India Maharajas vs Asia Lions Highlights: Afghan stars as Indian legends lose 2nd match
Legends League Cricket: Asia Lions beat India Maharajas by 36 runs as Asghar Afghan starred with bat and ball.
Mohammad Kaif and Misbah ul Haq at the toss: India Maharajas vs Asia Lions LIVE
Mohammad Kaif's India Maharajas lost by 36 runs against the Asia Lions led by Misbah ul Haq in the Legends League Cricket match on Monday. The India Maharajas have lost top spot in the table and will need to win their last group match against World Lions to reach the final.
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Upul Tharanga (72) and Asghar Afghan (69*) starred as Asia Lions scored 193/4 in 20 overs. India finished with 157/8 in reply.
As it happened:
'We'll need to win our last match by a big margin because net run rate will be a factor,' says losing captain Kaif. They play against the World Giants on Wednesday.
India never got going today. They will need to win their last group match against World Lions to get through to the final.
Match over! Gony gets a few mighty sixes away against Dilhara Dernando but Kulasekara comes back to bowl a terrific 20th over. 1 run off it.
India get to 157/8. Asia Lions win by 36 runs and go to the top of the points table.
Salvi caught in the deep after Gony swings wildly and misses convincingly at a few balls. Munaf Patel enters at 9. Bowled first ball! Sheepish smile as he leaves. Kulasekara is on a hat-trick. Bhandari and Chopra - Azhar's lieutenants - all that is left of the Indian tail.
Nikhil Chopra faces the hat-trick ball. Blocks.
IND 137/8 after 18, need 57 in 2 overs
Muralitharan concedes 2 runs from an over. Afghan concedes 15 runs in his over. Salvi and Gony dealing in sixes and dots. India need 66 runs in 24 balls.
Murali to finish off his spell now. 0/15 so far. Gony smashes. Six! Kaluwitharana misses a catch and stumping chance.
IND 136/6 after 17, need 58 runs in 3 overs
Kaif out for 4. Decides there's no point hanging around. Tries big shots from the first ball. Haibul Bashar drops a catch at mid off. Next ball, he gets another chance and this time he catches. Kaif out for 1.
Aavishkar Salvi and Gony in the middle for India. Salvi hits a six. Can an Imran Tahir turn up from the Indian lower order?
IND 111/6 after 14
Muralitharan continues antagonizing batsmen and umpires alike. LBW reviews for balls pitched outside leg. Asghar Afghan into the attack in a left field move by the Asia Lions. And he gets the big wicket of Yusuf Pathan! Caught behind by 'Little Kalu'. Pathan gone for 21.
Kaif returns!
IND 104/5 after 13.1
Binny pulls a six over midwicket against Rafique. Yusuf Pathan still biding his time. Muralitharan finally into the attack in the 11th over. Binny smashes him for six more.
Yusuf finally gets into the attack as Rafique continues in the 12th. Six and four. He gets into double figures now. Kaluwitharan with manic appeals for caught behind against Binny now. Given! Binny gone for 25. Gony in at 7.
IND 97/4 after 12
Binny and Yusuf Pathan in the middle for India with the Maharajas in a pickle. They try to consolidate the innings before trying a rescue act. There's not much batting to come after this.
IND 65/3 after 9
Rafique handed the ball in the last Powerplay over. Concedes just 5 runs. Wasim Jaffer continues playing his shots but there's a huge concern for India. Kaif is retiring hurt! He had some trouble while finishing a run and is gone for now. Yusuf Pathan joins Jaffer. More disaster for India! Jaffer is out, caught by Shoaib in the deep. Jaffer out for 35.
IND 52/3 after 7.1