After 18 days of entertaining cricket, the Legends League Cricket has finally reached its culmination. Bhilwara Kings and India Capitals would be locking horns in the final of the tournament.
Let’s get all the details about the upcoming match.
Final: Bhilwara Kings vs India Capitals Team News
The Irfan Pathan-led Bhilwara Kings side reached the final after winning their Eliminator against Gujarat Giants. Earlier they had lost their Qualifier against India Capitals allowing the IC team to directly move to the final. They won three of their seven matches whereas one was abandoned due to rain.
India Capitals’ road to the final has been fairly straightforward. They topped the league table with three wins in seven matches. Further down the line, they won against Bhilwara Kings in the Qualifier. The Gautam Gambhir-led side has been incredible in the tournament as they have swept aside all challenges to emerge as the better team in the league.
The two teams have met twice in the tournament so far with India Capitals emerging victorious on both occasions. They won the first match by 78 runs and the second by four wickets.
Bhilwara Kings vs India Capitals Probable XI:
Bhilwara Kings Probable XI: Morne van Wyk (wk), William Porterfield, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan (c), Rajesh Bishnoi, Jasal Karia, Rahul Sharma, Tim Bresnan, Fidel Edwards, Sreesanth, Monty Panesar
India Capitals Probable XI: Solomon Mire, Gautam Gambhir (c), Hamilton Masakadza, Denesh Ramdin, Ashley Nurse, Liam Plunkett, Farveez Mahroof, Mitchell Johnson, Pankaj Singh, Pravin Tambe, Pawan Suyal
Players to watch out for:
Bhilwara Kings: William Porterfield, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan
India Capitals: Ashley Nurse, Gautham Gambhir, Solomon Mire
Pitch Report:
The pitch at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jodhpur is a proper batter’s paradise. The lowest score in the four matches of LLC 2022 at this ground has been 183 with the highest being 231. The team batting second has won all those four matches, which suggests that the team winning the toss would take bowling first.
The weather prediction says that there will be clear skies with a temperature of 32 degrees Celcius at night.
Match Details:
Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 5 October 2022
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jodhpur
TV and Live Stream: Star Sports Network and Hotstar
