🏏Legends League Cricket 2022 - Finals 05/10/2022🏏 - Page 31

Phew! That was some game. Both batting sides enjoyed themselves and there is not a lot they can be faulted for. What was crucial, though, was the lack of bowling resources the Kings had, especially once the injuries began piling up. Best could only bowl a solitary over. Neither of the Pathan brothers came on to bowl and that allowed the Capitals to pick their match-ups and dominate. Taylor was simply brilliant and he found an able ally in Nurse, who then joined forces with Plunkett to put the game well beyond the Kings. All is not lost for the Kings, though. Because of where they finished in the group stages, they will have another bite at the cherry - against the Gujarat Giants tomorrow. The Capitals, meanwhile, can put their feet up and relax until the summit clash on Wednesday

Phew! That was some game. Both batting sides enjoyed themselves and there is not a lot they can be faulted for. What was crucial, though, was the lack of bowling resources the Kings had, especially once the injuries began piling up. Best could only bowl a solitary over. Neither of the Pathan brothers came on to bowl and that allowed the Capitals to pick their match-ups and dominate. Taylor was simply brilliant and he found an able ally in Nurse, who then joined forces with Plunkett to put the game well beyond the Kings. All is not lost for the Kings, though. Because of where they finished in the group stages, they will have another bite at the cherry - against the Gujarat Giants tomorrow. The Capitals, meanwhile, can put their feet up and relax until the summit clash on Wednesday

Irfan Pathan, Bhilwara Kings Captain: Chasing more than 200 is a big task. When you are chasing 200-plus score, you have to play a blinder of an innings. Taylor and Nurse played that but lot of bad bowling also. Lots of injuries as well. Best had a headache, Yusuf pulled his stomach muscle. Those on the pitch did not bowl where we wanted. It was tough for them [the new guys] to maintain. Tino is having a headache and he did not want to let his team down. I have not gone into the dressing room but I am hoping it is not too bad with Yusuf bhai.

Gautam Gambhir, India Capitals Captain: It is a graveyard for the bowlers. Chasing 227 on any track and any ground is a fantastic effort. (On catches) I can't react the way I used to react. When you have not played for a while, you can end up dropping catches. After the 10-over mark, we thought we were definitely in the game. I am not a big believer in momentum. Not at any stage we thought we will give away 227. Just one more game now, hopefully we can deliver. Two days off was one of the motivations for us, hopefully they can have that now.

Ross Taylor, Player of the Match: We get a day off, so very happy. When you are in that situation, there is only one way to play. Lot of contributions from everyone around me and good to play in the final of a legends tournament. Look forward to seeing what the wicket plays like in the final. (On the fielding) The team that fields the best will probably win. Monty wound back the clock with a great one-hander. Batting and bowling, you never lose that but fielding can be tough at times. Ashley, the way he finished things off, was great. Any time you chase down 220-230, you got to be pretty happy.

That will be that from us for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do join us tomorrow as the Bhilwara Kings take on the Gujarat Giants, with a place in the final at stake. Till then, stay safe, goodbye and goodnight!

Eliminator (N), Jodhpur, October 03, 2022, Legends League Cricket

Gujarat Giants

Bhilwara Kings

Match starts in about 3 hours.

Gujarat Giants have won the toss and have opted to bat

Bhilwara Kings (Playing XI): William Porterfield, Morne van Wyk(w), Shane Watson, Jesal Karia, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan(c), Monty Panesar, Fidel Edwards, Rahul Sharma, S Sreesanth, Sudeep Tyagi

Gujarat Giants (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Parthiv Patel(w/c), Kevin O Brien, Yashpal Singh, Stuart Binny, Thisara Perera, Graeme Swann, Sreenath Aravind, KP Appanna, Rayad Emrit

GUJG: 36-2 after 4 overs

GUJG: 45-2 after 5 overs