2023 Legends Cricket Trophy

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2023 Legends Cricket Trophy
Dates22 – 30 March 2023
Administrator(s)Board for Veteran Cricket in India
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)India
ChampionsIndore Knights (1st title)
Guwahati Avengers (1st title)
Participants6
Matches18
Most runs Phil Mustard (256) (Indore Knights)
Most wickets Varun Khanna (12) (Guwahati Avengers)
2024 →

The 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy (LCT) , 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]

Contents

The final between Indore Knights and Guwahati Avengers was washed out.

Teams

Six teams took part in the competition: [5]

Squads

In March 2023, the BCVI confirmed the squads for the tournament. [6]

Chandigarh ChampsNagpur NinjasPatna WarriorsVizag TitansIndore KnightsGuwahati Avengers

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Chandigarh Champs540193.403
2Vizag Titans531170.152
3Guwahati Avengers532061.637
4Indore Knights53206−0.750
5Patna Warriors51402−2.723
6Nagpur Ninjas50500−0.624
Source: [7]

  Advanced to the Knockout stage

League stage

22 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
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 by 7 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Bhanu Seth (Chandigarh Champs)
  • Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
22 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Indore Knights
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Nagpur Ninjas
198/7 (20 overs)
Suresh Raina 90* (45)
Kuldeep Hooda 4/38 (4 overs)
Kuldeep Hooda 77 (42)
Kapil Rana 3/32 (4 overs)
Indore Knights won by 11 runs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Indore Knights)
  • Nagpur Ninjas won the toss and elected to field
23 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Indore Knights
107/8 (20 overs)
v
Chandigarh Champs
112/3 (13.2 overs)
Deepak Sharma 32* (30)
Monty Panesar 2/9 (4 overs)
Robin Bist 60* (40)
Sunil 2/13 (2.2 overs)
Chandigarh Champs won by 7 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Robin Bist (Chandigarh Champs)
  • Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
23 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Vizag Titans
189/4 (20 overs)
v
Nagpur Ninjas
188/8 (20 overs)
Nick Compton 58 (45)
Dilhara Fernando 1/16 (2 overs)
Richard Levi 94 (44)
Bharat Awasthy 3/32 (4 overs)
Vizag Titans won by 1 run
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Stuart Binny (Vizag Titans)
  • Vizag Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
24 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
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 by 5 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Rikki Clarke (Patna Warriors)
  • Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
24 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Vizag Titans
23/0 (1.1 overs)
v
Chandigarh Champs
  • Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
25 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Guwahati Avengers
189/8 (20 overs)
v
Indore Knights
193/3 (18.5 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 56 (23)
Kapil Rana 3/38 (4 overs)
Deepak Sharma 84* (50)
Anureet Singh 3/24 (4 overs)
Indore Knights won by 7 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Deepak Sharma (Indore Knights)
  • Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to bat.
25 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Vizag Titans
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Patna Warriors
131 (17.5 overs)
Sunny Singh 69 (45)
Abhimanyu Mithun 2/37 (4 overs)
Manvinder Bisla 43 (33)
Thisara Perera 2/2 (1 over)
Vizag Titans won by 78 runs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Sunny Singh (Vizag Titans)
  • Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
26 March 2023
10:30
Scorecard
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 by 6 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Tino Best (Guwahati Avengers)
  • Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
26 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nagpur Ninjas
158/7 (20 overs)
v
Chandigarh Champs
163/2 (18.3 overs)
Richard Levi 71 (29)
Monty Panesar 2/22 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 86* (46)
Dilhara Fernando 1/15 (3 overs)
Chandigarh Champs won by 8 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Chandigarh Champs)
  • Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to field.
26 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Patna Warriors
121/7 (20 overs)
v
Indore Knights
124/8 (19 overs)
Manvinder Bisla 52 (32)
Sunil 3/30 (4 overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 53 (44)
Rikki Clarke 3/28 (4 overs)
Indore Knights won by 2 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Dilshan Munaweera (Indore Knights)
  • Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
27 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
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 by 91 runs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Gaurav Tomar (Chandigarh Champs)
  • Chandigarh Champs won the toss and elected to bat
27 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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)
Guwahati Avengers won by 8 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Guwahati Avengers)
  • Nagpur Ninjas won the toss and elected to bat
28 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Patna Warriors
91 (19 overs)
v
Guwahati Avengers
93/2 (9.1 overs)
Farveez Maharoof 31 (28)
Varun Khanna 5/11 (4 overs)
Vishu Khatri 51* (27)
Mudassar Ali 2/16 (2 overs)
Guwahati Avengers won by 8 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Varun Khanna (Guwahati Avengers)
  • Patna Warriors won the toss and elected to bat
28 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Vizag Titans
239/2 (20 overs)
v
Indore Knights
194/3 (20 overs)
Naman Sharma 98* (54)
Ishwar Pandey 2/32 (4 overs)
Parvinder Singh 60* (49)
Isuru Udana 1/16 (2 overs)
Vizag Titans won by 45 runs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Naman Sharma (Vizag Titans)
  • Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Chandigarh Champs 167/8 (20 overs)
4Indore Knights168/3 (17.1 overs)
4 Indore Knights
3 Guwahati Avengers
2 Vizag Titans 145 (20 overs) & 15/1 (1 over)
3Guwahati Avengers145/8 (20 overs) & 16/0 (1 over)

Semi-finals

29 March 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chandigarh Champs
167/8 (20 overs)
v
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 by 7 wickets
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Phil Mustard (Indore Knights)
  • Indore Knights won the toss and elected to field.
29 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Vizag Titans
145 (20 overs)
v
Guwahati Avengers
145/8 (20 overs)
Nick Compton 66 (40)
Tino Best 4/18 (4 overs)
Upul Tharanga 56 (42)
Thisara Perera 3/41 (4 overs)
Match tied (Guwahati Avengers won the Super Over)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad
Player of the match: Tino Best (Guwahati Avengers)
  • Guwahati Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Guwahati Avengers 16/0 (1 over), Vizag Titans 15/1 (1 over).

Final

30 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Indore Knights
v
Guwahati Avengers
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesRunsHigh score
Phil Mustard Indore Knights625684
Bhanu SethChandigarh Champs6207130 not out
Richard Levi Nagpur Ninjas519294
Deepak SharmaIndore Knights618484 not out
Vishu KhatriGuwahati Avengers617669

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Varun Khanna Guwahati Avengers6125/11
SunilIndore Knights6124/19
Anureet Singh Guwahati Avengers6103/16
Tino Best Guwahati Avengers584/18
Bharat Awasthy Vizag Titans683/32

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