At the age of 49, Sachin Tendulkar scored runs at a strike rate of 200, Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan also praised the bowlers
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket almost nine years ago, but his hunger to score runs still hasn’t waned. The 49-year-old legendary cricketer is currently playing in the Road Safety World Series (RSWS) in Dehradun and gave India Legends a stormy start against England Legends on Thursday, 22nd September, scoring a strike rate of 200. His innings helped India Legends win the 14th match of the tournament by 40 runs. The team led by Sachin reached the top of the points table with 12 points. Team has won 2 out of 4 matches and two matches are inconclusive.
Tendulkar opened the innings with Naman Ojha after India Legends got a chance to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. He started his innings with a boundary off Stephen Parry in the backward square leg area. In the third over, Tendulkar hit fast bowler Chris Tremlett for two sixes. Then hit a boundary.
Tendulkar lays the foundation for a big score
Tendulkar also took the news of fast bowler Ricky Clarke in the fourth over. He was then caught and bowled by leg-spinner Chris Schofield. When Tendulkar was dismissed, the team’s score was 67 runs in 6.2 overs for the loss of two wickets. Sachin scored 40 runs in 20 balls with the help of three fours and as many sixes and laid the foundation for a big score in the rain-affected match.
Stormy innings of Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh
After this, Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh scolded the English bowlers. Yusuf scored 27 runs in 11 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four at a strike rate of 245.45. On the other hand, Yuvraj scored an unbeaten 31 runs in 15 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four at a strike rate of 206.67. In such a situation, India Legends scored 170 runs for 5 wickets in 15 overs.
Stephen Perry took three wickets
Apart from this, Naman Ojha made 20 off 17 balls, Suresh Raina 12 off 8 balls, Stuart Binny 18 off 11 balls and Irfan Pathan scored an unbeaten 11 off 9 balls. Stephen Perry took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 3 overs for England Legends. At the same time, Chris Schofield took 1 wicket for 11 runs. Binny is run out.
England Legends team could only score 130 runs in 15 overs
In response to the target of 171 runs, England’s team could only score 130 runs for 6 wickets in 15 overs. Phil Mustard scored the highest 29 runs for the team. The same Chris Tramlett scored 24 runs in 16 balls. Rajesh Pawar from India Legends took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 3 overs. Apart from this, Stuart Binny, Pragyan Ojha and Manpreet Goni took 1-1 wickets.
