Legends League Cricket Masters
Dates10 – 20 March 2023
Administrator(s)Absolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Cricket formatT20
Host(s)Qatar
ChampionsAsia Lions (1st title)
Runners-upWorld Giants
Participants3
Matches8
Player of the seriesUpul Tharanga (Asia Lions)
Most runsUpul Tharanga (Asia Lions) (221)
Most wicketsSohail Tanvir (Asia Lions) (7)
Official websitehttps://www.llct20.com

The 2023 Legends League Cricket Masters or LLC Masters[1] was a Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring retired players, many of them former internationals. It featured three teams and was held in Doha in March 2023.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Gautam Gambhir, Shahid Afridi, and Aaron Finch were chosen to be the captains of the three teams.[8] The league featured players such as Harbhajan Singh, Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Aaron Finch, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, and S. Sreesanth.

Squads

India Maharajas Coach: Lance Klusener Asia Lions Coach: Dav Whatmore World Giants Coach: Lalchand Rajput

Venue

The season was hosted by the Qatar Cricket Association at West End Park International Cricket Stadium.[10]

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 World Giants 4 3 1 0 6 0.001
2 Asia Lions (C) 4 2 2 0 4 −0.593
3 India Maharajas 4 1 3 0 2 0.512

(C) Champions   Advanced to the final   Advanced to the eliminator

Matches

The match schedule was published on the official website on 27 February 2023.

League stage

All times are according to Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

10 March 2023
Asia Lions
165/6 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
156/8 (20 overs)
Asia Lions won by 9 runs
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Asia Lions)
Misbah-ul-Haq 73 (50)
Stuart Binny 2/22 (4 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 54 (39)
Sohail Tanvir 3/27 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
11 March 2023
World Giants
166/8 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
164/5 (20 overs)
World Giants won by 2 runs
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (World Giants)
Shane Watson 55 (32)
Harbhajan Singh 4/13 (2 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 68 (42)
Ricardo Powell 2/16 (3 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
13 March 2023
Asia Lions
99/3 (10 overs)
v
World Giants
64/5 (10 overs)
Asia Lions won by 35 runs
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Asia Lions)
Misbah-ul-Haq 44* (19)
Ricardo Powell 1/17 (2 overs)
Chris Gayle 23 (16)
Abdur Razzak 2/2 (2 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
14 March 2023
Asia Lions
157/5 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
159/0 (12.3 overs)
India Maharajas won by 10 wickets
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (India Maharajas)
Upul Tharanga 69 (48)
Suresh Raina 2/16 (2 overs)
  • India Maharajas won the toss and elected to field.
15 March 2023
India Maharajas
136/9 (20 overs)
v
World Giants
139/7 (18.4 overs)
World Giants won by 3 wickets
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (World Giants)
Suresh Raina 49 (41)
Brett Lee 3/18 (3 overs)
Chris Gayle 57 (46)
Yusuf Pathan 2/14 (4 overs)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to field.
16 March 2023
World Giants
150/3 (20 overs)
v
Asia Lions
130 (19.1 overs)
World Giants won by 20 runs
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (World Giants)
Hashim Amla 68 (59)
Sohail Tanvir 1/31 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Eliminator Final
1 World Giants 147/4 (20 overs)
2 Asia Lions 191/5 (20 overs) 2 Asia Lions 148/3 (16.1 overs)
3 India Maharajas 106 (16.4 overs)

Eliminator

18 March 2023
Asia Lions
191/5 (20 overs)
v
India Maharajas
106 (16.4 overs)
Asia Lions won by 85 runs
  
 
17:30
Scorecard
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (Asia Lions)
Upul Tharanga 50 (31)
Pragyan Ojha 2/26 (3 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 32 (17)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/21 (4 overs)
  • Asia Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

20 March 2023
17:30 (N)
Scorecard
World Giants
147/4 (20 overs)
v
Asia Lions
148/3 (16.1 overs)
Jacques Kallis 78* (54)
Abdur Razzak 2/14 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (42)
Monty Panesar 1/21 (4 overs)
Asia Lions won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng)
Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Asia Lions)
  • World Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesRunsHigh score
Upul Tharanga Asia Lions622169
Gautam Gambhir India Maharajas421568
Tillakaratne Dilshan Asia Lions619158
Jacques Kallis World Giants414278 not out
Robin Uthappa India Maharajas513788 not out

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Sohail Tanvir Asia Lions67 3/27
Abdur Razzak Asia Lions66 2/2
Brett Lee World Giants46 3/18
Christopher Mpofu World Giants46 3/16
Tino Best World Giants46 3/20

Broadcasters

Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar and FanCode were the official broadcasters of this league in India.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Legends League Cricket announces title sponsor of LLC Masters". Hindustan Times. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Qatar Cricket to Host next season of Legends League Cricket Masters in Doha". Legends League Cricket. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Legends League Cricket Announces Schedule for LLC Masters in Qatar". News 18. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar set to play for Asia Lions in Legends League Cricket 2023". India Today.
  5. ↑ "Aaron Finch joins Legends League Cricket Masters". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ↑ "DISNEY STAR ACQUIRES TV BROADCAST RIGHTS FOR LLC MASTERS". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Legends League Cricket 2023: Asia Lions, World Giants And India Maharajas Announce Captains". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  8. ↑ "Legends League Cricket 2023: Asia Lions, World Giants And India Maharajas Announce Captains". Zee News. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Suresh Raina to play for India Maharajas in Legends League Cricket". ANI News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Legends League Cricket (LLC 2023) Live Streaming: Check full schedule, teams, squads | When and where to watch LIVE match". Zee Biz. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters becomes the first Indian Cricket League to have two streaming partners- Disney+ Hotstar and FanCode". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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