India Legends vs South Africa Legends: India Legends started with a win, beat South Africa Legends by 61 runs

India Legends vs South Africa Legends: India Legends defeated South Africa Legends by 61 runs in the opening match of the Road Safety World Series on Saturday, thanks to the superb bowling of Rahul Sharma (3 wickets) after an explosive fifty from Stuart Binny (82 not out) . Retired players from all over the world represent their countries in this tournament organized by the Government of India to raise awareness about road safety. Batting first, India Legends scored 217 runs in 20 overs after winning the toss in the match held at Green Park, Kanpur, in response to which South Africa Legends could score only 156 runs.

South Africa Legends never looked ahead in the match chasing a massive target of 218 runs. After a 43-run partnership for the first wicket, Rahul Sharma returned the pavilion to opener Morne van Wyk (26) lbw, while Pragyan Ojha dismissed Andrew Putick (23). After this, apart from captain Jonty Rhodes, none of the Proteas batsmen could touch the 20-run mark. Rhodes remained unbeaten on 38 off 27 balls, studded with five fours and a six, while his team scored 156 for nine in 20 overs. For India, Rahul Sharma took three wickets for 17 runs in four overs, while Munaf Patel and Pragyan Ojha took two wickets each. Apart from this, Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh also took one wicket each.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, India Legends got off to a good start. There was a 46-run partnership for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Naman Ojha. After this Sachin Tendulkar got out after scoring 16 runs in 15 balls. In the very next over, Naman also returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs. Suresh Raina played a powerful innings of 33 runs in 22 balls. Yuvraj scored 6 runs in 8 balls. Yusuf Pathan contributed 25 runs in 12 balls. India scored more than 80 runs in the last five overs.

A total of 8 teams are participating in the Road Safety World Series 2022, which is to play a total of 23 matches in 4 cities. The participating teams include India Legends, South Africa Legends, West Indies Legends, Australia Legends, Sri Lanka Legends, Bangladesh Legends, England Legends and New Zealand Legends. The purpose of the tournament is to spread awareness about road safety among the people.

South Africa Legends- 156/9 (20), India Legends : 217/4 (20)

11:10 PM: South Africa Legends could only manage 156 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. India won this match by 61 runs.

10:50 PM: Rahul Sharma has taken his third wicket in the match. He sent Van Der to the pavilion without opening his account. Irfan Pathan dismissed Eddie Lee.

10:45 PM: Munaf Patel has given the sixth blow to Africa by dismissing Botha. Botha was dismissed for 8 runs.

10:39 PM: Rahul Sharma, taking his second wicket in the match, gave Africa the fifth blow. He lbw Jacques Rudolph on a personal score of 16.

10:30 PM: Yuvraj Singh took a wicket in his very first over. He made Henry 6 runs in 6 balls.

10:25 PM: Pragyan Ojha got his second breakthrough in the match. He dismissed Pietersen. Pietersen was dismissed after scoring 10 runs in 9 balls.

10:15 PM: South Africa Legends have got a second blow. by Pragyan Ojha Andrew Putick was caught out at the hands of Sachin Tendulkar. Putik was dismissed for 23 runs in 24 balls.

9:54 PM: India Legends has given the first blow to Africa. Morne van Wyk returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 off 24 balls. Rahul Sharma gave India the first success.

9:54 PM: South Africa have scored 28 runs in 4 overs without losing a wicket. Vick is playing on 17 and Putik is scoring 9 runs.

9:40 PM: Morne van Wyk and Andrew Putick are opening the innings for South Africa Legends.

9:13 PM: India Legends scored 217 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets.

8:53 PM: Yuvraj Singh could not show much amazing and has returned to the pavilion after scoring 6 runs in just 8 balls.

8:35 PM: India Legends has suffered a major setback. Team’s star batsman Suresh Raina was dismissed after scoring 33 runs in 22 balls. In his innings, he hit 4 fours and a six.

8:18 PM: Suresh Raina is playing 19 and Stuart Binny is scoring 9 runs. India scored 77 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.

8:07 PM: India lost the wicket of Naman Ojha in the sixth over. Naman was dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 18 balls. Van der got him caught by Jonty Rhodes.

7:59 PM: Sachin Tendulkar has returned to the pavilion after scoring 16 runs in 15 balls. Johan Botha caught his catch in the over of Makhaya Antini.

7:53 PM: India Legends scored 44 runs in 5 overs without losing a wicket. Sachin Tendulkar is playing 14 and Ojha is making 21 runs.

7:42 PM: India has scored 27 runs in three overs without losing a wicket. Naman Ojha hit three fours. But Sachin is yet to hit the boundary.

7:37 PM: Garnet Kruger bowls the first over for Africa Legends. He bowled the first ball wide. Naman Ojha hit two fours in this over.

7:30 PM: Sachin Tendulkar and Naman Ojha will open the innings for India Legends. India won the toss and decided to bat first.

Playing XI of both the teams

India Legends (Playing XI): Sachin Tendulkar (c), Naman Ojha (w), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel, Rahul Sharma, Pragyan Ojha

South Africa Legends (Playing XI): Henry Davids, Morne van Wyk (wk), Alviro Pietersen, Jacques Rudolph, Jonty Rhodes (c), Johan Botha, Eddie Lee, Johan van der Vath, Garnet Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Andrew Putick

Road Safety World Series Schedule and Teams

In the second season, matches will be played in Kanpur from September 10 to September 15. After this, six matches will be played in Indore from 17 to 19 September and in Dehradun from 21 to 25 September. A total of five matches including the final and semi-file will be played in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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