Dinesh Karthik Leads Southern Super Stars to Victory
Team India’s former wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has started his new innings with a bang. Under his leadership, Karthik has given the Super Stars team a winning start in the Legends League Cricket 2024 tournament. The fourth match of the tournament pitted Southern Super Stars against Shikhar Dhawan-led Gujarat Greats. Karthik’s team challenged Dhawan’s team to 145 runs for victory. Dhawan scored a brilliant half-century to bring the team closer to victory. But Karthik’s team made a comeback at the last minute and restricted Gujarat to 118 for 9 in 20 overs. Thus Southern Super Stars won this match by 26 runs.
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Dhawan’s Half-Century in Vain
Shikhar Dhawan scored 52 runs for Gujarat. Dhawan scored 52 runs in 48 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 3 fours. But apart from Dhawan, other batsmen from Gujarat knelt. Morne van Wyk and Manan Sharma both scored 15 and 10 respectively. Both of them could not even crack a pumpkin. Others could not do anything special. Pawan Negi took the most 3 wickets for Southern Super Stars. Abdul Razzaq took 2 consecutive wickets. While Chathuranga de Silva and Kedar Jadhav both got 1 wicket each
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Strong Bowling Secures Win for Southern Super Stars
Pawan Negi’s impressive 3-wicket haul, along with Abdul Razzaq’s two quick wickets, helped Southern Super Stars dominate with the ball. Chathuranga de Silva and Kedar Jadhav also contributed with one wicket each. This combined effort ensured that Karthik’s team started their Legends League campaign on a high note.
Southern Super Stars Playing XI: Dinesh Karthik (captain), Martin Guptill, Parthiv Patel, Hamilton Masakadza, Kedar Jadhav, Chirag Gandhi, Pawan Negi, Chathuranga de Silva, Suboth Bhati, Suranga Lakmal, Monu Kumar.
Gujarat Greats Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Lendl Simmons, Mohammad Kaif, Asghar Afghan, Morne van Wyk, Manan Sharma, Kamau Leverock, Ckuge Prasanna, S Sreesanth, Liam Plunkett, Shannon Gabriel.
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