Shikhar Dhawan-led Gujarat Greats beat Urbanrisers Hyderabad in LLC 2024 opener clash

Shikhar Dhawan-led Gujarat Greats registered their maiden win in their opener clash of the ongoing Legends League Cricket 2024 by defeating Urbanrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets with 3 balls to spare. It was Dhawan and Morne van Wyk's 83 runs stand that helped the franchise to score 173/7 in 20 overs at Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Opener van Wyk smashed 115 not out in 69 balls and skipper Shikhar who was playing for the first time in this tournament scored 21 from 20 balls. 

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Chadwick Walton and George Worker opened the innings for Urbanrisers Hyderabad. They lost their first wicket at the score of 19 when George Worker was dismissed for 13 from 8 balls.

Chadwick Walton could only add 17 from 12 before getting dismissed by Liam Plunkett. At a point of time, they were 36/3 in 4.2 overs. Skipper Suresh Raina, along with Rikki Clarke, added 46 runs for the fourth wicket. While Raina played a valiant innings of 44 from 27 balls, Rikki Clarke made 15 from 17 balls.

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Gurkeerat Singh Mann scored 27 from 19 balls. Towards the end, Peter Trego remained unbeaten on 36 from 25 balls to help his team post a total of 172/7 in 20 overs.

For Gujarat Greats, Liam Plunkett, Manan Sharma and Seekkuge Prasanna were the pick of the bowlers. Shannon Gabriel took one wicket in the innings.

Chasing a target of 173 on the board, Morne van Wyk and skipper Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings for Gujarat Greats. They added 83 runs for the first wicket before Dhawan was dismissed for 21 from 20 balls by Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

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