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India Legends and Sri Lanka Legends faced off in the finals of the Road Safety World Series (RSWS) 2022. Both the teams were remarkable in the tournament and the summit clash turned out to be an even better spectacle.
With regards to the first innings, the Sachin Tendulkar-led team opted to bat first and secured an emphatic powerplay. The India Legends amassed 51 runs on the board and a huge total was on the cards. Naman Ojha, who opened the innings for the veterans, looked in great touch as he kept finding the boundaries at frequent intervals.
Ojha, who scored an unbeaten 90 runs in the semi-finals, reached the three-figure mark in the summit clash. In addition to his mighty century, India Legends put up a total of 195 runs at the end of the first innings. Contrary to his first fifty, he completed his next fifty at a blistering pace as it took only 28 balls to convert his fifty into a hundred.
Sri Lanka Legends failed to make the best use of the powerplay and ended up losing two wickets within the field restrictions. In the very next over, post the powerplay, Sri Lanka Legends lost yet another wicket much to the disappointment of the fans.
The Tillakaratne Dilshan-led team batted with aggressive intent, and it may have backfired for the team. Despite Ishan Jayaratne’s fighting 51, Sri Lanka Legends fell short in the end. India Legends bowled out Sri Lanka Legends for just 162 runs and won the match by 33 runs and also the RSWS title.
Abhimanyu Mithun starred with the ball for India Legends with his economical spell, as he bagged a two-for to his name and helped India Legends to restrict the run flow of the opposition team in the middle overs.
Let’s take a look at some of the Twitter reactions that fans came up with after India Legends emerged victorious:
❤ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🏆
Congratulations to #IndiaLegends on becoming the champions of Road Safety World Series 2022.#Indiancricketteam #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2022 @sachin_rt @ImRaina @YUVSTRONG12 @iamyusufpathan pic.twitter.com/ktUiKm0WGq
— Raghav Shedi 🇮🇳🏏 (@RaghavShedi18) October 1, 2022
U r great sir…
— suresh vnj (@VanjarapuSures2) October 2, 2022
Congratulations India Legends for winning Road Safety World Series and defending the title.
Naman Ojha 🔥🔥. #RSWS2022 #INDLvsSLL #SachinTendulkar #NamanOjha pic.twitter.com/bahdPkmncX— Divyanshu Rajput (@DKRajput_4) October 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/purnesh_mishra/status/1576438914898104326?s=20&t=-L_e1nUbz7siQEQlcm0LUQ
India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends to win the Road Safety World Series Season 2! Captain Sachin and his men have done it again, 2 seasons, 2 time champs 💙🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/aEoA4pF93B
— Souvik 45© (@SouvikPurkaya16) October 2, 2022
India are champions of Road Safety World Series for the second time,beating SL yet again!Yuvraj and Ojha smashing sixes for fun!India still giving nightmares to Dilshan,Kulasekara and Co. like in the 2011 World Cup Final 😆@nibraz88cricket @daniel86cricket 🇮🇳 💪 2 🇱🇰 🐥🐤🦆🤣 https://t.co/G7V5vmH8uC
— yooshman (@ifreedmantennis) October 2, 2022
Road Safety World Series
Season 1: India Legends beat Sri Lanka legends by 14 runs in the final.
Tillakaratne Dilshan was named the player of the seriesSeason 2: India Legends beat Sri Lanka legends by 33 runs in the final.
TM Dilshan was named the player of the series— Samraat Maharjan (@MaharjanSamraat) October 2, 2022
What a great way to end the series, playing alongside the legends of all time was an amazing experience in itself,had an excellent time on the field after so long, congratulations team, india legends,on sealing the game,roadsafety world series 2022,🇮🇳 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nj984d1c4W
— Venkat.THR.BRS.Socialmedia (@VenkatP50453464) October 2, 2022
Well done Team 🇮🇳 Legends, @namanojha35 u deserve at least 2 year of top franchise cricket bare minimum
— Ritesh dubey (@Shaan4uful) October 2, 2022