| Dates | 22 – 30 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 18 |
| Most runs | Phil Mustard (256) (Indore Knights) |
| Most wickets | Varun Khanna (12) (Guwahati Avengers) |
The 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy, 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
Six teams took part in the competition:[5]
- Chandigarh Champs
- Nagpur Ninjas
- Patna Warriors
- Vizag Titans
- Indore Knights
- Guwahati Avengers
Squads
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Chandigarh Champs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.403 |
| 2 | Vizag Titans | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.152 |
| 3 | Guwahati Avengers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.637 |
| 4 | Indore Knights | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.750 |
| 5 | Patna Warriors | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.723 |
| 6 | Nagpur Ninjas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −0.624 |
Source: [7]
Advanced to the Knockout stage
League stage
Guwahati Avengers 180/5 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
Chandigarh Champs 112/3 (13.2 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans 189/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Nagpur Ninjas 188/8 (20 overs) |
- Vizag Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Nagpur Ninjas 147/6 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
Chandigarh Champs |
Virender Sehwag 15* (5) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Guwahati Avengers 189/8 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
Patna Warriors 131 (17.5 overs) |
- Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Vizag Titans 78 (16 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
Chandigarh Champs 163/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
Patna Warriors 121/7 (20 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
Indore Knights 194/3 (20 overs) |
- Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
| 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
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) |
v |
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
Statistics
Most runs
| 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
| 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
- ↑ "Legends Cricket Trophy 2023: All you need to know". CricTracker. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Inaugural Legends Cricket Trophy to be held from March 22". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Legends Cricket will be played in VVIP Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from March 22". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Inaugural KhiladiX Legends Cricket Trophy Launched". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "KhiladiX Legends Cricket Trophy 2023: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Sanath, Dilshan to play in Legends Cricket Trophy 2023 : Full squads". NewsWire. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Legends Cricket Trophy 2023 Table". FanCode. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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