Giants vs Lions, Final at Doha, LLCM, Mar 20 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Final (D/N), Doha, March 20, 2023, Legends League Cricket Masters
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(16.1/20 ov, T:148) 148/3

Lions won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
2/14
abdur-razzak
Player Of The Series
221 runs
upul-tharanga
New
AL
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Asia Lions are the new giants, they win by 7 wickets. There was no stopping the openers (115 runs opening stand), Dilshan and Tharanga got them off to a great start, hitting boundaries at will, reminded us of their old self.

Lakshan: "Tuning in from Canada right before my med school final exam. Dila and Tharanga taking us back to the good ol' days. Reminiscent of the 2011 world cup quarter finals vs England. Unwavering, gigantic, and still flamboyant as ever!! "

Thanks everyone for your views, it has been a pleasure bringing you the live commentary for the Legends. Until next time, on behalf of Sudeep, this is Binoy George signing off.

16.1
4
Powell to Hafeez, FOUR runs

make room and drives through the off side to the cover fence and the Asia Lions win

Powell to bowl

end of over 164 runs
AL: 144/3CRR: 9.00 RRR: 1.00 • Need 4 runs from 24b
Misbah-ul-Haq9 (8b 1x4)
Mohammad Hafeez5 (12b)
Samit Patel 3-0-23-1
Monty Panesar 4-0-21-1

Strategic time-out

15.6
Patel to Misbah, no run

driven firmly back to the bowler.

15.5
2
Patel to Misbah, 2 runs

down on one knee and lofts it high in the air to the sweeper cover.

15.4
Patel to Misbah, no run

down the track and drives to mid-off.

15.3
2
Patel to Misbah, 2 runs

uses his feet and opens the face off the bat down to thirdman.

15.2
Patel to Misbah, no run

lovely arc, pitches in line and spins away beat the bat, appeal for a catch, Watson reviews it. Nothing on the ultraedge.

15.1
Patel to Misbah, no run

uses his feet and drives to mid-on.

end of over 155 runs • 1 wicket
AL: 140/3CRR: 9.33 RRR: 1.60 • Need 8 runs from 30b
Mohammad Hafeez5 (12b)
Misbah-ul-Haq5 (2b 1x4)
Monty Panesar 4-0-21-1
Samit Patel 2-0-19-1
14.6
Panesar to Hafeez, no run

moves back and works to midwicket, kept low.

14.5
Panesar to Hafeez, no run

plays with an angled bat square on the off side.

14.4
Panesar to Hafeez, no run

blocked to the onside.

14.3
1
Panesar to Misbah, 1 run

tossed up and mistimes the drive to mid-on.

14.2
4
Panesar to Misbah, FOUR runs

tossed up in line with the stumps and Misbah reverse sweeps to backward point fence.

TSBR: "Should have just sent one of Afridi or Perera. In no mood for lectures now..."

14.1
W
Panesar to Abdul Razzaq, OUT

Another one bites the dust, it was short, slow and Razzaq mishits in the air to mid-on and taken by Powell.

Abdul Razzaq c Powell b Panesar 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
end of over 143 runs • 1 wicket
AL: 135/2CRR: 9.64 RRR: 2.16 • Need 13 runs from 36b
Abdul Razzaq3 (5b)
Mohammad Hafeez5 (9b)
Samit Patel 2-0-19-1
Monty Panesar 3-0-16-0
13.6
3
Patel to Abdul Razzaq, 3 runs

pushes gently square on the off side and coming back for the second, the throw is wide, van Wyk fails to gather it, they pick up an extra run.

13.5
Patel to Abdul Razzaq, no run

stays back and blocks square on the off side.

13.4
Patel to Abdul Razzaq, no run

pushes at it and almost gives a catch to short extra cover fielder.

13.3
Patel to Abdul Razzaq, no run

punches to the off side to short extra cover.

13.2
Patel to Abdul Razzaq, no run

stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

13.1
W
Patel to Dilshan, OUT

quicker delivery in line with the stumps, Dilshan makes room to play through the off side, bit late and the ball crashes into the stumps.

Tillakaratne Dilshan b Patel 58 (42b 8x4 0x6) SR: 138.09

Asia Lions cruising to a win

end of over 138 runs
AL: 132/1CRR: 10.15 RRR: 2.28 • Need 16 runs from 42b
Mohammad Hafeez5 (9b)
Tillakaratne Dilshan58 (41b 8x4)
Monty Panesar 3-0-16-0
Brett Lee 4-0-31-1
12.6
Panesar to Hafeez, no run

plays with soft hands behind the wicket on the off side.

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