Parthiv Patel, Thisara Perera power Gujarat Giants to second win in Legends League Cricket

20.09.2022 - 08:41 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Parthiv Patel and Thisara Perera held their nerves under pressure to guide Gujarat Giants to a two-wicket win over Manipal Tigers in the Legends League Cricket here.

Chasing a modest 121 on Monday night, the Giants were 2 for 2 in 1.3 overs after former Zimbabwe pacer Chris Mpofu (2/26) dismissed skipper Virender Sehwag (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) in a span of three balls.

But Parthiv (34 from 17 balls; 6x4s, 1x6) took the attack to the opposition by hitting three consecutive boundaries in the third over, bowled by Englishman Ryan Sidebottom.

The diminutive wicketkeeper-batter followed that up with a six and three more fours in the next over, bowled by Mpofu to set the tempo before former Sri Lanka all-rounder Perera took Giants close to the target with his 20-ball 22 (4x4s).

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