The second and final match of St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018 Twenty20 tournament is set to take place on February 8, Friday in Switzerland. Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi led Royals side lead 1-0 against Indian star Virender Sehwag’s Diamonds Palace team after defeating them in the first match of Ice Cricket 2018. Former English middle-order batsman Owais Shah played a match-winning knock of 74 runs to guide his side to the victory. The thrilling two-day competition featured former international biggies from the cricketing world making the fans especially in sub-continent go berserk in excitement. The craze for Ice Cricket 2018 in St. Moritz is such that it is live telecast by Sony Six and Sony ESPN channels. Not just the live telecast in India but there is an online live streaming option available on SonyLiv.com.

India’s celebrated opening batsman, Virender Sehwag may have retired from the international cricket but he has not lost his Midas touch with the bat. The 40-year-old Delhi cricketer who opened for India for years made batting look easy on the cricket turf on the frozen St. Moritz lake. Sehwag hammered Royals’ bowling attack to make 62 runs in 31 deliveries. He smashed four fours and five sixes to hit an impressive fifty, which eventually went in vain when his bowlers failed to contain Afridi-led Royals batsmen.

For Royals, it was Owais Shah who shined with a magnificent half-century. The 39-year-old took just 34 deliveries to blast 74 runs off it. Shah hit five fours and seven sixes in his innings. Former Indian pacers Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan along with Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga proved to be quite expensive for Diamonds Palace resulting in an easy victory for Afridi’s team with almost five overs remaining.

Ice Cricket 2018 Live Telecast and Online Streaming Options in India

The second match of St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018 challenge on February 9 will start from 3.30 pm onwards. The live telecast from St. Moritz Cricket Club, Switzerland is available on Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD while the online live streaming option of the event on SonyLiv.com.

Ice Cricket 2018 Team Details

Royals Squad: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan), Abdul Razzak (Pakistan), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Nathan McCullum (New Zealand), Grant Elliott (New Zealand), Monty Panesar (England), Owais Shah (England), Matt Prior (England), Aidan Andrews (Switzerland)

Badrutt’s Palace Diamonds Squad: Virender Sehwag (India), Zaheer Khan (India), Mohammad Kaif (India), Ajit Agarkar (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Michael Hussey (Australia), Andrew Symonds (Australia), Mithun Manhas (India), Ramesh Powar (India), Rohan Jain (Switzerland).

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