India Legends romp home with Irfan Pathan's heroics

Irfan Pathan's blistering unbeaten 57 helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends by five wickets in ir Road Safety World Series match in Navi Mumbai. It was 18th over, where Pathan and Manpreet Gony (11 t out) amassed 26 runs off Farveez Maharoof, that brought hosts into contention after a top-order collapse. Pathan displayed his batting skills, hammering six boundaries and three sixes.

'Sachin, Sachin!'

After smashing three successive boundaries in 19th over, Pathan finished game with a single. Mohammed Kaif (46) played his part to perfection in 139-run chase. Sachin Tendulkar (0), Yuvraj Singh (1), Virender Sehwag (3), and Sanjay Bangar (18) had fallen cheaply. Earlier Munaf Patel (4-19) was pick of bowlers as Sri Lanka were restricted to 138/8.

innings had a Tendulkar catch, a diving catch by Kaif, customary celebration by Pathan who dismissed Romesh Kaluwitharana (21), and `Sachin-Sachin' chants. Tillakaratne Dilshan (23) in his brief stay rekindled memories, but Marvan Atapattu (1) could t recreate magic. Muttiah Muralitharan was ruled out due to a groin injury. Despite coronavirus scare, a decent crowd had turned up. 

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