World Giants captain Shane Watson won the toss and decided to bat first in the final match. Significantly, the batting of World Giants was very disappointing in the final match of LLC 2023. He was able to score only 147 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Apart from Jacques Kallis (78*) and Ross Taylor (32), every batsman for the World Giants was a complete flop. On the other hand, Abdur Razzak was the most successful bowler from Asia Lions. Who bowled with an economy of 3.50 in four overs and took 2 wickets for just 14 runs. Apart from this, Thisara Perera also got a breakthrough.
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Asia Lions won the match by 7 wickets
Asia Lions, captained by Shahid Afridi, achieved the target of 148 runs with 7 wickets and 23 balls to spare. Both their openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan played a vital role in this run chase in Asia. Where Tharanga batting at a strike rate of 203 scored 57 runs with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. So there Dilshan also scored 58 runs by hitting 8 fours. Apart from this, Samit Brett Lee, Samit Patel and Monty Panesar also got 1-1 success from World Giants.
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