India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings, Legends League Cricket 2022 Final Live Score: Ross Taylor, Mitchell Johnson Steady Capitals After Top-Order Collapse

05.10.2022 - 17:59 sports.ndtv.com

India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings, Legends League Cricket Final Live Updates: Ross Taylor is on the charge for the India Capitals, following a top-order collapse.

India Capitals Gautam Gambhir failed to gave his team a strong start as he was dismissed in the first over by Monty Panesar.

Rahul Sharma then struck twice in the second over to put the Capitals three down early. Panesar then bagged his second, dismissing the explosive Dwayne Smith.

Earlier, Bhilwara Kings won the toss and opted to bowl against India Capitals in the final of the Legends League Cricket 2022 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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Legends League Cricket: India Capitals emerge champions after Ross Taylor, Mitchell Johnson fireworks

Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor sizzled with a fiery 41-ball 82. He slammed eights sixes and four boundaries and along with Aussie veteran Mitchell Johnson (62 off 35), led the Capitals' stunning revival to post a daunting 211/7 after being sent in at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday. The Gautam Gambhir-led side was rattled to be 21/4 inside the first five overs with Rahul Sharma (4/30) and Monty Panesar (3-0-13-2) inflicting early blows. But Taylor held the fort in the duos' 126-run stand that came off just 60 balls.

Legends League Cricket: India Capitals Champions After Ross Taylor, Mitchell Johnson Fireworks

India Capitals were crowned the champions of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), which was being held in India for the first time. In an entertaining final, played at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Wednesday, the Capitals beat Bhilwara Kings by 104 runs to lift the trophy. The Capitals, captained by Gautam Gambhir, made an excellent recovery after stumbling early to post 211/7 in 20 overs. The Kings crumbled under pressure of the tall target and were all out for just 107 in 18.2 overs.

India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings, Legends League Cricket Final: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Gautam Gambhir's India Capitals will take on the Irfan Pathan-led Bhilwara Kings in the final of the Legends League Cricket Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. The Pathan-led side has the league's leading run-getter William Porterfield as well as the highest wicket-taker Fidel Edwards in their line-up. Porterfiled has scored 255 runs from six matches at the strike rate of 144 while Edwards has taken 10 wickets from seven games. The winning team will be awarded 2 crore prize money.