The Asian Stars on the back of Rishi Dhawan's 83 off 57 balls, beat the Indian Royals by six wickets to and became the inaugural champions of the Asian Legends League 2025.
Rishi Dhawan along with his younger brother Raghav Dhawan (37 * off 29), added a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket to seal the deal for the Asian Stars.
The Stars lost their captain, Mehran Khan for a duck as they had a troubled start to their chase. They lost three wickets for just 36 runs inside the first seven overs. It was then that the Dhawan brothers started the repair job.
ADVERTISEMENT
Loading...
Asian Stars Crowned Maiden ALL Champions
They kept up with the asking rate and added a century stand and in the process, knocked the Royals out of the contest. It was a brilliant partnership from the two brothers. The Royals' fielders helped them by giving both of them a life in their innings. The brothers ran well in between the wickets in this partnership as they ran more than 10 doubles.
For the Royals, Manpreet Gony and Anureet Singh had taken the early wickets. However, the partnership between the Dhawan brothers did not allow the bowlers to have any further impact on the match. For the former Indian cricketer Rishi Dhawan, this was a knock that displayed his temperament and character in a big final.
Rishi Dhawan especially sized up the chase pretty well. He walked out to open the batting. Despite three quick wickets falling at the other end, he kept his cool and scored a brilliant 83. He was dismissed with the Stars on the cusp of victory in the 19th over but by then he had already done the job.
Earlier in the game, Indian Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Sanjay Singh's unbeaten 57 propelled them to 148 in the end. However, as it turned out, the score was not a challenging one for the Stars as they won it easily with Rishi and his brother Raghav playing a big hand in the win.
More About Asian Stars vs Indian Royals ALL 2025 Final Live Updates
Asian Stars vs Indian Royals Live Scorecard
