2020 Road Safety World Series
The Road Safety World Series (also known as Unacademy Road Safety World Series for sponsorship reasons), or RSWS, was a T20 cricket competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra to raise awareness about road safety.[1][2] The series featured notable retired players from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Zaheer Khan, Brian Lara, Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.[3] Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was the commissioner of the series, while Sachin Tendulkar was the brand ambassador.[4]
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| Dates | 7 March – 22 March 2020 |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single Round robin and Final |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 5 |
| Official website | https://www.worldseriest20.com/ |
History
Background
The Road Safety World Series is a Twenty20 competition featuring retired cricketers, created by The Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra. Players and teams are stylized as "legends" of their respective countries.
The Road Safety World series was approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[5] The first edition of the tournament begun in March 2020, with the tournament set to take place across venues in Mumbai, and Pune. Sachin Tendulkar (India Legends), Brian Lara (West Indies Legends) Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka Legends), Brett Lee (Australia Legends) and Jonty Rhodes (South Africa Legends) were the captains of their respective teams.[6] The tournament was to be played in a round-robin format with the top two finishers playing the final.[7]
On 13 March 2020, as a result of Government Advisory following the global coronavirus pandemic, the remaining seven matches were rescheduled to a later date.[8] It was earlier decided that the remaining seven matches of the tournament would be played behind the closed doors in DY Patil Stadium.[9]
Format
The first edition of the Road Safety World Series Twenty 20 tournament was to be played in a round-robin format with the top two finishers playing the final.[10]
Schedule
The Road Safety World Series commenced from 7 March 2020 and a total of eleven matches were scheduled to be held in the league. All the games were slated played in Mumbai and Pune. Both the ICC and the BCCI have issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to conduct the tournament.[11]
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- The two top ranked teams qualify for the Final.
Fixtures
West Indies Legends 150/8 (20 overs) |
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India Legends 151/3 (18.2 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka Legends 161/8 (20 overs) |
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Australia Legends 154 (19.5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka Legends 138/8 (20 overs) |
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India Legends 139/5 (18.4 overs) |
- India Legends won the toss and elected to field.
West Indies Legends 143/8 (20 overs) |
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South Africa Legends 146/4 (18.3 overs) |
- South Africa Legends won the toss and elected to field.
Squads
A total of 110 retired cricket players have agreed to participate in the tournament.[12] The five captains of the five teams were present at the mega launch event of the tournament at Mumbai.
| India Legends |
 Sri Lanka Legends |
 South Africa Legends |
 West Indies Legends |
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Live streaming & broadcast details
Viacom 18 was the official broadcasting partner of the tournament. [13] Colors Cineplex broadcast all the games of the tournament, and live streaming was available on Voot and Jio TV.[14]
References
- Safety World Series cricket 01-30-2020
- Tendulkar versus Lara in Road Safety World Series opener 02-13-2020
- Road Safety World Series 2020 02-18-2020
- Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match 02-13-2020
- world series approved 02-19-2020
- 02-19-2020
- Road Safety World Series: Full schedule, venue, squads as legends set for return on cricket field 02-14-2020
- "In the interest of public safety & security and support to the Government, Road Safety World Series rescheduled, new dates to be announced later". Road Safety World Series. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Unacademy Road Safety World Series to be played behind closed doors in DY Patil Stadium". Road Safety World Series. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ROAD SAFETY WORLD SERIES FORMAT 02-14-2020
- Road Safety World Series 2020 - Fixtures and Results 02-26-2020
- Road Safety World Series players 02-21-2020
- Viacom18’s Colors Cineplex is broadcast partner of Road Safety World Series 10-18-2019
- "Road Safety World Series – Fixtures, Schedule, Squads, Broadcast & Live Streaming Details". Crictracker. Retrieved 7 March 2020.