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

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.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 23:58
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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!!

10 March 2020, 22:41 PM

ANOTHER FOURRR!!!!

Irfan Pathan brings up his fifty with a four.

10 March 2020, 22:39 PM

FOURRRRRRRR

Irfan Pathan is unstoppable at the moment!

10 March 2020, 22:38 PM

and it's a SIXXXXXXX!!!!!

Now, Gony joins the party.

13 needed off 12.

10 March 2020, 22:37 PM

19 runs needed off 13 balls

Can the India Legends do it?

10 March 2020, 22:36 PM

Irfan Pathan bringing it closer. Reaches 43 off 24.

India Legends: 119-5 in 17.4

10 March 2020, 22:35 PM

6, 6, 4 !!!

AND IT'S ALSO A NO-BALL.

10 March 2020, 22:34 PM

SIXXXXX AGAIN!!!!!

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

10 March 2020, 22:32 PM

SIXXX!!!

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

10 March 2020, 22:27 PM

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

10 March 2020, 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.

 

10 March 2020, 22:17 PM

FOURRR!!!

Irfan pulls it on the deep square leg.

10 March 2020, 22:16 PM

Gony comes in.

India Legends: 83-5 after 15 overs

10 March 2020, 22:12 PM

WICKET!!!

Kaif departs for well-fought 46.

10 March 2020, 22:06 PM

India Legends: 78-4 after 14 overs

10 March 2020, 22:06 PM

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

10 March 2020, 22:04 PM

FOURR!!!

Pathan hits a four on the off-side

10 March 2020, 22:03 PM

India Legends need 73 off 48

10 March 2020, 22:01 PM

Can KAIF repeat 2002 NatWest Final here?

Stay tuned to find out.

10 March 2020, 22:00 PM

Irfan Pathan comes in!

India Legends 62-4 after 11 overs.

10 March 2020, 21:59 PM

WICKETT!!

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

10 March 2020, 21:58 PM

MISS-FIELD AND INDIA LEGENDS GET FOUR

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

10 March 2020, 21:57 PM

SIXXXX!!!!

First six of the match.

A 76m six from KAIF

10 March 2020, 21:46 PM

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

10 March 2020, 21:44 PM

A 2.50 MINUTES TIME-OUT

Go grab your coffee and snacks until then. 

10 March 2020, 21:44 PM

FOURRR!!!!!

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

A 22-run partnership with Bangar now.

10 March 2020, 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.

10 March 2020, 21:40 PM

FOURR!!!

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

10 March 2020, 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)*

10 March 2020, 21:32 PM

Kaif struggling with a hamstring!
 

10 March 2020, 21:29 PM

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

India Legends: 25-3 in 6 overs

 

10 March 2020, 21:25 PM

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

 

10 March 2020, 21:24 PM

Brilliant captaincy from Dilshan.

Sanjay Bangar comes in at no. 5

India Legends: 19-3 in 4.2 overs

10 March 2020, 21:23 PM

and a WICKETTT!!!

Vaas dismisses Sixer king for 1.

10 March 2020, 21:22 PM

Dilshan attacking!!

Brings VAAS again for his third over.

10 March 2020, 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.

10 March 2020, 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.

10 March 2020, 21:17 PM

FOURR!!

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

10 March 2020, 21:17 PM

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

India Legends: 13-2 in 3 overs

10 March 2020, 21:13 PM

WICKETT!!!

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

10 March 2020, 21:09 PM

ANOTHER DROPPED CATCH

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

10 March 2020, 21:08 PM

FOURRR!!

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

10 March 2020, 21:07 PM

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

10 March 2020, 21:05 PM

Mohammad Kaif comes in.

What a start from Chaminda Vaas.
 

10 March 2020, 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

10 March 2020, 21:03 PM

and dropped!!

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

10 March 2020, 20:53 PM

India Legends openers Sachin-Sehwag start the chase

10 March 2020, 20:51 PM

Tillakaratne Dilshan 23(23)
Kapugedera 23(17)

Munaf Patel 4-19 in 4 overs

10 March 2020, 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.

10 March 2020, 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