A whimsical pitch by Manpreet Gony during the India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends final at the World Road Safety Series on Sunday hit Sri Lankan batsman Chinthaka Jayasinghe in the final 17th of the chase. There was a long delay as the batter required medical attention. The Indian players milling around the batter worriedly and Gony was the first to apologize for the pitch.
The incident occurred on 17 of Sri Lanka’s entries, when they attempted to pursue the 182 target set by India Legends. Gony threw a full delivery that Jayasinghe could only return directly to him, thus tossing a point ball in a Free Strike delivery. In his follow-up, Gony picked up the ball and threw it directly at the batter, hitting his elbow.
Sachin Tendulkar’s India edged Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Sri Lanka by 14 races in the Master Series summit clash in Raipur on Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED | India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends FINAL
India, who was asked to hit first, went 181/4 in 20 overs. Yuvraj Singh (60) and Yusuf Pathan (62 *) were the top scorers for the hosts. Sri Lanka got off to a good start thanks to Dilshan (21) and Sanath Jayasuriya (43), but they failed shortly after. In the end, they were restricted to 167/7 at the end of 20 overs.
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