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Match Details
Date: 24 January 2022
Time: 8 PM IST
Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman
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Preview
In the fourth game of the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket, India Maharajas will lock horns with Asia Lions. This will be the second face-off between the two teams. In their first meeting of the tournament, India came on top and won the match by 6 wickets under the leadership of Mohammad Kaif. They will want to replicate the same performance again on Monday.
Pitch Report
The Al Amerat Pitch has looked good for the batters. Despite being on the dry side, the pitch has aided pacers. Also, the team batting second has had an advantage in the three games so far. The pitch is likely to behave the same way as it has in the previous games and thus, toss becomes a crucial factor.
Team Analysis
India Maharajas
Naman Ojha smashed a brilliant century for India Maharajas in their match against the World Giants. Although the team lost, India looked good at most occasions. Mohammad Kaif, who was named the captain in absence of Virender Sehwag, played second fiddle in the two games. He has also shown some great captaincy skills. Yusuf Pathan has played his part to perfection. Bowlers have not got much to exploit but still, Manpreet Gony was really impressive in the first game. So, India Maharajas will fancy their chances against Asia Lions on Monday.
Asia Lions
In Misbah-ul-Haq's leadership, Asia Lions have put some decent performance in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket. They defeated World Giants in their second game on the back of impressive performances from the Sri Lankan duo of Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga. Kamran Akmal has also looked in good touch. However, they will have the first game loss against Maharajas playing on their mind when they meet them again on 24.
Probable Playing XIs
India Maharajas: Naman Ojha (wk), Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif (c), Manpreet Gony, Venugopal Rao, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel
Asia Lions: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Upul Tharanga, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood, Umar Gul, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shoaib Akhtra, Muttiah Muralitharan
Match Prediction
Conclusion: It is expected to be another cracker of a game but India Maharajas will start as favorites. Looking at their previous performance, India are the favorites to win this game as well.
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