Match 8, Raipur, March 08, 2021, 07:00 PM
South Africa Legends
89/10(18.5ov)
Sri Lanka Legends
92/1(13.2ov)
Sri Lanka Legends beat South Africa Legends by 9 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Commentry
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Rangana Herath is named the Player of the Match for his fantastic bowling performance.
Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lankan Legends skipper, says that it was a good game for them. Tells that they started really well and adds that their fielding was superb. Dilshan shares that he wanted to start himself in the Powerplay and it worked for them. Says that things worked out really well for them. Praises the performance of Herath and terms him a champion bowler. Tells that everyone in the team is keen to do the job.
Jonty Rhodes, the South Africa Legends captain, tells that they had a lack of practice but takes ownership of the performance. Feels that the Sri Lankans were superb in the field. Wants to correct the basic mistakes they did in this game. Tells that Petersen was one player who was hitting the ball nicely in the nets but was unfortunate to miss out as he got run out on the first ball. Credits the Lankan players but feels their batters threw their wickets away. Praises the performance of Puttick.
Earlier in the evening, it was a tame batting show by South Africa Legends against some accurate bowling by Sri Lanka Legends. The wickets fell at regular intervals and apart from a fighting knock by Andrew Puttick, there was nothing concrete in their batting. The Protea team managed a meagre 89 on the board which was never going to be enough for them.
A walk in the park for Sri Lanka Legends. They had only 90 runs to overhaul and the Lankans demolished the target with 40 balls to spare. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya provided a decent start and after that, the pair of Dilshan and Upul Tharanga went hammer and tongs. There was nothing of note in South Africa Legends' bowling as it was as flavourless as their batting. Overall, an evening to forget for Jonty Rhodes and his men.
In over# 1
4
0
Thandi Tshabalala 12/0(2.2)
13.2
4
FOUR! Fifty for Dilshan as he hits the winning runs! Floated full and on middle, Dilshan gets down and sweeps it through short fine leg for a boundary. Sri Lanka Legends win by 9 wickets.
13.1
.
Floated full and just around off, Dilshan jumps out of the crease and hits it to deep mid-wicket. Turns down the available run. He wants his fifty, on 46 now!
In over# 1
0
1
2
1
0
1
Alviro Petersen 10/0(2)
12.6
.
Fuller and around off, Upul is solid in defense. Not in any hurry.
12.5
1
Shortish and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
12.4
2
Two more! This time off the reverse sweep! Floated full and outside off, Dilshan gets down and reverse sweeps it over short third man. Two taken
12.3
1
Flat and just outside off, punched to deep cover by Tharanga for a single.
12.2
.
Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
12.1
1
Shortish and on middle, Dilshan looks to power it over the deep square leg fence but he fails to middle it. A single as it goes there off the inner half.
In over# 1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Thandi Tshabalala 8/0(2)
11.6
1
Flat and around off, forced down to long on for one.
11.5
.
Floated outside off, Dilshan comes on the front foot and defends. Showing that he has got the defensive play as well.
11.4
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Floated on midle, blocked.
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