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The 2023 Legends League Cricket or LLC Season 2 was the second franchise season of the Legends League Cricket, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.[1] The tournament took place from 18 November to 9 December 2023.[2][3]
Dates | 18 November – 9 December 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Absolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd. |
Cricket format | T20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin, Eliminator, and Final |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | Manipal Tigers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Urbanrisers Hyderabad |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 19 |
Player of the series | Thisara Perera (Manipal Tigers) |
Most runs | Dwayne Smith (234) (Urbanrisers Hyderabad) |
Most wickets | Imran Khan (9) (Manipal Tigers) Isuru Udana (9) (India Capitals) |
Official website | llct20.com |
In this season, two new teams were added namely Southern Super Stars and Urbanrisers Hyderabad.[4]
In the final, Manipal Tigers defeated Urbanrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets to win their maiden title.
Venue
editA total of 19 matches were played across five cities in India: Ranchi, Dehradun, Jammu, Vizag, and Surat.[5][6]
Ranchi | Dehradun | Jammu | Vizag | Surat |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex Capacity: 50,000 Matches: 5 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 3 |
Maulana Azad Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 4 |
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Capacity: 27,500 Matches: 3 |
Lalabhai Contractor Stadium Capacity: 7,000 Matches: 4 |
Teams
editThe following teams and their owners were announced as taking part in the tournament:
Team | Captain | Owner |
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Bhilwara Kings | Irfan Pathan | The LNJ Bhilwara Group |
Gujarat Giants | Parthiv Patel | Adani Sportsline |
India Capitals | Gautam Gambhir | GMR Sportsline |
Manipal Tigers | Harbhajan Singh | The Manipal Education and Medical Group |
Southern Super Stars | Ross Taylor | KLO Sports[7] |
Urbanrisers Hyderabad | Suresh Raina | Urbanrise Group in collaboration with Mr. J.C. Reddy[8] |
Source: LLCT20.com
Squads
editOn October 18, 2023, the squads for the tournament were selected through a draft that was held at Qutub Minar, Delhi.[9][10]
Points table
editFormat
editEach team played against every other team once in the league stage of the tournament in a single round robin. Following the group stage, the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Manipal Tigers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.224 |
2 | Urbanrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.514 |
3 | Gujarat Giants | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.083 |
4 | India Capitals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.303 |
5 | Southern Super Stars | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.652 |
6 | Bhilwara Kings | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.424 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
- Advances to Qualifier 1.
- Advances to Eliminator.
Matches
editLeague stage
editIndia Capitals
228/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhilwara Kings
229/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Bhilwara Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Manipal Tigers
173/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Giants
163/9 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Urbanrizers Hyderabad
156 (19.2 overs) |
v
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Southern Superstars
143 (19.2 overs) |
- Southern Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants
172/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhilwara Kings
169/7 (20 overs) |
- Bhilwara King's won the toss and elected to field.
Urbanrizers Hyderabad
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
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India Capitals
186/6 (20 overs) |
- India Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Manipal Tigers
211/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhilwara Kings
122/8 (20 overs) |
- Bhilwara Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Southern Super Stars
163/6 (20 overs) |
v
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India Capitals
167/3 (16.4 overs) |
- India Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants
193/5 wickets (20 overs) |
v
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Urbanrizers Hyderabad
192/7 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Manipal Tigers
124/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Southern Super Stars
125/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Manipal Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Bhilwara Kings
117/6 (17 overs) |
v
|
Southern Super Stars
|
- Southern Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
India Capitals
|
v
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Gujarat Giants
|
- Bhilwara Kings have won the toss and elected to bat.
Bhilwara Kings
144/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Urbanrizers Hyderabad
148/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Bhilwara Kings won the toss and elected to bat
- Bhilwara Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.
India Capitals
186/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Manipal Tigers
187/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Manipal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Southern Super Stars
159/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Giants
160/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Gujarat Giants qualified for the playoffs and Southern Super Stars were eliminated as a result of this match.
- India Capitals advanced to Eliminator having a better net run rate than the Southern Super Stars
Play-offs
editQualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Urbanrisers Hyderabad | 253/6 (20 overs) | Q1W | Urbanrisers Hyderabad | 187/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Manipal Tigers | 178 (16.3 overs) | Q2W | Manipal Tigers | 193/5 (19 overs) | ||||||||
Q1L | Manipal Tigers | 181/4 (18.4 overs) | |||||||||||
EW | India Capitals | 177/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
3 | Gujarat Giants | 211/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | India Capitals | 223/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Urbanrisers Hyderabad
253/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Manipal Tigers
178 (16.3 overs) |
- Manipal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
India Capitals
223/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Giants
211/7 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
India Capitals
177/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Manipal Tigers
181/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Manipal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editUrbanrisers Hyderabad
187/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Manipal Tigers
193/5 (19 overs) |
- Manipal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
edit- Player of the tournament: Thisara Perera (Manipal Tigers)
- Leading Run Scorer: Dwayne Smith (234) (Urbanrisers Hyderabad)
- Leading Wicket-Taker: Imran Khan (9) (Manipal Tigers) and Isuru Udana (9) (India Capitals)
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Broadcasters
editStar Sports Network was the broadcasting partner of the league while Disney+ Hotstar and Fancode were the digital streaming partners.[11]
References
edit- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (6 October 2023). "Visakhapatnam to host three matches of Legends League Cricket". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Legends League Cricket to be held from November 18 to December 9". The Times of India. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Legends League Cricket 2023: Full List Of Players Retained By Each Team Ahead Of LLC 2023 Draft". Wisden. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Legends League Cricket 2023 schedule unveiled". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (22 October 2023). "Legends League Cricket 2023 Full Schedule, Squads, Timing, Teams - All You Need To Know". ABP News. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Legends League Cricket Fixtures - Season 2 - 2023". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Two Legends League Cricket franchisees acquired by billion dollar Indian businesses". Indian Television. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Release, Press (18 October 2023). "Urbanrisers Hyderabad and Southern Super Stars unveiled as new LLC franchises". CricTracker. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "All you need to know about Legends League Cricket Players Draft". Firstpost. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (19 October 2023). "Legends League Cricket Announces Players Draft For All Teams". ABP News. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Legends League Cricket 2023 Live Streaming, Schedule Details: When And Where To Watch LLCT20 Matches". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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