New Delhi: The World Cup is about to over, but on the other hand, Legend League Cricket started a day before the final. The first match was played between Bhilwara Kings and India Capitals. In this match, Irfan Pathan won the toss and asked the Indian Capitals team to bat first. Afterwards, captain Gautam Gambhir ensured a great start for his team.
Gautam Gambhir showed an aggressive style right after his arrival. He scored 63 runs in just 35 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Furthermore, Crick Edwards scored 59 runs in 31 balls, including 5 fours and 4 sixes. Anureet Singh bowled brilliantly for Bhilwara Kings. He showed four batsmen the way to the pavilion. Thanks to the innings of Gambhir and Edwards, India Capitals set a big target of 228 runs for the Bhilwara Kings.
Two batsmen snatched victory away from Gambhir
Two Bhilwara Kings batsmen overshadowed Gautam Gambhir’s entire team. The first name among them was Solomon Mir who scored 70 runs in just 40 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes. After that, the entire team seemed to be in trouble but Irfan Pathan, who came to bat at number 5, turned the game on its side. In his explosive 65-run innings, he scored 54 runs with just sixes. Pathan led a quick innings of 65 runs in just 19 balls with the help of 9 sixes and 1 four.
All the bowlers proved expensive for India Capitals. Irfan Pathan and Solomon thrashed all the bowlers. Targeting 228 runs, Bhilwara Kings won the match by 3 wickets with 4 balls remaining by captain Irfan Pathan’s storming innings.