The India Capitals were crowned champions of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), which was held for the first time in India. The Capitals beat the Bhilwara Kings by 104 points to clinch the trophy in a fun final played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Wednesday. The Capitals, led by Gautam Gambhir, recovered well after stumbling early to score 211/7 in 20 overs. The Kings broke under the pressure of a long goal and were all eliminated by just 107 runs in 18.2 overs.
While Ross Taylor (82 on 41 balls) and Mitchell Johnson (62 on 35 balls) were the inning builders of the Capitals, they shared a partnership of 126 runs for the fifth wicket as the Kings failed to conclude a meaningful partnership from their part. done. drummer
The opener of Kings Morne van Wyk (5) and William Porterfield (12) were sent off in the first four overs. Much depended on Yusuf Pathan’s broad shoulders (6), but it didn’t last long. It’s a shame that Shane Watson (27) was exhausted while Jessel Karia (22) showed promise but failed to score long points.
When Kings captain Irfan Pathan (2) was eliminated in 12th place, it was the chase for him.
For the Capitals, three bowlers – Pawan Suyal (2/27), Pankaj Singh (2/14) and Praveen Tambe (2/19) each took two wickets. It was a complete team effort that brought the Capitals to victory. Tight bowling and precise alignment were achieved even with a good stick.
However, the Kings got off to a truly dream start in the final by winning the draw and choosing to line up. Irfan’s decision to shoot both sides first paid off when the Capitals found themselves four wickets down in the fifth.
Monty Panesar and Rahul Sharma created their own web to reduce Capitals to 21/4. But then the counterattack began. Taylor and Johnson grabbed the Kings bowlers by the screw in the neck and slammed them all over the court.
The ninth inning of the game was the turning point of the Capitals innings. Former New Zealand captain Taylor crushed Yousuf’s rotation to collect 30 more points. He scored four sixes and a four in the one above.
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Former England fast pitcher Tim Bresnan eventually ended the partnership by firing Johnson in 15th place. But by then Johnson had reached seven fours and three sixes.
Taylor was fired in the 17th with eight sixes and four fours. Ashley Nurse (42 out of 19 balls) then had a decent deathmatch appearance to get the Capitals past 200. That proved enough to come out victorious.
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