Road Safety World Series
Road Safety World Series is a T20 cricket league, which features former international cricket players from various nations.[1] Road Safety World Series is founded by Ravi Gaikwad, the chief road traffic officer of Thane in collaboration with the BCCI.[2]
| Administrator | Road Safety World Series (RSWS) Majestic Legends Sports Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2020–21 |
| Latest edition | 2022 |
| Next edition | 2023 |
| Tournament format | Round robin and Knock-out |
| Number of teams | 8 (2022 season onwards) |
| Current champion |  India Legends (2nd title) |
| Most successful | India Legends (2 titles) |
| Most runs |  Tillakaratne Dilshan (463) |
| Most wickets | Nuwan Kulasekara (20) |
| TV | Sports 18, Voot app, Colors Cineplex, Sports 18 Khel, Colors Cineplex Superhits |
 2022 Road Safety World Series | |
| Website | worldseriest20.com |
Every year this league is organized by the Road Safety World Series organization to raise awareness about road safety. The series features players from India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh.[3] Sunil Gavaskar, former India captain, is the commissioner of the series, while Sachin Tendulkar is the brand ambassador.[4] New Zealand Legends are the new entrants in this series from 2022. [5][6] [7]
The Road Safety World Series is 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.[8]
Results
| Edition | Year | Host(s) | Final venue | Final | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Margin | |||||
| 1 | 2020–21 | India |
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | India Legends
181/4 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends
167/7 (20 overs) |
14 runs Scorecard |
7 |
| 2 | 2022 | India |
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | India Legends
195/4 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka Legends
162 (18.5 overs) |
33 runs Scorecard |
8 |
Team performance
Correct as of the final of the 2020–21 Road Safety World Series. Teams are ordered by best result, then by winning percentage, then alphabetically:
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics[9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
| India Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Champions (2020–21, 2022) | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 90.00 |
| Sri Lanka Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Runners-up (2020–21, 2022) | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
 West Indies Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Semi-finals (2020–21, 2022) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
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2 | 2020–21† | 2022 | Semi-finals (2022) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 |
 South Africa Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Semi-finals (2020–21) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 |
 New Zealand Legends |
1 | 2022 | 2022 | Group Stage (2022) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
 England Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Group Stage (2020–21, 2022) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 |
 Bangladesh Legends |
2 | 2020–21 | 2022 | Group Stage (2020–21, 2022) | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
Teams
Team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Australia Legends, Bangladesh Legends, England Legends, India Legends, South Africa Legends
|
7 |
| 2022 | New Zealand Legends |
1 |
| Total | 8 |
Team results by tournament
RSWS TROPHY- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- SF – Semi-finalist
- R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
- Q – Qualified
- × – Qualified but withdrew
| Team | 2020–21 (7) |
2022 (8) |
Apps. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Legends |
R1† | SF | 2 |
| Bangladesh Legends |
R1 | R1 | 2 |
| England Legends |
R1 | R1 | 2 |
| India Legends |
1st | 1st | 2 |
| New Zealand Legends |
— | R1 | 1 |
| South Africa Legends |
SF | R1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka Legends |
2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| West Indies Legends |
SF | SF | 2 |
- † - Australia Legends played 1 match against Sri Lanka Legends and forfeited their remaining matches as they could not travel to India due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Broadcasters
Viacom 18 have the broadcasting rights of the tournaments, matches can be viewed on the dedicated sports channel Sports18, Sports18 Khel and Colors Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits, Jio Cinema application.
See also
References
- https://www.worldseriest20.com/.
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- "Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match". ANI. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- "Road Safety World Series 2022: Full squads, dates and venues list". Sportskeeda. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Tendulkar to lead India legends in Road Safety World Series". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Road Safety World Series 2022: Complete Schedule, Teams, Venue, Time Table, Live Streaming & Player Details". Cricangel. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- "Sachin Tendulkar to lead Indian Legends in Road Safety World Series Season 2". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- "Road Safety World Series 2019/20-2020/21 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Road Safety World Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- "Australia pull out, Bangladesh and England join Road Safety World Series T20 tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-09-09.