India Captains vs Mumbai Spartans: The day the schedule of the first phase of IPL 2026 came, Legends League Cricket 2026 started from the same day. The first match of this T20 league took place between India Captains and Mumbai Spartans at the Indira Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Haldwani. India Captains won this match. The big thing is that the player who became the hero in the victory of India Captains was out on zero in the match.
India Captains scored 150 runs in 20 overs
In the match, India Captains team batted first and scored 150 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. India Captains did not start well. The opening pair was out after scoring 4 runs. But after that there was a half-century partnership between Upal Tharanga and wicketkeeper batsman Sheldon Jackson for the second wicket. When Upal Tharanga was out after scoring 23 runs, captain Saurabh Tiwari came to support Sheldon, but he could not open the account even after facing 6 balls. The fourth wicket of the India Captains fell in the form of Sheldon Jackson, who was the most successful batsman of this team. He scored 51 runs on 31 balls.
Gaurav Tomar scored 21 runs in the middle order. Whereas in the lower order, Praveen Gupta played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs. Between these two, Ashley Gunaratne, who came to bat at number 7, also did not open his account. He was out on the first ball itself. But Ashley Gunaratne was adjudged player of the match in the victory of India Captains.
Why did the one who got out on zero become the player of the match?
Now the question is, how did Ashley Gunaratne become the player of the match in the victory of India Captains despite being out on zero? So he achieved this feat because of his bowling. Not with the bat but with the ball, this all-rounder played an important role in the victory of the India Captains.
When the Mumbai Spartans team set out to chase the target of 151 runs given by the India Captains, it became difficult for them to reach there. Ashley Gunaratne did the work of making the task of achieving the target difficult for Mumbai Spartans. He took 4 wickets for 20 runs in his quota of 4 overs. The result of his strong bowling was that Mumbai Spartans were all out for 127 runs. In this way, India Captains won the match by 23 runs and Ashley Gunaratne became its hero.