Road Safety World Series: Naman Ojha 108 helps India Legends beat Sri Lanka to retain title

Road Safety World Series 2022: Naman Ojha’s 108 and an all-round effort from Vinay Kumar helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends within the ultimate in Raipur on Saturday, October 1.

Naman Ojha and Vinay Kumar shone in a match-winning partnership for India Legends within the Road Safety World Series Final (Photo Courtesy: RSWS Twitter)

HIGHLIGHTSNaman Ojha hit 100 within the Road Safety World Series FinalSachin Tendulkar’s facet gained their 2nd successive titleVinay Kumar shone with an all-round present in Raipur

Sachin Tendulkar guided India Legends to their second successive Road Safety World Series title on Saturday, October 1. India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends in a one-sided ultimate contest on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.

After posting 195 on the board, India Legends bowled Sri Lanka Legends out for 162, sealing a 33-run victory in Raipur. Notably, the ultimate of the inaugural version additionally noticed India beat Sri Lanka within the ultimate on the identical venue.

Legendary Tendulkar acquired it proper on the toss as he gained the toss and opted to bat regardless of taking part in the ultimate of the second season of the event on a dewy night in Raipur. However, the Master Blaster couldn’t get going with the bat as he was dismissed for a first-ball duck by former Sri Lanka quick bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.

The skipper marshalling his troupes to glory! @sachin_rt @India__Legends #INDLvsSLL #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RSWS #YehJungHaiLegendary pic.twitter.com/eeZDf4HbPc

— Road Safety World Series (@RSWorldSeries) October 1, 2022

India acquired off to a shaky begin on Saturday night as they misplaced Tendulkar and Suresh Raina, additionally to Kulasekara, inside the primary 3 overs.

OJHA-VINAY STEP UP

However, wicketkeeper-batter Naman Ojha stepped up and delivered within the ultimate, hitting a memorable hundred. Ojha absorbed the stress and hit 15 boundaries and a pair of sixes. Ojha stitched a match-winning 90-run stand with lower-order batter Vinay Kumar, who was promoted to No. 4 forward of the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan.

Vinay Kumar didn’t disappoint as he supplied good assist to Naman Ojha of their game-changing partnership. Following Kumar’s exit for a well-made 21-ball 35, India rode on cameos from Yuvraj (19) and Irfan (11) to submit a aggressive whole.

Naman Ojha remained unbeaten on 108 as he fashioned the pillar of India Legends’ batting unit. Ojha shared a memorable second with legendary Tendulkar, who lauded the wicketkeeper’s efforts within the center after he acquired previous the 3-figure rating.

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