The 2022 Road Safety World Series was the second season of an international Twenty20 cricket league featuring retired international cricketers. It was organised by the Road Safety World Series to raise awareness about road safety.
| Dates | 10 September 2022 – 1 October 2022 |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | India Legends (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sri Lanka Legends |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| Most runs | Naman Ojha (266) |
| Most wickets | Nuwan Kulasekara (13) |
| Official website | worldseriest20.com |
The Road Safety World Series was founded by Ravi Gaikwad and approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1][2][3]
New Zealand Legends were the new entrants this edition and they joined the teams from India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, and Bangladesh.[4][5] The competition was supported by the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[6]
Background edit
Initially, the second season was supposed to be held jointly in India and the United Arab Emirates in February 2022, but was moved to the UAE and scheduled in March because of a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in India.[7][8] A number of players, including Sachin Tendulkar, pulled out of the tournament after having not received their payment from the first season;[9] payments were eventually received.[10] The tournament was further postponed a number of times and eventually scheduled for September.[11][12]
Venues edit
Cricket grounds hosting the 2022 Road Safety World Series
Matches were played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Holkar Stadium in Indore, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, in Raipur with the semi-finals and final played on 1 October 2022, in Raipur.[13][14]
| Venue | City | Capacity | Matches |
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| Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 32,000 | 7 |
| Holkar Stadium | Indore | 30,000 | 5 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Dehradun | 25,000 | 6 |
| Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | Raipur | 65,000 | 5 (semi-finals, final) |
Squads edit
Squads
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Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka Legends | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2.123 |
| 2 | Australia Legends | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1.056 |
| 3 | India Legends | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2.886 |
| 4 | West Indies Legends | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0.434 |
| 5 | New Zealand Legends | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | −1.370 |
| 6 | South Africa Legends | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −0.353 |
| 7 | Bangladesh Legends | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | −1.823 |
| 8 | England Legends | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | −2.517 |
Source: Points Table
- Qualified to the semi-finals
Tie-break criteria edit
- Number of wins
- Head-to-head results
- Net run rate
League stage edit
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST).
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10 September 2022
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India Legends
217/4 (20 overs) |
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South Africa Legends
156/9 (20 overs) |
India Legends won by 61 runs
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Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Stuart Binny (India Legends) | |||||
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11 September 2022
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Bangladesh Legends
98 (19.4 overs) |
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West Indies Legends
101/4 (15.2 overs) |
West Indies Legends won by 6 wickets
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Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Chandrakant Mhase (Ind) Player of the match: Daren Powell (West Indies Legends) | |||||
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11 September 2022
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Sri Lanka Legends
218/1 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends
180 (18 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends won by 38 runs
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Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka Legends) | |||||
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12 September 2022
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New Zealand Legends
99/8 (20 overs) |
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South Africa Legends
100/1 (13.3 overs) |
South Africa Legends won by 9 wickets
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Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Milind Pathak (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Johan Botha (South Africa Legends) | |||||
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13 September 2022
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England Legends
78 (19 overs) |
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Sri Lanka Legends
79/3 (14.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends won by 7 wickets
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Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and Milind Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka Legends) | |||||
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14 September 2022
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India Legends
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West Indies Legends
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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15 September 2022
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England Legends
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v
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South Africa Legends
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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17 September 2022
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Bangladesh Legends
98/3 (11 overs) |
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New Zealand Legends
99/2 (9.3 overs) |
New Zealand Legends won by 8 wickets
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Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Kyle Mills (New Zealand Legends) | |||||
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17 September 2022
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England Legends
156/5 (20 overs) |
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West Indies Legends
162/2 (17.2 overs) |
West Indies Legends won by 8 wickets
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Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Milind Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (West Indies Legends) | |||||
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18 September 2022
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Sri Lanka Legends
165/6 (20 overs) |
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South Africa Legends
154/6 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends won by 11 runs
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Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Chandrakant Mhase (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Jeevan Mendis (Sri Lanka Legends) | |||||
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18 September 2022
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Bangladesh Legends
158/9 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends
159/7 (20 overs) |
Australia Legends won by 3 wickets
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Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Milind Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Australia Legends) | |||||
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19 September 2022
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India Legends
49/1 (5.5 overs) |
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New Zealand Legends
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No result
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21 September 2022
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New Zealand Legends
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v
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West Indies Legends
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Chandrakant Mhase (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) | |||||
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22 September 2022
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India Legends
170/5 (15 overs) |
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England Legends
130/6 (15 overs) |
India Legends won by 40 runs
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (India Legends) | |||||
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23 September 2022
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Australia Legends
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South Africa Legends
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Milind Pathak (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) | |||||
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24 September 2022
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New Zealand Legends
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v
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Sri Lanka Legends
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) | |||||
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25 September 2022
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West Indies Legends
178/6 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends
184/2 (15.1 overs) |
Australia Legends won by 8 wickets
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Milind Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Bryce McGain (Australia Legends) | |||||
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25 September 2022
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Bangladesh Legends
121/9 (20 overs) |
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India Legends
29/1 (4 overs) |
No result
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and M. R. Singh (Ind) | |||||
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27 September 2022
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Sri Lanka Legends
213/5 (20 overs) |
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Bangladesh Legends
143/8 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends won by 70 runs
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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Umpires: M. R. Singh (Ind) and Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka Legends) | |||||
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27 September 2022
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England Legends
160/6 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends
164/4 (13.4 overs) |
Australia Legends won by 6 wickets
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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Milind Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Nathan Reardon (Australia Legends) | |||||
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Knockout stage edit
On 29 September 2022, playing conditions for the semifinals and final were announced:[23]
- if a semi-final were to be washed out due to rain, the outcome of the game would be decided by the toss of the coin;
- if the final were to be washed out due to rain, then both finalists would share the trophy.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Australia Legends | 171/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | India Legends | 175/5 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | India Legends | 195/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Sri Lanka Legends | 162 (18.5 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Sri Lanka Legends | 172/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | West Indies Legends | 158/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals edit
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28 September 2022
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Australia Legends
171/5 (20 overs) |
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India Legends
175/5 (19.2 overs) |
India Legends won by 5 wickets
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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande (Ind) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Naman Ojha (India Legends) | |||||
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30 September 2022
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Sri Lanka Legends
172/9 (20 overs) |
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West Indies Legends
158/7 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends won by 14 runs
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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) M. R. Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka Legends) | |||||
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Final edit
India Legends
195/6 (20 overs) |
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Sri Lanka Legends
162 (18.5 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics edit
The top five players in each category are listed.
Most runs edit
| Pos. | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
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| 1 | Naman Ojha | India Legends | 6 | 266 | 108 not out |
| 2 | Shane Watson | Australia Legends | 5 | 239 | 88 |
| 3 | Dwayne Smith | West Indies Legends | 4 | 212 | 73 |
| 4 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka Legends | 6 | 192 | 107 |
| 5 | Dilshan Munaweera | Sri Lanka Legends | 4 | 153 | 95 not out |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets edit
| Pos. | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
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| 1 | Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka Legends | 5 | 13 | 4/36 |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka Legends | 5 | 7 | 4/3 |
| 3 | Stephen Parry | England Legends | 4 | 7 | 3/19 |
| 4 | Krishmar Santokie | West Indies Legends | 4 | 7 | 3/7 |
| 5 | Rahul Sharma | India Legends | 6 | 6 | 3/17 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
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