Karnataka Premier League
The Karnataka Premier League is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association in August 2009 and modelled after the Indian Premier League. As of April 2018, there are 8 teams competing in the league.
The first title sponsor of the KPL was Mantri Developers, who paid 113,662,500.00 INR for 5 years. Then KPL was inactive in 2011, 2012 and 2013. After a gap of 3 years, the third edition of Karnataka Premier League commenced in Mysore on 28 August. In 2014, Karbonn Mobiles won a 3-year title sponsorship for the KPL.
The KPL has been beset with allegations of corruption.
Auction
The winning bidders of the eight franchisee teams were announced at the conclusion of the auction, held on 14 August 2009. The auction earned the KSCA, which received bids from 22 potential sponsors. The highest bid was for the Bengaluru team, at.| Franchisee | Zone | Captain | Owner | Price |
| Bangalore Brigadiers | Bengaluru Urban | Deepak Chougule | Brigade Enterprises | |
| Provident Bangalore | Bengaluru Rural | Balachandra Akhil | Melmont Constructions | |
| Mangalore United | Mangaluru | Bharat Chipli | Fiza Developers | |
| Belagavi Panthers | Belagavi | Jagadeesh Arunkumar | Gaames Merchandise Pvt Ltd | |
| Shamanur Davangere Diamonds | Davangere | Sunil Joshi | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa | |
| Bijapur Bulls | Bijapur | SP Shinde | Vivid Kreations | |
| Mysuru Warriors | Mysuru | Manish Pandey | NR Group | |
| Namma Shivamogga | Shivamogga | Stuart Binny | R Kumar | |
| Rockstars | Sandalwood | Sudeep | Karbonn Mobiles | |
| Bellary Tuskers | Ballari | C. Raghu | Arvind Reddy | |
| Hubli Tigers | Hubballi | Sushil Jindal & Abhishek Jindal | ||
| Bengaluru Blasters | Bengaluru | Kalyani Motors |
Teams
Defunct teams
Team performances by season
Season 1 (2009/10)
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. The Player of the Match was Amit Verma for. 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 in the first year of Mantri KPL I while Manish Pandey holds the record for the highest scorer, and Vinay Kumar was the second highest wicket taker.Teams and standings
| Team | ||||||||
| Bangalore Brigadiers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.967 | ||
| Provident Bangalore ' | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.573 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.217 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| 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 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. |
Season 2 (2010/11)
The season 2 of KPL was held from 18 September 2010 to 3 October 2010 in Mysuru. Mangalore United won season 2 of KPL.Teams and standings
| Team | ||||||||
| Shamanur Davanagere Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +0.379 | ||
| Provident Bangalore ' | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.268 | ||
| Malnad Gladiators | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.016 | ||
| Mangalore United ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| 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 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. |
Season 3 (2014/15)
The third season was held from 28 August 2014 to 12 September 2014 and the auction for the same was conducted on August 7. The 7-team Twenty20 tournament went till September 12.| Team | ||||||||
| Bijapur Bulls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +1.231 | ||
| Mangalore United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +0.504 | ||
| Mysuru Warriors ' | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1.141 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Rockstars | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.261 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. |
Season 4 (2015/16)
The fourth season saw a new team making a debut, Namma Shivamogga, adding up to 8 teams overall. The season will go from 2 to 19 September at Hubballi and Mysuru.| Team | ||||||||
| Belagavi Panthers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +1.375 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls ' | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | +1.000 | ||
| Hubli Tigers ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| 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 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. |
Season 5 (2016/17)
| Team | ||||||||
| Mysuru Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.764 | ||
| Hubli Tigers ' | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.791 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.827 | ||
| Bellary Tuskers ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| 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 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. |
Season 6 (2017/18)
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 using different community management skills and technologies including the use of the 360-degree camera.| Team | ||||||||
| Hubli Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.203 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls ' | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.098 | ||
| Namma Shivamogga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +1.209 | ||
| Belagavi Panthers ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.951 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
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Season 7 (2018/19)
| Team | ||||||||
| Bengaluru Blasters ' | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.895 | ||
| Hubli Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +0.815 | ||
| Bijapur Bulls ' | 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 | Teams that qualified for the semi-finals. | |
| Shivamogga Lions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.549 | Teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals. | |
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