Road Safety World Series 2022 – Here’s how teams have fared so far in the tournament
Sri Lanka Legends
The Sri Lanka Legends have set the Road Safety series on fire as they are placed at the pole position in the points table. The Sri Lankan Legends have functioned as a well-oiled unit with the batters such as Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dilshan Munaveera piling on the runs and frustrating the opposing sides. They have 3 wins from 3 games and have 6 points against their name. The bowlers such as Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis have been amongst the wickets.
Dilshan Munaweera is the top run-scorer for Sri Lanka Legends with 145 runs at a strike rate of 111. He has struck 2 sixes and 16 fours. Tillakaratne Dilshan has also made 123 runs at a strike rate of 155. Nuwan Kulasekara has been the best bowler for Sri Lanka Legends and has picked up 8 wickets while bowling at an average of 10 and an economy rate of 7.27.
West Indies Legends
They have been on a roll this tournament and are currently placed at 2nd place on the points table. The team has 5 points next to their name. They have 2 wins from 3 matches. One game against the India Legends was abandoned due to rain. They got a convincing win over the Bangladesh Legends by 6 wickets and another neat performance against England Legends by 8 wickets.
Dwayne Smith is the top run-scorer for West Indies Legends with 124 runs at a strike rate of 147. He has struck 4 sixes and 18 fours. Brian Lara has also made 22 runs at a strike rate of 104. Krishmar Santokie has been the best bowler for West Indies Legends, picking 5 wickets while bowling at an average of 9 and an economy rate of 6.75.
India Legends
They are placed at the third spot on the points table with just one victory from 3 matches. They have had the lone victory against the South Africa Legends in the first game by 61 runs and have had two games abandoned due to rain. Stuart Binny has been the top scorer with the highest score of 82 and Rahul Sharma picked up three wickets and remains the highest wicket taker for the India Legends.
South Africa Legends
They are at the 4th spot on the points table currently with 3 points. After getting a crushing defeat at the hands of the India Legends, the South Africa Legends bounced back strongly and put on a strong performance against New Zealand Legends. They then lost a close encounter against the Sri Lankan Legends by just 6 runs.
Morne van Vyk is the top run-scorer for South Africa Legends with 116 runs at a strike rate of 112. He has struck 7 sixes and 10 fours. Andrew Puttick has also made 82 runs at a strike rate of 122. Johan Botha has been the best bowler for South Africa Legends and has picked up 5 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 5.67.
New Zealand Legends
The New Zealand Legends are at 5th spot with 3 points with one win and one loss against their name. They suffered a big defeat at the hands of the South Africa Legends by 9 wickets but then in their next game bundled out the Bangladesh Legends for a low score in a shortened match and won the fixture. Their game against the India Legends was abandoned due to rain.
Dean Brownlie is the top run-scorer for New Zealand Legends with 79 runs at a strike rate of 117. He has struck 2 sixes and 7 fours. Ross Taylor has also made 34 runs at a strike rate of 121. Kyle Mills has been the best bowler for New Zealand Legends and has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 6.50.
Australia Legends
The Australia Legends are at 6th spot with 2 points with one win and a loss so far. They were handed a huge defeat in the hands of the Sri Lankan Legends by 38 runs and then won an absolute thriller in their next encounter against the Bangladesh Legends in the last over by 3 wickets, courtesy Brad Haddin.
Shane Watson is the top run-scorer for Australia Legends with 74 runs at a strike rate of 168. He has struck 3 sixes and 12 fours. Brad Haddin has also made 58 runs at a strike rate of 156. Brett Lee has been the best bowler for Australia Legends as he has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 28 and an economy rate of 9.50.
England Legends
The England Legends have just a solitary point from 3 games so far in the tournament. They were handed huge defeats at the hands of West Indies and Sri Lanka Legends. They lost to Sri Lanka and West Indies Legends by 7 wickets and 8 wickets respectively.
Ian Bell is the top run-scorer for England Legends with 61 runs at a strike rate of 91. He has struck 5 fours. Rikki Clarke has also made 59 runs at a strike rate of 168. Rikki Clarke has been the best bowler for England Legends and has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 6.50.
Bangladesh Legends
The Bangladesh Legends have lost all the three encounters in this tournament so far and have had a horror show in the tournament. Alok Kapali is the top run-scorer for Bangladesh Legends with 76 runs at a strike rate of 124. He has struck 3 sixes and 7 fours. Dhiman Ghosh has also made 64 runs at a strike rate of 98. Elias Sunny has been the best bowler for Bangladesh Legends and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 6 and an economy rate of 4.17.
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