India Capitals were crowned the champs of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), which was being kept in India for the very first time. In an amusing last, dipped into the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Wednesday, the Capitals beat Bhilwara Kings by 104 goes to raise the prize. The Capitals, captained by Gautam Gambhir, made an exceptional healing after stumbling early to post 211/ 7 in 20 overs. The Kings fell apart under pressure of the high target and were all out for simply 107 in 18.2 overs. While Ross Taylor (82 off 41 balls) and Mitchell Johnson (62 off 35 balls) were the designers of the Capitals’ innings, sharing a 126- run represent the 5th wicket, the Kings did not handle to get any significant collaboration from their batters.
The Kings ‘openers, Morne van Wyk (5) and William Porterfield (12), were out inside the very first 4 overs. A lot depended upon the broad shoulders of Yusuf Pathan (6 ), however he did not last long. Shane Watson (27) was regrettable to be gone out, while Jesal Karia (22) revealed guarantee however might not continue for long.
When Irfan Pathan( 2), the Kings’ captain, was out in the12 th over, the chase was as excellent as over for them.
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For the Capitals, 3 bowlers– Pawan Suyal (2/27), Pankaj Singh (2/14) and Pravin Tambe (2/19)– took 2 wickets each. It was a total synergy which brought success to the Capitals. Excellent batting was matched by tight bowling and sharp fielding.
The Kings, nevertheless, had really got a dream start to the last after winning the toss and choosing to field. Irfan’s tactic to begin with spin from both ends paid dividends as the Capitals discovered themselves 4 wickets down by the 5th over.
Monty Panesar and Rahul Sharma cast their spin web to decrease the Capitals to 21/ 4. Then started the counterattack. Taylor and Johnson captured the Kings’ bowlers by the scruff of their necks and whipped them to all parts of the ground.
The ninth over of the match was the turning point of the Capitals’ innings. Previous New Zealand captain Taylor squashed Yusuf’s spin to take 30 ranges from the over. He struck 4 6s and a 4 because over.
Former England pacer Tim Bresnan lastly broke the collaboration, dismissing Johnson in the 15 th over. By then, Johnson had actually struck 7 fours and 3 6s.
Taylor was out in the 17 th over, after striking 8 monstrous 6s and 4 limits. Ashley Nurse (42 off 19 balls) then played a great cameo in the death overs to take the Capitals past the 200- mark. That showed enough for them to emerge winners handsomely.