Road Safety World Series: Irfan Pathan's unbeaten 57 steer India Legends to stunning victory against Sri Lanka Legends

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Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends on Tuesday (March 10, 2020) defeated Tillakaratne Dilshan-led Sri Lanka Legends by 5 wickets at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. 

Irfan Pathan, the star performer of the match took away the game from SL Legends and smashed 57 runs not out off 31 to take India Legends home.

Earlier, the SL Legends were invited to bat first who managed 138-8 in their 20 overs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chamara Kapugedera scored the top scores of 23 each for the team.

For India Legends, Munaf Patel took 4 wickets for 19 in his four-over quota. Manpreet Gony, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Sanjay Bangar took one wicket each.0

In reply, India Legends got off to a poor start as they lost Sachin-Sehwag duo within three overs. Sachin departed in the first over without scoring whereas, Sehwag, who was dropped on the very first ball of the chase, got run out in the third over. Sehwag was dismissed for four.

Yuvraj Singh also got caught in the fifth over.

Then, Mohammad Kaif and India's former batting coach Sanjay Bangar helped India past 10 overs without giving away any wicket. 

India Legends were struggling at 81-5 in 14.4 overs and were nearing the defeat when Irfan Pathan changed his gear. Irfan hit 6 fours and 3 sixes to remain unbeaten at 57 off 31 balls. He was supported by Manpreet Gony at the end who hit 11* off 8 balls.

The tournament, which is being conducted in order to raise awareness regarding road safety, has a total of five teams facing each other once in the round-robin format. 

The top two sides after the completion of all matches will square off in the final at the picturesque Brabourne Stadium in the Cricket Club of India (CCI) ground on March 22.

As it happened:

10 March 2020

22:41 PM

and IRFAN PATHAN takes India Legends home, beat Sri Lanka Legends by 5 wickets.

What a performance, what a match!!

22:41 PM

ANOTHER FOURRR!!!!

Irfan Pathan brings up his fifty with a four.

22:39 PM

FOURRRRRRRR

Irfan Pathan is unstoppable at the moment!

22:38 PM

and it's a SIXXXXXXX!!!!!

Now, Gony joins the party.

13 needed off 12.

22:37 PM

19 runs needed off 13 balls

Can the India Legends do it?

22:36 PM

Irfan Pathan bringing it closer. Reaches 43 off 24.

India Legends: 119-5 in 17.4

22:35 PM

6, 6, 4 !!!

AND IT'S ALSO A NO-BALL.

22:34 PM

SIXXXXX AGAIN!!!!!

IRFAN PATHAN on firee with two back to back sixes off MAHAROOF.

22:32 PM

SIXXX!!!

Sixer from Irfan Pathan on the first ball of the 18th over.

22:27 PM

India Legends need 39 runs off 18 balls with 5 wickets in hand.

22:25 PM

SIXXXXX!!

Irfan hits it out of the park to cut short the runs-balls difference.

India Legends now need 43 off 24 with 5 wickets in hand.

22:17 PM

FOURRR!!!

Irfan pulls it on the deep square leg.

22:16 PM

Gony comes in.

India Legends: 83-5 after 15 overs

22:12 PM

WICKET!!!

Kaif departs for well-fought 46.

22:06 PM

India Legends: 78-4 after 14 overs

22:06 PM

Dilshan who took 3-wickets in the first match looking to provide a break-through here.

22:04 PM

FOURR!!!

Pathan hits a four on the off-side

22:03 PM

India Legends need 73 off 48

22:01 PM

Can KAIF repeat 2002 NatWest Final here?

Stay tuned to find out.

22:00 PM

Irfan Pathan comes in!

India Legends 62-4 after 11 overs.

21:59 PM

WICKETT!!

Herath fights back after a four and a six, dismisses Bangar 18(19) LBW.

21:58 PM

MISS-FIELD AND INDIA LEGENDS GET FOUR

Bangar drives through deep point and gets a four, another mis-field from Atapattu.

21:57 PM

SIXXXX!!!!

First six of the match.

A 76m six from KAIF

21:46 PM

India's former batting coach Sanjay Bangar and Kaif take India Legends to 50-3 in 10 overs.

21:44 PM

A 2.50 MINUTES TIME-OUT

Go grab your coffee and snacks until then. 

21:44 PM

FOURRR!!!!!

Kaif gets a four through the deep cover!! Reaches 26 off 26.

A 22-run partnership with Bangar now.

21:41 PM

The required run-rate has climbed to 8.50 after 8 overs.

Tough task ahead for the India Legends batsmen, but as the name suggests, LEGENDS are always up for these situations.

21:40 PM

FOURR!!!

A bit, just a bit of relief for the crowd after Bangar pulls through deep-mid wicket for four!

21:36 PM

TO THOSE WHO HAVE JUST JOINED IN

India Legends are chasing a target of 139 runs and have lost their top-order batsmen.

The crowd has gone numb and is disappointed after Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvi went without even reaching the double-digit figure.

India Legends: 28-3 in 7 overs

Mohammad Kaif: 20(23)* 
Sanjay Bangar: 4(9)*

21:32 PM

Kaif struggling with a hamstring!

21:29 PM

Not much disturbance to the scoreboard in Maharoof's over.

India Legends: 25-3 in 6 overs

21:25 PM

All eyes on Kaif, Bangar as India Legends reduced to 21-3 in 5 overs

21:24 PM

Brilliant captaincy from Dilshan.

Sanjay Bangar comes in at no. 5

India Legends: 19-3 in 4.2 overs

21:23 PM

and a WICKETTT!!!

Vaas dismisses Sixer king for 1.

21:22 PM

Dilshan attacking!!

Brings VAAS again for his third over.

21:20 PM

RASH STROKES AND RASH DRIVING ARE ALWAYS DISASTEROUS!!

The reason why the Road Safety World Series is being played, to aware people about the road-safety precautions.

21:19 PM

The crowd has gone numb. The opening-duo that scored 83 runs in 10 overs in the last match has gone cheaply.

21:17 PM

FOURR!!

Kaif looks in fine touch as he drives the ball through the extra-cover.

21:17 PM

All eyes on YUVRAJ SINGH now as he joins Kaif in the middle

India Legends: 13-2 in 3 overs

21:13 PM

WICKETT!!!

Sehwag run-out. Couldn't drag his bat in time.

21:09 PM

ANOTHER DROPPED CATCH

Kaif dropped on the third-man boundary, goes for four.

21:08 PM

FOURRR!!

Kaif finds the gap through the point. First four of the innings.

21:07 PM

Thilan Thushara to bowl the second over for Sri Lanka Legends.

21:05 PM

Mohammad Kaif comes in.

What a start from Chaminda Vaas.

21:03 PM

Wicket!!

SACHIN departs for a duck, the stadium goes silent. tried to hit to the fine leg but edged to the keeper.

India Legends: 1-1 in 0.3 overs

21:03 PM

and dropped!!

Atapattu drops Sehwag on the very first ball. This could be costly.

20:53 PM

India Legends openers Sachin-Sehwag start the chase

20:51 PM

Tillakaratne Dilshan 23(23)
Kapugedera 23(17)

Munaf Patel 4-19 in 4 overs

20:46 PM

Sri Lanka Legends post 138-8 in 20 overs.

Herath's boundaries at the end put the team to a respectable total.

20:43 PM

WHAT A CATCH!!!

Munaf gets his fourth, Gony, the tallest in the team takes the catch inches before the boundary rope.

Chandana dismissed for 3.

Sri Lanka Legends 122-8 in 18.5

20:42 PM

India Legends team is still young, the way they have fielded in the match till now.

20:42 PM

UPUL Chandana comes in.

20:40 PM

WICKETTT!!

Munaf dismisses Maharoof on the long-on boundary.

Another good catch from the India Legends team, this time by Pragyan Ojha.

20:40 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 118-6 in 18 overs.

20:38 PM

FOURR!!

Mendis starts off with a four on the off-side.

20:37 PM

Time for tail-enders now for Sri Lanka Legends.

Ajantha Mendis comes in at 8.

20:35 PM

ANOTHER ONEE!!

Kaif takes a spectacular catch on the leg-side boundary!

Kapugedera departs for 17 off Zaheer

20:33 PM

Zaheer Khan back into the attack, new joinee Maharoof edges for four through the third man.

20:28 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 108-5 in 17 overs,

20:26 PM

WICKETT!

Munaf grabs his second, dismisses Senanayake for 19.

Sri Lanka Legends: 101-5 in 16 overs

20:19 PM

100 comes up for Sri Lanka Legends in the 16th over.

20:16 PM

FOURRR!!!!

Sri Lanka Legends accelerating now, Kapugedera flicks for four through the fine leg.

20:15 PM

FOURR!!!

Senanayake cuts it through point for four.

20:13 PM

Pragyan Ojha comes in to bowl the 14th over.

20:12 PM

FOURRR!!!1

S Senanayake joins in, hits the first ball for four.

20:10 PM

and a WICKETTTT!!!

Bangar dismisses Thushara for 10.

Sachin takes the catch.

Sri Lanka Legends: 72-4 in 12.3 overs

20:09 PM

Sanjay Bangar takes the ball in hand, bowling the 13th over.

19:58 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 70-3 in 12 overs

19:57 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 57-3 in 10 overs

19:56 PM

Chamara Kapugedera comes in at 5 for Sri Lanka Legends.

Sri Lanka Legends: 57-3 in 9.5

19:51 PM

WICKETTT for Gony!!!!

Wicketkeeper Sameer Dighe takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Atapattu for 1.

19:49 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 55-2 in 9 overs

19:48 PM

Thilan Thushara comes into the middle to join Atapattu.

19:46 PM

It's a 2:30 minute time out now.

19:43 PM

WICKETTT!!!!

Pathan see offs Kaluwitharana.

Kathu was struggling for a long time, departs for 21(25)

19:41 PM

Kaif diving forward and catching the ball to dismiss Dilshan. If the catch doesn't remind you of 2000s, then I don't know what would.

19:40 PM

Marvan Atapattu comes in. Sri Lanka's former captain replacing Dilshan.

19:39 PM

WICKETTTTT!!!!

Munaf Patel provides the breakthrough, KAIFFF takes a good catch in the deep, Dilshan departs for 23.

19:37 PM

Just 8 boundaries in 7 overs, not what the Lankans would have expected. Although it's not Diwali, but let's see if we could see some FIREWORKS on HOLI.

19:37 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 45-0 in 7 overs

19:36 PM

The fans are still waiting for the PALLU SCOOP!!

19:34 PM

FOURRR!!

Back to back fours for Dilshan, one on the off the side and second on the leg side.

Not a good start for Gony.

19:28 PM

Manpreet Gony comes into the attack.

19:24 PM

Steady start for Sri Lanka Legends, reach 32-0 in 5 overs

Dilshan: 12(12)

Kaluwitharana: 16(18)

19:19 PM

and Pathan is not able to find his line and length, gets hit for 2 fours in the over

Sri Lanka Legends: 27-0 in 4 overs

19:16 PM

Sri Lanka Legends: 16-0 in 3 overs

19:15 PM

Zaheer Khan comes up with his second over.

19:13 PM

Everyone's waiting for Dilshan's PALLU SCOOP now.

19:10 PM

FOURR!!

DILSHAN edges the ball towards the third man and gets a four.

19:10 PM

Irfan Pathan to start the second over.

19:08 PM

FOURRR!!!

Kaluwitharana hits second four of the over and the match.

Sri Lanka Legends 10-0 in 1 over

19:07 PM

FOURRR!!!

Kaluwitharana puts away the ball for four on the leg-side.

19:06 PM

WIDE!!

Zaheer misses his line and length, bowls a wide ball on the leg-side.

19:05 PM

Dilshan puts the ball towards the mid-off and opens his account with a quick single on the first ball of the match.

18:56 PM

Tillakaratne DILSHAN and Romesh KALUWITHARANA come out to bat for Sri Lanka Legends.

ZAHEER Khan opens bowling attack for India Legends

18:55 PM

Players come out on the field for National Anthems.

18:32 PM

India Legends Playing XI: Sachin Tendulkar (C), Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Sameer Dighe (WK), Sanjay Bangar, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel

Sri Lanka Legends Playing XI: Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Upul Chandana, Sachithra Senanayake, Thilan Thushara, Chaminda Vaas, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

18:28 PM

Sachin has again won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Sri Lanka Legends.

18:27 PM

The toss between India Legends and Sri Lanka Legends to take place shortly.

Stay tuned for more updates on the match.