2022 Road Safety World Series
The 2022 Road Safety World Series was the second season of an international T20 cricket league, which featured former international cricketers and was organized by the Road Safety World Series (RSWS) to raise awareness about road safety.
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| Dates | 10 September 2022 – 1 October 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Road Safety World Series |
| 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 BCCI.[1][2][3]
New Zealand Legends were the new entrants this edition and they joined the legendary players from India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, and Bangladesh during the event played primarily to create awareness towards road safety in the country and around the globe.[4][5] The Road Safety World Series was supported by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India.[6]
Background
Initially, the second season was supposed to be held in India and the UAE from 5th February 2022, but it was entirely moved to the UAE and scheduled to start from March 1st to March 19th, 2022 because the number of positive cases rose due to Omicron variant in India.[7][8] The tournament suffered a setback when Sachin Tendulkar pulled out of the tournament as he did not receive his payment from the first season along with players from Bangladesh like Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Mehrab Hossain, Rajin Saleh, Hannan Sarkar and Nafees Iqbal as they also did not receive any payments from the previous season.[9] The payments were eventually received by the players and the tournament was scheduled to be hosted in the last week of May and June across Lucknow, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Indore.[10] In April, it was confirmed that Sachin Tendulkar will return for the tournament and scheduled to be hosted from June 4th till July 3rd in Lucknow, Indore and Jodhpur, but it was eventually postponed for another 3 months due to a conflict in MoU between the organizers.[11][12]
The series was finally announced with Sachin Tendulkar returning as the captain of India Legends in the second edition and the addition of New Zealand Legends team led by Ross Taylor.[13][14] The tournament was scheduled to be played from September 10 to October 1, 2022 in Kanpur, Raipur, Indore and Dehradun with Kanpur hosting the opener and Raipur hosting the two semi-finals and final.[15] On September 14, the tournament fixtures were updated and timings for some of the matches were changed along with the dates.[16]
Venues
The matches were played in 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 October 1, 2022, in Raipur.[17][18]
| Venue | City | Country | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | India | 32,000 | 7 |
| Holkar Stadium | Indore | India | 30,000 | 5 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Dehradun | India | 25,000 | 6 |
| Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | Raipur | India | 65,000 | 5 (Semi-finals, Final) |
| Kanpur | Indore | Dehradun | Raipur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park Stadium | Holkar Stadium | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 65,000 |
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Squads
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka Legends |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2.123 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
- Qualified to the semi-finals
Tie-break criteria
- Number of wins.
- Head-to-head results.
- If three or more teams are tied on points and the number of wins, positions to be decided by NRR.
League stage
All times are according to Indian Standard Time (IST).
India Legends 217/4 (20 overs) |
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South Africa Legends 156/9 (20 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Legends 4, South Africa Legends 0.
Bangladesh Legends 98 (19.4 overs) |
v |
West Indies Legends 101/4 (15.2 overs) |
- Bangladesh Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: West Indies Legends 4, Bangladesh Legends 0.
Sri Lanka Legends 218/1 (20 overs) |
v |
Australia Legends 180 (18 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sri Lanka Legends 4, Australia Legends 0.
New Zealand Legends 99/8 (20 overs) |
v |
South Africa Legends 100/1 (13.3 overs) |
- New Zealand Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South Africa Legends 4, New Zealand Legends 0.
England Legends 78 (19 overs) |
v |
Sri Lanka Legends 79/3 (14.3 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sri Lanka Legends 4, England Legends 0.
India Legends |
v |
West Indies Legends |
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
- Points: India Legends 2, West Indies Legends 2.
England Legends |
v |
South Africa Legends |
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
- Points: England Legends 2, South Africa Legends 2.
Bangladesh Legends 98/3 (11 overs) |
v |
New Zealand Legends 99/2 (9.3 overs) |
- New Zealand Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: New Zealand Legends 4, Bangladesh Legends 0.
England Legends 156/5 (20 overs) |
v |
West Indies Legends 162/2 (17.2 overs) |
- West Indies Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: West Indies Legends 4, England Legends 0.
Sri Lanka Legends 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
South Africa Legends 154/6 (20 overs) |
- South Africa Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sri Lanka Legends 4, South Africa Legends 0.
- Sri Lanka Legends qualified for the semifinals.
Bangladesh Legends 158/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Australia Legends 159/7 (20 overs) |
- Australia Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Australia Legends 4, Bangladesh Legends 0.
India Legends 49/1 (5.5 overs) |
v |
New Zealand Legends |
- New Zealand Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during the innings of India Legends.
- Points: India Legends 2, New Zealand Legends 2.
New Zealand Legends |
v |
West Indies Legends |
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
- Points: New Zealand Legends 2, West Indies Legends 2.
India Legends 170/5 (15 overs) |
v |
England Legends 130/6 (15 overs) |
- England Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: India Legends 4, England Legends 0.
Australia Legends |
v |
South Africa Legends |
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
- Points: Australia Legends 2, South Africa Legends 2.
New Zealand Legends |
v |
Sri Lanka Legends |
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
- Points: New Zealand Legends 2, Sri Lanka Legends 2.
West Indies Legends 178/6 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends 184/2 (15.1 overs) |
- West Indies Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Legends 4, West Indies Legends 0.
- Australia Legends qualified for the semifinals
Bangladesh Legends 121/9 (20 overs) |
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India Legends 29/1 (4 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during the innings of India Legends.
- Points: Bangladesh Legends 2, India Legends 2.
- India Legends qualified for the semifinals
Sri Lanka Legends 213/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Bangladesh Legends 143/8 (20 overs) |
- Bangladesh Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sri Lanka Legends 4 , Bangladesh Legends 0.
England Legends 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Australia Legends 164/4 (13.4 overs) |
- England Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Legends 4, England Legends 0.
Knockout stage
On 29 September 2022, playing conditions for the semifinals and final were announced.[19]
- At the advent of a match getting washed out due to rain, the outcome of the game will be decided by toss of the coin.
- If the final is also washed out due to rain, then both finalists will share the trophy.
Bracket
| 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-final 1: India Legends v Australia Legends
Australia Legends 171/5 (20 overs) |
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India Legends 175/5 (19.2 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was suspended in the 18th over of the innings of Australia Legends, and it was continued from the point where it was stopped on 29th September at 15:30 IST.[20]
Semi-final 2: Sri Lanka Legends v West Indies Legends
Sri Lanka Legends 172/9 (20 overs) |
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West Indies Legends 158/7 (20 overs) |
- West Indies Legends won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was rescheduled and played on 30th September at 19:30 IST.
Final
India Legends 195/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sri Lanka Legends 162 (18.5 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
- India Legends became the champions of Road Safety World Series 2022.
Statistics
The top 5 players in each category are listed.
Most runs
| Pos. | Player & Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naman Ojha (India Legends) | 6 | 6 | 266 | 108* | 137.11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 |
| 2 | Shane Watson (Australia Legends) | 5 | 5 | 239 | 88 | 169.50 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 |
| 3 | Dwayne Smith (West Indies Legends) | 4 | 4 | 212 | 73 | 150.35 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 8 |
| 4 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka Legends) | 6 | 6 | 192 | 107 | 141.17 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| 5 | Dilshan Munaweera (Sri Lanka Legends) | 4 | 4 | 153 | 95* | 111.67 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||
Most wickets
| Pos. | Player & Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka Legends) | 5 | 5 | 135 | 13 | 4/36 | 10.38 | |||
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka Legends) | 5 | 5 | 77 | 7 | 4/3 | 11.00 | |||
| 3 | Stephen Parry (England Legends) | 4 | 4 | 94 | 7 | 3/19 | 13.42 | |||
| 4 | Krishmar Santokie (West Indies Legends) | 4 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 3/7 | 13.57 | |||
| 5 | Rahul Sharma (India Legends) | 6 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 3/17 | 12.33 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||
Broadcasting
Viacom 18 is the official broadcasting partner of this tournament. Colors Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits, Sports 18 Khel and Sports18 broadcast the tournament, and live streaming on Voot and Jio TV apps.[21]
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