Legends League Cricket: Virender Sehwag goes up against Gautam Gambhir in season opener

The Legends League Cricket is all set to kick off with a fierce battle between former India openers when India Capitals' Gautam Gambhir and Gujarat Giants' Virender Sehwag will square off against each other to initiate the 20 days long League starting from September 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The action will shift to Lucknow next, where in Harbhajan Singh's Manipal Tigers will take on Irfan Pathan's Bhilwara Kings on September 18.

Legends League Cricket will feature these four teams who will be playing twice against each other during the 12-match league stage. There will be 4 rest days in between the matches.

The top two teams at the end of the league stage will play in the Qualifier at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on October 2 with the winner directly advancing to the final to be played on October 5.

However, the loser of the Qualifiers will get another bite of the cherry. But they have to fight with the third-placed team on October 3 to clinch a place in the final.

The team that finishes fourth after the league stage will be eliminated.

The fans will have an opportunity to watch the mouth-watering clashes like Chris Gayle vs Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson vs Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson vs Muttiah Muralitharan among others.

All matches are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm except the match between India Capitals and Gujarat Giants in New Delhi on September 25 which will have a 4 PM start along with the Qualifier 1 which is slated too for an early start.

The league stages will be held across five venues — Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Cuttack, and Jodhpur — with the first qualifier slated to be held in Jodhpur. The venue for the Qualifier 2 and finale will be announced soon.

Full Schedule

Friday, 16th September- Indian Maharajas vs World Giants (7:30 pm, Kolkata)

Saturday, 17th September- India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants (7:30 pm, Kolkata)

Sunday, 18th September- Manipal Tigers vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, Lucknow)

Monday, 19th September- Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers (7:30 pm, Lucknow)

Wednesday, 21st September- India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, Lucknow)

Thursday, 22nd September- Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers (7:30 pm, New Delhi)

Saturday, 24th September- India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, New Delhi)

Sunday, 25th September- India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants (4:00 pm, New Delhi)

Monday, 26th September- Manipal Tigers vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, Cuttack)

Tuesday, 27th September- Gujarat Giants vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, Cuttack)

Thursday, 29th September- India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers (7:30 pm, Cuttack)

Friday, 30th September- Gujarat Giants vs Bhilwara Kings (7:30 pm, Jodhpur)

Saturday, 1st October- India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers (7:30 pm, Jodhpur)

Sunday, 2nd October- Qualifier 1 (Rank 1 vs Rank 2) (4 pm, Jodhpur)

Monday, 3rd October- Eliminator (Rank 3 vs Loser of Q1) (7:30 pm, TBD)

Wednesday, 5th October- Final (7:30 pm, TBD)