | Provident Bangalore 125/5 (19.2 overs) | 5 wickets Scorecard | Belagavi Panthers 122/7 (20 overs) | ||
| 2010/11 | 8 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Mangalore United 112/9 (20 overs) | 44 runs Scorecard | Provident Bangalore 68 all out (16.1 overs) | |
| 2011/12 | Not played | |||||
| 2012/13 | ||||||
| 2013/14 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | 7 | Mysore Warriors 174/4 (19.5 overs) | 6 wickets Scorecard | Belagavi Panthers 170/7 (20 overs) | ||
| 2015/16 | 8 | Bijapur Bulls 115/3 (17.1 overs) | 7 wickets Scorecard | Hubli Tigers 114/9 (20 overs) | ||
| 2016/17 | 8 | D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi | Bellary Tuskers 189/5 (20 overs) | 35 runs Scorecard | Hubli Tigers 154/9 (20 overs) | |
| 2017/18 | 7 | D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubballi | Belagavi Panthers 145/4 (17.3 overs) | 6 wickets Scorecard | Bijapur Bulls 141/7 (20 overs) | |
| 2018/19 | 7 | Bijapur Bulls 106/3 (13.5 overs) | 7 wickets Scorecard | Bengaluru Blasters 101 all out (20 overs) | ||
| 2019/20 | 7 | Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, | Hubli Tigers 152/6 (20.0) | 8 runs Scorecard | Bellary Tuskers 144 all out (20 overs) |