Finally, the third season of Legend League Cricket has concluded with Asia Lions emerging as the champions by defeating World Giants by 7 wickets. The final match was played between Asia Lions and World Giants at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. Upul Tharanga from Asia Lions was named the Player of the Series for his consistent performances throughout the tournament. Equally important, Abdur Razzak was awarded the Player of the Match for his outstanding performance, taking two crucial wickets and conceding only 14 runs in his four overs.
First Inning
World Giants captain Shane Watson won the toss and decided to bat first and was able to score a total of 147 runs. Jacques Kallis was the top scorer with 78 runs off 54 balls. In addition, Ross Taylor contributed 32 runs off 33 balls. Despite losing some early wickets, Kallis and Taylor played some excellent strokes to help their team achieve a good score. Although they managed a good total on the board, they were not able to defend the trophy. On the other hand, for the champion team, Razzak took 2 wickets with good economy.
Second Inning
Thereafter in the second half, the unstoppable opening partnership of 115 runs between Tharanga and Dilshan helped Lions to reach the target at just 16.1 over of the innings. Upul Tharanga was seen in great form as he managed to score 57 with a strike rate of 203.57 which helped to boost the confidence of the team. Brett Lee, Samit Patel, and Monty Panesar from Giants managed to take 1-1 wicket for each but were not able to stop the roar of the lions.
Asia Lions in the final Of Legend League Cricket
Asia Lions and India Maharaja in Elimination round
Playing XI of World Giants
Morne van Wyk (WK), Shane Watson (C), Lendl Simmons, Ross Taylor, Jacques Kallis. Paul Collingwood, Samit Patel, Monty Panesar, Tino Best, Chris Mpofu, Brett Lee, Ricardo Powell
Playing XI of Asia lions
Shahid Afridi (c), Asghar Afghan, Misbah-ul-Haq. , Abdul Razzaq. Paras Khadka, Isuru Udana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Abdur Razzak, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir
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