India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Legends League Live.India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Legends League Live Score Streaming and Updates: India Capitals and Gujarat Giants will square off against each other in the first match of Legends League Cricket on Saturday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
A special benefit match was played on Friday at the same venue where India Maharajas prevailed over the World Giants. India Capitals will be led by Gautam Gambhir while Gujarat Giants will be captained by Virender Sehwag.
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Emrit in to bowl the 19th and that's a six by Nurse. The next ball flies off the edge for another six!!! He can get his 100 here. INDCAP 163/7 after 19 overs
Mitchell McClenaghan in to bowl the 18th and Nurse pulls his first ball for a four!! The second ball meets the same fate. INDCAP 148/7 after 18 overs
17th over and Nurse starts this one just like the last over. Hits back to back boundaries. Plunkett comes back on strike and that's another four!! Next ball he finds the fielder. INDCAP 138/7 after 16.5 overs
That's 50 for Nurse as he hits a 6 and a four to bring up that milestone. Appanna not at all happy. And another!!! What a huge shot!!! Beautiful swing of the bat. INDCAP 125/6 after 16 overs
Dinda in to bowl the 15th and Nurse hits a 6 to bring up 100 for the Capitals. The fifth ball also goes for four. This is turning out to be a pretty expensive over. INDCAP 105/6 after 15 overs
Plunkett hits two back to back fours in the 14th over. Capitals are now batting like there is no tomorrow. Just to reach a fighting figure. INDCAP 90/6 after 14 overs
Thisara Perera to Denesh Ramdin, OUT, caught & bowled! Then Rajat Bhatia is caught behind! INDCAP: 74/6 after 12 overs
Six! Nurse plays a lofted drive over the covers to add another 6 for the Capitals. A good over for the India Capitals team as they look to build again. They are 73/4 after 11 overs.
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Here comes the four from the bat of Ramdin. KP Appanna is back into the attack. INDCAP: 64/4 after 10 overs
McClenaghan replaces the superb Apanna from the other end. McClenaghan replaces the superb Apanna from the other end. Then a six ! Denesh Ramdin gets the measure of Swann and slams his for a six. 50 up for India Capitals!
The power play is over and it's time for spin. Graeme Swann comes into the attack and he strikes immediately. Suhail Sharma plays a rash shot and is gone.
Out! This time its Mire. Emrit tests him with a short one and he takes the line. Goes out to the fielder coming on in from the deep.Solomon Mire departs for 9 (11). India Capitals in a little bit of trouble at 21/3
Back to Back Wickets. After Masakadza Kallis is gone ! The crowd is shocked as Apanna clean bowls Kallis. India Capitals 19/2.
Hamilton Masakadza and Solomon Mire will open the batting while Ashoke Dinda has the new ball in hand. HERE WE GO! 2 fours in the first over and another one to end the second. A quiet third over. IND: 19/0 after 3 overs
India Capitals XI: Jacques Kallis (c), Solomon Mire, Hamilton Masakadza, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ashley Nurse, Suhail Sharma, Liam Plunkett, Mitchell Johnson, Pankaj Singh, Pawan Suyal, Praveen Gupta
Gujarat Giants XI: Virender Sehwag (c), Kevin O'Brien, Parthiv Patel (wk), Manvinder Bisla, Thisara Perera, Yashpal Singh, Rayad Emrit, Mitchell McClenaghan, Graeme Swann, KP Appanna, Ashoke Dinda
Gujarat Giants have won the toss and have opted to field.
Legends League cricket 2022 begins tonight when India capitals take on Gujarat Giants in the tournament opener. Stay tuned for live updates.