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Legends League Cricket: Shahid Afridi’s Lions thrash Gautam Gambhir’s Maharajas

Legends League Cricket: Shahid Afridi’s Asia Lions thrash Gautam Gambhir’s India Maharajas


 Former star cricketers Gautam Gambhir from India and Shahid Afridi from Pakistan are participating currently in the Legends League Cricket 2023.

In this, Gautam Gambhir is leading the squad for India Maharajas, while Afridi is at the helm of the Asia Lions side. Australia’s Aaron Finch-led World Giants side is the third team which participated in the tournament.

The first match ended with Asia Lions emerging victorious over the India Maharajas by nine runs.

The battle between India Maharajas and Asia Lions has kicked off the Legends League 2023 series at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha on Friday (March 10). 

Team Asia Lions

Shahid Afridi (C), Abdur Razzak, Abdul Razzaq, Asghar Afghan, TM Dilshan, NLTC Perera, P Khadka, Misbahul Haq, Sohail Tanvir, WU Tharanga and I Udana

Team India Maharajas

G Gambhir (C), AB Dinda, Harbhajan Singh, M. Vijay, STR Binny, M Kaif, IK Pathan, SK Raina, YK Pathan, PV Tambe, RV Uthappa

TOTAL OF 8 MATCHES ARE TO BE PLAYED IN THE T20 LEAGUE

All three teams will be facing each other twice in the league stage of the tournament.

The winner of the Eliminator will reach the summit clash with the first finalist.

The series consists of retired cricket stars and legends from more than 12 nations participating in this year’s Legends cricket league (LLC) Masters at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha in Qatar.

The tournament began on March 10 and will conclude with the final on March 20.

DayDateStageMatchVenue
1March 10, 2023League Round 1India Maharajas V/S Asia LionsAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
2March 11, 2023League Round 1World Giants V/S India Maharajas Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
3March 12, 2023REST DAY  
4March 13, 2023League Round 1Asia Lions V/S World GiantsAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
5March 14, 2023League Round 2Asia Lions V/S India Maharajas Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
6March 15, 2023League Round 2India Maharajas V/S World GiantsAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
7March 16, 2023League Round 2World Giants V/S Asia LionsAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
8March 17, 2023REST DAY  
9March 18, 2023Eliminator2nd Position V/S 3rd PositionAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar
10March 19, 2023REST DAY  
11March 20, 2023Final1st Position V/S Winner EliminatorAsian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar

 In the first match, Afridi’s Asia Lions won the toss and elected to bat first. During that time, fans took note of an awkward exchange between Gambhir and Afridi before the game and expressed their views on the same on Twitter and Instagram by sharing hilarious memes.

They recalled their past and reminisced about the duo’s heated exchange on the field during the India and Pakistan matches and compiled hilarious memes.

India Maharajas got off to an awful start. After suffering the first wicket, it was up to Gautam Gambhir to consolidate along with Murali Vijay. Gambhir scored two fours off Tanvir’s second over and looked on-point with his timing and Vijay continued in style at the end of the powerplay. The score stood at 49/1.

LLC MASTERS 2023
POINTS TABLE AFTER ASIA LIONS BEAT INDIA MAHARAJAS ON MARCH 10
PositionTeamMWLNRPTSNRR
1Asia Lions11002+0.450
2World Giants0000000.00
3India Maharajas10100-0.450

 TOP STATS FROM LLC MASTERS

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Top 5 Run-Scorers

  1. Misbah-Ul-Haq (Asia Lions) 73 Runs – 1 Match
  2. Gautam Gambhir (India Maharajas) 54 Runs – 1 Match
  3. Upul Tharanga (Asia Lions) 40 Runs – 1 Match
  4. Murali Vijay (India Maharajas) 25 Runs – 1 Match
  5. Mohammad Kaif (India Maharajas) 22 Runs – 1 Match

Top 3 Wicket-Takers

  1. Sohail Tanvir (Asia Lions) 3 Wickets – 1 Match
  2. Stuart Binny (India Maharajas) 2 Wickets – 1 Match
  3. Parvinder Awana (India Maharajas) 2 Wickets – 1 Match

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