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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament 
| name=Road Safety World Series
| image = Road Safety World Series logo.jpg
| country={{flagcountry|IND}}
| host = {{flag|India}}
| cricket format= [[Twenty20]]
| first=2020
| fromdate = 7 March 
| todate= 22 March 2020
| tournament format=Single [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]] and Final
| champions = 
| runner up = 
| participants = 5
| matches = 
| player of the series = 
| most runs = 
| most wickets = 
| website=https://www.worldseriest20.com/
|TV=
[[#Live streaming & broadcast details|
List of broadcasters]]|count=}}

The '''Road Safety World Series''' (also known as '''Unacademy Road Safety World Series''' for sponsorship reasons), or '''RSWS,''' was a [[Twenty20|T20]] [[cricket]] competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of [[Maharashtra]] to raise awareness about road safety.<ref>[https://www.insidesport.co/unacademy-title-sponsor-for-road-safety-world-series-cricket/ Safety World Series cricket] 01-30-2020</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkar-versus-lara-in-road-safety-world-series-opener/article30809663.ece Tendulkar versus Lara in Road Safety World Series opener] 02-13-2020</ref> The series featured notable retired players from [[Indian National Congress|India]], [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], including [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Virender Sehwag]], [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[Brian Lara]], [[Muralitharan]], [[Chaminda Vaas]] and [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]].<ref>[https://www.newsnation.in/sports/cricket/road-safety-world-series-2020-india-legends-squad-254303.html Road Safety World Series 2020] 02-18-2020</ref> Former India captain [[Sunil Gavaskar]] was the commissioner of the series, while Sachin Tendulkar was the brand ambassador.<ref>[https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/tendulkar-lara-to-face-each-other-in-road-safety-world-series-opening-match20200213193641/ Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match] 02-13-2020</ref> On 13 March 2020, as a result of Government Advisory following the [[COVID-19 pandemic|global coronavirus pandemic]], the remaining seven matches were rescheduled to a later date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldseriest20.com/news/in-the-interest-of-public-safety-security-and-support-to-the-government-road-safety-world-series-rescheduled|title=In the interest of public safety & security and support to the Government, Road Safety World Series rescheduled, new dates to be announced later|date=2020-03-13|website=Road Safety World Series|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> It was earlier decided that the remaining seven matches of the tournament would be played behind the closed doors in [[DY Patil Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldseriest20.com/news/unacademy-road-safety-world-series-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors-in-dy-patil-stadium|title=Unacademy Road Safety World Series to be played behind closed doors in DY Patil Stadium|date=2020-03-12|website=Road Safety World Series|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

== 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).<ref>[https://www.crictracker.com/road-safety-world-series-2020-fixtures-schedule-venues-squads-match-timings-and-live-streaming-details/ world series approved] 02-19-2020</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/spreading-road-safety-through-cricket-769135.html] 02-19-2020</ref> The tournament was to be played in a[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin format]] with the top two finishers playing the final.<ref>[https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/road-safety-world-series-full-schedule-venue-squads-as-legends-set-for-return-on-cricket-field/553553 Road Safety World Series: Full schedule, venue, squads as legends set for return on cricket field] 02-14-2020</ref>

== 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.<ref>[https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/road-safety-world-series-full-schedule-venue-squads-as-legends-set-for-return-on-cricket-field/553553 ROAD SAFETY WORLD SERIES FORMAT] 02-14-2020</ref>

== 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 [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] and the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] have issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to conduct the tournament.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/19801/season/2020/road-safety-world-series Road Safety World Series 2020 - Fixtures and Results] 02-26-2020</ref>

=== Points Table ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
!Team <ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19801/season/2020/road-safety-world-series Road Safety World Series 2020 - Point tabl] 03-07-2020</ref>
!{{Abbr|Pld|Played}}
!{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
!{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
!{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
!{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;"| India Legends
|2
|2
|0
|0
|0
|'''8'''
|  +0.638
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|South Africa Legends
|1
|1
|0
|0
|0
|'''4'''
| +0.742
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Sri Lanka Legends
|2
|1
|1
|0
|0
|'''4'''
| –0.103
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Australia Legends
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0
|'''0'''
| –0.350
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| West Indies Legends
|2
|0
|2
|0
|0
|'''0'''
| –0.738
|}

* The two top ranked teams qualify for the Final.

===Fixtures===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 March 2020
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = West Indies Legends
| team2 = India Legends
| score1 = 150/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 61 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Pragyan Ojha]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 151/3 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 74[[not out|*]] (57)
| wickets2 = [[Carl Hooper]] 2/19 (3.2 overs)
| result = India Legends won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217132.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Dandekar]] (Ind) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (India Legends)
| toss = India Legends won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 March 2020
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = Sri Lanka Legends
| team2 = Australia Legends
| score1 =161/8 (20 overs) 
| runs1 =[[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] 30 (26) 
| wickets1 =[[Brad Hodge]] 2/18 (2 overs) 
| score2 = 154 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nathan Reardon]] 96 (53)
| wickets2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 3/35 (3.5 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka Legends won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217133.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires =[[Anil Dandekar]] (Ind) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) 
| motm = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (Sri Lanka Legends)
| toss = Sri Lanka Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 March 2020
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = Sri Lanka Legends
| team2 = India Legends
| score1 =138/8 (20 overs) 
| runs1 =[[Chamara Kapugedera]] 23 (17) 
| wickets1 =[[Munaf Patel]] 4/10 (4 overs) 
| score2 =139/5 (18.4 overs) 
| runs2 =[[Irfan Pathan]] 57[[not out|*]] (31) 
| wickets2 =[[Chaminda Vaas]] 2/5 (3 overs) 
| result =India Legends Won by 5 wickets 
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217134.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires =[[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind) 
| motm =[[Irfan Pathan]] (India Legends) 
| toss =India Legends won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 March 2020
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = West Indies Legends
| team2 = South Africa Legends
| score1 =143/8 (20 overs) 
| runs1 =[[Daren Ganga]] 31 (32) 
| wickets1 =[[Paul Harris (South African cricketer)|Paul Harris]] 3/21 (4 overs) 
| score2 =146/4 (18.3 overs) 
| runs2 =[[Albie Morkel]] 54[[not out|*]] (30) 
| wickets2 =[[Tino Best]] 2/12 (4 overs) 
| result =South Africa Legends won by 6 wickets 
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217135.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires =[[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind) and [[Simon Fry]] (Aus) 
| motm =[[Albie Morkel]] (South Africa Legends) 
| toss =South Africa Legends won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = Sri Lanka Legends
| team2 = South Africa Legends
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = South Africa Legends
| team2 = India Legends
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| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217137.html Scorecard]
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
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| team2 = Australia Legends
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| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
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| team2 = Sri Lanka Legends
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = Australia Legends
| team2 = South Africa Legends
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = Australia Legends
| team2 = India Legends
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| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217141.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]]
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===Final===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = TBD
| time = 19:00
| daynight = (N)
| team1 = TBD
| team2 = TBD
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| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1217142.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
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== Squads ==
A total of 110 retired cricket players have agreed to participate in the tournament.<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tendulkar-lara-among-stars-to-feature-in-road-safety-world-series/article29725290.ece Road Safety World Series players] 02-21-2020</ref> The five captains of the five teams were present at the mega launch event of the tournament at Mumbai.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|India}} India Legends
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|SL}} Sri Lanka Legends
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|SA}} South Africa Legends
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|WIN}} West Indies Legends
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia Legends
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Mohammad Kaif]]
* [[Virender Sehwag]]
* [[Yuvraj Singh]]
* [[Ajit Agarkar]]
* [[Munaf Patel]]
* [[Pragyan Ojha]]
* [[Ramesh Powar]]
* [[Zaheer Khan]]
* [[Irfan Pathan]]
* [[Sanjay Bangar]]
* [[Sridharan Sriram]]
* [[Sameer Dighe]]
* [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
|
* [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Chamara Kapugedera]]
* [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
* [[Marvan Atapattu]]
* [[Thilan Samaraweera]]
* [[Thilina Kandamby]]
* [[Ajantha Mendis]]
* [[Chaminda Vaas]]
* [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
* [[Nuwan Kulasekara]]
* [[Rangana Herath]]
* [[Sachithra Senanayake]]
* [[Upul Chandana]]
* [[Prasanna Jayawardene]]
* [[Farveez Maharoof]]
* [[Russel Arnold]]
* [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]]
|
* [[Jonty Rhodes]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Graeme Smith]]
* [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
* [[Jacques Rudolph]]
* [[Martin van Jaarsveld]]
* [[Garnett Kruger]]
* [[Nantie Hayward]]
* [[Paul Harris (South African cricketer)|Paul Harris]]
* [[Roger Telemachus]]
* [[Albie Morkel]]
* [[Andrew Hall]]
* [[Johan van der Wath]]
* [[Lance Klusener]]
* [[Ryan McLaren]]
* [[Morné van Wyk]]
|
* [[Brian Lara]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Danza Hyatt]]
* [[Daren Ganga]]
* [[Renford Pinnock]]
* [[Ricardo Powell]]
* [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]
* [[Adam Sanford]]
* [[Dinanath Ramnarine]]
* [[Pedro Collins]]
* [[Samuel Badree]]
* [[Sulieman Benn]]
* [[Tino Best]]
* [[Carl Hooper]]
* [[Ridley Jacobs]]
|
* [[Brad Haddin]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Brad Hodge]]
* [[Mark Cosgrove]]
* [[Nathan Reardon]]
*[[Pat Richards|Patrick Richards]]
* [[Travis Birt]]
* [[Ben Laughlin (cricketer)|Ben Laughlin]]
* [[Brett Geeves]]
* [[Clint McKay]]
* [[Jason Krejza]]
* [[Xavier Doherty]]
* [[Shane Lee]]
* [[Brett Lee]]
|}

== Live streaming & broadcast details ==
[[Viacom 18]] was the official broadcasting partner of the tournament.
<ref>[https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/viacom18s-colors-cineplex-is-the-broadcast-partner-of-road-safety-world-series-100243.html Viacom18’s Colors Cineplex is broadcast partner of Road Safety World Series] 10-18-2019</ref>  [[Colors Cineplex]] broadcast all the games of the tournament, and live streaming was available on [[Voot]] and [[Jio|Jio TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.crictracker.com/road-safety-world-series-fixtures-schedule-squads-broadcast-live-streaming-details/|title=Road Safety World Series – Fixtures, Schedule, Squads, Broadcast & Live Streaming Details|work=Crictracker|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>

<!--== Predictions ==
Criclines was the official prediction partner of the tournament.-->

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Road safety campaigns]]
[[Category:Twenty20 cricket matches]]
[[Category:Sports events curtailed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|Road Safety World Series]]