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In the Legends League Cricket (LLC) final match, the Manipal Tigers, led by captain Harbhajan Singh, emerged as champions. Suresh Raina's team, the Hyderabad Urbanrisers, had set a target of 188 runs for Manipal. In response, Asela Gunaratne (51) and Thisara Perera (25) played a phenomenal batting performance, securing a spectacular 5-wicket victory for the team just one over before the conclusion. On the other hand, Raina's captaincy saw his team facing defeat in the final.
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In the crucial final held in Surat, Harbhajan Singh, the captain of Manipal Tigers, chose to bat after winning the toss against Suresh Raina's captaincy team, the Urbanrisers. In response, Raina's team had lost two wickets at 36 runs. However, Ricky Clark and Gurkeerat Singh Mann collaborated to form an excellent partnership for the third wicket, contributing 122 runs. Gurkeerat Singh scored 64 runs with eight fours and two sixes in 36 balls, while former England batsman Ricky Clark played a remarkable innings of 80 runs with six fours and four sixes in 52 balls. Riding on Clark's powerful innings, Raina's team managed to score 186 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 187, Manipal's opening pair, Robin Uthappa and Chadwick Walton, provided a strong start with 71 runs. However, after quick dismissals of Walton (29 runs) and Uthappa (40 runs), Amit Verma (8 runs) and Angelo Perera (30 runs) also fell rapidly, and the team was at 136 for 4 wickets.
After losing four wickets at 136, Asela Gunaratne and Thisara Perera took charge for Manipal. Gunaratne scored a powerful 51 runs with one six in 29 balls, while Perera played a stormy innings of 25 runs with three fours and one six in just 13 balls. With these Sri Lankan stalwarts leading the way, Manipal achieved the target in 19 overs, scoring 193 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, securing victory by five wickets against Raina's team.
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