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Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium: A knock of 31 runs by Thisara Perera towards the end of the second innings helped Manipal Tigers to overcome a huge total of 186 and defeat the India Capitals by 4 wickets with a ball to spare in the second edition of Legends League Cricket (LLC) at the Dr. Y S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.

With this win, the Manipal Tigers are back on the top of the points table with six points from four matches and with a better NRR from Urbanrisers Hyderabad. India Capitals are placed in fourth position with three points from five matches.

Earlier in the match, after winning the toss Manipal Tigers chose to bowl first. Ricardo Powell (14) and captain Gautam Gambhir (17) opened the innings for India Capitals. After a short stay on the crease, both the openers were dismissed at the team score of 31 and 41 respectively. They were then reduced to 73/4 at the end of the seventh over. Kirk Edwards (8) and Kevin Pietersen (6) were the next two batsmen to get dismissed.