Legends League Cricket 2022- 8th Match- Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers- 26 September, 2022
Current Form Bhilwara Kings:
Bhilwara Kings are currently placed at the third position on points table with 1 win to their credit so far.
The highest run scorer for Bhilwara Kings is Yusuf Pathan with 58 runs to his name.
The highest wicket taker for Bhilwara Kings is Fidel Edwards with 4 scalps under his belt.
The previous match Bhilwara Kings were supposed to play against India Capitals was washed off due to rain. However, a match before that, they were beaten by India Capitals with a big margin of 78 runs.
India Capitals batted first and they posted a total of 198 for 5 in 20 overs. Solomon Mire top scored as he made 82 in 38 balls. Other batters also kept the scoreboard ticking and took their team's total past the 190 run mark to finish at 198 for 5 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Bhilwara Kings lost 4 wickets for just 51 runs. Their main batter Yusuf Pathan also lost his wicket at a wrong time and Bhilwara Kings were therefore staring at an inevitable defeat. Bhilwara Kings only managed 120 runs before being bowled out in the 20th over to lose the match by 78 runs.
Current Form Manipal Tigers:
Manipal Tigers are currently placed at the bottom position on points table with 0 win to their credit so far in 3 matches played.
The highest run scorer for Manipal Tigers is Mohammad Kaif with 97 runs to his name.
The highest wicket taker for Manipal Tigers is Chris Mpofu with 4 scalps under his belt.
The previous match of Manipal Tigers was washed off due to rain. However, a match before that, Manipal Tigers were beaten at the hands of Gujarat Giants by 2 wickets.
Manipal Tigers batted first and they posted a total of 120 for 8 in 20 overs. Ravikant Shukla top scored as he made 32 in 32 balls. Other batters failed to provide any impetus into the innings and Manipal Tigers were restricted to a very low total.
During the chase, Gujarat Giants lost 4 wickets for just 66 runs and looked to be in trouble. Thisara Perera then played a brilliant knock of 22 in 20 balls to help his team chase the total down in the 18th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Bhilwara Kings: Irfan Pathan (C), Yusuf Pathan, Monty Panesar, Naman Ojha (wicket-keeper), William Porterfield, Samit Patel, Fidel Edwards, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Nick Compton, Sreesanth, Tim Bresnan, Owais Shah, Tino Best, Sudeep Tyagi
Manipal Tigers: Harbhajan Singh (captain), Phil Mustard (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Kaif, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ryan Sidebottom, Lance Klusener, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Romesh Kaluwithrana (wicket-keeper), Reetinder Sodhi, Parvinder Awana, Darren Sammy, Corey Anderson, Imran Tahir, and VRV Singh.