The Legends League 2022 came to a close with the World Giants vanquishing the Asia Lions in what transpired to be an exhilarating final, know more about the winner
Read on to know the final score, the legend of the league prize winner and more.
The World Giants lifted the Legends League 2022 cricket trophy for the first time when they got the best of the Asia Lions in Muscat on Sunday. This is exactly the type of final we expected between the two sides as the Giants set up an impressive 256 for five on the scoreboard in the first innings.
Legends League Cricket 2022 Final, Winner, Result, Score, Match Report World Giants vs Asia Lions
It was Corey Anderson who’s terrific performance (94 off 43 balls not out) gave the Giants the type of confidence boost they needed after a shaky start which saw Nuwan Kulasekara bowling out opener Phil Mustard (7) and Kevin O’Brien (2) in consecutive overs within the Powerplay.
We witnessed Kevin Pietersen’s fiery knocks as his 48 off 22 deliveries served as the perfect dish to reduce the Lions to 65 for three under a total of seven overs. But it was Anderson who did excellent to steal the show by humiliating the Lions’ bowlers who fell victim to 22 massive sixes in the innings.
The mayhem caused by Anderson’s bat was further reinforced by the middle-order, with Brad Haddin (37) and Darren Sammy (38) adding to the destruction started by Anderson. The Giants’ batsmen did well enough to set up the highest team total of the tournament and eventually win it big against The Lions who were left stumbling in the night of the final.
The Giants comfortably secured a win by 26 runs to accomplish their maiden win at the Al Amerat Cricket ground, leaving the Lions in a state of gloom. While we still saw the Lions’ lower order giving it their very best to chase the target posted by the Giants, it only seemed possible to make it past the 200 mark for the disappointed side.
Legends League Cricket LLC 2022 Winners And Awards List, Prize Money
And now that the Legends League 2022 has concluded, let’s take a look at all the awardees right here:
Player of the match: Corey Anderson (for scoring 94 off 43 balls* in the first innings against the Lions)
Legend of the League Award: Morne Morkel for his 8 wickets across 5 innings (average of 17.75 and economy rate of 7.88)
Winners of the tournament: The World Giants
Runners-up: Asia Lions
No information has been revealed on the prize money pool or the money given to individual winners.
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