The Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar had hosted a complete of six matches forward of the all-important closing of the Legends League Cricket 2024 between the Southern Tremendous Stars and the Konark Suryas Odisha with 5 of them going within the favour of the staff batting first. The one match which went within the favour of the staff setting the goal got here proper all the way down to the wire with the staff batting second falling shy by a solitary run. This could have been working within the thoughts of Irfan Pathan, and would have likely been why he put the Tremendous Stars in to bat first.
In actual fact, Irfan’s choice made full sense up till 4 overs into the sport. Diwesh Pathania had Shreevats Goswami caught out on the very fourth supply of the sport with the Tremendous Stars solely managing to make 15 on the finish of the primary 4 overs. Nonetheless, the following couple overs was when Hamilton Masakdza, together with Martin Guptill, went all weapons blazing for his or her facet to finish up on a par-plus rating of 55 after the powerplay was accomplished with. Irfan did safe his first of the night which had Ben Laughlin catching his second of the match.
Nonetheless, from thereon, it was pure carnage by Masakadza, who was ably supported by Pawan Negi, who turned on the screws on the Suryas. It was an anticlimax at with the tip with top-order batter, Dilshan Munaweera, claiming three wickets whereas solely conceding a single run to have the Tremendous Stars finish at 164/6 by way of an excellent closing over. It was a very wonderful batting efficiency by Masakadza who ended up scoring a run greater than half of what his facet ended up with (83 off 58).
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The Suryas had in concept obtained off to a greater begin than their opposition within the first-half of the powerplay earlier than Abdur Razzak and Hamid Hassan restricted the harm which decreased the Suryas to 40 for the lack of three wickets. The run-chase appeared extra unbelievable with the Suryas at a rating of 64/4 in the course of the midway mark of their run-chase, with Jesse Ryder and Yusuf Pathan on the crease. A few wickets falling round Yusuf didn’t trouble him one bit as he carried on his standard enterprise on the different finish. It was not till a 24-run over off Suboth Bhati through which Yusuf introduced up a 26-ball fifty which turned the tide.
Nonetheless, the very subsequent over noticed the steadiness tipped as soon as once more with Negi dismissing Navin Stewart and Pathania on successive deliveries. Probably the most main twist got here within the nineteenth over when Yusuf took Negi to the cleaners to finish up with simply six to get within the closing over which was lastly determined to be bowled by left-arm spinner, Chaturanga de Silva. A few extras noticed the equation all the way down to 4 wanted in 4 balls. Nonetheless, three deliveries performed by Shahbaz Nadeem which learn 0, 2, and 1 introduced it down to some wanted of 1. Yusuf, who was huffing and puffing after taking part in a blinder of a knock, couldn’t come again for the double which noticed the sport ending tied with scores stage. Yusuf’s blinder wasn’t sufficient for the Suryas because the match headed in the direction of a Tremendous Over.
The Tremendous Over noticed the Pathan brothers stroll out to bat. The very first supply was a waist-high no-ball by Hassan which noticed Yusuf deny the strike, and understandably so. After simply a few runs coming from the following three deliveries, it was Yusuf who bludgeoned the ball over the quilt regin for an enormous most. Nonetheless, he could not proceed his plundering as he was trapped in entrance the very subsequent supply. Richard Levi struck the ultimate supply for 4 with the table-toppers requiring 14 to win it.
Pathania, coming after an extended break to bowl, couldn’t fairly replicate his efficiency from the primary innings because the very first couple of deliveries of the Tremendous Stars’ retort had been battered by Martin Guptill on the on and off-side, respectively, for big maximums. One more surprising growth adopted when Guptill obtained his furnishings disturbed. Nonetheless, it was not meant to be for Pathan & Co. as Chirag Gandhi and Negi navigated the following two deliveries handy the Tremendous Stars a much-deserved title, no matter them virtually bottling it after having the opposition seven-down for 118 within the seventeenth over.
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MARTIN GUPTILL WINS IT IN SUPER OVER! 🔥🏏
Southern Tremendous Stars wanted 14 within the Tremendous Over, and Guptill delivered with back-to-back sixes 💪🥶
As they raise the Legends League Cricket 2024 trophy! 🏆🥇
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— Sports activities Shastra (@SportShastra) October 16, 2024
Southern Superstars are the winners of LLC 2024!
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— Learn Scoops (@ReadScoops) October 16, 2024
LEGENDS LEAGUE CRICKET 2024 CHAMPIONS: SOUTHERN SUPER STARS!Congratulations to the complete staff on their thrilling victory!
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— Akshay Tadvi 🇮🇳 (@AkshayTadvi28) October 16, 2024
Martin Guptill is the HERO of successful a Tremendous Over in a match closing…
…. and it is the Legends League Cricket 2024 for Southern Tremendous Stars!#LLC pic.twitter.com/tetGmA3U8F
— Cricketangon (@cricketangon) October 16, 2024
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— হৃদয় হরণ 💫✨ (@thundarrstorm) October 16, 2024
Lt Governor attends closing match of Legends League Cricket at Bakshi StadiumInternational Cricket Match has returned to the valley after 36 years. It’s the starting of a brand new sporting period for Kashmir Valley: LG Sinha #Cricket #legendcricket #legendleague pic.twitter.com/Mnnz1UXgI0
— Inderjeet Singh Photojournalist @followback @information (@inderpics) October 16, 2024
Lord Kedar bhau Ki Captaincy Mai Southern Tremendous Stars Win #LegendsLeagueCricket Closing 🏆✨12 Runs of Martin Guptill in Tremendous Over 😲 hits 2 massive Sixes in 2 balls 🔥 @JadhavKedar #Legend pic.twitter.com/rtmHJ8xw4I
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