Indian Legends cruise to easy win over Lankans Image source : mykhel Source : sundayobserver India Legends ended the dream run of Sri Lanka Legends with a comprehensive 33-run win in the final of the Road Safety World Series in Rajpur last night. TM Dilshan-led Sri Lanka Legends were flying high after winning all four group matches but they came up short against India for the second time in succession in the title clash. Chasing a target of 196, Sri Lanka replied with 162 all out. Sri Lanka Legends started poorly losing Sanath Jayasuriya for just five runs in the second over bowled by Vinay Kumar. Fellow opener Dilshan Munaweera hit a couple of boundaries before being stumped by Ojha off Pawar. With the power play yielding just 33 runs, skipper Dilshan also perished cheaply as he tried to step up the tempo. The match was as good as over as a ...

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Sri Lanka Legends win by 14 runs; to play final against IND-L Source : dailymirror Sri Lanka Legends beat West Indies Legends by 14 runs in the semi-finals of the Road Safety World Series. Ishan Jayaratne and Nuwan Kulasekara starred as Sri Lanka Legends moved to the finals. Sri Lanka Legends will now face India Legends in the final of the Road Safety World Series after they beat Australia Legends in the other semi-final. ...

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LIVE BLOG: Road Safety World Series Final 2021 Source:Dailymirror Yusuf Pathan is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 62 off 36 followed by figures of 2 for 26 with the ball.    Sri Lanka Legends skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan is the Man of the Series. He had a fantastic tournament, being both the leading run-scorer (271 runs) and the leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets. As if that wasn’t enough he pulled off some stunning bits of fielding in his signature backward-point fielding position as well.    We hope you enjoyed our coverage of today’s Road Safety World Series Final. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it’s not too long before we see the Sri Lanka Legends back in action once again. Have a good night!   ...

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Sri Lanka Legends meet India Legends in final Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the Road Safety World Cricket series final today in Raipur, India. Sri Lanka defeated South Africa Legends by eight wickets to enter the final while India Legends beat West Indies Legends by 12 runs after a high scoring semi final game . Sri Lanka Legends skipper Tillekaratne Dilshan said after the semi final that the toss will play an important part. “We have a strong batting line-up, so we are able to chase totals. We are doing well in all departments, hopefully we can produce it once more in the final. “We are getting good support back home. Many people left work early and I heard that they were gathering in big numbers to watch this match on a big screen. ...

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Tharanga misses ton in Sri Lanka Legends win Sri Lanka Legends celebrate their win. Source:Dailynews Upul Tharanga struck an unbeaten 99 in 47 balls as Sri Lanka Legends defeated Bangladesh Legends by 42 runs in their Road Safety World Series Cricket Tournament fixture played in Raipur, India on Wednesday. Sri Lanka Legends posted 180 for six from their 20 overs with Tharanga leading the way stroking 11 fours and five sixes while Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 33 off 23 balls including six fours. Bangladesh, in reply, were restricted to 138 for six from their 20 overs with Dilshan picking up three wickets in successive overs. With this win, Sri Lanka Legends made sure they remain on top of the points table. Chief scores Sri Lanka Legends: 180/6 in 20 overs (Upul Tharanga 99 n.o, Tillakaratne Dilshan 33) Bangladesh Legends: 138/6 in 20 overs (M. Nazimuddin 54, Khaled Mashud 28 n.o, Tillakaratne ...

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Sri Lanka Legends going great guns in India Sri Lanka Legends captain Tillekaratne Dilshan (right) with Man of the Match Upul Tharanga after beating Banglaesh Legends in a qualifying round match. The Sri Lanka Legends are sponsored by Dialog Source:Sundayobserver Dialog has come forward to promote the Sri Lanka Legends cricket team at the on-going T-20 Road Safety World Series in Raipur, India. The Sri Lanka Legends team is skippered by former national allrounder TM Dilshan who has the services of Sanath Jayasuriya, Rangana Herath, Upul Tharanga, Favreez Maharoof, Ajantha Mendis, Chamara Silva, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Nuwan Kulasekera and Russel Arnold in the squad. ...

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