Match Details
Date: 13 March 2023
Time: 8 PM IST
Venue: West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
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Preview
Shahid Afridi-led Asia Lions will be up against Aaron Finch’s World Giants in the third game of the new season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC). Both teams are coming into the game on the back of wins in their first match. While Asia Lions defeated India Maharajas by nine runs in their opening fixture, World Giants also registered a thrilling win (by 2 runs) over India Maharajas.
For Asia Lions, Misbah-ul-Haq (73) and Sohail Tanvir (3/27) were the stars. The two former Pakistan cricketers gave nothing to the opposition and helped their team pull off a win in a closely-fought game. Now, as they get ready to face World Giants, the Lions will hope to replicate their performance from the last game and registered their second win on the trot.
Meanwhile, World Giants will hope for their star batters in the form of Aaron Finch and Chris Gayle who looked in great touch in the last game, to continue hitting those crucial runs.
Pitch Report
The pitch at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha is generally a slow track where hitting through the line is not easy. Spinner get a lot of purchase here and hence it is expected to be a low-scoring game.
Asia Lions Squad: Shahid Afridi (c), Muthiah Muralidaran, Asghar Afghan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rajin Saleh, Abdul Razzaq, Paras Khadka, Thisara Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Abdur Razzak, Dilhara Fernando, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Amir.
World Giants Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Shane Watson, Brett Lee (Australia), Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Ricardo Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best (West Indies), Hashim Amla, Albie Morkel, Jacques Kallis, Morne van Wyk (South Africa), Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Monty Panesar, Paul Collingwood (England), Kevin O’Brien (Ireland), Chri Mpofu (Zimbabwe).
Match Prediction
Conclusion
World Giants have better resources as compared to Asia Lions and for the same reason, they are the favourites to win the match on Monday.
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