6, 6, 6, 6... An explosion in the powerplay when Gulbarga Mystics started to chase a target of 210 runs against Mysore Warriors. Luvnith Sisodia, who is the opener of Gulbarga Mystics, caught eyes for his batting skills. In the ongoing 2025 Maharaja Trophy T20, the keeper batter is in great touch; especially whenever he connects with the ball, it often lands in the stands. 

The same happened when he came against the Mysore Warriors. Back-to-back sixes for him and Gulbarga, which led Gulbarga to win the massive target. It was not the first time Luvnith has made headlines. His hitting abilities are not something new for Indian cricket. Kolkata Knight Riders roped in the keeper-batter for IPL 2025, but unfortunately, Sisodia did not get a single match to shine. 

3 reasons for KKR to retain Luvnith Sisodia:

A solution of keeper-batter: Kolkata Knight Riders had to deal with a keeper-batter problem in the previous Indian Premier League season as two of their overseas players—Quinton De Kock and Rahmanullah Gurbaz—proved to be flops. Sisodia can solve the issue. He can keep, and he can bat. The way he is batting in the Maharaja Trophy T20 tournament, KKR management might have taken a note. The former IPL champion lacked this kind of quickfire batting to boost up their run rate during the power plays.

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Top-order batting: KKR's struggle to find a right opening pair is not new. Phil Salt did great for them, but the management let him go ahead of the league auction. Then, for the IPL 2025 season, Sunil Narine was combined with Quinton De Kock, which did not work. For the last few seasons, Narine emerged as their regular opener. Narine's hitting abilities are undoubtedly appreciable, but his lack of consistency often caused trouble for KKR. The team needs a proper top-order batsman who can score runs quickly, and Luvnith Sisodia can be a good option. 

A long-time prospect: Unlike Sunil Narine or Quinton De Kock, who are already well over their prime, nearing retirement, Luvnith has a long career in front of him. He is only 25 and has the potential to beas a long-time prospect. But first, he has to prove himself against some top-level bowlers. 

Former RCB player Luvnith Sisodiya smashed four consecutive sixes at the start of the innings. Playing for Gulbarga Mystics, Sisodia smashed four consecutive sixes in the very first four balls of the innings against Hubli Tigers. It's worth noting that Sisodiya was once apart of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL before not being retained by the franchise.

The former player of RCB ended up scoring 37 runs in just 13 balls with the help of 5 sixes and one boundary. He ended up with a strike rate of 284.62. He was trying to smash Gautam Mishra on the last ball of the fourth over as he missed the shot and Manish Pandey got hold of him. Thanks to his fantabulous innings Gulbarga Mystics posted 52 runs in just four overs, losing one wicket.

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Watch the video here: 

LUVNITH SISODIYA IN THE FIRST 4 BALLS OF THE INNINGS:

- 6,6,6,6 in Maharaja Trophy 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/6NnobbenMx

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 20, 2025

Hubli Tigers post a mammoth target 

Chasing a target of 210 runs this knock was a much needed for Gulbarga Mystics to get a proper headstart in the innings. Prior to Sisodia ‘s blitzkrieg Hubli Tigers posted 209 runs with the help of M Venkatesh’s 93 runs knock.

Venkatesh scored 93 runs in just 53 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and five maximums. He batted with a strike rate of 175.47 the finishing touch was provided by Yashvardhan Parantap. He scored 48 Runs in 24 deliveries laces with three boundaries and four maximum.

Beautiful use of wrists to launch back-to-back big hits. Luvnith Sisodia was in full swing against Shivamogga Lions during Match 11 of the ongoing Maharaja Trophy T20 2025. Sisodia, who was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025, scored an unbeaten 58 in the Shivamogga Lions vs Gulbarga Mystics game. Gulbarga Mystics won the contest by 10 wickets via the VJD method.

After the beginning of the 2025 Maharaja Trophy, multiple matches were influenced by rain. Batting first, Shivamogga scored 127-5 in 15.5 overs. Gulbarga started to chase the target in a quick manner. The target was reduced, which probably made Gulbarga's task a little bit easy, considering their aggregate style of batting.

From the beginning of the second innings, the opening partnership of Luvnith Sisodia and Nikin Jose started to deal with boundaries and over boundaries. Jese remained unbeaten for 34 off 15, and Sisodia stood tall on the track for an unbeaten 58. The opening pair scored 93 and confirmed the victory for Gulbarga Mystics. One of the most highlighted moments came when Sisodia smacked back-to-back 6s using his wrists. The left-handed opener used his footwork and wrists to guide the deliveries to the stand.

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Who is Luvnith Sisodia?

The 25-year-old keeper-batter played some swashbuckling in the domestic circuit over the past few years but has yet to play his first match in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The top-order batsman, known for hard-hitting abilities, was picked up by KKR at the IPL 2025 mega auction for INR 30 lakh. Luvnith was also part of RCB’s roster in 2022 before an injury ruled him out. In the 2024 Maharaja Trophy T20 tournament, Sisodia played an amazing unbeaten 62-run innings for the Mystics. 

Along with his batting, he is well established for his wicketkeeping job too. In that season, against Bengaluru Blasters, the keeper took 6 catches behind the stumps. 

Luvnith Sisodia magic in Maharaja Trophy. 🔥pic.twitter.com/dOL7Qtxw41

— Knight Club : KKR (@KnightClub_KKR) August 17, 2025