Cricket All-Stars: Warne's Warriors win match, Sachin Tendulkar gets standing ovation in New York

New York: Warne's Warriors outclassed Sachin's Blasters by six wickets to take the first match of the All Stars T20 at the packed Citi Field stadium in Queens, New York on Saturday afternoon.Warne and Tendulkar are captaining two sides -- Warne's Warriors and Sachin's Blasters -- that will showcase the talents of some of the greatest stars in world cricket, playing three Twenty20 three-hours games in New York, Houston and Los Angeles. Among the talent on the Blasters are Graeme Swann, Brian Lara, Curtly Ambrose, Glenn McGrath, Moin Khan and Shoaib Akhtar.[caption id="attachment_2490388" align="alignleft" width="380"] Shane Warne/ Reuters[/caption]Warne and Tendulkar will will be doing cricket clinics for young children, interact with players as much as possible and invite women cricketers to their practise sessions as well, Warne said.Included in the Warriors are Ajit Agarkar, Matthew Hayden, Courtney Walsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughan and Wasim Akram.They may not be as quick as they were 10 years ago, but these retired stars insist they've lost none of their skills -- nor their competitive streak.Firstpost brings you highlights from Match # 1 in New York.

#WarnesWarriors may have won on the scoreboard but #cricket was the real winner here at @CitiField #CricketAllStars pic.twitter.com/ick8sbg7uA

— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 7, 2015

Who said #cricket wouldn't work in America? #cricketallstars pic.twitter.com/zPfjkT7W2t

— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 7, 2015

Exciting finish coming up here at @CitiField - #warneswarriors need 20 off 23 balls #cricketallstars pic.twitter.com/A0k598rT4L

— Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) November 7, 2015