Published: Jan 29, 2016, 10:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 30, 2016, 12:52 AM (IST)
We are living in the era of Twenty20 leagues and in times like these, who does not want to en-cash on the game’s shortest format’s popularity. The masters, the cricket greats of yesteryears do not want to be left behind and are participating in a league meant for them.
The MCL got off to a start on Thursday with Virender Sehwag’s Gemini Arabians beating the Libra Legends led y Jacques Kallis quite comfortably. Now we are off to the third game of the tournament and it will Virgo Super Kings against the Sagittarius Strikers.
The match witnesses the likes of Graeme Smith, Mahela Jayawardene, Adam Gilchrist, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond, Jonty Rhodes, Brett Lee and others. It will be interesting to see who prevails in this clash of masters.
Sagittarius Strikers: Adam Gilchrist (c), Mahela Jayawardene, Michael Carberry, Jonathan Trott, Phil Mustard, Yasir Hameed, Daniel Vettori, Gavin Hamilton, Nathan Hauritz, Shane Bond, Krishmar Santokie
Virgo Super Kings: Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Owais Shah, Hasan Raza, Jonty Rhodes, Jacob Oram, Azhar Mahmood, James Foster, Brett Lee, Malinga Bandara, Gareth Batty
Brief scores:
Sagittarius Strikers 157 for 6 in 20 overs [Mahela Jayawardene 69 (47), Brett Lee 4-0-29-2] bt Virgo Super Kings 131 for 9 in 20 overs [Azhar Mahmood 51 (31); Shane Bond 4-1-22-3, Daniel Vettori 4-0-19-3] — by 26 runs
We present you some exciting tweets.
Bond. Shane Bond. Kiwi great picks 3-22 as @StrikersMCL win their 1st game vs @Virgo_MCL2020 https://t.co/K2QBvS4XUQ pic.twitter.com/VrNgfHyDys
— CricLife (@TheCriclife) January 29, 2016
Shane Bond wins the man of the match for his destructive spell upfront — https://t.co/1pLslaJNs9 #MCL2020
— CricketCountry (@cricket_country) January 29, 2016
Shane Bond was better than his contemporaries Brett Lee and Akhtar but injuries ruined his career
— Rajiv Gandhi (@FailedEngineer_) January 29, 2016
.@StrikersMCL win their opening #MCL2020 match beating @Virgo_MCL2020 by 26 runs. #VIRvSAG pic.twitter.com/4QnodOxxfY
— MCL 2020 (@MCL2020UAE) January 29, 2016
Victory for Adam Gilchrist’s Sagittarius Strikers by 26 runs #MCL2020 @VIRvSAG pic.twitter.com/Nax4TDmwry
— Cricket World (@Cricket_World) January 29, 2016
Shane Bond, even at this age, is quicker than Hardik Pandya the alleged saviour of Indian cricket! 😀 😀
— Gunner (@Nicks103) January 29, 2016
Shane Bond 87 wkts @ 22.1 ( SR 38.7) in Tests 147 wkts @ 20.88 ( SR 29.2) in Odis great bowler but injuries ruined him
— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) January 29, 2016
40 years old, bowling 140KPH, taking a maiden wicket & claiming figures of 4-1-22-3. The name’s Bond, Shane Bond. Most favourite cricketer.
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) January 29, 2016
Still showing pace,line and length. Wow what a great bowler. Great bowling by Shane Bond ,Real Master of bowling in Master league. #MCL2020
— JaM3L^~* (@JameX_JuTt) January 29, 2016
40 years old Shane Bond can Still walk into the Indian team without any competition His today’s spell at MCL T20 4 – 1 – 22 – 3 #MCL2020
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 29, 2016
End of Over 8: @Virgo_MCL2020 37-4 #MCL2020 #VIRvSAG
— MCL 2020 (@MCL2020UAE) January 29, 2016
Bond finishes his quota of 4 overs! Vintage Bond! Shane Bond 4-1-22-3! #MCL2020 — HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) January 29, 2016
3rd Match VirgoSuperKings vs SagittariusStrikers, S Strikers 157/5 (20 ov) VS King 29/4 (6.3 ov) VSKing need 129 from 13.3 ov #MCL2020
— Muhammad Adil Shahir (@AdilShahir) January 29, 2016
If Lee takes 29/2, Bond takes 22/3 and bowls a maiden! Legend vs Legend! Welcome to #MCL2020 pic.twitter.com/hPFELGie9u — Lily Grace (@Crictreak) January 29, 2016
Shane bond still making the ball talk Great to see him back in action That’s fitness for you Hats off!!! #MCL2020 #MCL
— Albaila Rahi (@gutsyfellow) January 29, 2016
Bond gets Smith … #MCL2020 pic.twitter.com/JmX4rueajg — Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorza) January 29, 2016
Wicket-Maiden Over. Ladies and Gents, let’s welcome SHANE BOND!! #MCL2020
— Paridhi Srivastava (@BeingKohlicious) January 29, 2016
Umpires giggling as Neil Mckenzie almost does a Glenn Maxwell like leave. #MCL2020 — Aravind (@netcitizen) January 29, 2016
OUT! Graeme Smith starts his comeback to SA Test side doing a AB! Out for a duck! #MCL2020
— Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 29, 2016
Brett Lee yorked Jonathan Trott Genuine fast bowler Deadly accurate yorkers @ 150+ #MCL2020 — Imad Rahim (@ImadRahim) January 29, 2016
Sagittarius Strikers ost 157/6 in 20 overs as Jayawardene plays a splendid knock of 69 in 47 balls! #MCL2020 pic.twitter.com/YOlWMhDLj6
— Lily Grace (@Crictreak) January 29, 2016
@MahelaJay you should have left retired hurt without giving away your wicket purposely #MCL2020 — Mohammed Luqmaan (@MHLUH44) January 29, 2016
That’s @virendersehwag we all know !! #MCL2020 pic.twitter.com/9NuITGIdGv
— Blades Of Glory (@BladesOf_Glory) January 29, 2016
Mooney by name, moony by nature. @Virgo_MCL2020 @JohnMooneyST #MCL2020 #VIRvSAG pic.twitter.com/gekJihzZuM — MCL 2020 (@MCL2020UAE) January 29, 2016
Just saw Jonty misfield now I have seen everything #MCL
— Ghumman (@Emclub7) January 29, 2016
Good start boys https://t.co/y7lzzMVZOb — ramesh powar (@imrameshpowar) January 29, 2016
So, if you are playing #MCL2020 then you aren’t allowed to play IPL. But #CPL is allowed? Sangakkara has just been named in the draft.
— Nishad Pai Vaidya (@nishad_45) January 29, 2016
