New Delhi: The second season of Legends League Cricket is in its endgame, and after 2 more games, we will get the overall champions of the season.
Starting with 6, only three teams are now left in the race for the ultimate silverware, i.e., Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Manipal Tigers and the defending champions India Capitals.
Earlier, Urbanrisers defeated the Manipal Tigers in the qualifier 1, to book their place in the finals of season 2, and sending the Tigers to qualifier 2, for their last chance to play the finals.
Gujarat Giants and India Capitals, who finished in third and fourth positions in the points table, respectively, faced each other on Wednesday in the eliminator at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Gujarat Titans’ skipper Parthiv Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first.
India Capitals started the innings on a positive note, with openers, Kirk Edwards (26) and Gautam Gambhir (51), adding 65 runs for the first wicket.
GG’s class check kar! 🔥
Every time a knockout comes, Gauti is to the rescue! 👊🏻
Scored a valuable 50! 👀@radicokhaitan #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #BossLogonKaGame pic.twitter.com/KTTffY5icj
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
Except, for Gautam Gambhir, no other batsmen were able to convert their start, but still, with the help of collective efforts from Kevin Pietersen (26), Ricardo Powell (28), Ben Dunk (30) and Bharat Chipli (35), Capitals finished their innings with a massive total of 223 for 7.
Rayad Emrit and Rajat Bhatia were the most successful bowlers for the Giants, with two wickets each.
Gayle’s fireworks! 🔥🏏
29 runs in an over, a thunderous display of power. 💪🏻@radicokhaitan #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #BossLogonKaGame pic.twitter.com/XIoquBHQu7
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
In reply, Giants kept losing regular wickets, and except for Chris Gayle (84) and Kevin O Brian (57), no one looked in touch, as they fell 12 runs short of the target to finish with 211 with 7.
📽️ Relive the Dismissals: A Quick Recap of the India Capital’s Innings! #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #BossLogonKaGame@CapitalsIndia pic.twitter.com/mOhXc36cCe
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
Rusty Theron and Ishwar Pandey were the most successful bowlers for the Capitals, with 2 wickets each.
Bowled by Rusty! 💥
This was an on-point delivery in the last over, resulting in a satisfying win for the India Capitals 💪🏻#LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #BossLogonKaGame@RustyTheron @CapitalsIndia pic.twitter.com/M2nxFEZfFF
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
With this win, the Capitals have kept their title defence hopes alive by qualifying for qualifier 2 against the Manipal Tigers for a place in the finals on the line.
Check out all the stats from the tournament after the eliminator, below:
Most Runs
Power-hitting nagada! 🔥💪🏻@henrygayle and @KP24 were seeing the ball so well, smashing everything for a 4⃣ or a 6⃣! 👊🏻 #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #BossLogonKaGame pic.twitter.com/RIRKDllybf
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
| S.no | Players | M | I | R | Average |
| 1 | Dwayne Smith (UBH) | 5 | 5 | 213 | 42.60 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle (GG) | 4 | 4 | 203 | 50.75 |
| 3 | Gurkeerat Singh (UBH) | 5 | 5 | 169 | 33.80 |
| 4 | RL Powell (IC) | 5 | 5 | 168 | 33.60 |
| 5 | Chadwick Walton (MT) | 4 | 4 | 154 | 38.50 |
Most wickets
.@Giant_Cricket chipped in with wickets, keeping them well and truly in the game! 👊🏻🏆@radicokhaitan #LLCT20 #LegendsLeagueCricket #BossLogonKaGame pic.twitter.com/LXludogOXl
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) December 6, 2023
| S.no | Players | M | 0 | W | Average |
| 1 | Imran Khan (MT) | 5 | 19.0 | 9 | 20.67 |
| 2 | Isuru Udana (IC) | 5 | 19.5 | 8 | 21.00 |
| 3 | Abdur Razzak (SSS) | 5 | 20.0 | 7 | 16.29 |
| 4 | Rusty Theron (IC) | 5 | 20.0 | 7 | 23.86 |
| 5 | Hamid (SSS) | 4 | 14.0 | 6 | 14.33 |
