Published 11:24 IST, March 11th 2020
Irfan Pathan turns the clock back, leaves Yusuf stunned after power-packed show at RSWS
Irfan Pathan's whirlwind all-round show against the Sri Lankan Legends in the ongoing Road Safety World Series left all fans including his brother Yusuf in awe
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Irfan Pathan's whirlwind all-round show against Sri Lankan Legends in ongoing Road Safety World Series left all fans including his bror Yusuf Pathan in awe. 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, which brought hosts into contention after a top-order collapse. Irfan Pathan displayed his batting skills, hammering six boundaries and three sixes..
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Yusuf Pathan left stunned
Irfan Pathan's bror Yusuf took to Twitter to applaud former's performance and said that he loved watching those sixes off Iran's willow. Yusuf Pathan also hailed Irfan's gig with ball and said that he had put up an excellent all-round performance. Here's tweet.
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'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.
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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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11:24 IST, March 11th 2020