Brian Lara and Dwayne Smith shine for West Indies Legends but Dilshan, Tharanga overpower!

Brian Lara and Dwayne Smith powered West Indies Legends to 157-4 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka Legends in Unacademy Road Safety World Series fixture. Dwayne Smith who walked in to bat at 38/2 in 6 overs – accelerated the innings with his trade mark power hitting. Smith scored 47 runs in 27 balls with the help of 4 Fours & 3 Sixes.

Meanwhile captain Lara held the innings together with his characteristic shots as he helped himself to 53* in 49 balls with the help of 8 Fours. Tino Best who came in to bat in the slog overs contributed with a 11 ball 18 runs cameo (3 Fours off Dhammika Prasad over).

Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

Toss: Sri Lanka Legends won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

West Indies Legends: Dwayne Smith, Narsingh Deonarine, Brian Lara (c), William Perkins (wk), Mahendra Nagamootoo, Tino Best, Pedro Collins, Sulieman Benn, Dinanath Ramnarine, Adam Sanford, Ryan Austin

Sri Lanka Legends: TM Dilshan (c), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga (wk), Chamara Silva, Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Dhammika Prasad

Match Summary:

West Indies Legends 157-4 in 20 overs

Dwayne Smith 47 (27) – Brian Lara 53*(49) – Tino Best 18*(11)

Sri Lanka Legends 160-5 in 20 overs

TM Dilshan 47 (37) – Upul Tharanga 53*(35)

Sri Lanka Legends won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: Upul Tharanga