2023 Legends Cricket Trophy
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| Dates | 22–30 March 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board for Veteran Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Indore Knights (1st title) Guwahati Avengers (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Most runs | Phil Mustard (256) (Indore Knights) |
| Most wickets | Varun Khanna (12) (Guwahati Avengers) |
The 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy (LCT) , also known as KhiladiX Legends Cricket Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural edition of the Legends Cricket Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring retired cricketers, many of them former internationals.[1] The tournament took place in India from 22 March to 30 March 2023,[2] The entire competition was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad.[3] was organised by the Board for Veteran Cricket in India (BVCI) and was broadcast in over 30 countries.[4]
The final between Indore Knights and Guwahati Avengers was washed out.
Teams[edit]
Six teams took part in the competition:[5]
- Chandigarh Champs
- Nagpur Ninjas
- Patna Warriors
- Vizag Titans
- Indore Knights
- Guwahati Avengers
Squads[edit]
In March 2023, the BCVI confirmed the squads for the tournament.[6]
| Chandigarh Champs | Nagpur Ninjas | Patna Warriors | Vizag Titans | Indore Knights | Guwahati Avengers |
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Points table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Chandigarh Champs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Vizag Titans | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 3 | Guwahati Avengers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 4 | Indore Knights | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 5 | Patna Warriors | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Nagpur Ninjas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: [7]
Advanced to the Knockout stage
League stage[edit]
Guwahati Avengers
180/5 (20 overs) |
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Chandigarh Champs
182/3 (12.2 overs) |
Vishu Khatri 69 (29)
Praveen Kumar 2/36 (4 overs) |
Bhanu Seth 130* (48)
Amit Tomar 2/23 (1.2 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
Indore Knights
209/6 (20 overs) |
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Nagpur Ninjas
198/7 (20 overs) |
Kuldeep Hooda 77 (42)
Kapil Rana 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Nagpur Ninjas won the toss and elected to field
Indore Knights
107/8 (20 overs) |
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Chandigarh Champs
112/3 (13.2 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans
189/4 (20 overs) |
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Nagpur Ninjas
188/8 (20 overs) |
- Vizag Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Nagpur Ninjas
147/6 (20 overs) |
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Patna Warriors
151/5 (19.1 overs) |
Prince 41* (29)
Dheeraj Govind 3/13 (3 overs) |
Rikki Clarke 55 (38)
Vishwajeet Solanki 1/24 (4 overs) |
- Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans
23/0 (1.1 overs) |
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Chandigarh Champs
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Virender Sehwag 15* (5)
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- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Guwahati Avengers
189/8 (20 overs) |
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Indore Knights
193/3 (18.5 overs) |
Yusuf Pathan 56 (23)
Kapil Rana 3/38 (4 overs) |
- Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Vizag Titans
209/6 (20 overs) |
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Patna Warriors
131 (17.5 overs) |
- Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans
78 (16 overs) |
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Guwahati Avengers
80/4 (7.3 overs) |
Thisara Perera 23 (17)
Amit Tomar 2/8 (3 overs) |
Upul Tharanga 31 (18)
Ashok Kumar 2/19 (2 overs) |
- Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
Nagpur Ninjas
158/7 (20 overs) |
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Chandigarh Champs
163/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
Patna Warriors
121/7 (20 overs) |
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Indore Knights
124/8 (19 overs) |
Manvinder Bisla 52 (32)
Sunil 3/30 (4 overs) |
- Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Chandigarh Champs
229/4 (20 overs) |
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Patna Warriors
138 (18.5 overs) |
Gaurav Tomar 86 (43)
Ompal Boken 2/39 (4 overs) |
Praveen Gupta 22 (18)
Parveen Thapar 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to bat
Nagpur Ninjas
123 (17.3 overs) |
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Guwahati Avengers
125/2 (17.5 overs) |
Virender Singh 34 (20)
Sanath Jayasuriya 4/17 (4 overs) |
Rahul Yadav 61* (52)
Satnam Singh 1/20 (4 overs) |
- Nagpur Ninjas won the toss and elected to bat
Patna Warriors
91 (19 overs) |
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Guwahati Avengers
93/2 (9.1 overs) |
Vishu Khatri 51* (27)
Mudassar Ali 2/16 (2 overs) |
- Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to bat
Vizag Titans
239/2 (20 overs) |
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Indore Knights
194/3 (20 overs) |
- Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Chandigarh Champs | 167/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Indore Knights | 168/3 (17.1 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Indore Knights | ||||||||
| 3 | Guwahati Avengers | ||||||||
| 2 | Vizag Titans | 145 (20 overs) & 15/1 (1 over) | |||||||
| 3 | Guwahati Avengers | 145/8 (20 overs) & 16/0 (1 over) | |||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
Chandigarh Champs
167/8 (20 overs) |
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Indore Knights
168/3 (17.1 overs) |
Rayad Emrit 88 (50)
Sunil 4/19 (4 overs) |
Phil Mustard 84 (31)
Gaurav Tomar 1/20 (3.1 overs) |
- Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans
145 (20 overs) |
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Guwahati Avengers
145/8 (20 overs) |
- Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Guwahati Avengers 16/0 (1 over), Vizag Titans 15/1 (1 over).
Final[edit]
Indore Knights
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Guwahati Avengers
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Statistics[edit]
Most runs[edit]
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Mustard | Indore Knights | 6 | 256 | 84 |
| Bhanu Seth | Chandigarh Champs | 6 | 207 | 130 not out |
| Richard Levi | Nagpur Ninjas | 5 | 192 | 94 |
| Deepak Sharma | Indore Knights | 6 | 184 | 84 not out |
| Vishu Khatri | Guwahati Avengers | 6 | 176 | 69 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets[edit]
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Khanna | Guwahati Avengers | 6 | 12 | 5/11 |
| Sunil | Indore Knights | 6 | 12 | 4/19 |
| Anureet Singh | Guwahati Avengers | 6 | 10 | 3/16 |
| Tino Best | Guwahati Avengers | 5 | 8 | 4/18 |
| Bharat Awasthy | Vizag Titans | 6 | 8 | 3/32 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
References[edit]
- ↑ "Legends Cricket Trophy 2023: All you need to know". CricTracker. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Inaugural Legends Cricket Trophy to be held from March 22". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Legends Cricket will be played in VVIP Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from March 22". The Sentinel Assam. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Inaugural KhiladiX Legends Cricket Trophy Launched". Ndtvsports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "KhiladiX Legends Cricket Trophy 2023: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Sanath, Dilshan to play in Legends Cricket Trophy 2023 : Full squads". NewsWire. 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Legends Cricket Trophy 2023 Table". FanCode. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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