Kanpur 13th September : With the victory in their first match, India Legends, will play West Indies Legends in match number six of the Road Safety World Series 2022 at the Green Park Stadium here on Wednesday.West Indies Legends — who recorded a comprehensive 9-wicket win against Bangladesh in their opening game of the season — will be strengthened with the return of their captain Brian Lara.
Lara was a player who was absent from the first game because of personal reasonswas spotted in Kanpur on Monday.
The Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends side put up an impressive performance in the match against South Africa Legends last on Saturday to win a colossal victory of 61 runs in the front of an enthusiastic crowd.
The defending champions checked off all boxes in the game before, as their bowling, batting, and fielding all looked adequate.
The openers of Tendulkar and Naman Ojha didn’t make India Legends a sublime start in the powerplay, they were dismissed early in the game against South Africa Legends.
Fans are hoping for a strong strike by the master blaster as well as local player Suresh Raina who made an impressive appearance in the previous game.
Stuart Binny and Yusuf Pathan will try at giving West Indian bowlers a run for their money in the dying overs with their explosive hitting abilities.
The bowling department of India appears balanced , with an impressive speed attack in Irfan Pathan, Manpreet Gongy and Munaf Patel.The spin department is equally strong thanks to the presence of Pragyan Ojha and Rahul Sharma.
West Indies Legends West Indies Legendsthey are coming off the off of an impressive victory against Bangladesh — could repeat their form from the first game.Acting captain Dwyane Smith who scored an unbeaten fifty as well with pacers Krishmar Santekie and Darren Powell would be aiming to put on a show against hosts.
The spinners Dave Mohammed, Devendra Bishoo and Suleiman Benn are all equally dangersome in this format, and it’s not going to be easy for the Indians to take on them.
In the inaugural version, India Legends edged West Indies Legends by 12 runs.
In the course of 25 T20Is played between the two teams, India have won 17 while West Indies have come out with a win on seven occasions.One game ended without outcome.
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