Greater Noida, May 30 -- African Lions on Thursday secured an easy six-wicket win over the Asian Kings in the ongoing Intercontinental Legends Championship here at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.

While the first match on Thursday was filled with a flurry of boundaries and sixes, the evening game was a slower one. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Asian Kings suffered an early setback in the third over when opener Parvez Aziz (8) was dismissed.

However, former Sri Lankan batsman and Lions' captain Tillakaratne Dilshan held firm at one end, but wickets continued to tumble at the other. Umang Sharma (31) tried to support Dilshan, but under pressure, Dilshan himself was dismissed in the sixth over...