The World Giants came out all guns blazing in the finals of the inaugural Legends League Cricket as they beat the Asia Lions by 25 runs to clinch the title in Muscat on Saturday.
In the high-octane clash, the Giants posted a mammoth total of 256/5 after being put in to bat by the Lions – courtesy a blistering 94 not off 43 from Corey Anderson.
In reply, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya gave the Lions a perfect start with their 25 and 38 respectively but it was certainly not enough in front of the gigantic target.
Brief Scores: WGS 256 for 5 in 20 overs (Corey Anderson 94*, Kevin Pietersen 48; Nuwan Kulasekara 3/45) beat ALN 231 for 8 in 20 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 39*, Sanath Jayasuriya 38; Albie Morkel 3/38) by 25 runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
#WorldGiants are @llct20 Champions 👑👑
#LegendsLeagueCricket #AsiaLions pic.twitter.com/1qP1YTUzNK
— Kashmir Sports Watch (@Ksportswatch) January 29, 2022
Corey Anderson, Howzat Legend Of The Match.
94 runs from 43 balls.
7 Fours.
8 Sixes.This is the legend who raised the heat in the ultimate battle of legends with his marvelous performance.@coreyanderson78 #GameOfGOATs #Howzat #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20 #T20Cricket pic.twitter.com/P1n3hW9JTh
— Legends League Cricket (@llct20) January 29, 2022
World Giants beat Asia Lions by 25 runs to win inaugral edition of Legend League Cricket 2022
Yet another T20 victory for the team lead by Daren Sammy!#LLC #LLCT20 pic.twitter.com/cMAIrMEcdd
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) January 29, 2022
World Giants – Below 40 – 6 players
Asia Lions – Over 45- 7 players#Giants #LLCT20 #LLC— Waruna Hapugoda (@Waruna44) January 29, 2022
Well done to #WorldGiants brilliant tournament and well played…@llct20#LLCT20
— Taneshan_23 (@Taneshan_23) January 29, 2022
Thank you @llct20 & Muscat for a wonderful tournament #WorldGiants #BestWhenFresh @mornemorkel65 @KevinOBrien113 @KP24 @darrensammy883 pic.twitter.com/Dp7L8UqRAc
— Ryan Sidebottom 🏏 (@RyanSidebottom) January 30, 2022
What a fabulous two weeks here in Muscat! @llct20 thank you for everything. We showed how the Giants play! #BestWhenFresh pic.twitter.com/LtfuIPb8wC
— Kevin O'Brien (@KevinOBrien113) January 29, 2022
It seems @coreyanderson78 and @mornemorkel65 should have registered for #IPLAuction.
World Giants wins the #LegendsLeagueCricket !— Sharvil Patel (@Sharvil_2612) January 30, 2022
The way @KP24 batted in LLC, he can still find a place in @englandcricket 🔥🙌#LegendsLeagueCricket #Legend
— Dhruvin Soni (@dhruvinsoni30) January 30, 2022
Highest score in LLC 2022:
140 – Naman Ojha vs World Giants
95 – Kevin O'Brien vs Asia Lions
95 – Naman Ojha vs World Giants
94* – Corey Anderson vs Asia Lions*
89 – Herschelle Gibbs vs Ind Maharajas#LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCT20— Y O U T U B E R L I N ✨ (@BerlinRidler) January 30, 2022