Road safety world series : India Legends, Naman Ojha's century guides Sachin Tendulkar - drove India Legends to secend back to back title win.

 

osperity Overall title: Naman Ojha's century guides Sachin Tendulkar-drove India Legends to second back to back title win.

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RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh): An unbeaten ton from Naman Ojha and top-class spells from Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun helped India Legends with getting their second-back to back Road Prosperity Overall title by defeating Sri Lanka Legends by 33 runs in keep going at Raipur on Saturday.

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In the fundamental innings, India set up a monster 195/6 out of 20 overs, due to a magnificent 108* off 71 balls by Naman Ojha. Nuwan Kulasekara (3/29) drove the Sri Lankan bowling outlines with his spell that gave both economy and key wickets. Seeking after 196, it was simply Ishan Jayaratne (51) who had the choice to give areas of strength for an against Indian bowlers, drove by Vinay Kumar (3/38).

Chasing after 196, pacer Vinay and spinners Rajesh Power and Stuart Binny destroyed SL-L top solicitation containing a couple of prestigious legends, sending back Dilshan Munaweera (8), Sanath Jayasuriya (5), captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (11) and Upul Tharanga (10) decreasing the side to 41/4.

Asela Gunaratne and Jeevan Mendis helped Sri Lanka with crossing the 50-run mark. An association started to blossom between them. In-structure Yusuf Pathan broke this stand, Gunaratne was sent back for just 19 off 17 balls. Minutes sometime later, Mendis was run out by group of Ojha and Binny for 20 off 11 balls. A major piece of the SL bunch was back in the house for 85 runs.

Ishan Jayaratne and Mahela Udawatte were the accompanying pair to take the pursuit forward, helping their side cross the 100-run with checking. They left Indian bowlers searching for wickets, sewing a 63-run stand. Mithun pardoned Udawatte for 26 off 19 balls, decreasing Lankans to 148/7 they really required 48 runs in 16 balls.

Jayaratne at last fell for 51 off 22, containing four cutoff points and four sixes directly following being gotten lbw by Vinay Kumar. Vinay took the victorious wicket, pardoning Dhanmika Prasad for a splendid duck and completing SL's visit at the kink at 162 runs in 18.5 overs.

Vinay (3/38) and Mithun (2/27) infiltrated SL's assumptions by taking critical wickets. 

Earlier, choosing to bat first, with pacer Nuwan Kulasekara getting authority Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Suresh Raina, leaving the defending champions doing combating at 19/2.

Ojha got the assistance of Vinay Kumar and two helped India Legends with infiltrating the 100-run mark. A 90-run association was outlined between them. Jayaratne shut down it by pardoning Vinay for 36 off 21 balls. 

Yuvraj Singh was next up on flaw and he hit a couple of brilliant shots, drawing in the group, he formed an association with Ojha, who scored 100 years. Kulasekara got his third wicket of the match, pardoning Yuvraj for 19 off 13 balls.

Isuru Udana next got the Pathan kin, Irfan for 11 and Yusuf for 0, completing India Legends innings at 195/6 out of 20 overs, with Ojha (108*) and Binny (8*) unbeaten.

Kulasekara (3/29) and Udana (2/34) were the imperative bowlers for Lanka. Jayaratne (1/44) got one scalp too.

Nama Ojha's bang acquired him the 'Man of the Match' title.