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 For nearly two months, neither side advanced towards the enemy camp.{{sfn|Shanti Sadiq Ali|1996|p=80}} Sijahdar Khan, the commander of the Mughal troops, recommended that the Bijapur-Mughal force leave Bhatvadi and retreat to the Mughal-controlled Ahmadnagar city. The Bijapuri general Ikhlas Khan favoured a negotiation with Malik Ambar before retreating to the Bijapur city. However, his colleague Muhammad Lari refused to leave without engaging in a battle with Malik Ambar. The disagreement led to a verbal argument between the two generals, with Ikhlas Khan blaming Muhammad Lari for the misfortunes of the Bijapur-Mughal force.{{sfn|Shanti Sadiq Ali|1996|p=80}}
+== The battle ==
+Amid the chaos in the Bijapur-Mughal camp, Malik Ambar launched an attack, starting a battle at Bhatvadi. The Bijapuri general Muhammad Lari was killed when a ball hit him and he fell down from his horse. According to ''Futuhat-i-Adilshahi'', he was killed by the Bijapuri soldiers by the order of Ikhlas Khan.{{sfn|Shanti Sadiq Ali|1996|p=81}} But many historians refuse this. According to 'Shivbharat' Muhammad Lari was killed by Shahaji Bhosale a brave warrior in Ahmednagar Sultanate.
+Meanwhile, Malik Ambar's cavalry feigned retreat, but then launched a surprise attack on the Bijapuri troops, bypassing the Mughal contingent. Malik Ambar's men captured Ikhlas Khan and 240 other commanders of Bijapur. They also captured three Mughal generals; the other Mughal generals fled the battlefield, riding towards the Mughal-controlled territory.{{sfn|Shanti Sadiq Ali|1996|p=81}} The battle thus resulted in a huge victory for Ahmadnagar.{{sfn|Pushkar Sohoni|2016|pp=15-16}}