Naman Ojha saved his best for the last as he struck a superlative ton to make India Legends champions again after handing a 33-run defeat to Sri Lanka Legends in the Road Safety World Series 2022 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Saturday (October 1).
For the second time both the teams battled with each other in the summit clash for the coveted title but the results were same as India bagged their second title on the trot.
Naman cracked the whip with a carnage-filled 71-ball 108 to help Sachin Tendulkar's India Legends post a humongous target of 196 but Sri Lanka Legends ran out of steam to concede defeat.
Earlier, India captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and opted to bat. An unbeaten knock of 108 runs off 71 balls by Naman Ojha helped India post 195 for six in 20 overs. His innings also included 15 fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Nuwan Kulasekara was in good form for Sri Lanka and bagged three wickets in three overs.
Ojha's knock came to India's rescue after Sachin and Yuvraj Singh were dismissed cheaply. The India Legends captain had to depart for a golden duck and Yuvraj could only register 19 runs off 13 balls. Meanwhile, Yusuf Pathan was dismissed for a two-ball duck. Vinay Kumar played a crucial knock of 36 runs off 21 balls. Nuwan Kulasekara was in good form for Sri Lanka and took three wickets in three overs. Also, Udana bagged two dismissals for Sri Lanka.
Chasing a target of 196, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 162 in 18.5 overs, despite a knock of 51 runs off 22 balls by Ishan Jayaratne. Vinay Kumar was in excellent form for India and took three wickets. Meanwhile, Abhimanyu Mithun bagged two dismissals.
