The Road Safety World Series is on the verge of culminating after half a month of quality cricket. With just two games remaining, the RSWS has already chosen its semi-finalists, and the doubleheader on 27th will just be a formality.
Let’s look at the details of both matches.
Match 19: Sri Lanka Legends vs Bangladesh Legends
The penultimate match of the group stage, brings table toppers, Sri Lanka, against seventh-placed Bangladesh in a match of very low importance. The game will provide Bangladesh with an opportunity to get their first victory in the league while it would be a chance for Sri Lanka to experiment with their approach.
Sri Lanka Legends have won three of their four matches so far with the other having been abandoned due to bad weather. The Tillakaratne Dilshan-led side is one of the two undefeated teams in the league.
Bangladesh have starkly opposing numbers in the league as they have lost three in four with one having been abandoned.
Probable XI:
Sri Lanka Legends: Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Upul Tharanga (wk), Chamara Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Isuru Udana, Ishan Jayaratne, Sanath Jayasuriya, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chaturanga de Silva
Bangaldesh Legends: Mehrab Hossain, Nazimuddin, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Nazmus Sadat, Dhiman Ghosh, Elias Sunny, Abul Hasan, Mohammad Sharif (c), Dolar Mahmud, Abdur Razzak
Match Details:
Time: 3:30 PM
Date: 27 September 2022
Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
TV and Live Stream: Colors Cineplex and Voot
Match 20: England Legends vs Australia Legends
The last match of the group stage brings the bottom team England against fourth-placed Australia. England have no chance to get into the top four as they have only two points in four matches. Australia on the other hand have 10 points in four matches and will qualify for the Semifinal irrespective of this match’s result.
England will play this game for honour and try to get their first taste of victory in the league. Australia meanwhile would hope to win and get to the top two on the RSWS points table.
Probable XI:
England Legends: Ian Bell (C), Nicholas Compton, Phil Mustard, Chris Tremlett, Darren Maddy, Darren Stevens, James Tindall, Rikki Clarke, Stephen Parry, Tim Ambrose, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Chris Schofield, Jade Dernback, Mal Loye.
Australia Legends: Shane Watson (c), Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Reardon, Brad Hodge, Brad Haddin, George Horlin, John Hastings, Brett Lee, Bryce McGain, Dirk Nannes
Match Details:
Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 27 September 2022
Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
TV and Live Stream: Colors Cineplex and Voot
Pitch Report:
The pitch at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium offers a good balance between the bat and the ball. A batting team has been able to cross the 200 mark twice on this ground among three Indian T20 League, one CLT20 and 2020-21 RSWS matches.
