In the Mahajeet that Gautam Gambhir’s team got, two players from the neighborhood spread fiercely. One of the two players from the neighborhood was also chosen as the hero of the final match for his smoky innings.
Gautam Gambhir’s team won the Legends League
Gautam Gambhir’s team has become the champion of India Capitals Legends League. In the final match played in Jaipur, this team defeated Irfan Pathan-led Bhilwara Kings by 104 runs. In this great victory for Gautam Gambhir’s team, two players from the neighborhood spread fiercely. It was because of him that India Capitals could get such a big victory. One of the two players from the neighborhood was also chosen as the hero of the final match for his smoky innings.
Now you must be wondering who are the 2 players from the neighborhood who won the India Capitals led by Gambhir in the final of the Legends League? So let us tell you that many big stars of the country and abroad play in the Legends League. And, here, by the two players in the neighborhood, they mean those whose country is nearby on the world map. Just like India and Pakistan. We are talking about Ross Taylor of New Zealand and Mitchell Johnson of Australia who became the hero of India Capitals’ victory.
Australia’s Johnson and New Zealand’s Taylor set the color
In the final of the Legends League, India Capitals batted first and scored 211 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. The role of Ross Taylor and Johnson was the most important in taking this team to this huge score. In front of the explosive batting of both, the bowlers of Bhilwara Kings were stricken.
New Zealand’s Ross Taylor hit 82 runs off 41 balls at a strike rate of 200, hitting 8 sixes and 4 fours. Apart from him, Australia’s Mitchell Johnson scored 62 runs in 35 balls at a strike rate of more than 177, in which 7 fours and 3 sixes were hit. For India Capitals, the game of these two players of New Zealand and Australia was even more important because their 6 players together had put only 16 runs on the score board. There were only 3 batsmen who touched the double digit, in which Ashley Nurse scored 42 runs apart from Taylor and Johnson.
Bhilwara Kings defeat by 104 runs
However, when Bhilwara Kings got a mountain-like target of 212 runs, but chasing it, their Ram Kahani came to a halt on only 107 runs. And, the result was that the match was lost by a huge margin of 104 runs.
Ross Taylor, who scored 82 runs in 41 balls, became the Player of the Match in the final, while Yusuf Pathan, who played for Bhilwara Kings, was adjudged the Player of the Tournament. Apart from scoring 228 runs, he took 7 wickets.