A Jam-Packed KIA Oval witnessed a thrilling T20 Charity Match called “Cricket for Heroes” on Thursday Night as Help For Heroes XI defeated the ROW XI by 4 wickets. Chasing a score of 159, Indian ODI Skipper MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 38 to help his side cross the line & he was awarded with the ‘Man of the Match” Trophy.
The Playing XI of both the teams was :
Help for Heroes XI :Andrew Strauss, Herschelle Gibbs, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Damien Martyn, Dawid Malan, Major Storm Green, Graeme Swann, Simon Jones, Matthew Hogard, Darren Gough & Jonathan Parker.
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Rest of the World XI : Brendon McCullum, Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Mahela Jayawardene, Corporal Jake Wray, Brian Lara, Abdul Razzaq, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Shapoor Zadran & Azhar Mahmood.
The Game at the Oval was played for a great cause and is reported to have generated an amount of 300,000 pounds.
Here’s How Twitter reacted :
Never heard the Oval explode like this in chorus! Dhoni Dhoni is what they chant @HelpforHeroes £250 k raised so far pic.twitter.com/RIJV5Id5oY
— Annie (@AnnieCricket) September 17, 2015
@SriniMama16 Mama i was at the match yesterday when Dhoni finished it, Vera Level pic.twitter.com/vWxEzAaM7U
— Naveen (@ImNsamy) September 18, 2015
A virtual sell out at the @KiaOvalEvents tonight. Thanks for everyone's support! #cricketforheroes pic.twitter.com/V3A3Gqo97z
— Cricket For Heroes (@CricketforH4H) September 17, 2015
Very proud of our @BLACKCAPS legends Brendon, Tim, @scottbstyris & Dan lending their support for @HelpForHeroes! http://t.co/6fsFlSSDLt
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 17, 2015
And watch via umpire cam as @DGoughie rolls back the years by clean bowling @GraemeSmith49! https://t.co/dkpO9y7Cde @CricketforH4H
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) September 17, 2015
. @msdhoni at KIA OVAL Interacting with Fans & Signing Autographs #CricketForHeroes pic.twitter.com/2OaQXeHbcY
— Cricmates (@Cricmates) September 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/pa_sport_pics/status/644626243489505280
Bowled him! @GraemeSmith49 loses his middle stump in emphatic fashion to @DGoughie pic.twitter.com/uxyEvYFDFE
— ICC (@ICC) September 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/hughesft/status/644558192526102528
It was a charity Match..
Yes Dhoni was Playing..
Yes he took the game to Last over..
Yes he hit the winning runs..Born to Win
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 18, 2015
Also a big thank you to @msdhoni who fixed the @GoPro for Mr McCullum. This needs a few RTs! https://t.co/an3dj80LgL
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) September 17, 2015
#Cricket for Heroes T20 challenge match: #VirenderSehwag of 'Help for Heroes' in action.#cricketforheroes pic.twitter.com/LeNI447w0D
— MCL (@MyCricketLounge) September 17, 2015
. @msdhoni , @virendersehwag , Vettori, Sunil Gavaskar & @Gary_Kirsten While Posing For a Group Pic #CricketForHeroes pic.twitter.com/nGQG4nc5QM
— Cricmates (@Cricmates) September 17, 2015
Did Dhoni take home the stumps after hitting the winning runs in a "charity" match too? #cricketforheroes
— cricBC (@cricBC) September 17, 2015
It's not everyday that Dhoni bowls to Sehwag in the nets.#cricketforheroes pic.twitter.com/rXUrLh9Yt4
— Cricket For Heroes (@CricketforH4H) September 17, 2015
Awesome Day yesterday at Help for Heroes Cricket. Fantastic Cause and fantastic fans and donors. Met Darren to! pic.twitter.com/sTizSbjOkM
— FelthamCommunity (@FelthamNews) September 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/cricketopia/status/644764658453188609
Here's a pic of both teams at the end.#cricketforheroes pic.twitter.com/5L8SpaIjgW
— Cricket For Heroes (@CricketforH4H) September 17, 2015
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. @msdhoni Walking out to Bat at KIA OVAL Yesterday #CricketForHeroes @CricketforH4H @HelpforHeroes 👍👍 pic.twitter.com/f55wqNj1uS
— Cricmates (@Cricmates) September 18, 2015
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