In the WCL final, India is chasing 157 at 89/2 after 10 overs. Rayudu leads with 43*; India needs 68 off 60 balls to win News Desk. In the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024 final, India Champions are leading the way at 89/2 after 10 overs in the second half of the innings.
They are chasing a target of 157 set by Pakistan Champions. With a necessary run rate of 6.80 and a current run rate of 8.90, India needs to score 68 runs off the final 60 balls.
The Indian Champions got off to a fast start in their innings. After hitting 10 runs off of 8 balls off of Aamer Yamin’s bowling, Robin Uthappa was caught by Sohail Khan.
Before getting caught by Sohail Tanvir off of Yamin’s bowling, Suresh Raina scored four runs off of just two deliveries. With four fours and two sixes in a scorching 43 runs off 25 balls, Ambati Rayudu is currently dominating the chase. At the crease, Gurkeerat Singh Mann has scored 24 runs off of 25 balls.
For Pakistan Champions, Aamer Yamin has been the most impressive bowler, grabbing two wickets for 29 runs in just three overs. The India Champions will want to keep up their momentum and build on Rayudu and Gurkeerat’s solid start as the game is evenly balanced.
On the other side, Pakistan Champions will try to sever this alliance and put pressure on them to defend their total. In their allocated 20 overs, the Pakistani champions amassed a competitive total of 156/6 against the Indian champions.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the Pakistan Champions faced a combination of consistent partnerships and fast wickets but were still able to keep their run rate at 7.80. Before Rayudu caught Kamran Akmal off the bowling of Pawan Negi, the batsman scored 24 runs off 19 balls, including four boundaries. Before getting out to Anureet Singh, Sharjeel Khan scored 12 runs off 10 balls and hit two fours. Catched by Shukla off Vinay Kumar, Sohaib Maqsood scored a rapid 21 runs off 12 balls, including one four and two sixes.
With 41 runs off 36 balls and three sixes, Shoaib Malik was the leading scorer. Rayudu caught him off Anureet Singh. The captain, Younis Khan, made seven runs off of eleven deliveries before Irfan Pathan bowled him.
After hitting one four and scoring 18 runs off of 15 balls, Misbahul Haq retired without a run. Aamer Yamin, who was caught by Yuvraj Singh off Anureet Singh, scored seven runs off four balls and one boundary. Alongside Shahid Afridi, who scored four runs off of four balls, Sohail Tanvir concluded with a solid 19 runs off of nine balls, striking two fours and one six. Tanvir was not out. Anureet Singh spearheaded the India Champions’ bowling assault, taking three wickets for 43 runs in his four overs, despite his economy rate was at a peak of 10.75.
With one wicket for twenty-four runs in his four overs, Pawan Negi was the most economical bowler. Irfan Pathan and Vinay Kumar both claimed a wicket; Pathan conceded just 12 runs in his three overs, while Kumar gave up 36 runs.
The playing XI of the Pakistan Champions is as follows: Younis Khan (c), Misbahul Haq, Aamer Yamin, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, and Kamran Akmal (wk). The playing XI for the India Champions is as follows: Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Anureet Singh, Rahul Shukla, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, and Robin Uthappa (wk).
