India legends took on Sri Lanka legends in their second game of the Road Safety World Series on Tuesday and the toss was expected to play a major role due to the ‘dew factor’. India legends skipper Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to field first in order to take advantage of the conditions. While the decision turned out to be right as India legends raced to a five-wicket win, teammate Virender Sehwag had a hilarious reaction to the skipper’s decision. “We are getting sore while fielding and Sachin elected to bowl first and makes us field 20 overs, tires us before batting,” stated the former swashbuckling Indian opener, who hilariously complained about Tendulkar,” Sehwag said while talking to the official broadcasters.
Irfan Pathan took the important wicket of Romesh Kaluwitharana and while chasing, he slammed 57 off just 31 deliveries as his team clinched the encounter by five wickets.
It was a great show by Pathan as he dominated proceedings after the Sri Lanka bowling attack and his innings comprised on six boundaries and three massive sixes.
Pathan took a special liking to Farveez Maharoof as he slammed the medium pacer for two sixes and a boundary while a boundary and a six off Tillakaratne Dilshan was enough to finish the game for India legends.
Chasing 139, India Legends got off to the worst possible start as the side lost Sachin Tendulkar (0) in the very first over of the innings. Soon after, Virender Sehwag (3) and Yuvraj Singh (1) were sent back to the pavilion, reducing India to 19/3 in the fifth over.
Pathan and Manpreet Gony went on to put up a partnership of 58 runs, taking India to a victory by five wickets and with eight balls to spare. Earlier, Munaf Patel’s four-wicket haul helped India Legends restrict Sri Lanka Legends to 138/8 in the allotted twenty overs.
