Irfan Pathan’s Heroics Seal Two-Run Victory for Konark Surya Odisha in LLC 2024 Opener
Konark Surya Odisha and Manipal Tigers clash in the opening match of Legends League Cricket 2024. This low-scoring match came into the limelight due to Irfan Pathan’s last over. Irfan bowled brilliantly and won by two runs. He managed to defend 12 runs in the last over. Konark Surya Odisha scored 104 for 9 when batting first. The tournament kicks off from Jodhpur, where the first six matches will be played.
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Manipal Tigers Fall Short in a Tight Chase
Chasing an easy challenge of 105 runs, the Harbhajan Singh-led Manipal Tigers failed. His team managed to score just 102 for 8 in the stipulated 20 overs. In this match, former Indian all-rounder Irfan did not bowl till the 19th over. He bowled the 20th over and played a vital role in the team’s victory.
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Last-Over Drama: Irfan Pathan Holds His Nerve
Manipal’s team needed 12 runs in the 20th over of Irfan’s team’s winning opening. Irfan starts the last over with a wide. Anurit Singh then hit a six and the Konark team looked under some pressure after that. However, after that, Irfan showed patience and conceded only one run off the second ball. Then the third ball went for no run. Manipal then got one run off the fourth ball and one run off the fifth ball as well. They needed three runs off the last ball to win and Irfan took a wicket. In this over, Irfan scored 10 runs and won his team by two runs.
Manipal Tigers – Harbhajan Singh (captain), Robin Uthappa, Thisara Perera, Sheldon Cottrell, Dan Christian, Angelo Perera, Manoj Tiwary, Asela Gunaratne, Solomon Mirre, Anurit Singh, Abu Nechim, Amit Verma, Imran Khan, Rahul Shukla, Amitoj Singh, Praveen Gupta, Saurabh Tiwari.
Konark Surya Odisha – Irfan Pathan (captain), Yusuf Pathan, Kevin O’Brien, Ross Taylor, Vinay Kumar, Richard Levy, Dilshan Munaweera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Fidel Edwards, Ben Laughlin, Rajesh Bishnoi, Praveen Tambe, Divesh Pathania, KP Apanna, Ambati Rayudu, Naveen Stewart.
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