Best pictures from the first Cricket All-Stars T20 match between Warne's Warriors and Sachin's Blasters

Warne tops the legend matchThe exhibition match turned into a cracker competition when legends of cricket met at the New York city’s Citi Field ground to play against each other in the Cricket All-Stars Series.Shane Warne got Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and VVS Laxman out in the space of four overs. It is unbelievable, but it happen last night when the United States witnessed the all-stars game of cricket.Legends from the different cricketing nation have come together to play a 3-match Twenty20 series in the USA. Game one ended with Warne-led Warriors winning the contest by 6 wickets and leading the series now by 1-0.We saw the spark and the magic and the good old competitive nature of all the best cricketers of past. Here are some the best photographs from the first match which was played at the baseball arena.

#1 The fans wait

New York Mets

Fans waiting outside to enter Citi Field stadium before the first Twenty20 match of the Cricket All-Stars Series in the Queens borough of New York City. It is the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.

#2 Two legends

Reviving rivalry

Australian cricketer Shane Warne (R) and Indian Sachin Tendulkar walk to the field for toss before their first of a three-match Twenty20 series at the Citi Field in New York. Tendulkar and Warne are the captains of the two All-Star sides and they are playing in the US in a bid to spark interest in cricket to most Americans.

#3 Cricket in US

Players before the battle

Sachin's Blaster (in blue) and Warne's Warriors players line up during the US national anthem before the start of the first of a three-match Twenty20 series at the Citi Field in New York. Indian Sachin Tendulkar and Australian Shane Warne are the captains of the Blasters and Warriors teams respectively.

#4 Vintage Viru

Sehwag looked in his old avatar

Sachin's Blasters batsman Virender Sehwag hits a boundary during the first of a three-match T20 series at the Citi Field in New York. He made a vital of 55 runs off just 22 balls which included six long sixes and four boundaries. The former Indian opener was the lone player to score a half-century in the match.

#5 Sachin\'s class

Master stroke

Sachin's Blasters batsman Sachin Tendulkar (R) plays a shot to be caught out by Warne's Warriors Jacques Kallis (not in the picture) during the first of a three-match T20 series at the Citi Field in New York. Tendulkar opened the innings with his former teammate Virender Sehwag and gave the Blasters a quick-fire start in the first innings. He made 26 off 27 balls before he got dismissed by Shane Warne.

#6 Warnie gets Lara

Lara plumb

Warne's Warriors captain Shane Warne (R) celebrates dismissing Sachin's Blasters batsman Brian Lara (L). Lara missed the Warnie special ball and got caught in front of the stumps. But Lara wasn't dissapointed this time as we can see him sharing a light moment with Warne.

#7 Akram attack

Swing was back

Warne's Warriors bowler Wasim Akram delivers a ball to Sachin's Blasters batsman Curtly Ambrose during the first of a three-match T20 series at the Citi Field in New York. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. The left-arm fast bowler was getting the moment he used to get before in his career. In his spell of four overs, he just gave 16 runs.

#8 Classical spinner

Warnie led from the front

Warne's Warriors skipper Shane Warne bowls during a match in the Cricket All-Stars Series at Citi Field. He was unpredictable and same as ever before. His spin bowling brought the match in control for the Warriors. The former Australian leggie was adjudged as the Man-of-the-Match later for his brilliant spell where he got Sachin, Lara and Laxman in no time.

#9 Furious Akhtar

The Rawalpindi Express

Sachin's Blasters bowler Shoaib Akhtar celebrates after dismissing Warne's Warriors batsman Matthew Hayden during the first of a three-match T20 series between at the Citi Field in New York. He went his own way running around the ground to celebrate his old rival’s wicket. Akhtar was the Blasters leading wicket taker in the match.

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#10 Home runs or Sixes?

New York’s cricket crowd

Fans watch during the first match of the Cricket All-Stars Series at Citi Field in the Queens Borough of New York City. Baseball arena was turned into the cricket ground when legends from different cricketing nations came together to play an exhibition match. The crowd loved it and they made it home to the cricketers.

#11 India with Pakistan

What a picture!

Sachin's Blasters bowler Shoaib Akhtar (R) celebrartes with captain Sachin Tendulkar after dismissing Warne's Warriors batsman Kumar Sangakkara during the first of a three-match T20 series between at the Citi Field in New York. This was never seen before moment in the cricket, Akhtar celebrating with Tendulkar in the same match.

#12 Murali made it a turner

Murali magic

Sachin's Blasters bowler Muttiah Muralitharan delivers a ball to Warne's Warriors batsman Ricky Ponting during the first of a three-match T20 series between at the Citi Field in New York. The Sri Lankan spinner made it a point when brought the pace of the Warriors quick batting down in his four overs spell.

#13 Ambrose does it again

Still the dangerous

Sachin's Blasters bowler Curtly Ambrose delivered some great balls before he was smashed all over by Jonty Rhodes in the end. Ambrose looked angry when he was smashed for six, he smiled when he bowled the perfect yorker, his expressive mood remained the same as they used to be in the past. The tall and lanky West Indian bowler produced some lethal block hole deliveries in the match.

#14 Hero Punter

Ponting played class apart

Warne's Warriors batsman Ricky Ponting (L) plays a shot as Sachin's Blasters wicketkeeper Moin Khan looks on during the first of a three-match T20 series between at the Citi Field in New York. Ponting played a vital knock of unbeaten 48 runs to guide the team to victory.

The former Australian captain didn’t look as if he has retired from the game. He was pretty comfortable with all the sparky trademark shots of his. The crowd loved it.

#15 Thanking New York city

Captains bid adiue NYC

Sachin's Blasters captain Sachin Tendulkar and Warne's Warrors captain Shane Warne (R) wave at fans at end of the first of a three-match Twenty20 series at the Citi Field in New York. The classic comtetion between the legends move to Houston now where the second match will take place on November 11.

#16 Cricket craze in US

Fans with the posters

Fans cheer at the end of the first match of a three-match Twenty20 series between Sachin's Blasters and Warne's Warriors at the Citi Field in New York. The next match will be played in Houston on November 11. We hope to see more cricket crazy crowd there.