Pathan’s two-for-26 helped limit Sri Lanka to 167/7 on 20 assists as they chased a 182 goal at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. Sanath Jayasuriya scored the opening goal with 43 while captain Tillakratne Dilshan failed to click this time, scoring just 21.
Earlier, Yuvraj Singh and Pathan went on a rampage slamming half centuries to see India Legends put up a tough 181 total for four wickets in 20 overs.
WOW 🤩 …. ECSTATIC … On the Moon! Well done #TeamIndia! 🎉🏏 # RoadSafetyWorldSeries https://t.co/PIWF2ONQv0
– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 1616355232000
Yuvraj scored 60 funny balls on 41 balls with four limits and as many sixes while Pathan went undefeated on 62 balls of 36, with four hits on the limit and five sixes. Apart from those two big hits, Tendulkar made a 30 chic which included five limits.
Well done young people !!! 🤪🤪🤪 congratulations #indian legends @sachin_rt @virendersehwag @ MohammadKaif… https://t.co/kxJdNgUf67
– Yuvraj Singh (@ YUVSTRONG12) 1616352420000
For the Sri Lankans, none of the bowlers were impressive as Rangana Herath, Sanath Jayasuriya, Farveez Maharoof and Kaushalya Weeraratne took a wicket each.
The tournament’s main wicket-taker and Sri Lanka game winner Dilshan returned empty-handed, giving 25 points in two assists.
It was fun playing # RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 and spending time in the park with friends and winning the tournament… https://t.co/xydLh2CLFd
– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 1616350890000
Short scores: India Legends 181/4 in 20 overs (Yusuf Pathan 62 not released, Yuvraj Singh 60, Sachin Tendulkar 30) beat Sri Lanka Legends 167/7 in 20 overs (Sanath Jayasuriya 43, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 40, Kausalya Weeraratne 38; Yusuf Pathan 2/26, Irfan Pathan 2/29) by 14 tracks
Even after so many years, nothing compares to this feeling of victory! #champions #teamwork #roadsafetyworldseries https://t.co/PTXCpLMpDC
– Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) 1616350706000
Your Hai apni🙌 team #india https://t.co/pno0yZX4WD
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 1616366004000
What a game of cricket! Glad to be part of the champion team. This victory will be remembered for a long time… https://t.co/gVnU1GTNiW
– Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) 1616350676000
Champion team, champion thing 🤗❤️ @ IndiaLegends1 #RoadSafetyWorldSeries https://t.co/slBIlIwYUu
– Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) 1616355465000
It was fun to be at the park again # RoadSafetyWorldSeries2021 #Champions https://t.co/R91tUKcTKP
– S. Badrinath (@s_badrinath) 1616353890000