The third match in the Legends League Cricket will be played between Gujarat Giants and Manipal Tigers at Lucknow on Monday starting at 7:30 PM. The Gujarat Giants are coming into the match having won their opening match while Manipal Tigers suffered a defeat in their opening encounter.
Manipal Tigers
The Tigers lost their opening encounter against the Kings by three wickets. Mohammad Kaif starred with the bat for the Tigers who scored 73 off 59 balls. Kaif scored ten fours in his innings. With the ball, it was Ryan Sidebottom who shined for them picking up three wickets for 38 runs in four overs. The tigers will want their batters to take more responsibility in tonight’s game and give their bowlers a good total to defend.
Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants managed to chase a mammoth 180 in their opening encounter to get their tournament off to a winning start. Batter Kevin O’Brien wreaked havoc with the bat, scoring a magnificent 106 off 61 balls smashing 15 fours and three sixes in his innings. Bowlers KP Appanna and Rayad Emrit picked up two wickets each with the ball.
The Giants will also want their other batters to stand up to the occasion and play memorable knocks for their team. Mitchell McClenaghan and Ashok Dinda proved to be costly in the first match. They will also look to turn things around in the game tonight.
Match Details:
Legends League Cricket Match 3, Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers
Date – 19th September 2022
Time – 7:30 PM
Venue – BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Live Broadcast and Streaming – The match will be available to watch on Star Sports Network on TV. While the Live Streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Pitch Report
In the five T20I matches played at the stadium, all the matches have been won by teams batting first. In the only match played at the stadium in the tournament so far, the team batting second comfortably chased down the total. The pitch has been a belter for the batters and big runs are expected by any batter who sets his eye in.
