Irfan Pathan stars as India Legends beat SL Legends
Riding on Irfan Pathan”s all-round effort, India Legends registered their second successive victory in as many matches in the ongoing Road Safety World Series, beating against Sri Lanka Legends by five wickets.
After picking up the all-important wicket of in-form Romesh Kaluwitharana, 37-year-old Pathan smashed an entertaining 31-ball 57 not out to help India chase down Lanka”s 138 with eight balls to spare at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday night.
The Indian Legends had a difficult start to their chase as they lost openers Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and two-drop Yuvraj Singh with just 19 runs on the scoreboard.