Surat (Gujarat) [India]: An all-round performance helped Manipal Tigers to beat Urbanrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets with six balls remaining in the final of the 2023 Legends League at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat on Saturday.
With the win, they also became the champions of the second edition of the Legends League Cricket.
Earlier, after losing the first qualifier to Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Manipal Tigers faced the winner of the eliminator match India Capitals in the second qualifier and defeated them to secure a place in the final of the tournament.
After winning the toss, captain of Manipal Tigers, Harbhajan Singh won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Dwayne Smith and Martin Guptill opened the innings. They faced an early setback as Guptill was dismissed by Pankaj Singh without opening his account.
Dwayne Smith (21) was the next to get dismissed by Mitchel McClenaghan at the score of 36. Rikki Clarke (80 in 52 balls, with six fours and four sixes) and Gurkeerat Singh (64 in 36 balls, with eight fours and two sixes) added 122 more runs for the third wicket before Gurkeerat was dismissed by Pankaj Singh. Peter Trego scored a quick-fire 17 runs from six balls towards the end of the innings and helped his team to post a total of 187/5 at the end of the 20th over.