WCL 2024: India Champions Won WCL Final Against Pakistan Champions; Match Reports And Records

In the final match of the World Championship of Legends 2024 (WCL 2024), India Champions defeated Pakistan Champions by five wickets. With this, India won the first title of this tournament. In the group stage of WCL 2024, India won two matches and lost three. However, due to better net run rate, Yuvraj Singh’s team qualified for the final. The team finished fourth in the points table. At the same time, Pakistan had to face victory in four matches and defeat in one in the group stage.

In this match played in Birmingham, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan scored 156 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs, thanks to Shoaib Malik’s stormy innings of 41 runs. In reply, India scored 159 runs for the loss of five wickets in 19.1 overs, thanks to Ambati Rayudu’s half-century, and won the match with five wickets and five balls remaining.

India’s innings in WCL 2024 Final:

Chasing the target of 157 runs, the Indian team had a strong start. Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu shared a 34-run partnership for the first wicket which was broken by Aamir. He made Uthappa his victim. He could score only 10 runs. After this, Suresh Raina, who came to bat at number three, could not do anything special and returned to the pavilion after scoring four runs. 

After this, Gurkeerat Singh Mann took over the charge. He shared a 25-run partnership with Rayudu for the third wicket. Rayudu managed to score a half-century in this match. He hit five fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 166.66. At the same time, Mann was out after playing an innings of 34 runs with the help of two fours and a six. Yusuf Pathan scored 30 runs in this match. 

At the same time, Yuvraj remained unbeaten after scoring 15 runs and Irfan remained unbeaten after scoring five runs. For Pakistan, Aamir took two wickets while Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Malik got one wicket each.

Pakistan innings in WCL 2024 Final:

Pakistan, who won the toss and elected to bat first, had a slow start. Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan shared a 14-run partnership for the first wicket which was broken by Anureet Singh. He got Sharjeel caught by Rahul Shukla. He could score only 12 runs. After this, Kamran and Sohaib Maqsood took over the charge. Both shared a 30-run partnership for the second wicket. 

Maqsood returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs in 12 balls. Akmal was dismissed after scoring 24 runs with the help of four fours. Shoaib Malik played the biggest innings for Pakistan in this match. He faced 36 balls and scored 41 runs with the help of three sixes. 

In this match, Younis Khan scored seven, Misbah-ul-Haq scored 18, Aamir Yamin scored seven runs. Shahid Afridi and Sohail Tanvir remained unbeaten after scoring four and 19 runs respectively. For India, Anureet Singh took three wickets while Vinay Kumar, Pawan Negi and Irfan Pathan got one wicket each.

The playing 11 of both the teams is as follows

India Champion: Robin Uthappa (wicketkeeper), Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh (captain), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Vinay Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Rahul Shukla, Anureet Singh.

Pakistan Champion: Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan (captain), Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Aamir Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan.