New Delhi. In the 21st match of Legends League Cricket 2024, the 35-year-old player did wonders by taking a total of 4 wickets including a hat-trick in one over. The match was played between Konark Surya Odisha and Gujarat Greats at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar. Odisha won this match by 7 wickets. All-rounder Kevon Cooper played an important role in giving a memorable victory to Odisha, who took 3 wickets in 3 consecutive balls and took 4 wickets in one over. He brought great success to his team by dismissing Chris Gayle, Mohammad Kaif, Yashpal Singh and Shikhar Dhawan.
Gujarat Greats, captained by Shikhar Dhawan, batted first and scored 141 runs for 8 wickets. Kevon Cooper took 4 wickets including a hat-trick for 25 runs in 3 overs. Cooper brought the 11th over of Gujarat Greats' innings. Cooper created a stir by bowling the swashbuckling Chris Gayle on the very first ball of this over. After this, he created panic in the opposition camp by dismissing the new batsman Mohammad Kaif on the second ball on a personal score of zero. Cooper completed his hat-trick by dismissing Yashpal Singh for a duck on the third ball. He achieved the feat of taking 4 wickets in one over by dismissing Shikhar Dhawan on the sixth and last ball of the over.
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Chris Gayle scored 34 runs
For Gujarat Greats, Chris Gayle played the highest innings of 34 runs while Dhawan contributed 23 runs. Chasing the target of 142 runs, Konark Surya Odisha team won the match by scoring 145 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 15 overs. For Odisha, Dilshan Munaweera played the highest innings of 47 runs while Kevin O'Brien remained unbeaten after scoring 43 runs. Wicketkeeper Richard Levi scored 25 runs while captain Irfan Pathan returned unbeaten after scoring 19 runs on 6 balls.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 12, 2024, 06:46 IST
