Road Safety World Series

Road Safety World Series is a Twenty20 cricket league which features retired international cricketers from various nations. The competition was founded by Ravi Gaikwad, the chief road traffic officer of Thane in India, in collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1] Sunil Gavaskar, former India captain, is the commissioner of the series, while Sachin Tendulkar is the brand ambassador.[2] The competition is supported by the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[3]

Road Safety World Series
Road Safety World Series logo
FormatTwenty20
First edition2020–21
Latest edition2022
Next edition2023
Tournament formatRound robin and Knock-out
Number of teams8 (2022 season onwards)
Current championIndia Legends (2nd title)
Most successfulIndia Legends (2 titles)
Most runsTillakaratne Dilshan (463)
Most wicketsNuwan Kulasekara (20)
Websiteworldseriest20.com

The series has featured sides from India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh national cricket team.[4][5][6] [7]

Results

Year Host(s) Final venue Final Teams
Winner Runner-up Margin
2020–21 India Raipur India Legends
181/4 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka Legends
167/7 (20 overs)
14 runs
Scorecard
7
2022 India Raipur India Legends
195/4 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka Legends
162 (18.5 overs)
33 runs
Scorecard
8
2023 England TBC TBC

Team results by tournament

The RSWS trophy
Legend
  • C – Champions
  • RU – Runners-up
  • SF – Semi-finalist
  • Grp – Group stage
Team 2020–21 2022
Australia Legends Grp† SF
Bangladesh Legends Grp Grp
England Legends Grp Grp
India Legends C C
New Zealand Legends Grp
South Africa Legends SF Grp
Sri Lanka Legends RU RU
West Indies Legends SF SF
  • † - 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.

See also

References

  1. "Rise of Gaikwad In Cricket". India Today. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match". ANI. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "Sachin Tendulkar to lead Indian Legends in Road Safety World Series Season 2". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. "Road Safety World Series 2020: Sachin Tendulkar's India Legends Announces Squad". New Nation. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. "Road Safety World Series 2022: Full squads, dates and venues list". Sportskeeda. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. "Tendulkar to lead India legends in Road Safety World Series". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. "Road Safety World Series 2022: Complete Schedule, Teams, Venue, Time Table, Live Streaming & Player Details". Cricangel. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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