Road Safety World Series: Naman Ojha 108 helps India Legends beat Sri Lanka to retain title
India Today
Road Safety World Series 2022: Naman Ojha's 108 and an all-round effort from Vinay Kumar helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends in the final in Raipur on Saturday, October 1.
Sachin Tendulkar guided India Legends to their second successive Road Safety World Series title on Saturday, October 1. India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends in a one-sided final contest at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
After posting 195 on the board, India Legends bowled Sri Lanka Legends out for 162, sealing a 33-run victory in Raipur. Notably, the final of the inaugural edition also saw India beat Sri Lanka in the final at the same venue.
Legendary Tendulkar got it right at the toss as he won the toss and opted to bat despite playing the final of the second season of the tournament on a dewy evening in Raipur. However, the Master Blaster could not get going with the bat as he was dismissed for a first-ball duck by former Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.
The skipper marshalling his troupes to glory! @sachin_rt @India__Legends #INDLvsSLL #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RSWS #YehJungHaiLegendary pic.twitter.com/eeZDf4HbPc
India got off to a shaky start on Saturday evening as they lost Tendulkar and Suresh Raina, also to Kulasekara, inside the first 3 overs.
However, wicketkeeper-batter Naman Ojha stepped up and delivered in the final, hitting a memorable hundred. Ojha absorbed the pressure and hit 15 boundaries and 2 sixes. Ojha stitched a match-winning 90-run stand with lower-order batter Vinay Kumar, who was promoted to No. 4 ahead of the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan.
Vinay Kumar did not disappoint as he provided good support to Naman Ojha in their game-changing partnership. Following Kumar's exit for a well-made 21-ball 35, India rode on cameos from Yuvraj (19) and Irfan (11) to post a competitive total.
