RANCHI, India, CMC – Former West Indies Check batsman Kirk Edwards struck a half-century in useless as his India Capitals suffered a three-wicket defeat to Bhilwara Kings within the Legends League Cricket opening sport right here Saturday.
Despatched in on the JSCA Worldwide Stadium Complicated, Capitals piled up 228 for eight off their 20 overs, with the right-handed Edwards carved out a strong 59 off 31 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Edwards placed on 107 for the second wicket with captain Gautam Gambhir, who lashed 63 from 35 deliveries with eight fours and a few sixes, the pair pulling the innings round from 12 for one within the third over.
The 39-year-old Edwards placed on an additional 32 for the third wicket with Australia’s Ben Dunk, thrilled with three fours and three sixes in a 16-ball 37.
Former West Indies off-spinner Ashley Nurse belted 34 from 20 balls with two fours and three sixes to maintain the innings ticking over in a 38-run fifth wicket partnership with Dunk after one other former West Indies batsman Ricardo Powell fell for a first-ball ‘duck.’
In reply, the West Indies pair of Chris Barnwell (22) and Lendl Simmons (11) fell cheaply, however Zimbabwe’s Solomon Mire struck a high rating of 70 off 40 balls and captain Irfan Pathan a shocking 19-ball unbeaten 65 to get Kings over the road with 4 balls to spare.
Irfan blasted 4 and 9 sixes, posting 51 for the sixth wicket with Barnwell and 43 in an unbroken eighth wicket stand with Iqbal Abdulla (seven not out).
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