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Bangladesh Legends lose to India Legends in Road Safety World Series T20

Published at 10:38 pm March 5th, 2021

Bangladesh Legends team after their arrival in Raipur, India

Opting to bat first, Bangladesh Legends were all out for 109 in 19.4 overs, after openers Nazimuddin (49) and Javed Omar (12) put on 59 for the opening wicket

Bangladesh Legends lost their opening game of the Road Safety World Series T20 against India Legends in Raipur Friday as openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar scripted a 10-wicket victory.

Opting to bat first, Bangladesh Legends were all out for 109 in 19.4 overs, after openers Nazimuddin (49) and Javed Omar (12) put on 59 for the opening wicket.

The visiting side went on to lose 10 wickets adding 50 more runs as only middle order batsman Rajin Saleh (12) reached double digit.

Right-arm seamer Vinay Kumar and spinners Pragyan Ojha and Yuvraj Singh picked up two wickets apiece.

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In reply, Sehwag (80*) and Tendulkar (33*) brought back the vintage days of the past as the Indian Legends reached their destination without any hiccups in 10.1 overs.

Sehwag's 35-ball knock featured 10 fours and five sixes while Tendulkar's 26-delivery innings was composed with five fours.

Captain Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Sharif, Alamgir Kabir and Khaled Mahmud went wicketless with the latter three all going for more than 10 runs per over.