India Capitals to kick off their title defence against Bhilwara Kings in opening fixture of LLC 2023

New Delhi, November 17, 2023: India Capitals, the GMR group owned franchisee will start their title defence in the second season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) T20 when they face off Bhilwara Kings tomorrow at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

India Capitals will be captained by Gautam Gambhir who also led the squad to the title in the first season. Ashley Nurse and Pravin Tambe return from the title winning campaign while the addition of Hashim Amla and Kevin Pietersen will bolster the squad and ensure that the trophy remains in the Capital’s dugout.

The first match of the league between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings will be broadcasted LIVE on Star Sports Network on 18^th November, 2023 (Saturday) from 06:30 PM IST. The match will also be streamed LIVE on Disney + Hotstar and FanCode.

A total of 15 group stage matches will be played in this season with all the teams playing against each other. The other teams in fray are Bhilwara Kings, Urbanrisers Hyderabad, Southern Super Stars, Gujarat Giants and Manipal Tigers. LLC T20 will be played across five cities across the country with JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi; Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Dehradun; Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat and YSR Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium hosting the matches.

The Capitals will play two group stage matches in Ranchi and one each in Jammu, Dehradun, Vizag and Surat. The playoffs will be hosted in Surat, with the final of the Legends League Cricket 2023 set for December 9 at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium.

India Capitals Squad

Gautam Gambhir (C), Hashim Amla, Bharath Chipli, Ben Dunk, Kirk Edwards, Kevin Pietersen, Ricardo Powell, Isuru Udana, Morne Van Wyk, Gnaneswara Rao, Appanna KP, Fidel Edwards, Dilhara Fernando, Ashley Nurse, Ishwar Pandey, Munaf Patel, Pravin Tambe, Rusty Theron

India Capitals’ schedule for Legends League Cricket Season 2

November 18: India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings - 06:30 PM (Ranchi)

November 23: India Capitals vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad - 03:00 PM (Ranchi)

November 25: India Capitals vs Southern Super Stars - 06:30 PM (Dehradun)

November 30: India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants - 06:30 PM (Jammu)

December 2: India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers - 06:30 PM (Vizag)