2023 Legends League Cricket Masters

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Legends League Cricket Masters
Dates10 – 20 March 2023
Administrator(s)Absolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Cricket formatT20
Host(s)Qatar
ChampionsAsia Lions (1st title)
Runners-upWorld Giants
Participants3
Matches8
Player of the seriesUpul Tharanga (Asia Lions)
Most runsUpul Tharanga (Asia Lions) (221)
Most wicketsSohail Tanvir (Asia Lions) (7)
Official websitehttps://www.llct20.com
2022

The 2023 Legends League Cricket Masters or LLC Masters[1] was a Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring retired players, many of them former internationals. It featured three teams and was held in Doha in March 2023.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Gautam Gambhir, Shahid Afridi, and Aaron Finch were chosen to be the captains of the three teams.[8] The league featured players such as Harbhajan Singh, Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Aaron Finch, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, and S. Sreesanth.

Squads[edit]

India Maharajas Coach: Lance Klusener Asia Lions Coach: Dav Whatmore World Giants Coach: Lalchand Rajput

Venue[edit]

The season was hosted by the Qatar Cricket Association at West End Park International Cricket Stadium.[10]

Points table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 World Giants 4 3 1 0 6 0.001
2 Asia Lions (C) 4 2 2 0 4 −0.593
3 India Maharajas 4 1 3 0 2 0.512

(C) Champions   Advanced to the final   Advanced to the eliminator

Matches[edit]

The match schedule was published on the official website on 27 February 2023.

League stage[edit]

All times are according to Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

10 March 2023
Asia Lions
165/6 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
156/8 (20 overs)
Asia Lions won by 9 runs
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Asia Lions)
Misbah-ul-Haq 73 (50)
Stuart Binny 2/22 (4 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 54 (39)
Sohail Tanvir 3/27 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
11 March 2023
World Giants
166/8 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
164/5 (20 overs)
World Giants won by 2 runs
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (World Giants)
Shane Watson 55 (32)
Harbhajan Singh 4/13 (2 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 68 (42)
Ricardo Powell 2/16 (3 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
13 March 2023
Asia Lions
99/3 (10 overs)
v
World Giants
64/5 (10 overs)
Asia Lions won by 35 runs
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Asia Lions)
Misbah-ul-Haq 44* (19)
Ricardo Powell 1/17 (2 overs)
Chris Gayle 23 (16)
Abdur Razzak 2/2 (2 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
14 March 2023
Asia Lions
157/5 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
159/0 (12.3 overs)
India Maharajas won by 10 wickets
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (India Maharajas)
Upul Tharanga 69 (48)
Suresh Raina 2/16 (2 overs)
  • India Maharajas won the toss and elected to field.
15 March 2023
India Maharajas
136/9 (20 overs)
v
World Giants
139/7 (18.4 overs)
World Giants won by 3 wickets
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (World Giants)
Suresh Raina 49 (41)
Brett Lee 3/18 (3 overs)
Chris Gayle 57 (46)
Yusuf Pathan 2/14 (4 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to field.
16 March 2023
World Giants
150/3 (20 overs)
v
Asia Lions
130 (19.1 overs)
World Giants won by 20 runs
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (World Giants)
Hashim Amla 68 (59)
Sohail Tanvir 1/31 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage[edit]

Eliminator Final
1 World Giants 147/4 (20 overs)
2 Asia Lions 191/5 (20 overs) 2 Asia Lions 148/3 (16.1 overs)
3 India Maharajas 106 (16.4 overs)

Eliminator[edit]

18 March 2023
Asia Lions
191/5 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
106 (16.4 overs)
Asia Lions won by 85 runs
 
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (Asia Lions)
Upul Tharanga 50 (31)
Pragyan Ojha 2/26 (3 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 32 (17)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/21 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

Final[edit]

20 March 2023
17:30 (N)
Scorecard
World Giants
147/4 (20 overs)
v
Asia Lions
148/3 (16.1 overs)
Jacques Kallis 78* (54)
Abdur Razzak 2/14 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (42)
Monty Panesar 1/21 (4 overs)
Asia Lions won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Asia Lions)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player Team Matches Runs High score
Upul Tharanga Asia Lions 6 221 69
Gautam Gambhir India Maharajas 4 215 68
Tillakaratne Dilshan Asia Lions 6 191 58
Jacques Kallis World Giants 4 142 78 not out
Robin Uthappa India Maharajas 5 137 88 not out

Most wickets[edit]

Player Team Matches Wickets Best bowling
Sohail Tanvir Asia Lions 6 7 3/27
Abdur Razzak Asia Lions 6 6 2/2
Brett Lee World Giants 4 6 3/18
Christopher Mpofu World Giants 4 6 3/16
Tino Best World Giants 4 6 3/20

Broadcasters[edit]

Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar and FanCode were the official broadcasters of this league in India.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Legends League Cricket announces title sponsor of LLC Masters". Hindustan Times. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Qatar Cricket to Host next season of Legends League Cricket Masters in Doha". Legends League Cricket. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Legends League Cricket Announces Schedule for LLC Masters in Qatar". News 18. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar set to play for Asia Lions in Legends League Cricket 2023". India Today.
  5. ^ "Aaron Finch joins Legends League Cricket Masters". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ "DISNEY STAR ACQUIRES TV BROADCAST RIGHTS FOR LLC MASTERS". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. ^ "Legends League Cricket 2023: Asia Lions, World Giants And India Maharajas Announce Captains". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  8. ^ "Legends League Cricket 2023: Asia Lions, World Giants And India Maharajas Announce Captains". Zee News. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Suresh Raina to play for India Maharajas in Legends League Cricket". ANI News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ^ "Legends League Cricket (LLC 2023) Live Streaming: Check full schedule, teams, squads | When and where to watch LIVE match". Zee Biz. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters becomes the first Indian Cricket League to have two streaming partners- Disney+ Hotstar and FanCode". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-03-07.

External links[edit]


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