Batting first, Sri Lanka went after the Aussie seamers from the very first ball. Though the Kampur wicket, slow in nature, not batting friendly, sis not have any impact on the Lankan innings.

Opening pair of Tilakratane and Munaweera Dilshan showcased a batting extravaganza for the local fans. However, for the Australian bowlers, it is a night to forget.

Tilakratane Dilshan(107) and Munaweera (95*) together put up a partnership of 208 runs leaving Australian bowling attack wicketless for most of the innings. However, it was the last ball of 19th over , when Brett Lee sent off Tilakratane Dilshan with a slow yorker.

Australia Legends on the other hand did not waste a single minute and went all out from the first ball.

Watson(39) and Cameron White(30) did start off well but could not convert into a big innings. Although, the duo added 75 runs in 7 overs. Following the wicket of Shane Watson, Australia was soon reduced to 79 for the loss of 3 wickets.

Though Australians were well in reach of the required run rate, continuous fall of wickets kept hampering the innings. Reardon(46) of 19 deliveries, a lone warrior could only manage to take the score to 180.

Tilakratane Dilshan was awarded the Man of the Match for his innings of 107 with 14 fours and 4 sixes. Also Dilshan becomes the first player to score a century in Road Safety World Series.

Next in Road Saftey World Series, the ailing South Africa legends will face debutants New Zealand Legends.

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1st Innings.

India won the toss and choose to bat first on what was a slow wicket. It was a sight of nostalgia for cricketing fans as they get to see elite legends of the cricketing world. Sachin and Naman Ojha start the Innings in a blistering manner scoring at a run rate of 10+ runs per over. However, it was Stuart Binny who really set the tone of the Indian batting Innings.

Once Sachin and Ojha went back to the pavilion, It was recently retired Suresh Raina and Stuart Binny who balanced out the loss of wickets. Raina scored 33 runs off 22 balls, his knock includes four 4’s and one 6. On the other hand, Stuart Binny was in sublime form. His innings of 82 runs off 42 balls gave India much-needed support to post a big total.

Binny was soon joined by Yusuf Pathan. Pathan added quick-fire 35 runs off 15 balls with one 4 and four 6’s. Following the star batting performance, India posted a daunting total of 217 runs in 20 overs. South Africa Legends need 218 from 120 balls.

2nd Innings.

South Africa, new to the conditions took time to understand the slow Kanpur wicket. However, unaware of the playing conditions, Africa Legends lose their 1st wicket at the score of 43. The middle order fell like a deck of cards and, South Africa lost 5 wickets for 95 runs in 12 overs.

The slow nature of the wicket helped team India get a strong grip on the game. The South African team never got a chance to make a comeback. However, captain Jonty Rohdes gave a late Innings glimmer.

Lone Warrior

Jonty Rohdes was the lone warrior in the South African Innings. The legend scored an unbeaten 38 of 27 balls with five 4’s and one 6. Although, It was too late to turn the innings upside down.

India easily beat South Africa by 61 runs to start their campaign on a high note. Moving on to Day two, the 2nd game will be held in the same stadium. The match will be between Bangladesh and West Indies.

India will play West Indies on 14th September and South Africa will face Newzeland on 12th September. However, both the games will be played in Green Park Stadium Kanpur.

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