bengaluru started in 2009 the karnataka premier league which was revamped and rechristened as maharaja trophy ksca t20 tournament last year will return as a franchisebased competitionin the previous season the competition was modelled around the draft policy of the cricket australiarun big bash leaguethis season the tournament will be a singlevenue m chinnaswamy stadiumevent with six franchises battling it out from august 1430the tournament will see hubli tigers last years champions gulbarga mystics kalyani bengaluru blasters mysore warriors with two new franchises owners for mangalore and shivamogga vying for top honours the winner will receive rs 15 lakh while the runnersup will take home rs 10 lakh this year we will conduct the league with six franchisebased teams and will have new owners coming in for mangalore and shivamogga we believe that restricting the number of teams to six ensures highest quality of cricket stated bk sampath kumar tournament commissioner and ksca vicepresidenta player auction has been tentatively scheduled for july 22 with each franchise allocated a purse of rs 50 lakhplayers will be slotted into four categories category a will feature india and ipl players category b will comprise players who have played senior bcci tournaments while category c will consist of those from all other bcci tournaments category d is reserved for registered players of ksca the auction stipulates that each team must have a minimum of 15 players and no more than 20 players including two players from the catchment areas star sports have been roped in as the broadcast partners