Irfan Pathan’s half-century drives India Legends to a spectacular win
Sachin Tendulkar led India Legends took on the Sri Lankan Legends side led by Tillakaratne Dilshan in the ongoing Road Safety World Series on Tuesday. Munaf Patel did the maximum damage by picking a four-wicket haul which restricted the Lankan Legends to a total of 138 in their allocated 20 overs.
The Man of the Hour - Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan was the all-round star for India Legends as they cruised to victory over Sri Lanka legends in their second game of the series. The former India all-rounder took the all-important wicket of Romesh Kaluwitharana and slammed 57 off just 31 deliveries as India Legends clinched the encounter by five wickets. His innings comprised of six boundaries and three massive sixes.
Chasing 139, India Legends lost three early wickets in the batting powerplay. Mohammed Kaif steadied the ship along with Irfan Pathan. With 58 runs required from 34 balls, Kaif (46) was dismissed trying to look for boundaries, and with his dismissal, India were staring down the barrel.
However, in the final overs, Irfan Pathan changed the momentum of the innings as he kept scoring at a brisk rate and went on to find support in Manpreet Gony. Irfan Pathan brought back memories of a similar innings dating back to 2009 against Sri Lanka.
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