INDCAP vs Manipal Tigers Highlight Qualifier 2, Thisara Perera’s crucial three wickets, Manipal Tigers enter Final by beating India Capitals by 6 wickets.
INDCAP vs Manipal Tigers Highlight Qualifier 2
Toss – Manipal Tigers won the toss and opted to field first
Match – Qualifier 2, INDCAP vs MT, Legends League Cricket 2023
Venue – Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat
Date – 7 December, 2023, Thursday
Time – 6:30 PM
Teams:
India Capitals (Playing XI):
Kirk Edwards, Gautam Gambhir(c), Ricardo Powell, Kevin Pietersen, Ben Dunk(w), Bharath Chipli, Fidel Edwards, Ashley Nurse, Isuru Udana, KP Appanna, Ishwar Pandey
Manipal Tigers (Playing XI):
Chadwick Walton(w), Amit Verma, Mohammad Kaif, Angelo Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Amitoze Singh, Harbhajan Singh(c), Pankaj Singh, Parvinder Awana, Mitchell McClenaghan
INDCAP vs Manipal Tigers Highlight Qualifier 2
India Capitals Innings
India Capitals build on their brilliant start, while Kirk Edwards settled nicely. But in the third over, Gautam Gambhir run out after scoring 10 runs from 5 balls. Then Kirk Edwards who played well dismissed by Pankaj Singh, scoring 24 runs.
Bharath Chipli and Ricardo Powell did not perform well with the bat, as both were dismissed early in their innings.
India Capitals is facing a difficult situation as they lose wickets at a steady rate, which led to a significant batting collapse. Kevin Pietersen, who once again came to India Capitals’s rescue. He contributed 56 runs in just 27 balls by hitting 5 sixes and 2 fours.
Manipal Tigers bowled really well in the middle to restrict India Capitals and Kevin Pietersen played a remarkable innings, which enabled India Capitals to reach a competitive total of 177/9.
Thisara Perera and McClenaghan each secured three wickets, while Pankaj Singh claimed one wicket.
India Capitals Scorecard
| NAME | CATCH | BOWLER | RUN | BALL |
| Gautam Gambhir | run out (Amitoze Singh) | 10 | 5 | |
| Kirk Edwards | c Walton | b Pankaj Singh | 24 | 18 |
| Bharath Chipli | c M Kaif | b McClenaghan | 16 | 11 |
| Ricardo Powell | c M Kaif | b Thisara Perera | 3 | 6 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Thisara Perera | b McClenaghan | 56 | 27 |
| Ben Dunk (wk) | c (sub)Coetzer | b Thisara Perera | 28 | 26 |
| Ashley Nurse | lbw b Thisara Perera | 6 | 7 | |
| Udana | Not out | 26 | 13 | |
| I Pandey | c de Grandhomme | b McClenaghan | 1 | 5 |
| Appanna | run out (Awana) | 1 | 2 | |
| F Edwards | Not out | 0 | 0 |
| #LLC23 6 EXTRAS 20 overs 177/9 |
Manipal Tigers Innings
Manipal Tigers openers Chadwick Walton and Mohammad Kaif played aggressively during the powerplay. Within powerplay Manipal Tigers scores 52 runs with loss of one wicket. Chadwick Walton contributed 23 runs and Mohammad Kaif 13 runs.
Angelo Perera and Asela Gunaratne build an enormous partnership, consistently scored boundaries, maintaining the momentum.
Colin de Grandhomme added the finishing touches contributing 38 runs, Manipal Tigers won by 6 wickets.
Manipal Tigers Scorecard
| NAME | CATCH | BOWLER | RUN | BALL |
| Chadwick Walton (wk) | c I Pandey | b D Fernando | 33 | 18 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c I Pandey | b F Edwards | 13 | 11 |
| Amit Verma | c A Nurse | b I Pandey | 8 | 8 |
| Angelo Perera | c Gambhir | b Udana | 35 | 27 |
| Asela Gunaratne | Not out | 39 | 25 | |
| de Grandhomme | Not out | 38 | 24 |
| #LLC23 15 Extras 18.4 Overs 181/4 |
Squads:
India Capitals Squad:
Kirk Edwards, Gautam Gambhir(c), Kevin Pietersen, Ricardo Powell, Ben Dunk(w), Bharath Chipli, Ashley Nurse, Rusty Theron, Isuru Udana, KP Appanna, Ishwar Pandey, Fidel Edwards, Munaf Patel, Morne van Wyk, Yashpal Singh, Gnaneswara Rao, Hamish Bennett, Pravin Tambe, Hashim Amla, Dilhara Fernando
Manipal Tigers Squad:
Kyle Coetzer, Chadwick Walton(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Amit Verma, Mohammad Kaif(c), Asela Gunaratne, Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Praveen Gupta, Mitchell McClenaghan, Pankaj Singh, Imran Khan, Corey Anderson, David White, Parvinder Awana, Amitoze Singh, Praveen Kumar, S Badrinath, Robin Uthappa, Hamilton Masakadza, Harbhajan Singh
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