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The universe boss Chris Gayle dismissed former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi in a brilliant style. It was the first ball of the 6th over, when Afridi was facing his second ball and he tried to hit the ball for a maximum but the it fell short of the distance. Kevin O Brien didn’t make any mistake in taking the catch and dismissing the captain of Asia Lions.
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— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 14, 2023
It is in the third match of the ongoing Legends League where Asian Lions locked horns with Worlds Giants. Afridi-led side won the game by 35 runs after rain played spoilsport. The game was reduced to 10 overs per side due the bad weather.
World Giants won the toss and opted to bowl first. Asia Lions garnered 99 runs and have the target of 100 runs. Misbah played a brilliant innings as he amassed 44 runs off just 19 balls that included 4 fours and 3 maximums. Tillakaratne Dilshan partnered well with Misbah as he also put 32 runs on board. Both the players remained unbeaten at the end of 10 overs.
However, Aaron Finch-led side failed to chase the score and fell short by 35 runs. Chris Gayle gardened the most runs (23) but they weren’t enough for the win. Lendl Simmons garnered 14 runs and other batters returned for a single digit score.
Asia Lions are currently reigning on the top of the points table with 4 points after marking two wins in both the games. World Giants and Indian Maharajas, on the other hand, are at second and third place. Three more games will be played between the three teams before the selection of Semi-finalists. Asian Lions had defeated Maharajas in the curtain raiser by 9 runs.
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