Introduction of Legends League Cricket :
LLC is the short form of Legends League Cricket. It’s a very exciting and new T20 tournament where recently retired international cricketers take part in the league. Skyexch.net is the title sponsor of the league. In the month of January 2022, the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat hosted the first edition of the Legends League Cricket tournament featuring three teams – Asia Lions, India Maharajas, and World Giants.
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The second edition, which took place in India in September 2022 and featured franchise teams across six major cities. The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, dedicated to India’s 75th anniversary of independence, were the main focus of the second edition of the league. Absolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd. organized the league. The league’s commissioner is Ravi Shastri, who was a former Indian cricketer and coach of the Indian men’s national cricket team.
Winners List Of The Legends League Cricket :
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Player Of The Match | Final Match Date | Venue |
1st Season 2022 | World Giants | Asia Lions | Corey Anderson 94(43)* | 29/Jan/22 | Al Amerat Oman |
2nd Season 2022 | India Capitals | Bhilwara Kings | Ross Taylor 82(41) | 05/Oct/22 | Jaipur India |
3rd Season 2023 | Asia Lions | World Giants | Abdur Razzak 2/14 | 20/Mar/23 | Doha Qatar |
- 3rd Season (2023): The final match of the 3rd edition was played on 20th March 2023 between Asia Lions and World Giants at Doha in Qatar. World Giants batted first and scored 147/4 in 20 overs and the target was 148 runs for Asia Lions. Asia Lions chased the target very easily in only 16.1 overs and they won the match by 7 wickets and became champion of the 3rd season. Abdur Razzak bowled a superb spell and took 2 wickets for 14 runs. He was the player of the match in the final match.
- 2nd Season (2022): The final match of the 2nd edition was played on 5th October 2022, between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings at Jaipur in India. India Capitals batted first and scored a huge total of 211/7 in 20 overs. Bhilwara Kings got all out on only 107 runs by a terrific bowling performance from India Capitals. India Capitals won the match by a huge 104 runs margin and became the 2nd edition champion. Ross Taylor played an impressive inning of 82 runs off 41 balls and he was the player of the match of the 2nd season final match.
- 1st Season (2022): The final match of the 1st season was played on 29th January 2022, between World Giants and Asia Lions at the Al Amerat in Oman. World Giants batted first and scored a massive total of 256/5 in 20 overs. Asia Lions managed to get 231/8 in 20 overs. World Giants won the final match by 25 runs and became the champion of the 1st edition. Corey Anderson played brilliant innings of unbeaten 94* runs in just 43 balls and he was the player of the match of the final match.
Legends League Cricket 2023 Schedule
Date | Match | Venue |
10/Mar/23 Friday | India Maharajas VS Asia Lions 1st Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
11/Mar/23 Saturday | World Giants VS India Maharajas 2nd Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
13/Mar/23 Monday | Asia Lions VS World Giants 3rd Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
14/Mar/23 Tuesday | Asia Lions VS India Maharajas 4th Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
15/Mar/23 Wednesday | India Maharajas VS World Giants 5th Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
16/Mar/23 Thursday | World Giants VS Asia Lions 6th Match | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
18/Mar/23 Saturday | Asia Lions VS India Maharajas Eliminator (2 v 3) | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
20/Mar/23 Monday | World Giants VS Asia Lions Final | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
Note: “Asia Lions” is the winning team of 2023 LLC
Legends League Cricket 2023 Scorecard
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Points | Net Run Rate |
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World Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.001 |
Asia Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.593 |
India Maharajas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.512 |
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Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule
( Second Season )
Date | Match | Venue |
Friday 16/Sep/23 | India Maharajas VS World Giants Special Match | Eden Gardens Kolkata |
Saturday 17/Sep/23 | India Capitals VS Gujarat Giants 1st Match | Eden Gardens Kolkata |
Sunday 18/Sep/23 | Manipal Tigers VS Bhilwara Kings 2nd Match | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
Monday 19/Sep/23 | Gujarat Giants VS Manipal Tigers 3rd Match | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
Wednesday 21/Sep/23 | India Capitals VS Manipal Tigers 4th Match | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
Thursday 22/Sep/23 | Gujarat Giants VS Bhilwara Kings 5th Match | Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi |
Saturday 24/Sep/23 | India Capitals VS Bhilwara Kings 6th Match | Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi |
Sunday 25/Sep/23 | India Capitals VS Gujarat Giants 7th Match | Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi |
Monday 26/Sep/23 | Manipal Tigers VS Bhilwara Kings 8th Match | Barabati Stadium Cuttack |
Tuesday 27/Sep/23 | Gujarat Giants VS Bhilwara Kings 9th Match | Barabati Stadium Cuttack |
Thursday 29/Sep/23 | India Capitals VS Manipal Tigers 10th Match | Barabati Stadium Cuttack |
Friday 30/Sep/23 | Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers 11th Match | Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur |
Saturday 01/Oct/23 | India Capitals VS Bhilwara Kings 12th Match | Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur |
Sunday 02/Oct/23 | Bhilwara Kings VS India Capitals Qualifier(1 v 2) | Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur |
Monday 03/Oct/23 | Gujarat Giants VS Bhilwara Kings 3 v Q(loser) | Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur |
Wednesday 05/Oct/23 | India Capitals VS Bhilwara Kings Final, | Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur |
Note: “India Capitals” is the winning team of 2023 LLC (Second Season)
Legends League Cricket 2022 Scorecard
( Second Season )
Teams | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | NRR |
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India Capitals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.001 |
Bhilwara Kings | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -0.142 |
Gujarat Giant | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.366 |
Manipal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.467 |
Legends League Cricket 2022 Schedule
( First Season )
Date | Match | Venue |
Thursday 20/Jan/23 | India Maharajas VS Asia Lions 1st Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Friday 21/Jan/23 | World Giants VS Asia Lions 2nd Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Saturday 22/Jan/23 | India Maharajas VS World Giants 3rd Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Monday 24/Jan/23 | Asia Lions VS India Maharajas 4th Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Wednesday 26/Jan/23 | Asia Lions VS World Giants 5th Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Thursday 27/Jan/23 | World Giants VS India Maharajas 6th Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Saturday 29/Jan/23 | World Giants VS Asia Lions Final Match | Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) |
Note: “World Giants” is the winning team of 2023 LLC (First Season)
Legends League Cricket 2022 Scorecard
( First Season )
Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Points | Net Run Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.008 |
Asia Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.452 |
India Maharajas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.437 |
Background Of The Legends League Cricket :
Raman Raheja and Vivek Khushalani founded the Legends League Cricket and the league is owned by Absolute Legends Sports Pvt Ltd. After retiring from the Head Coach of the Indian National Cricket Team, Ravi Shastri was appointed as the Commissioner of the Legend League Cricket in November 2021. Wasim Akram, the most popular cricketer from Pakistan is associated with LLC as a member along with Ravi Shastri of the Apex Council.
Jhulan Goswami, the former captain of the Indian Women’s cricket team, is the Women’s Empowerment Ambassador of the league. Famous Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of the league. Andrew Leipus was appointed as the Director of Sports Science for the Legends League Cricket to ensure the recently retired cricketer’s competitive cricket. His role is crucial in improving the cricketers’ fitness and physical performance.
Viewership Of The Legends League Cricket :
According to reports, 703 million cricket fans worldwide watched the first season of Legends League Cricket. With more viewers than Big Bash and Caribbean Premier League in India, it became the International Twenty20 League with the most viewers outside of the Pakistan Super League and Indian Premier League.
According to the organizers, this franchise-based tournament had 1.2 billion fans worldwide, while the league saw intense competition. CEO and Co-Owner Raman Raheja said the numbers were almost three times higher than the first season held in Oman in January.
Where to watch legends league cricket Live?
In India, viewers can watch the coverage and matches of Legends League Cricket on Star Sports, Jio TV, and Disney+Hotstar.
- India: Star Sports, Jio TV, Disney+Hotstar
- Sri Lanka: Star Sports
- Bangladesh: Star Sports
- Australia: Fox Cricket; Kayo Sports
- USA & North America: ESPN+
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Conclusion
The Legends League Cricket promises to start a new era of cricket entertainment. With retired legends cricketers coming together to play in a T20 format, and with a focus on providing complete entertainment and new experience to fans, the LLC is set to take the cricketing world by storm. The league is a testament to the growing popularity of cricket around the world, and it’s an exciting development that fans of the sport should definitely look forward to.
FAQ of Legendary Cricket League
Q:1 Which team won the 1st edition of Legends League Cricket?
Answer: World Giants won the 1st edition of the Legend League Cricket by beating Asia Lions for 25 Runs.
Q:2 When the final match of the 1st edition was played?
Answer: Final match of the 1st edition was played on January 29, 2022, between World Giants and Asia Lions at the Al Amerat in Oman.
Q:3 Where Indians fans can watch the Legend League Cricket?
Answer: Indian viewers can watch the Legend League Cricket matches on Star Sports, Jio TV, and Disney+Hotstar.
Q:4 Which team won the 2nd edition of the Legend League Cricket?
Answer: India Capitals won the final match of the 2nd edition against Bhilwara Kings by a huge 104 runs margin and became the 2nd edition champion.
Q:5 When the 2nd edition final match was played?
Answer: The final match of the 2nd edition was played on 5 October 2022 between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings at Jaipur in India.
Q:6 Which team won the 3rd edition of the Legend League Cricket?
Answer: Asia Lions won the 3rd edition of the Legend League Cricket by beating World Giants. Asia Lions won the match by 7 wickets with 23 balls remaining.
Q:7 When the 3rd edition final match was played?
Answer: The final match of the 3rd edition was played on March 20, 2023, between Asia Lions and World Giants at Doha in Qatar.
Q8. legends league cricket 2022 official website
Answer: The Official website of LLC is www.llct20.com
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