2024-09-24 04:27:45
Jodhpur: Chaturanga de Silva’s crucial knock and Pawan Negi’s economical bowling spell helped Southern Superstars register their first win in Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2024. They defeated Gujarat Greats by 26 runs at the Barkatulla Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on Monday.Sent to bat first after losing the toss, Parthiv Patel and Martin Guptill opened the innings for Southern Superstars. The pair added 29 runs for the first wicket before Parthiv Patel was dismissed after scoring 4 runs off 9 balls. Hamilton Masakadza joined Guptill at the crease. Guptill scored 22 runs off 27 balls. Masakadza scored 20 runs off 12 balls. Captain Dinesh Karthik scored 18 runs off 19 balls.
De Silva’s fifty takes the score to 144
Chaturanga de Silva played a crucial knock of 53 not out off 28 balls, helping his team post 144/9 in 20 overs. For Gujarat Greats, Manan Sharma was the most successful bowler, finishing with figures of 6/17 in 4 overs. Liam Plunkett and Seekuge Prasanna took one wicket each.
Dhawan’s 52 runs went in vain
Chasing a target of 145 runs, Morne van Wyk and captain Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings for Gujarat Greats. Van Wyk scored 15 runs in 19 balls, while Shikhar Dhawan scored 52 runs in 48 balls. Manan Sharma added 10 runs in 4 balls. Lendl Simmons (7) and Mohammad Kaif (5) did not contribute much and were dismissed early.
Dhoni’s disciple Pawan Negi
Impact player Yashpal Singh scored 5 runs in just 12 balls. His team could only score 118/9 in 20 overs. Pawan Negi, who is considered Dhoni’s discovery in IPL, was the most successful bowler for Gujarat Greats, taking figures of 3/13 in 4 overs. Abdur Razzaq took 2/28 in 4 overs. Chaturanga de Silva and Kedar Jadhav took one wicket each in the innings.